Hypno
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| First game | Pokémon Red and Blue |
Hypno, known in Japan as Sleeper (スリーパー, Suriipaa), is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Hypno first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise.
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.[1][2] 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.[3] As a result they were renamed Hypno which IGN states is derived from the word "hypnosis".[4]
Hypno is a humanoid creature with a fur covering its neck, and always carrying its favorite pendulum in its hand, which it uses to put others to sleep. Hypno is a curiously sinister Pokémon that puts other Pokémon and people to sleep. It does so by swinging the pendulum, which it carries in its hand all the time. When hunting for prey, it will polish the mysterious pendulum. Eating the dreams of its foes is another sinister ability of Hypno. However, stomach pains will ail Hypno if it eats a nightmare. At dusk, some Hypno will appear near schools and less-traveled roads. This may be to scare children and travelers at night and hypnotize them. In fact, there was once an incident where Hypno hypnotized and kidnapped a child. It is possible that Hypno never sleeps, as evident by its Insomnia ability. Instead of sleeping, it probably energizes itself with meditation and by eating the dreams of those it puts to sleep. Hypno's menacing and semi-parted eyelids look sleep deprived.
Appearances
In the video games
Hypno first appears in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and later in its remakes Pokémon Yellow and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. It evolves from Drowzee by leveling up. It appears in each subsequent main Pokémon title since. Outside of the main series, Hypno appears in Pokémon Pinball, Pokémon Trozei!, the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon titles, the Pokémon Ranger titles, and Pokémon Rumble.
In other media
Reception
Hypno has appeared in several pieces of promotional material including a t-shirt which Joystiq's JC Fletcher wrote had an "interesting silhouette style" and that it was creepy because it depicted Hypno kidnapping children.[5] IGN commented that players may prefer Hypno to Alakazam, due to its heightened Defense statistics.[4] IGN's Pokémon Chick wrote that "Hypno always has been and always will be my favorite Psychic type" and attributed it possibly due to its "luxurious white ruff and shiny pendulum". She added that it is the "only two-legged Pokemon I can stand to this day, really".[6] She added that Hypno has "ungodly defense".[7] GamesRadar's Brett Elston wrote that due to learning moves so late players will "have something to look forward to". [8] 1UP.com's Richard Li called its appearance in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness "super weak and super boring".[9] Destructoid's Jim Sterling included it in his list of 30 "rubbish Pokémon" in Red and Blue. He wrote that it was "a disappointing evolution when compared to what they start out as" and "severely ugly-looking, with its Gonzo nose and nasty, slitty little eyes".[10] Authors Jeffrey Nelson and Tim Bogenn called it the third best Psychic type Pokémon along with Alakazam.[11]
References
- ^ Staff. "2. 一新されたポケモンの世界". Nintendo.com (in Japanese). Nintendo. p. 2. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ^ Stuart Bishop (2003-05-30). "Game Freak on Pokémon!". CVG. Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ^ Chua-Euan, Howard (November 22, 1999). "PokéMania". TIME. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
- ^ a b http://guides.ign.com/guides/16708/page_66.html
- ^ http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/26/pokemon-151-site-open-and-terrifying/
- ^ http://faqs.ign.com/articles/431/431927p1.html
- ^ http://faqs.ign.com/articles/390/390802p1.html
- ^ http://www.gamesradar.com/ds/f/the-complete-pokemon-rby-pokedex-part-9/a-2007082295639479041/g-2006100415372930075/p-9
- ^ http://www.1up.com/features/pokemon-xd-guide?pager.offset=4
- ^ http://www.destructoid.com/thirty-rubbish-pokemon-red-blue-edition-92171.phtml?s=100
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=kpzZDowVUyAC
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