In Yellow, Drowzee isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Hypno to unlock its full potential. At 375 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

What is Drowzee weak to?

Drowzee has no type weaknesses, making it hard to counter through typing alone. Focus on status moves, entry hazards, or raw neutral damage to take it down.

What role does Drowzee play in battle?

In Yellow, Drowzee fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 90 Special. Base 42 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.

Should I use Drowzee?

In Yellow, 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.

At what level does Drowzee evolve?

Drowzee evolves into Hypno at level 26. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Drowzee - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

42Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Drowzee's spread isn't flashy. Special leads, Speed trails, 2 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Special stat exp, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP60

Attack48

Defense45

Sp. Atk90

Sp. Def90

Speed42

Total375

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight32.4 kg

Base XP66

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Insomnia

Prevents sleep.

Forewarn

Reveals the opponents' strongest move upon entering battle.

Inner FocusHA

Prevents flinching.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

If you sleep by it all the time, it will sometimes show you dreams it has eaten in the past.

Yellow

Drowzee Weakness

Drowzee has no type weaknesses thanks to its unique defensive typing. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely.

Drowzee Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
0.5x (Resist)	Fighting, Psychic
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartExcellent

0Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score+5

Gen I Type Chart

Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

None

½xResist

Fighting Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB (2)

Fighting Poison

How to Beat Drowzee in Yellow (Best Counters)

Yellow Evolution

Drowzee evolves into Hypno, but can't breed. At 375 stats as a Psychic type, evolution is the only path. Evolving adds up to 108 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#096Drowzee

Level 26

#097Hypno

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Drowzee

Psychic

Hypno

Psychic

85+25

ATK

73+25

DEF

70+25

SP.ATK

73+30

SP.DEF

115+25

SPE

67+25

BST

328D-Tier

483C-Tier+155

ROLE

Balanced

Support

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Yellow Drowzee Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 1 build content has limited support (no abilities, held items, or natures).

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

TMs define Drowzee's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Dream Eater and Psychic, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it Normal and Fighting coverage. That's where the options open up.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Hypnosis

C—6020Psychic

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 12

Disable

——5520Normal

Lv 17

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 24

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 29

Poison Gas

——5540Poison

Lv 32

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

Lv 37

Meditate

D——40Psychic

TM Moves

TM34

Bide+1

———10Normal

TM08

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

TM18

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM10

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

TM42

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM05

Mega Kick

D120755Normal

TM01

Mega Punch

D808520Normal

TM35

Metronome

D——10Normal

TM31

Mimic

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

TM46

Psywave

——10015Psychic

TM20

Rage

—2010020Normal

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM19

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

TM40

Skull Bash

C10010010Normal

TM17

Submission

D808025Fighting

TM50

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM09

Take Down

—908520Normal

TM30

Teleport-6

———20Psychic

TM45

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM49

Tri Attack

—8010010Normal

Egg Moves

Drowzee doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Drowzee can't learn any Tutor moves

Yellow Drowzee Locations

1 encounter spots for Drowzee at decent spawn rates starting from early-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.

Best Locations to Catch Drowzee in Yellow

Route 11

Grass Lv.15-19 Route

24%Early

Drowzee Guide

In Yellow, Drowzee isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Hypno to unlock its full potential. At 375 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
Drowzee has no type weaknesses, making it hard to counter through typing alone. Focus on status moves, entry hazards, or raw neutral damage to take it down.
In Yellow, Drowzee fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 90 Special. Base 42 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.
In Yellow, 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.
Drowzee evolves into Hypno at level 26. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

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

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