Is Hypno Good in Yellow Playthrough?
The budget Psychic option. Hypno takes special hits better than Kadabra and benefits from the same broken Psychic typing in Gen 1. MoveHypnosis plus Psychic-type coverage handles most fights. Good for players who can't trade for Alakazam.
Drowzee has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Misty's typing presses Drowzee's defenses.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Drowzee's defenses.
Drowzee 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 trades roughly evenly with 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 15-19, uncommon).
- STARTING (Lv 15)
- LV 15PsychicHypnosis—60%20
- From Start
- TM42PsychicDream Eater150100%15
- After Brock
- TM45ElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody Slam85100%15
- LV 32PsychicPsychic135100%10
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull Bash130100%10
- TM10NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- After Giovanni
- TM05NormalMega Kick12075%5
Your Drowzee should hit Level 26 before you reach Koga, 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 Hypno in Yellow
No wild encounters for Hypno. The 2-stage line runs through Drowzee, which you can catch at decent rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 26 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Hypno in Y
Step 1Catch DrowzeeRoute 11Lv.15-19GrassRate 24%
Step 2Hypno ✓
Hypno Weakness
Hypno has no type weaknesses thanks to its unique defensive typing. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all.
| 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 Hypno Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Hypno
In Yellow, Gengar's Explosion hits Hypno for 55-64%. Exeggutor's Explosion hits Hypno for 74-87%.
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Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Hypno View Gengar builds →Explosion55-64% Thunderbolt23-28% Psychic12-14% | ||
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Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Hypno View Exeggutor builds →Psychic11-13% Explosion74-87% | ||
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Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Hypno View Starmie builds →Blizzard23-27% Psychic9-11% | ||
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Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Hypno View Chansey builds →Ice Beam9-10% Thunderbolt9-10% | ||
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Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Hypno View Alakazam builds →Psychic12-14% | ||
Hypno Evolutions
You get Hypno from Drowzee at level 26. This Psychic-type hits 525 total stats and can't produce eggs. Special grew the most through evolution (+72 over Drowzee), and Hypno peaks at 525 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Hypno Best Moveset
Bulkier than Alakazam and Kadabra with 115 Special that tanks special hits while firing MovePsychic from a type nothing resists. MoveHypnosis puts threats to sleep before they attack, and the defensive stat line survives what the faster Psychic-types can't. Trades speed for staying power.
Best Build
Support Moveset
- Thunder Wave
- Psychic
- Hypnosis
- Rest
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Hypno. TMs unlock Normal and Fighting coverage and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Dream Eater and Psychic into something with actual 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Avoid eye contact if you come across one. It will try to put you to sleep by using its pendulum.
Hypno Yellow Guide
For Yellow, we rate Hypno B-Tier: a solid option in Yellow for the right team. At 525 BST, it fits the support role. Thunder Wave anchors the moveset.
Hypno 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.
At base 67 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Hypno is a special attacker with base 115 Special. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a support.
In Yellow, run Thunder Wave, Psychic, Hypnosis, and Rest on Hypno. Thunder Wave is the most common pick at 0% usage. Psychic provides reliable STAB damage.
For Yellow, Hypno has answers, but so do you. Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. -type attackers hit hardest.
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 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