Is Drowzee Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Psychic with AbilityInsomnia preventing sleep. Hypno at 26 is a decent Psychic if imported early. Handles Marshal. Outclassed by Alakazam and Reuniclus for the Psychic slot.
Drowzee has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Drowzee has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Drowzee trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Drowzee trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Clay's team hits Drowzee's weaknesses hard.
Drowzee trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Drowzee trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Drowzee trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Drowzee trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Grimsley's team hits Drowzee's weaknesses hard.
Caitlin's team hits Drowzee's weaknesses hard.
Drowzee has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Drowzee trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Drowzee cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Drowzee in Black 2 & White 2
Drowzee isn't available in the wild in Black 2 & White 2. Start by transferring Drowzee from Red & Blue, Yellow, or Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The evolution path from Drowzee to Drowzee is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Drowzee in B2W2
- Step 1Drowzee ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Route 11. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Route 11. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 34. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 11. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Route 11. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 215 · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Hypno
Drowzee Weakness
Drowzee is weak to Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Drowzee's special bulk (base 90 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Drowzee Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Drowzee
 Purrloin Dark | C | |
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x144-171%KO Thief 2x49-59% | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x177-208%KO Pursuit 2x41-48% | ||
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Mandibuzz builds →Feint Attack 2x66-79% U-turn 2x49-59% | ||
 Liepard Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Liepard builds →Snarl 2x47-57% U-turn 2x64-76% | ||
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x145-171%KO Thief 2x49-58% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x180-213%KO Pursuit 2x41-49% | ||
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Mandibuzz builds →Feint Attack 2x66-79% U-turn 2x50-60% | ||
Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Leavanny builds →X-Scissor 2x123-146%KO Shadow Claw 2x73-86% | ||
 Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Crustle builds →X-Scissor 2x126-149%KO Shadow Claw 2x73-86% Feint Attack 2x64-75% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x222-261%KO Night Slash 2x86-102%KO Shadow Claw 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x135-159%KO Shadow Claw 2x90-106%KO | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x166-196%KO Shadow Claw 2x82-97% | ||
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Mandibuzz builds →Dark Pulse 2x47-55% U-turn 2x52-62% Shadow Ball 2x31-37% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Drapion builds →Night Slash 2x100-118%KO Bug Bite 2x57-68% Shadow Ball 2x34-40% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x222-261%KO Night Slash 2x87-103%KO Shadow Claw 2x87-103%KO | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x135-159%KO X-Scissor 2x102-120%KO Shadow Claw 2x90-106%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x166-196%KO Shadow Claw 2x82-97% | ||
Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Drapion builds →Crunch 2x112-133%KO X-Scissor 2x75-88% Shadow Ball 2x33-39% | ||
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Mandibuzz builds →Dark Pulse 2x46-54% U-turn 2x51-61% Shadow Ball 2x30-36% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x160-189%KO Shadow Claw 2x93-110%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x169-199%KO Shadow Claw 2x83-98% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Hydreigon builds →Crunch 2x130-153%KO U-turn 2x75-89% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x225-264%KO Night Slash 2x88-103%KO Shadow Claw 2x88-103%KO | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x155-183%KO X-Scissor 2x103-122%KO Shadow Claw 2x91-107%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Scizor can KO Drowzee with U-turn (99-116%). Tyranitar's Crunch hits Drowzee for 79-93%. Gengar deals 74-87% with Shadow Ball.
 Scizor BugSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch28-33% Superpower28-33% Pursuit 2x38-45% U Turn 2x99-116%KO | ||
Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChopleberry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Tyranitar builds →Pursuit 2x40-47% Crunch 2x79-93% Superpower20-23% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x74-87% Focus Blast18-21% | ||
Drowzee Evolutions
Drowzee evolves into Hypno. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 155 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Drowzee easily with 53 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Assist, Barrier, Fire Punch and 9 more to offspring.
B2W2 Drowzee Best Moveset
90 Sp. Def absorbs special attacks at pre-evolution levels, and AbilityInsomnia blocks sleep moves entirely. The moveset answers sleep strategies like MoveSpore and MoveSleep Powder by switching in immune, but 48 Attack and 43 Sp. Atk can't threaten after absorbing the hit. Hypno adds just enough.
Best Build
Drowzee best EVs are Sp. Atk and Defense
Special Tank Moveset
- Protect
- Wish
- Psychic
- Thunder Wave
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Drowzee. Assist and Barrier come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Synchronoise and Future Sight and coverage across 9 types.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
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Drowzee Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Drowzee does the job early-game if you need a Psychic type on your team. Evolve it into Hypno before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Drowzee has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 19 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves