Concept and Characteristics
Hypno was one of several different designs conceived by Game Freak's character development team and finalized by Ken Sugimori for the first generation of Pocket Monsters games Red and Green, which were localized outside of Japan as Pokémon Red and Blue. Originally called "Sleeper" in Japanese, Nintendo decided to give the various Pokémon species "clever and descriptive names" related to their appearance or features when translating the game for western audiences as a means to make the characters more relatable to American children. As a result they were renamed Hypno which is derived from the word "hypnosis".
Physically, Hypno resembles a bipedal tapir. When its eyes lock with an enemy, Hypno uses psychic powers to confuse the opponent or puts them to sleep using a pendulum. The pendulum rocks at a steady rhythm, causing drowsiness in those nearby. The effects of its hypnosis grow the longer Hypno swings its pendulum. Even if one has just woken up, Hypno's pendulum can put them back to sleep in three seconds. Hypno puts humans it meets to sleep when it is very hungry, feasting on their dreams. When hunting for prey, it will polish the pendulum.
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