Hypno Pokemon Guide: Stats, Best Moves, Abilities and More

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Hypno Pokemon Guide

Hypno is a Psychic-type Pokemon known for its pendulum, hypnosis powers and evolution from Drowzee.

Normal Form

Hypno

Shiny Form

Shiny Hypno

Hypno Description

Hypno evolves from Drowzee at Level 26. It is known for hypnotizing targets with a pendulum and eating dreams.

Hypno Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Hypno, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Hypno

National Dex

#0097

Type

Psychic

Species

Hypnosis Pokemon

Height

5’03” / 1.6 m

160 cm

Weight

166.7 lbs / 75.6 kg

75.6 kg

Abilities

Insomnia, Forewarn, Inner Focus

Hypno Stats

Hypno has strong Special Defense and solid HP, but low Speed.

Hypno Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Hypno uses Psychic, Ghost, Electric and status moves across Pokemon games.

Psychic

Reliable Psychic-type damage and a natural fit for this line.

Psybeam

A Psychic-type attack that can confuse the target.

Psyshock

Psychic-type damage that targets Defense instead of Special Defense.

Hypnosis

A status move that can put opponents to sleep.

Dream Eater

A classic move that drains HP from sleeping targets.

Calm Mind

Boosts Special Attack and Special Defense for setup sets.

Shadow Ball

Coverage against Ghost and Psychic-type Pokemon.

Thunder Wave

Paralyzes opponents and supports slower teams.

Hypno All Moves

Hypno can learn a different move pool depending on the Pokemon game. Use the section below to view Hypno’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100
1	Disable	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	–	60
1	Pound	Normal	Physical	40	100
1	Switcheroo	Dark	Status	–	100
13	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100
17	Poison Gas	Poison	Status	–	90
21	Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100
25	Psych Up	Normal	Status	–	–
32	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90
37	Swagger	Normal	Status	–	85
42	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100
47	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
51	Psyshock	Psychic	Special	80	100
56	Future Sight	Psychic	Special	120	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Baton Pass	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Body Press	Fighting	Physical	80	100
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Draining Kiss	Fairy	Special	50	100
TM	Encore	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Expanding Force	Psychic	Special	80	100
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
TM	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
TM	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100
TM	Future Sight	Psychic	Special	120	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	–	100
TM	Haze	Ice	Status	–	–
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100
TM	Imprison	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100
TM	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	65	100
TM	Metronome	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
TM	Night Shade	Ghost	Special	–	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100
TM	Psych Up	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100
TM	Psychic Noise	Psychic	Special	75	100
TM	Psychic Terrain	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Psyshock	Psychic	Special	80	100
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Reflect	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Skill Swap	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Stored Power	Psychic	Special	20	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100
TM	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
TM	Toxic	Poison	Status	–	90
TM	Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100
TM	Trick	Psychic	Status	–	100
TM	Trick Room	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Hypno Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Hypno is a Psychic-type Pokemon. This gives it resistances to Fighting and Psychic-type moves, but leaves it weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark-type attacks.

Type

Psychic

Weaknesses

Bug, Ghost, Dark

Resistances

Fighting, Psychic

Immunity

None

None

Hypno Abilities

Hypno abilities support its main battle role and help define how it is used across Pokemon games.

Hypno Evolution

Hypno evolves from Drowzee at Level 26. The full Hypno evolution line is Drowzee and Hypno.

Stage 1

Drowzee

Starting form

Stage 2

Hypno

Evolves from Drowzee at Level 26

Where to Find Hypno in Pokemon Games

Hypno is usually obtained by evolving Drowzee, though some games allow direct encounters.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Hypno
Pokemon Red	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Blue	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Yellow	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Hypno
Pokemon Gold	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Silver	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Crystal	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Hypno
Pokemon Ruby	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Sapphire	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Emerald	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon FireRed	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Hypno
Pokemon Diamond	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Pearl	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Platinum	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon HeartGold	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Hypno
Pokemon Black	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon White	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Black 2	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon White 2	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Hypno
Pokemon X	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Y	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Hypno
Pokemon Sun	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Moon	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Hypno
Pokemon Sword	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Shield	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Hypno
Pokemon Scarlet	South Province Area Six and North Province Area Three, or evolve Drowzee at Level 26.
Pokemon Violet	South Province Area Six and North Province Area Three, or evolve Drowzee at Level 26.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Location data not yet available.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Hypno
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Evolve Drowzee at Level 26, or catch directly where Hypno appears.

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