Drowzee
| Drowzee
National:Onix (#95) – Drowzee – Hypno (#97) | |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Name (Japanese), Number | Drowzee (Sleepe), 96 |
| Stage | Basic |
| Evolves from | none |
| Evolves to | Hypno |
| Video game base stats¹ | |
| Hit points | 60 |
| Attack | 48 |
| Defense | 45 |
| Speed | 42 |
| Special attack² | 43 |
| Special defense² | 90 |
| Special³ | 90 |
| Biological | |
| Species | Hypnosis |
| Types | Template:PokemonType |
| Height | 3'3" (1m) |
| Weight | 71.0lb (32.4kg) |
| Abilities | Insomnia |
| Signature Attack | Hypnosis |
| Pokédex Color | Yellow |
| Shiny color | The yellow part of its body turns purple |
| Gender distribution | 50% male, 50% female |
| ¹ Stats for trading card versions may vary. ² Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal ³ Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow | |
Drowzee (スリープ Suriipu (Sleep) in Japanese, Traumato in German and Soporifik in French) is a fictional character from the Pokémon series of animé, manga, and video game settings. It evolves into Hypno. It is a Psychic-type Pokémon, and among the original 150.
Drowzee's name comes from the English word drowsy, which reflects on the fact that Drowzee's primary ability is to put foes to sleep. The "-zee" comes from the sleeping phrase "ZzZzZ".
Its French name, Soporfik, is a reference to soporific (in French, "soporifique"), meaning sleep-inducing. Its Japanese name, Suriipu, is a katakanafication of the English word sleep.
Biology
Drowzee's original biology was based on the tapir. However, its nature is much unlike the real-world animal it was based on.
Drowzee eats dreams; in order to eat, it must put its prey to sleep. A nightmare or night terror will give it indigestion, and it prefers the dreams of human children to those of adults or other pokémon. Drowzee's appearance and dream-eating behavior are inspired by the Japanese folkloric creature baku.
Drowzee is psychic, but it has limited abilities, compared to other Pokémon; it does not display telekinesis, for example. However, its telepathy allows it to detect people who are asleep.
Drowzee's memory when it comes to dreams is eidetic, and it has the ability to show anyone any dream it has eaten. If one thinks he/she had a good dream, but is unable to remember it, it was possibly eaten by a Drowzee.
In the video games
Drowzee can be captured in eight games. In Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon Yellow, it can be found in Route 11. In Pokémon Gold and Silver, it can be found in Routes 11, 34, and 35; in Pokémon Crystal, it can be found in Routes 6, 11, 34, and 35. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, it can be found in Route 11 and the Berry Forest.
Drowzee has one ability, Insomnia. This ability prevents it from falling asleep.
Drowzee's movelist has been revised five times over the course of the video games. However, these abilities have been in every revision: Pound (a Normal-type physical attack), Hypnosis (a Psychic-type sleep-inducing ability), Confusion (a Psychic-type confusion-inducing ability), Headbutt (a Normal-type physical attack), Poison Gas (a Poison-type poison-inducing ability), Meditate (a Psychic-type stat boosting ability), and Psychic (a Psychic-type energy attack).
In the anime
Drowzee's first appearance was episode #27, "Hypno's Naptime", best remembered as the episode where Misty acquires her Psyduck. Drowzees were being used as a sleep aid for members of an upscale Pokémon appreciation society in HopHopHop Town. However, one of the society's Drowzees evolved into Hypno, and was accidentally hypnotizing local children into acting like various Pokémon. It is revealed that Drowzee's sleep effects can cancel out Hypno's hypnosis, so another Drowzee from the Pokémon society must revert the children back to their normal state. An unnamed trainer in the anime had a Drowzee called Otis.