Sleep Powder (move) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

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Sleep Powder (Japanese: ねむりごな Sleep Powder) is a non-damaging Grass-type move introduced in Generation I.

It appears to be a sleep counterpart to Poison Powder and Stun Spore, as the accuracy, Contest group, appeal, effects, Japanese names and animation are the same or very similar. They are also usually learned at the same level or in a similar pattern.

Effect

Generation I

Sleep Powder puts the target to sleep.

In the Generation I handheld games only, Sleep Powder can affect a target behind a substitute.

Generation II

In the Generation II core series games, when an in-game opponent outside of the Battle Tower uses Sleep Powder, the move has a 25% chance to fail in addition to its normal chance to miss.

Generations III to V

Sleep Powder cannot affect targets with Insomnia, Vital Spirit or Sap Sipper as their Ability.

Sleep Powder can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal point if Sweet Scent was used in the previous turn.

Generation VI onwards

Grass-type Pokémon, Pokémon with Overcoat, and Pokémon holding the Safety Goggles are now immune to Sleep Powder. Pokémon under the effect of Sweet Veil are also unaffected by Sleep Powder.

Sleep Powder can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing certain moves (Dream Eater, Hex, Nightmare and Wake-Up Slap) to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Grassium Z into Z-Sleep Powder, the user's Speed stat is raised by one stage.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

By breeding

Special move

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0114				Grass		My Pokémon Ranch
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0315				Fairy	Grass	Dream World - Dream Park
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Sleep Powder causes the enemy to fall alseep. Grass-type Pokémon from Super Mystery Dungeon onwards cannot be affected as it is a powder move. This move is affected by Magic Coat.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

In Pokémon Rumble Rush, all status moves including Sleep Powder could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Sleep Powder could be seen as a move used by Boss Venusaur, Victreebel and Jumpluff.

Pokémon Masters EX

Description

In the anime

Roselia Vivillon Morelull Oddish
The user scatters a big cloud of sleep-inducing dust around the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Butterfree flaps its wings above the opponent and a blue, shining powder is released from them, instantly putting the opponent to sleep.
Ash's Butterfree	Challenge of the Samurai		Debut
Ritchie's Happy	Friend and Foe Alike		None
Lisa's Butterfree	Spell of the Unown: Entei		None
Multiple wild Butterfree	Mewtwo Returns		None
	Venomoth flaps its wings and a light-tan powder comes out, putting the opponent to sleep.
Koga's Venomoth	The Ninja Poké-Showdown		None
	Venonat shakes its body and blue powder comes out of its fur, putting the opponent to sleep.
Tracey's Venonat	Tracey Gets Bugged		None
A wild Venonat	Distant Blue Sky!		None
	Victreebel opens the large leaf on its head and a blue, shining powder is released from its mouth, putting the opponent to sleep.
James's Victreebel	A Way Off Day Off		None
	A sparkling light-blue powder is released from the bulb on Bulbasaur's back. Anyone who comes into contact with the powder instantly falls asleep.
Ash's Bulbasaur	Misty Meets Her Match		None
	The two large flowers on Bellossom's head spin around and a shining, blue powder comes out of them, putting the opponent to sleep.
Bailey's Belle	Flower Power		None
Bailey's Bella	Flower Power		None
	Oddish releases a blue, sparkling powder from the leaves on top of its head. Anything that goes into this powder will instantly fall asleep.
Mariah's Oddish	Foul Weather Friends		None
Multiple wild Oddish	Jump for Joy!		Incorrectly referred to as Stun Spore in the dub
A wild Oddish	Gettin' Twiggy with It!		None
Goh's Oddish	A Little Rocket R & R!		None
	Venusaur releases a sparkling blue powder out from the flower on its back, putting the opponent to sleep.
A wild Venusaur	Houndoom's Special Delivery		None
	Parasect shakes the large mushroom on its back and a shining, blue powder is released from it.
Multiple wild Parasect	For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!		Parasect could not legally learn Sleep Powder at the time
A wild Parasect	Hocus Pokémon		Parasect could not legally learn Sleep Powder at the time
	Gloom releases an indigo powder from the flower on its head, putting the opponent to sleep.
A Coordinator's Gloom	Once More with Reeling!		None
	Tangrowth puts its hands together so that the tips of its index fingers and thumbs are touching each other and a bright, light-pink light forms in between them. An indigo powder with light blue and pink sparkles in it is then released from the light and surrounds the opponent. When the opponent breathes in the powder, it falls asleep.
Tammy's Tangrowth	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		None
	Roselia releases a sparkling green or violet powder from the roses on its hands at the opponent, putting it to sleep.
Mr. Shaw's Roselia	Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!		None
Project Mew's multiple Roselia	Narrowing the Chaser Chase!		None
	Vivillon releases a blanket of light-green spores from its wings that put the opponent to sleep.
Viola's Vivillon	Battling on Thin Ice!		None
Alvin's Vivillon	Battling With a Clean Slate!		None
	The mushrooms on Morelull's head glow. Morelull then releases a blanket of glowing pink spores from its mushrooms that put the opponent to sleep.
A wild Morelull	Lulled to La-La Land!		None
	The yellow spots on Shiinotic's head glow brightly. Shiinotic then releases a blanket of glowing yellow spores from the yellow spots that put the opponent to sleep.
A wild Shiinotic	Lulled to La-La Land!		None
	Vileplume releases a blue, sparkling powder from the center of the petals on top of its head. Any non-Grass-type opponents that are hit by the powder will instantly fall asleep.
Team Rocket's Vileplume	All Out, All of the Time!		None
	Jumpluff releases a violet, sparkling powder from the three cotton puffs on its head and arms. Any opponent that is hit by the powder will instantly fall asleep.
Project Mew's multiple Jumpluff	Narrowing the Chaser Chase!		None

In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Movie adaptations

Butterfree
The user scatters a cloud of soporific dust that puts the target to sleep.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Butterfree spreads its wings and releases a powder that places the opponent to sleep.
Ash's Butterfree	I Choose You!		Debut

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

Pokémon Try Adventure

Venomoth and Butterfree
The user scatters a cloud of soporific dust that puts the target to sleep.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Venomoth flaps its wings and a powder comes out of them, putting the opponent to sleep.
A wild Venomoth	TA26		Debut
	Butterfree flaps its wings and a powder comes out of them, putting the opponent to sleep.
A wild Butterfree	TA26		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

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