Is Hypno Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
AbilityInsomnia blocks all sleep moves. Hypno tanks special hits decently, but Sinnoh has Alakazam and Espeon for the Psychic slot. If imported, Hypno contributes against Maylene, but the import isn't justified.
Drowzee has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Drowzee trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Hypno has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Hypno trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Hypno has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Hypno trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Hypno has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Hypno trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Hypno trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Hypno trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Hypno trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Hypno trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Hypno has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Hypno has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Hypno has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Hypno trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Drowzee
Catch Drowzee on Route 215 (walking, Lv 20-21, common). Swarm.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- LV 26PsychicPsybeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 40PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 50PsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- LV 53PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Drowzee to Hypno
Drowzee evolves into Hypno at Level 26. Your Drowzee should hit Level 26 before you reach Maylene, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 28PsychicPsybeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 50PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 64PsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- LV 69PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Hypno in Diamond & Pearl
Catch a swarm Drowzee and level it to 26 for Hypno, the only route there since the base form is swarm-gated to begin with. No wild Hypno spawns in Diamond or Pearl.
Catch Drowzee at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Hypno.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Drowzee
- 2Evolve Hypnoat Lv.26
Badge 2How to Obtain Hypno in DP
- Step 2Hypno ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Drowzee egg.
How to Get Shiny Hypno in Diamond & Pearl
Hypno evolves from Drowzee, so chain that shiny on Route 215 and raise it into its taller form. Compare Shiny Hypno odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Hypno Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Diamond & Pearl shiny odds for Hypno.
Hypno Weakness
Bug, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Hypno for super-effective damage. Hypno's special bulk (base 115 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 Hypno Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Hypno
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hypno View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x61-72% Shadow Ball 2x34-40% | ||
 Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hypno View Spiritomb builds →Shadow Ball 2x51-60% Feint Attack 2x56-66% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hypno View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x66-78% Sucker Punch 2x39-46% | ||
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hypno View Rotom builds →Shadow Ball 2x53-63% Thief 2x17-20% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hypno View Beedrill builds →U-turn 2x63-75% Payback 2x32-38% | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hypno View Drifblim builds →Shadow Ball 2x51-60% Payback 2x28-34% | ||
 Misdreavus Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hypno View Misdreavus builds →Shadow Ball 2x48-57% Payback 2x23-28% | ||
 Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hypno View Murkrow builds →Shadow Ball 2x32-38% Assurance 2x45-54% | ||
 Mothim Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hypno View Mothim builds →U-turn 2x66-78% Shadow Ball 2x34-40% Thief 2x27-32% | ||
 Stunky PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hypno View Stunky builds →Payback 2x38-45% Shadow Ball 2x20-24% | ||
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hypno View Vespiquen builds →U-turn 2x58-69% Pursuit 2x23-28% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hypno View Beautifly builds →U-turn 2x53-63% Shadow Ball 2x35-42% Thief 2x22-26% | ||
Hypno Evolutions
Evolved from Drowzee. Hypno is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. Sp.Atk grew the most through evolution (+30 over Drowzee), and Hypno peaks at 483 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Hypno to get Drowzee eggs easily using 39 partners from the Human-Like egg group. Notable egg moves include Assist, Barrier, Fire Punch and 6 more.
DP Hypno Best Moveset
115 Sp. Def makes Hypno a dedicated special tank, and AbilityInsomnia blocks the sleep moves that other tanks struggle against. The moveset focuses on support with MoveWish for team healing and Psychic attacks for damage, but 67 Speed and 73 Sp. Atk mean it can't threaten much offensively.
Best Build
Hypno best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Psychic
- Wish
- Protect
- Hypnosis
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Hypno picks up Assist and Barrier only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Future Sight and Dream Eater while coverage across 8 types adds range.
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
40 of 43 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Seeing its swinging pendulum can induce sleep in three seconds, even in someone who just woke up.
Hypno Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, use Hypno as a support. Splits damage between physical and special. Not the fastest, Psychic is the primary attack.
For Diamond & Pearl, run Bold on Hypno. +Defense is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the support role.
Game Availability
One of the original 151, Hypno has appeared in 19 games: most mainline games. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.
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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