Psychic · Special move · Gen 1
Dream Eater
Dream Eater is a Psychic-type special move introduced in Generation 1. It has 100 base power and 100% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 208 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Psychic
Category
Special
Power
100
Accuracy
100%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
User gains 1/2 HP inflicted. Sleeping target only. The target is unaffected by this move unless it is asleep. The user recovers 1/2 the HP lost by the target, rounded half up. If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded half down.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Healing move
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (14 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (58 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Psychic attack
2× vsFightingPoison
½× vsPsychicSteel
0× vsDark
Pokémon that learn Dream Eater
208 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug/Flying | 3–8 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fire | 4–8 | ||||
| Ice/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Bug/Poison | 8 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark | 7–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Dark | 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Grass/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Grass/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Grass/Dragon | 3–8 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 7–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | 4–7 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Water/Ice | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Dark/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Bug/Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Rock/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Rock/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark | 3–7 | ||||
| Dragon/Psychic | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Dragon/Psychic | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Ground | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 4–7 | |||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Dark/Ice | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Ice/Ghost | 4–7 | ||||
| Electric/Ghost | ✓ | 4–7 | |||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Dragon | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Water/Ghost | 5–7 | ||||
| Water/Ghost | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Fire | 6–7 | ||||
| Fire | 6–7 | ||||
| Fire/Psychic | ✓ | 6–7 | |||
| Bug/Flying | 6–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 6–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 6–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 6–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 6–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 6–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 6–7 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | 6–7 | |||
| Fairy | 6–7 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | 6–7 | |||
| Rock/Ice | 6–7 | ||||
| Rock/Ice | 6–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | 6–7 | |||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Flying/Dragon | 6–7 | ||||
| Flying/Dragon | 6–7 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 6–7 | |||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 6–7 | |||
| Bug/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Bug/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ghost/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | 4–7 | |||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ||||
| Psychic/Normal | ✓ | ||||
| Psychic/Normal | ✓ | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 |
Dream Eater FAQ
What does Dream Eater do?
Dream Eater is a Psychic-type special move with 100 power. The target is unaffected by this move unless it is asleep. The user recovers 1/2 the HP lost by the target, rounded half up. If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded half down.
Which Pokémon can learn Dream Eater?
208 Pokémon and forms can learn Dream Eater in at least one game: 14 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 58 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Butterfree, Clefairy, Clefable, Ninetales, Alolan Ninetales and Jigglypuff.
Is Dream Eater in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Dream Eater in Pokémon Champions.
What is Dream Eater super effective against?
As a Psychic-type attack, Dream Eater is super effective against Fighting and Poison, not very effective against Psychic and Steel and has no effect on Dark (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.