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Yawn

In Pokémon ChampionsGen III
Game

Pokémon Champions

NormalStatus

Puts the target to sleep after 1 turn.

Power
–
Accuracy
—
PP
12 Scarlet & Violet: 10
Hits
One Pokémon next to the user
On Showdown
0.5% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
Properties
Reflectable

Changes over time

How Yawn changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Champions

    PP 10 → 12 Buffed

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

Causes the target to fall asleep at the end of the next turn. Fails when used if the target cannot fall asleep or if it already has a non-volatile status condition. At the end of the next turn, if the target is still active, does not have a non-volatile status condition, and can fall asleep, it falls asleep. If the target becomes affected, this effect cannot be prevented by Safeguard or a substitute, or by falling asleep and waking up during the effect.

“The user lets loose a huge yawn that lulls the target into falling asleep on the next turn.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

What interacts

Abilities and items that boost Yawn, block it, punish its user or change how it works.

Boosts it

1

Blocks or weakens it

1

Changes how it works

1

Mold Breaker, Teravolt and Turboblaze ignore the abilities that block or weaken it.

Good to know

Works with or against it

Flower VeilInsomniaLeaf GuardPurifying SaltSweet VeilVital SpiritElectric TerrainMisty TerrainSafeguard

Who runs Yawn on Showdown

  1. Sylveon14.3% of its sets
  2. Torkoal7.8% of its sets
  3. Swampert54.3% of its sets
  4. Hippowdon66.3% of its sets
  5. Vaporeon76.9% of its sets
  6. Snorlax25.6% of its sets
  7. Empoleon15.3% of its sets
  8. Mega Audino79.8% of its sets
  9. Umbreon34.3% of its sets
  10. Meowstic24.2% of its sets
  11. Oranguru7.9% of its sets
  12. Skeledirge7.7% of its sets

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

On the ladder today

Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Yawn among their most used moves.

Sylveon, ladder rank #19Hippowdon, ladder rank #109Umbreon, ladder rank #113Audino, ladder rank #124Stunfisk, ladder rank #241Galarian Stunfisk, ladder rank #253

Who learns Yawn

45 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 45 in Champions
BlastoiseSlowbroVaporeonJolteonFlareonSnorlaxEspeonUmbreonSlowkingSwampertCameruptTorkoalChimechoEmpoleonHippowdonLeafeonGlaceonEmboarLiepardSimisearMusharnaAudinoBearticStunfiskPyroarMeowsticSlurpuffSylveonOranguruSkeledirgeHoundstoneHydrappleMega BlastoiseMega SwampertMega AudinoMega SlowbroMega CameruptGalarian SlowbroGalarian SlowkingGalarian StunfiskMega EmboarMega PyroarMega ChimechoMega MeowsticMega Meowstic

All 94 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →