Nightmare Move Detail
Nightmare is a Ghost-type status move with no power or accuracy check, as it only works if the target is already asleep. Once Nightmare is successfully applied, the affected Pokémon will lose 25% of its maximum HP at the end of each turn until it wakes up. Introduced in Generation II, Nightmare provides a strategic way to continuously damage and pressure opponents, especially when combined with sleep-inducing moves like Hypnosis or Spore. This move is particularly notable for its use in setting up end-turn damage over a prolonged period, making it a useful tool in stall and status-centric strategies. However, its utility is limited to situations where the target can be reliably put to sleep.
Details
- Power: None
- Accuracy: 100%
- PP: 15
- Priority: 0
- Damage Class: Status
- Generation: Generation-Ii
Effect
- Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Gives the target a nightmare, damaging it for 1/4 its max HP every turn. If the target wakes up or leaves the field, this effect ends.
Category
Flavor Texts
- gold-silver: A sleeper loses 1/4 HP every turn.
- crystal: A sleeper loses 1/4 HP every turn.
- ruby-sapphire: Inflicts 1/4 damage on a sleeping foe every turn.
- emerald: Inflicts 1/4 damage on a sleeping foe every turn.
- firered-leafgreen: A sleeping foe is shown a nightmare that inflicts some damage every turn.
- diamond-pearl: A sleeping foe is shown a nightmare that inflicts some damage every turn.
- platinum: A sleeping foe is shown a nightmare that inflicts some damage every turn.
- heartgold-soulsilver: A sleeping foe is shown a nightmare that inflicts some damage every turn.
- black-white: A sleeping target sees a nightmare that inflicts some damage every turn.
- black-2-white-2: A sleeping target sees a nightmare that inflicts some damage every turn.
- x-y: A sleeping target sees a nightmare that inflicts some damage every turn.
- omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: A sleeping target sees a nightmare that inflicts some damage every turn.
- sun-moon: A sleeping target sees a nightmare that inflicts some damage every turn.
- ultra-sun-ultra-moon: A sleeping target sees a nightmare that inflicts some damage every turn.
- lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: A sleeping target sees a nightmare that inflicts some damage every turn.
- sword-shield: This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.
Nightmare Pokémon
Butterfree
12 - Bug, Flying
Clefairy
35 - Fairy
Clefable
36 - Fairy
Jigglypuff
39 - Normal, Fairy
Wigglytuff
40 - Normal, Fairy
Meowth
52 - Normal
Persian
53 - Normal
Abra
63 - Psychic
Kadabra
64 - Psychic
Alakazam
65 - Psychic
Slowpoke
79 - Water, Psychic
Slowbro
80 - Water, Psychic
Gastly
92 - Ghost, Poison
Haunter
93 - Ghost, Poison
Gengar
94 - Ghost, Poison
Drowzee
96 - Psychic
Hypno
97 - Psychic
Exeggcute
102 - Grass, Psychic
Exeggutor
103 - Grass, Psychic
Lickitung
108 - Normal
Starmie
121 - Water, Psychic
Mr-Mime
122 - Psychic, Fairy
Jynx
124 - Ice, Psychic
Lapras
131 - Water, Ice
Porygon
137 - Normal
Mewtwo
150 - Psychic
Mew
151 - Psychic
Hoothoot
163 - Normal, Flying
Noctowl
164 - Normal, Flying
Cleffa
173 - Fairy
Igglybuff
174 - Normal, Fairy
Natu
177 - Psychic, Flying
Xatu
178 - Psychic, Flying
Aipom
190 - Normal
Espeon
196 - Psychic
Umbreon
197 - Dark
Murkrow
198 - Dark, Flying
Slowking
199 - Water, Psychic
Misdreavus
200 - Ghost
Girafarig
203 - Normal, Psychic
Dunsparce
206 - Normal
Sneasel
215 - Dark, Ice
Houndour
228 - Dark, Fire
Houndoom
229 - Dark, Fire
Porygon2
233 - Normal
Stantler
234 - Normal
Smoochum
238 - Ice, Psychic
Tyranitar
248 - Rock, Dark
Lugia
249 - Psychic, Flying
Ho-Oh
250 - Fire, Flying
Celebi
251 - Psychic, Grass
Ralts
280 - Psychic, Fairy
Kirlia
281 - Psychic, Fairy
Gardevoir
282 - Psychic, Fairy
Masquerain
284 - Bug, Flying
Shedinja
292 - Bug, Ghost
Sableye
302 - Dark, Ghost
Roselia
315 - Grass, Poison
Gulpin
316 - Poison
Swalot
317 - Poison
Spinda
327 - Normal
Shuppet
353 - Ghost
Banette
354 - Ghost
Duskull
355 - Ghost
Dusclops
356 - Ghost
Chimecho
358 - Psychic
Absol
359 - Dark
Jirachi
385 - Steel, Psychic
Deoxys-Normal
386 - Psychic
Spiritomb
442 - Ghost, Dark
Darkrai
491 - Dark
Munna
517 - Psychic
Yamask
562 - Ghost
Mimikyu-Disguised
778 - Ghost, Fairy
Gengar-Mega
10038 - Ghost, Poison
Mimikyu-Busted
10143 - Ghost, Fairy