Pokémon Ability

Insomnia

The Pokémon is suffering from insomnia and cannot fall asleep.

In-depth effect

The Pok�mon cannot be put to Sleep while having this ability.

Pokémon with Insomnia

4 Pokémon known to have Insomnia (Gen 9 dataset)

About the Insomnia ability

Insomnia is one of 112+ abilities in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Each Pokémon has one active ability at a time, drawn from a list of 1-3 possible abilities per species (the third slot, when present, is the Hidden Ability — only accessible via Tera raids, Mass Outbreaks, or Ability Patch).

Official game text: The Pokémon is suffering from insomnia and cannot fall asleep.

How it works: The Pok�mon cannot be put to Sleep while having this ability.

How to get a Pokémon with Insomnia

If Insomnia is a regular ability (not Hidden Ability), simply catch the Pokémon and it has a 50% chance per slot of having Insomnia. You can use an Ability Capsule (50 BP at Chansey Supply) to swap between regular ability slots. If Insomnia is the Hidden Ability of one of the 4 Pokémon listed above, you'll need either:

To catch the Pokémon from a 5-star or 6-star Tera raid
To use an Ability Patch (consumable from picnic crafting / raid rewards) on a Pokémon that already has Insomnia as a regular ability
To transfer a Pokémon with Hidden Ability via Pokémon HOME from older games

For the full list of abilities and their competitive impact, see our abilities reference. To check how an ability affects damage calculations, use our damage calculator.