Is Drowzee Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
Drowzee is slow and doesn't hit hard, but Psychic typing carries enormous weight in Gen 1. Evolving into Hypno gives you a bulky Psychic option if Alakazam isn't available.
Drowzee has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Misty's typing presses Drowzee's defenses.
Drowzee trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Hypno resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
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 trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Hypno trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Catch Drowzee on Route 11 (walking, Lv 9-15, common).
- STARTING (Lv 9)
- LV 9PsychicHypnosis—60%20
- From Start
- TM42PsychicDream Eater150100%15
- After Brock
- TM45ElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody Slam85100%15
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull Bash130100%10
- TM10NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 32PsychicPsychic135100%10
- After Giovanni
- TM05NormalMega Kick12075%5
Your Drowzee should hit Level 26 before you reach Erika, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 26)
- LV 26PsychicHypnosis—60%20
- From Start
- TM42PsychicDream Eater150100%15
- After Brock
- TM45ElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM40NormalSkull Bash130100%10
- TM10NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 37PsychicPsychic135100%10
- After Giovanni
- TM05NormalMega Kick12075%5
How to Get Drowzee in Red & Blue
Easy grab on Drowzee with high spawn rates across 2 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
Where To Catch Drowzee in RB
The path to Drowzee starts with Drowzee at Lv. 9-46 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Drowzee ✓Route 11Lv.9-15GrassRate 40%
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- 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
What is Drowzee Weak Against
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Drowzee Evolutions
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
RB Drowzee Best Moveset
Psychic-type pre-evolution outclassed by Kadabra and Alakazam at every level. MoveHypnosis is unreliable at 60%% accuracy and the Special stat isn't high enough to make MovePsychic hit hard. Worse at the same job the evolution chain does better.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Thunder Wave
- Hypnosis
- Psychic
- Body Slam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
Puts enemies to sleep then eats their dreams. Occasionally gets sick from eating bad dreams.
Drowzee Red & Blue Guide
In Red & Blue, 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 Red & Blue, 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 Red & Blue, 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.
For Red & Blue, the core moveset is Thunder Wave, Hypnosis, Psychic, and Body Slam. Thunder Wave leads at 0% usage. Psychic provides reliable STAB damage.
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.
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- 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