Awakening

If you were looking for the Awakening Emera in Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, see Emera.

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The Awakening (Japanese: ねむけざまし Drowsiness Cure) is a type of medicine introduced in Generation I. It can be used to wake a Pokémon from sleep.

Awakening ねむけざまし Drowsiness Cure

Pokémon Global Link artwork

Introduced in Generation I Pocket Generation I Items Generation II Items Generation III Items Generation IV Medicine Generation V Medicine Generation VI Medicine Generation VII Medicine Generation VIII Medicine Generation IX Medicine Fling Power 30

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price RGBY/RBY SwSh $200 $100 GSC RSEFRLG DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS BDSP $250 $125 SMUSUMPE $100 $50 SV $200 $50

Effect

When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, it cures a Pokémon from sleep.

Wonder Launcher

The Awakening appears as a Wonder Launcher item. It costs 4 points to use.

Description

Games Description Stad Awakens a Pokémon that has fallen asleep. GSC Awakens sleeping Pokémon. RSEColoXD Awakens a sleeping Pokémon. FRLG A spray-type medicine. It awakens a sleeping Pokémon. DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 A spray-type medicine. It awakens a Pokémon from the clutches of sleep. XYORAS SMUSUM A spray-type medicine used against sleep. It can be used once to rouse a Pokémon from the clutches of sleep. PE SwShBDSPLA A spray-type medicine to wake the sleeping. It can be used to rouse a single Pokémon from the clutches of sleep. SV A spray-type medicine to wake the sleeping. It can be used to rouse a Pokémon from the clutches of sleep.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods RGBY RBY Pokémon Tower Pewter, Cerulean, Vermilion Poké Marts; Celadon Department Store GSC Union Cave Cherrygrove, Violet, Ecruteak, Viridian, Pewter, Vermilion Poké Marts; Celadon Department Store, Goldenrod Department Store RSE Oldale, Petalburg, Mauville, Verdanturf, Lavaridge, Fortree Poké Marts; Lilycove Department Store FRLG Route 11, Pokémon Tower Pewter, Cerulean, Vermilion Poké Marts; Celadon Department Store Hidden recurring item (Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6), Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8)) Colo In the player's Bag at the start of the game Phenac, Pyrite Poké Marts; Outskirt Stand XD Gateon Port, Realgam Tower (Battle CD 20 completion prize) Phenac, Agate, Gateon Poké Marts DPPt Routes 204, 209DP, and 213DP All Poké Marts (after obtaining one Badge), Celestic Town shop, Veilstone Department Store HGSS Route 36, Union Cave All Poké Marts (after obtaining one Badge), Celadon Department Store, Goldenrod Department Store PW Refreshing Field BW Route 3, Dreamyard All Poké Marts (after obtaining one Badge), Shopping Mall Nine B2W2 All Poké Marts (after obtaining one Badge), Shopping Mall Nine XY Route 6, Coumarine City All Poké Marts (after obtaining one Badge) ORAS All Poké Marts (after obtaining one Badge), Lilycove Department Store SMUSUM Routes 1 and 8, Lush JungleUSUM, Ancient Poni Path All Poké Marts, Thrifty Megamart PE Route 12, Mt. Moon, Pokémon Tower, Team Rocket Hideout All Poké Marts, Celadon Department Store Hidden recurring item (Route 16) SwSh All Poké Marts SwShIA Armor Station Poké Mart SwShCT Crown Tundra Station Poké Mart Hidden recurring item (Slippery Slope) BDSP Routes 204, 209, and 213 All Poké Marts (after obtaining one Badge), Celestic Town shop, Veilstone Department Store, Ramanas Park shop SV Alfornada, Area Zero, Casseroya Lake, East Province (Area Three), Glaseado Mountain, North Province (Area Two), South Province (Area One), South Province (Area Two), South Province (Area Three), South Province (Area Five), South Province (Area Six), West Province (Area One) All Poké Marts SVTM Apple Hills, Chilling Waterhead, Fellhorn Gorge, Kitakami Road, Kitakami Wilds, Mossfell Confluence, Oni's Maw, Paradise Barrens, Reveler's Road, Timeless Woods, Wistful Fields Peachy's Sparkling overworld item (Apple Hills, Paradise Barrens) SVID Vending machines (Terarium)

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Conquest

In Pokémon Conquest, the Awakening can be used to cure a Pokémon from sleep.

An Awakening can be purchased from any Shop for 100-70 gold, and sold for 50-65 gold.

Description

Games Description Conq. Cures sleep.

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning

In the Japanese version of A Scare in the Air, a woman won an Awakening as a lottery prize. In the English dub, the prize was changed to "beautiful refrigerator magnets."

In the manga

An Awakening in Pokémon Adventures

An Awakening in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Pokémon Adventures

X & Y arc

In Charizard Transforms, Y used an Awakening to wake up Croaky after Xerosic's Malamar had put him to sleep with Hypnosis.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

In The Mystery Boy, Jun!!, Jun used an Awakening to wake up Hareta's Piplup after it had fallen asleep due to Mars's Purugly's Hypnosis.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 解眠藥 Gáaimìhnyeuhk * 提神劑 Tàihsàhn Jāi * Mandarin 解眠藥 / 解眠药 Jiěmiányào Danish Opvågning French Réveil German Aufwecker Italian Sveglia Korean 잠깨는약 Jam Kkaeneun Yak Brazilian Portuguese Despertar Spanish Despertar Swedish Vakna

Spray-type medicine

Potion

Super Potion

Hyper Potion

Max Potion

Full Restore

Antidote

Burn Heal

Ice Heal

Awakening

Paralyze Heal

Full Heal

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