Moves
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Nightmare

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Power
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Target
Selected Pokemon

Effect

Target loses 1/4 its max HP every turn as long as it’s asleep.

Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Gives the target a nightmare, damaging it for 1/4 its max HP every turn. If the target wakes up or leaves the field, this effect ends.

"This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered."

Where to find it

Game-by-game pickup locations, plus wild Pokémon that may be holding the TM.

Machine by version

  • TM50taught in
    Gold SilverCrystal
    Generation I
    • R B YRocket Game Corner(7700 C)
    Generation II
    • G S CRoute 31
    Generation III
    • R S EPrize for defeating Flannery
    • FR LGVictory Road
    • XDArea 6 of Mt. Battle
    Generation IV
    • D P PtStark Mountain
    • HG SSPrize for defeating Blaine
    • PBRAfter beating 1st set of Masters Battle(12,000 PC)
    Generation V
    • B WRoute 11
    • B2 W2N's Castle
    Generation VI
    • X YKiloude City($ 80,000)
    • OR ASPrize for defeating Flannery
    Generation VII
    • S MPoni Meadow
    • US UMPoni Meadow
    • P ERoute 12
    Generation VIII
    • Sw ShHammerlocke (West Pokémon Center )($ 10,000)
    • BD SPStark Mountain · Grand Underground Typhlo Cavern · Grand Underground merchant(×8 or 10 ×8 or 10 ×8 or 10 ×5 or 8 BD /3 or 5 SP ×3 or 5 BD /5 or 8 SP)
    Generation IX
    • S VAsado Desert · East Province (Area One) · South Province (Area Five) · TM Machine Only in The Teal Mask : Fellhorn Gorge Only in The Indigo Disk : Coastal Biome(3,000 LP Shellos Mucus ×3 Azurill Fur ×3 Wattrel Feather ×3)
    • ZAReward for attaining research level 45
Introduced in Generation II· Learned by 76 Pokémon