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Normal · Status move · Gen 3

Yawn

Yawn is a Normal-type status move introduced in Generation 3. It never misses and has 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 117 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Normal

Category

Status

Power

—

Accuracy

—

PP

10 (max 16)

Priority

0

Effect

Puts the target to sleep after 1 turn. Causes the target to fall asleep at the end of the next turn. Fails when used if the target cannot fall asleep or if it already has a non-volatile status condition. At the end of the next turn, if the target is still active, does not have a non-volatile status condition, and can fall asleep, it falls asleep. If the target becomes affected, this effect cannot be prevented by Safeguard or a substitute, or by falling asleep and waking up during the effect.

Targets
One adjacent Pokémon
Scarlet & Violet
Usable (83 Pokémon)
Pokémon Champions
Usable (37 Pokémon)
Legends: Z-A
Not usable

Pokémon that learn Yawn

117 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.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
SquirtleWater✓3–9
WartortleWater✓3–9
BlastoiseWater✓✓3–9
PikachuElectric4
RaichuElectric4
Alolan RaichuElectric/Psychic4
PsyduckWater✓4–9
GolduckWater✓4–9
SlowpokeWater/Psychic✓3–9
Galarian SlowpokePsychic✓8–9
SlowbroWater/Psychic✓✓3–9
Galarian SlowbroPoison/Psychic✓✓8–9
Farfetch’dNormal/Flying3
KangaskhanNormal3
EeveeNormal✓4–9
VaporeonWater✓✓4–9
JolteonElectric✓✓4–9
FlareonFire✓✓4–9
SnorlaxNormal✓✓3–9
TogepiFairy3–8
TogeticFairy/Flying3–8
WooperWater/Ground✓3–9
Paldean WooperPoison/Ground✓9
QuagsireWater/Ground✓3–9
EspeonPsychic✓✓4–9
UmbreonDark✓✓4–9
SlowkingWater/Psychic✓✓3–9
Galarian SlowkingPoison/Psychic✓✓8–9
DunsparceNormal✓3–9
TeddiursaNormal✓3–7, 9
UrsaringNormal✓3–7, 9
SlugmaFire✓3–7, 9
MagcargoFire/Rock✓3–7, 9
KingdraWater/Dragon✓4–9
MudkipWater✓4–9
MarshtompWater/Ground✓4–9
SwampertWater/Ground✓✓4–9
PoochyenaDark✓3–7, 9
MightyenaDark✓3–7, 9
SlakothNormal✓3–7, 9
VigorothNormal✓3–7, 9
SlakingNormal✓3–7, 9
GulpinPoison✓3–7, 9
SwalotPoison✓✓3–7, 9
NumelFire/Ground✓4–7, 9
CameruptFire/Ground✓✓4–7, 9
TorkoalFire✓✓3–9
ChimechoPsychic✓✓3–7, 9
SphealIce/Water3–8
SealeoIce/Water3–8
WalreinIce/Water3–8
RelicanthWater/Rock3–8
PiplupWater✓4–7, 9
PrinplupWater✓4–7, 9
EmpoleonWater/Steel✓✓4–7, 9
BidoofNormal4–7
BibarelNormal/Water4–7
ShellosWater✓4–9
GastrodonWater/Ground✓4–9
ChinglingPsychic✓6–7, 9
HippopotasGround✓4–9
HippowdonGround✓✓4–9
TogekissFairy/Flying3–8
LeafeonGrass✓✓4–9
GlaceonIce✓✓4–9
UxiePsychic✓4–9
TepigFire✓5–7, 9
PigniteFire/Fighting✓5–7, 9
EmboarFire/Fighting✓✓5–7, 9
LillipupNormal5–8
HerdierNormal5–8
StoutlandNormal5–8
PurrloinDark5–8
LiepardDark✓5–8
PansearFire5–7
SimisearFire✓5–7
MunnaPsychic5–8
MusharnaPsychic✓5–8
AudinoNormal✓5–8
DarumakaFire5–8
Galarian DarumakaIce8
DarmanitanFire5–8
Galarian DarmanitanIce8
CubchooIce✓5–9
BearticIce✓✓5–9
ShelmetBug5–8
AccelgorBug5–8
StunfiskGround/Electric✓5–8
Galarian StunfiskGround/Steel✓8
LitleoFire/Normal✓6–7, 9
PyroarFire/Normal✓✓6–7, 9
EspurrPsychic✓6–9
MeowsticPsychic✓✓6–9
Meowstic-FPsychic✓✓6–9
SwirlixFairy6–8
SlurpuffFairy✓6–8
SylveonFairy✓✓4–9
YungoosNormal✓7, 9
GumshoosNormal✓7, 9
OranguruNormal/Psychic✓✓8–9
KomalaNormal✓7, 9
UrsalunaGround/Normal✓3–7, 9
FuecocoFire✓9
CrocalorFire✓9
SkeledirgeFire/Ghost✓✓9
LechonkNormal✓9
OinkologneNormal✓9
FidoughFairy✓9
DachsbunFairy✓9
GreavardGhost✓9
HoundstoneGhost✓✓9
CetoddleIce✓9
CetitanIce✓9
DondozoWater✓9
ClodsirePoison/Ground✓9
DudunsparceNormal✓3–9
HydrappleGrass/Dragon✓✓9

Yawn FAQ

What does Yawn do?

Yawn is a Normal-type status move. Causes the target to fall asleep at the end of the next turn. Fails when used if the target cannot fall asleep or if it already has a non-volatile status condition. At the end of the next turn, if the target is still active, does not have a non-volatile status condition, and can fall asleep, it falls asleep. If the target becomes affected, this effect cannot be prevented by Safeguard or a substitute, or by falling asleep and waking up during the effect.

Which Pokémon can learn Yawn?

117 Pokémon and forms can learn Yawn in at least one game: 83 in Scarlet & Violet, 37 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Pikachu, Raichu and Alolan Raichu.

Is Yawn in Pokémon Champions?

Yes — 37 Pokémon can use Yawn in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.

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.