Competitive Information for Hypno [Black/White]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Hypno? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Hypno is an awesome Psychic-typed Pokemon. Hypno is a super common Pokemon to see in Generation 5. Hypno is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Drain Punch / Double-Edge
- Zen Headbutt / Psycho Cut
- Foul Play
- Fire Punch
Physical Sweeper Hypno (Insomnia)
Hypno is a sensational Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Hypno from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Hypno's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Insomnia, Hypno cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it. Drain Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Psycho Cut is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Shadow Ball
- Signal Beam
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Hypno (Insomnia)
Hypno is popular Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Hypno from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Hypno's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Insomnia, Hypno cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Hypno cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Hypno? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Drain Punch / Double-Edge
- Zen Headbutt / Psycho Cut
- Foul Play
- Fire Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Hypno (Insomnia)
Hypno is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Hypno from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Hypno's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Insomnia, Hypno cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it. Drain Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Psycho Cut is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Synchronoise / Psychic
- Shadow Ball
- Signal Beam
- Hyper Beam / Round
Doubles Special Sweeper Hypno (Insomnia)
Hypno is popular Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Hypno from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Hypno's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Insomnia, Hypno cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Hypno cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Hypno learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Hypno can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Hypno
- Moves: Wish + Baton pass
- Moves: Swagger + Flatter
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Flatter + Psych up
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Magic Coat, Protect, Snatch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Hypnosis, Toxic
Moves that boost Hypno's stats
- Barrier
- Belly Drum
- Calm Mind
- Meditate
- Nasty Plot
Most notable and possible best moves for Hypno
- Baton Pass
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Hypno in Black and White
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