Competitive Information for Hypno [X/Y]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Hypno? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Hypno is an outstanding Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's pretty regular to find yourself dealing with Hypno when battling in the 6th generation 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
- Foul Play
- Brick Break / Drain Punch
Physical Sweeper Hypno (Insomnia)
Hypno is a notable Physical Sweeper. This moveset is 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 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Drain Punch is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (Hypno recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Synchronoise / Psychic
- Shadow Ball
- Dazzling Gleam
- Signal Beam
Special Sweeper Hypno (Insomnia)
Hypno is a sensational 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.
♦ 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).
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Hypno? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y 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
- Foul Play
- Brick Break / Drain Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Hypno (Insomnia)
Hypno is a notable 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 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Drain Punch is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (Hypno recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Synchronoise / Psychic
- Dazzling Gleam
- Shadow Ball
- Signal Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Hypno (Insomnia)
Hypno is an extraordinary 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.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ 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).
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Item: Weakness Policy
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Quirky
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Foul Play
- Barrier
- Substitute
- Wish
Defensive Trick Room Hypno (Insomnia)
Hypno is a decent Defensive Trick Room. Weakness Policy activates if Hypno is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Insomnia, Hypno cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Barrier is a status move (raises your Hypno's defense by 2 stages).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Hypno takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, 50% of your Hypno's max hp is restored).
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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 X/Y. 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 XY 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
- Power-Up Punch
Most notable and possible best moves for Hypno
- Baton Pass
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Hypno in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
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