Rest (move)

Rest (Japanese: ねむる Sleep) is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation I. It has been TM44 in all generations so far.

Generation I
Rest causes the user to fall, restoring its HP to its maximum amount and replacing any existing non-volatile status condition. The user will then be asleep for two turns, waking up on the second. Rest will fail if the user has full HP.

A glitch causes the stat reductions associated with and  to remain despite the fact that the Pokémon no longer has that status. If a Pokémon that has been by  successfully uses Rest, it will be cured of poison, but Toxic's N parameter is not reset; if it then suffers,  or poison damage, that damage will be calculated with the formula for bad poison, still being calculated as N * x, and the N value will still increase by 1 each time (however, if the Pokémon is poisoned with Toxic, the N value will be reset to 1).

In the Generation I core series only, Rest will also fail if the difference between the user's maximum HP and current HP leaves a remainder of 255 when divided by 256 (such as 255 or 511).

Generation II
The user will now awaken from Rest three turns after it is used and can attack on the third. If Rest is used through, it will restore the user's HP and reset the number of turns the user will remain asleep to two.

Any major status conditions the user is affected by will now be cured. will not prevent usage of Rest, and the user of Rest under the effects of Safeguard will still sleep for the full two turns.

Generations III to IV
Rest now fails if it is used via Sleep Talk, regardless of the user's HP.

If a Pokémon with the Ability uses Rest, its Ability still applies and the Pokémon's turns asleep will be rounded down from three to one.

Rest will automatically fail if used by a Pokémon with or, as these Abilities prevent them from falling asleep. Rest will also fail when used while is in effect, except when the user has.

Rest can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining two extra appeal points if any of the moves, or  was used in the prior turn. It can also be used to start a combination, causing and 's base appeal points to be doubled if used in the next turn.

Generation V onwards
Rest will now fail if it is used by a Pokémon with during harsh sunlight.

Rest will fail if or  is in effect and the user is grounded. Rest will also fail if the user is affected by. Rest will now fail when used while is in effect even if the user has.

Rest can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing and  to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Psychium Z into Z-Rest, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

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Super Smash Bros. series
is 's down special. Unlike its counterpart in the Pokémon games, rather than healing the player, it damages the opponent and launches them into the air and either sets them on fire (prior to Super Smash Bros. Brawl) or plants a damage-inflicting flower on their head (from Super Smash Bros. Brawl onwards). This is a close-range attack with the hitbox placed at the center of Jigglypuff's body; using it even right next to the target will fail. If the attack misses, Jigglypuff will fall asleep doing no damage and leaving itself open to attacks.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
When used, the user becomes napping. When it wakes up, its HP is restored and all of its status ailments are cured.

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In the Pokémon Adventures manga

 * In Gotcha Where I Wantcha, Glalie, a that  was renting from the  was revealed to know Rest by 's Pokédex.

Trivia

 * Although Rest does not deal any damage in the normal games, in the Super Smash Bros. series, 's Rest attack unleashes an internal explosion that sends any opponent it touches flying, almost always ending in a KO.
 * According to 's friend in Johto, Rest is a contraction of Recover fast.
 * The English manual for mentions that "Rest's number of turns is changed to between 1 and 3" when used in Colosseum 2. This is not the case.

In other languages
Erholung Descanso Repos Riposo ねむる 睡觉（招式）