Competitive Information for Hypno [Diamond/Pearl]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Hypno? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Hypno is a stupendous Psychic-typed Pokemon. Hypno is a pretty usual Pokemon to see in Generation 4. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Hypno is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psycho Cut / Zen Headbutt
- Double-Edge / Return
- Brick Break / Drain Punch
- Thunder Punch
Physical Sweeper Hypno (Insomnia)
Hypno is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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.
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Drain Punch is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (Hypno recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psybeam
- Shadow Ball
- Signal Beam
- Hyper Beam / Snore
Special Sweeper Hypno (Insomnia)
Hypno is an astounding Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Hypno's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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.
♦ Psybeam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Hypno must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Hypno? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psycho Cut / Zen Headbutt
- Double-Edge / Return
- Brick Break / Drain Punch
- Thunder Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Hypno (Insomnia)
Hypno is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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.
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Drain Punch is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (Hypno recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psybeam
- Shadow Ball
- Signal Beam
- Hyper Beam / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Hypno (Insomnia)
Hypno is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Hypno's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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.
♦ Psybeam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Hypno must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Docile
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Barrier
- Substitute
- Wish
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Hypno (Insomnia)
Hypno is an extraordinary Defensive Trick Room. Focus Sash helps protect Hypno from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Insomnia, Hypno cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Substitute is a status move (Hypno takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, heals 50% of the recipient's max hp).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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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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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Hypno can perform in Diamond/Pearl. 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 DP Move and Ability Combos for Hypno
- Moves: Wish + Baton pass
- Moves: Swagger + Flatter
- 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, Protect, Magic Coat, Snatch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic, Hypnosis
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 Diamond and Pearl
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