Yawn (move)

Yawn (Japanese: あくび Yawn) is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation III.

Generations III and IV
Yawn makes the target drowsy. At the end of the next turn, the drowsy Pokémon will fall, unless it is already afflicted by a non-volatile status condition. If a drowsy Pokémon switches out, it loses its drowsiness. Drowsiness cannot be passed by.

Yawn bypasses checks to always hit, unless the target is in the  of a move such as  or.

Yawn will fail if the target is already afflicted by a major status condition or behind a.

Yawn will fail if the target has the Ability or  or if it has  during harsh sunlight; a drowsy Pokémon that has Insomnia, Vital Spirit, or (during harsh sunlight) Leaf Guard will not fall asleep. Yawn will fail if used on a Pokémon without during an. It will also fail when used on a target under the effect of, but a Pokémon that is already drowsy can still fall asleep while under the effect of Safeguard.

Yawn can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing and  to have their base appeal points doubled.

Generation V onward
Yawn no longer fails during an, but drowsiness cannot cause a Pokémon to fall asleep during an uproar.

Yawn will fail if the target has the Ability or is a Meteor Form ; a drowsy Pokémon that has Comatose or that is Meteor Form Minior will not fall asleep. Yawn will fail if used on a target that is affected by or ; Sweet Veil, Electric Terrain, and  each also prevent affected Pokémon already drowsy due to Yawn from falling asleep.

Yawn can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing certain moves (,, and ) to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Yawn, the user's stat is raised by one stage.

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Trivia

 * Yawn is the only move whose name begins with the letter Y.
 * Its basis stems from the phenomenon of how yawns are contagious from person to person.
 * In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it ignores accuracy and evasion checks.

In other languages
Gähner Bostezo Bâillement Sbadiglio あくび 哈欠（招式）