Dream Eater
Scarlet & Violet
User gains 1/2 HP inflicted. Sleeping target only.
- Power
- 100
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 15
- Hits
- One Pokémon next to the user
Changes over time
How Dream Eater changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen V
The target is unaffected by this move unless it is
dropped: asleep and does not have a substitute.added: asleep. The user recovers 1/2 the HP lost by the target, roundeddropped: down, but not less than 1 HP.added: half up. If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded added: half down. - Gen IV
… but not less than 1 HP. added: If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded down.
- Gen II
The target is unaffected by this move unless it is
dropped: asleep.added: asleep and does not have a substitute. The user recovers 1/2 the HP … but not less than 1 HP.dropped: If this move breaks the target's substitute, the user does not recover any HP.
Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.
See it in the games
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How it works in Gen IX
The target is unaffected by this move unless it is . The user recovers 1/2 the HP lost by the target, rounded half up. If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded half down.
- Healing: stopped by Heal Block
“The user eats the dreams of a sleeping target. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Heals the user by 1/2 of the damage dealt. Big Root heals 30% more; Liquid Ooze hurts the user instead.Draining moves
- Healing move: Heal Block stops it, and Triage gives it +3 priority.Healing moves
- Doesn't make contact: Rough Skin, Rocky Helmet and similar don't trigger.
Works with or against it
Who learns Dream Eater
It isn’t in Pokémon Champions.