Sleep Powder (move)

Move data

Type Grass
Category Status  Status
Power
Accuracy 75
PP 15  (max. 24)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 1

Effects

Sleep Powder puts the target to sleep, if it hits. Sleeping Pokémon cannot move (with some exceptions such as Snore). Sleep lasts for 1-3 turns.

Pokémon with the abilities Insomnia or Vital Spirit, or those behind a Substitute cannot be put to sleep.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Grassium Z and uses its Z-Power, Sleep Powder turns into Z-Sleep Powder and raises Speed one stage, in addition to its usual effect as above.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Sleep Powder
Japanese ねむりごな (Nemuri Gona)
German Schlafpuder
French Poudre Dodo
Italian Sonnifero
Spanish Somnífero
Korean 수면가루
Chinese (Simplified) 催眠粉
Chinese (Traditional) 催眠粉

Game descriptions

Gold​/​Silver
Crystal
May cause the foe to fall asleep.
Ruby​/​Sapphire
Emerald
Scatters a powder that may cause the foe to sleep.
FireRed​/​LeafGreen A sleep-inducing dust is scattered in high volume around a foe.
Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
The user scatters a big cloud of sleep-inducing dust around the foe.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
The user scatters a big cloud of sleep-inducing dust around the target.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
The user scatters a big cloud of sleep-inducing dust around the target.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
L.G. Pikachu​/​L.G. Eevee
The user scatters a big cloud of sleep-inducing dust around the target.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
The user scatters a big cloud of sleep-inducing dust around the target.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user scatters a cloud of soporific dust that puts the target to sleep.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Sleep Powder at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Bulbasaur Bulbasaur
#0001 / Grass · Poison
Level 15
Ivysaur Ivysaur
#0002 / Grass · Poison
Level 15
Venusaur Venusaur
#0003 / Grass · Poison
Level 15
Oddish Oddish
#0043 / Grass · Poison
Level 18
Gloom Gloom
#0044 / Grass · Poison
Level 18
Vileplume Vileplume
#0045 / Grass · Poison
Level 1
Venonat Venonat
#0048 / Bug · Poison
Level 29
Venomoth Venomoth
#0049 / Bug · Poison
Level 29
Bellsprout Bellsprout
#0069 / Grass · Poison
Level 13
Weepinbell Weepinbell
#0070 / Grass · Poison
Level 13
Victreebel Victreebel
#0071 / Grass · Poison
Level 1
Bellossom Bellossom
#0182 / Grass
Level 1
Hoppip Hoppip
#0187 / Grass · Flying
Level 10
Skiploom Skiploom
#0188 / Grass · Flying
Level 12
Jumpluff Jumpluff
#0189 / Grass · Flying
Level 12
Petilil Petilil
#0548 / Grass
Level 18
Lilligant Lilligant
#0549 / Grass
Level 1
Hisuian Lilligant Lilligant
Hisuian Lilligant
#0549 / Grass · Fighting
Level 1
Vivillon Vivillon
#0666 / Bug · Flying
Level 1

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Sleep Powder as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.