Is Drowzee Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from FireRed or LeafGreen. AbilityInsomnia prevents sleep. Hypno is bulkier than Kadabra but weaker offensively. RS has Gardevoir natively for the Psychic slot, which is faster and hits harder. The import isn't justified.
Roxanne's typing presses Drowzee's defenses.
Drowzee trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Drowzee's defenses.
Drowzee has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Norman's team hits Drowzee's weaknesses hard.
Winona's typing presses Drowzee's defenses.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Drowzee's defenses.
Drowzee trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Sidney's team hits Drowzee's weaknesses hard.
Drowzee trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Drowzee has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drowzee trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Steven's typing presses Drowzee's defenses.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- LV 18PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 40PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Tate & Liza
- TM04PsychicCalm MindPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 45PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
How to Get Drowzee in Ruby & Sapphire
Spoink takes the early Psychic slot in Hoenn, so Drowzee has no encounters here and has to be traded in.
How to Obtain Drowzee in RS
- Step 1Drowzee ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Route 11, then trade to the current game via link cable.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 6. 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.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Route 215 · Swarm (daily, announced in Sandgem Town). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Hypno
How to Get Shiny Drowzee in Ruby & Sapphire
Drowzee logs no Hoenn encounter, so lull a shiny out on Route 11 in FireRed or LeafGreen and trade it across. See every game where Shiny Drowzee can be hunted
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
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x226-266%KO Thief 2x12-15% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Absol builds →Shadow Ball 2x104-123%KO Bite 2x45-54% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Shiftry builds →Shadow Ball 2x83-98% Thief 2x36-42% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Cacturne builds →Feint Attack 2x63-75% Pin Missile 2x17-21% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x141-165%KO Feint Attack 2x32-38% | ||
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Mightyena builds →Crunch 2x49-58% Shadow Ball 2x76-90% | ||
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Volbeat builds →Signal Beam 2x91-107%KO Shadow Ball 2x65-77% Thief 2x15-17% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Ninjask builds →Shadow Ball 2x76-90% Leech Life 2x30-36% Thief 2x15-18% | ||
 Dusclops Ghost | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Dusclops builds →Shadow Ball 2x94-110%KO Pursuit 2x17-21% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Beautifly builds →Silver Wind 2x71-84% Shadow Ball 2x62-74% Thief 2x25-30% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Surskit (Route 102 Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Masquerain builds →Silver Wind 2x63-75% Shadow Ball 2x56-66% Thief 2x25-30% | ||
 Illumise Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drowzee View Illumise builds →Shadow Ball 2x46-55% Thief 2x20-24% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
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 take an average time to hatch. 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 Human-Like egg group. Pass egg moves like Assist, Barrier, Fire Punch and 3 more to offspring.
RS Drowzee Best Moveset
Sleep immunity through AbilityInsomnia is useful against MoveSpore and MoveSleep Powder, but 43 Sp. Atk limits MovePsychic to small damage. Hypno improves the defensive stats where the anti-sleep role functions.
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 Psychic 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
25 of 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Drowzee Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Drowzee isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Drowzee has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 19 titles across all 9 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 7Let's Go
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
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