Is Drowzee Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Sleep doesn't stick to Drowzee. AbilityInsomnia blocks it entirely, which matters against Erika's Sleep Powder and the Grass trainers through Celadon. Hypno at 26 is a reliable Psychic with solid Special Defense. Handles Koga and Bruno. The sleep immunity gives this line a niche the other Psychic options don't have.
Drowzee has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Drowzee trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Drowzee trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Hypno has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Hypno resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Hypno trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Hypno has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Hypno has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Hypno trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Hypno has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Hypno resists most of Agatha's coverage and hits back hard.
Hypno has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Hypno trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Drowzee on Route 11 (walking, Lv 11-15, common).
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- LV 31PsychicPsychic135100%10
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater150100%15
- TM04PsychicCalm Mind—100%20
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- LV 47PsychicFuture Sight180100%10
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Drowzee should hit Level 26 before you reach Erika, at typical leveling pace.
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- LV 35PsychicPsychic135100%10
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater150100%15
- TM04PsychicCalm Mind—100%20
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Sabrina
- TUTORElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 57PsychicFuture Sight180100%10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Drowzee in FireRed & LeafGreen
Drowzee has just four grass encounters in both versions across two locations. Common at most, but the tiny footprint makes it easy to miss on the map.
2 locations to catch Drowzee
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 7Where To Catch Drowzee in FRLG
The path to Drowzee starts with Drowzee at Lv. 11-40 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Drowzee ✓
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Drowzee Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Drowzee
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Paras BugGrass | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Paras BugGrass | C | |
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x71-84% Thief 2x28-34% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Butterfree builds →Shadow Ball 2x45-54% Thief 2x24-29% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x30-37% Thief 2x18-22% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x37-44% Thief 2x16-20% | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x68-82% Thief 2x25-30% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x77-91% Thief 2x29-35% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Butterfree builds →Shadow Ball 2x48-57% Thief 2x25-30% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x33-39% Thief 2x18-22% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x38-46% Pursuit 2x16-20% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x68-82% Thief 2x25-30% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x77-91% Thief 2x29-35% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Butterfree builds →Shadow Ball 2x48-57% Thief 2x25-30% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x33-39% Thief 2x18-22% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x38-46% Pursuit 2x16-20% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x66-78% Thief 2x24-28% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x52-61% Shadow Ball 2x45-54% Thief 2x24-28% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x72-85% Thief 2x28-33% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x31-38% Thief 2x17-20% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x38-45% Pursuit 2x14-17% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x67-80% Thief 2x24-28% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x53-62% Shadow Ball 2x46-55% Thief 2x24-28% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x73-87% Thief 2x29-34% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x32-38% Thief 2x17-21% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x38-44% Pursuit 2x15-18% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x226-266%KO Thief 2x12-15% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x73-86% Thief 2x28-34% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x67-79% Thief 2x24-28% | ||
 Yanma Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Yanma builds →Shadow Ball 2x59-70% Thief 2x20-24% | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Gengar's Explosion hits Drowzee for 81-96%. Tyranitar threatens a KO with Rock Slide (99-116%).
 Gengar GhostPoison | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Gengar builds →Thunderbolt41-49% Explosion81-96% | ||
Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide99-116%KO Earthquake88-103%KO | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySwarm ItemSalacberry NatureJolly Moves View Scizor builds →
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Drowzee Evolutions
Drowzee evolves into Hypno. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool 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 28 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Assist, Barrier, Fire Punch and 3 more to offspring.
FRLG Drowzee Best Moveset
Sleep immunity through AbilityInsomnia and 90 Sp. Def handling special hits at the first stage. Hypno's defensive moveset is one evolution away.
Best Build
Drowzee best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Psychic
- Wish
- Ice Punch
- Fire Punch
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 Future Sight and Dream Eater and coverage across 7 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
Base Stats
A descendent of the legendary animal baku, which is said to eat dreams. It is skilled at hypnotism.
Puts enemies to sleep, then eats their dreams. Occasionally gets sick from eating only bad dreams.
Drowzee FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Drowzee can be caught in the wild at Route 11 and Berry Forest in Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen.
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