Rest

Changes over time

How Rest changed from game to game, newest first.

1. Gen IV

   Before: Works while asleep through Sleep Talk if not at full health.

2. Gen III

   … any non-volatile status condition in the dropped: process, even if it was already asleep. added: process. Fails if the user has full dropped: HP. added: HP, is already asleep, or if another effect is preventing sleep.

3. Gen II

   … any non-volatile status condition in the dropped: process. This does not remove the user's stat penalty for burn or paralysis. added: process, even if it was already asleep. Fails if the user has full HP.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

• Healing: stopped by Heal Block

Good to know

• Healing move: Heal Block stops it, and Triage gives it +3 priority.Healing moves
• Snatch can steal it.

Who runs Rest on Showdown

1. Mega Malamar24.2% of its sets
2. Vaporeon5.6% of its sets

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.

Who learns Rest

315 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 315 in Champions

VenusaurCharizardBlastoiseBeedrillPidgeotArbokPikachuRaichuClefableNinetalesVileplumeArcanineAlakazamMachampVictreebelSlowbroGengarKangaskhanStarmiePinsirTaurosGyaradosVaporeonJolteonFlareonAerodactylSnorlaxDragoniteMeganiumTyphlosionFeraligatrAriadosAmpharosAzumarillPolitoedEspeonUmbreonSlowkingForretressSteelixQwilfishScizorHeracrossSkarmoryHoundoomTyranitarSceptileBlazikenSwampertPelipperGardevoirSableyeMawileAggronMedichamManectricSharpedoCameruptTorkoalAltariaMiloticCastformBanetteChimechoAbsolGlalieMetagrossTorterraInfernapeEmpoleonStaraptorLuxrayRoseradeRampardosBastiodonLopunnySpiritombGarchompLucarioHippowdonToxicroakAbomasnowWeavileRhyperiorLeafeonGlaceonGliscorMamoswineGalladeFroslassRotomSerperiorEmboarSamurottWatchogLiepardSimisageSimisearSimipourMusharnaExcadrillAudinoConkeldurrScolipedeWhimsicottKrookodileScraftyCofagrigusGarbodorZoroarkReuniclusVanilluxeEmolgaEelektrossChandelureBearticStunfiskGolurkHydreigonVolcaronaChesnaughtDelphoxGreninjaDiggersbyTalonflameVivillonPyroarFlorgesPangoroFurfrouMeowsticAegislashAromatisseSlurpuffMalamarBarbaracleDragalgeClawitzerHelioliskTyrantrumAurorusSylveonHawluchaDedenneGoodraKlefkiTrevenantGourgeistAvaluggNoivernDecidueyeIncineroarPrimarinaToucannonCrabominableLycanrocToxapexMudsdaleAraquanidSalazzleTsareenaOranguruPassimianMimikyuDrampaKommo-oCorviknightFlappleAppletunSandacondaPolteageistHattereneGrimmsnarlMr. RimeRunerigusAlcremieFalinksMorpekoDragapultWyrdeerKleavorBasculegionSneaslerOverqwilMeowscaradaSkeledirgeQuaquavalMausholdGarganaclArmarougeCeruledgeBelliboltScovillainEspathraTinkatonPalafinOrthwormGlimmoraHoundstoneAnnihilapeFarigirafKingambitGholdengoSinistchaArchaludonHydrappleHeat RotomWash RotomFrost RotomFan RotomMow RotomSunny CastformRainy CastformSnowy CastformFemale MeowsticBlade AegislashSmall GourgeistLarge GourgeistSuper GourgeistMega VenusaurMega Charizard XMega Charizard YMega BlastoiseMega AlakazamMega GengarMega KangaskhanMega PinsirMega GyaradosMega AerodactylMega AmpharosMega ScizorMega HeracrossMega HoundoomMega TyranitarMega BlazikenMega GardevoirMega MawileMega AggronMega MedichamMega ManectricMega BanetteMega AbsolMega GarchompMega LucarioMega AbomasnowEternal FloetteMega SwampertMega SceptileMega SableyeMega AltariaMega GalladeMega AudinoMega SharpedoMega SlowbroMega SteelixMega PidgeotMega GlalieMega MetagrossMega CameruptMega LopunnyMega BeedrillAlolan RaichuAlolan NinetalesMidnight LycanrocDusk LycanrocGalarian SlowbroGalarian SlowkingGalarian StunfiskHisuian ArcanineHisuian TyphlosionHisuian SamurottHisuian ZoroarkHisuian GoodraHisuian AvaluggHisuian DecidueyeFemale BasculegionPaldean Tauros (Combat Breed)Paldean Tauros (Blaze Breed)Paldean Tauros (Aqua Breed)Mega ClefableMega VictreebelMega StarmieMega DragoniteMega MeganiumMega FeraligatrMega SkarmoryMega FroslassMega EmboarMega ExcadrillMega ScolipedeMega ScraftyMega EelektrossMega ChandelureMega ChesnaughtMega DelphoxMega GreninjaMega PyroarMega FloetteMega MalamarMega BarbaracleMega DragalgeMega HawluchaMega DrampaMega FalinksMega Raichu XMega Raichu YMega ChimechoMega Absol ZMega StaraptorMega Garchomp ZMega Lucario ZMega GolurkMega CrabominableMega ScovillainMega Glimmora

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