Hypnosis
In Pokémon ChampionsGen I
Game
Pokémon Champions
PsychicStatus
Causes the target to fall .
- Power
- –
- Accuracy
- 60%
- PP
- 20
- Hits
- One Pokémon next to the user
- On Showdown
- 0.8% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
Changes over time
How Hypnosis changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen IV · Diamond & Pearl
Accuracy 70% in Diamond & Pearl, 60% in the rest of Gen IV
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
No clip of Hypnosis here yet. Find Hypnosis on YouTube →
How it works in Champions
- Bounced back by
“The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall asleep.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Magic Coat and Magic Bounce send it back to the user.Moves Magic Bounce reflects
- It puts the target to sleep the target.
Who runs Hypnosis on Showdown
Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.
On the ladder today
Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Hypnosis among their most used moves.
Who learns Hypnosis
27 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.
Ninetales
Gengar
Politoed
Gardevoir
Milotic
Chimecho
Spiritomb
Gallade
Watchog
Musharna
Delphox
Aromatisse
Malamar
Gourgeist
Mr. Rime
Wyrdeer
Espathra
Small Gourgeist
Large Gourgeist
Super Gourgeist
Mega Gengar
Mega Gardevoir
Mega Gallade
Alolan Ninetales
Mega Delphox
Mega Malamar
Mega ChimechoAll 82 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →