my daughter just became a pokemon trainer. she came home the other day excited to show me her first real capture, but… it’s a drowzee. i don’t want to discriminate, but i’ve heard some scary things about them. am i over reacting or can this pokemon be dangerous for an 8 year old?

I’ve heard about the rumors concerning members of the drowzee line and their penchant for leading children into dense woods for nefarious purposes, but rest assured that these are largely unfounded. (Most stories in which members of the drowzee line attack children are actually about the child wandering into a wild pokémon’s territory, prompting them to attack—if the story is true at all.)

When caught and tamed, most pokémon are relatively docile to their trainers. Even if they dislike being in captivity or if they dislike their specific trainer, pokémon rarely use force strong enough to kill, maim, or otherwise badly harm a human. This goes for psychics capable of hypnosis as well; there are very, very few stories of a tamed psychic pokémon turning their abilities onto their trainers without their consent. This is because most pokémon that allow themselves to be captured actually want to be captured, either because of curiosity, the need to be trained, or the want for companionship. Wild pokémon that don’t want to be captured are often too deep into the wilderness to be found, too strong to allow themselves to be captured, or will otherwise make their desires known before a poké ball touches them.

That having been said, it’s likely that the only thing you’ll want to worry about is your daughter’s drowzee occasionally putting her to sleep for fun, but so long as she isn’t in harm’s way when she does it (and her drowzee will likely also see to that), she should be fine.

I get really terrible nightmares due to PTSD. Would it be a good idea to invest in a Munna or Drowzy to eat my nightmares?

Choose munna. While both may eat nightmares, nightmares are actually a staple of munna’s diet. To a drowzee, it’s more or less like eating a lot of bread. Eventually, you get sick on bread, and in any case, you really can’t survive on bread alone.

(I … honestly don’t know what to make of your analogies anymore. —LH)

If you meant to ask if you should invest in either at all, this may be something to discuss with your doctor. It may be helpful, certainly; it’s just that it’s always important to inform them of any steps you take to manage your mental health so they can factor it in to your course of treatment. That and if you experience extreme, daily nightmares, you may need other service pokémon in addition to a munna to help you manage your sleep.

But either way, yes, if given the choice, you should really choose a munna and not a drowzee.

Hey I’m the anon who had their mismagius circling the bed. I noted all my dreams had actually been really good. So I dug a little deeper and found something more sinister in the works. So it turns out a drowzee had been stalking me! I got up one of the nights she was circling me and noticed very sinister eyes at my window. I thanked her for all her hard work and gave her treats. Our relationship has gotten even better, I guess she was distant because she was so sleepy from protecting me at night

Poor mismagius. I’m very glad it worked out, anonymous, and it’s good that you thanked her for her hard work.

In the meantime, to avoid this problem in the future, I would suggest either putting up cleanse tags around your property or obtaining a guard houndoom or mightyena that you keep primarily outside. Either method should keep your drowzee “friend” from coming back.

Good luck, anonymous!

Drowzee and Hypno

Drowzee
The Hypnosis Pokémon
Type: Psychic
Official Registration #: 96
Entry: This tapir-like pokémon is not only a master at inducing sleep, but it’s also a oneirovore—or creature that consumes dreams. It is said that if your nose feels itchy in the middle of the night, it means that drowzee is attempting to consume your dreams through your nostrils. This is, in fact, the only creature that should really be eating anything out of the nose, should any small children be reading this blog. (So you see, parents, this website is fantastically educational and fit for humans of all ages.)

Bill, a couple posts ago, you were talking about mating rituals, violence among pokémon, and things one should never Google. —LH

All of which are important lessons, my dear Lanette. —Bill

Hypno
The Hypnosis Pokémon
Type: Psychic
Official Registration #: 97
Entry: The evolved form of drowzee, by battle experience. Using its pendulum, hypno is capable of inducing sleep in most thinking lifeforms within seconds. Much like its preevolved form, hypno is also an oneirovore, and thus, it uses its hypnotic abilities to prey on the dreams of humans and other pokémon. In the case of one little girl who had what were apparently particularly sweet dreams, a hypno snatched her away in order to continue feeding on her dreams specifically. This is the only recorded instance of a kidnapping by hypno on record, unlike the hundreds of other known instances of other pokémon preying on unaware trainers and children. So naturally, because of this, a number of vocal groups think the species as a whole is dangerous, and hypno has become the favored subject of those who wish to write sensationalist literature concerning the dangers of pokémon.