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First of all, love the names! Tiny detail - while their origins are pretty obvious, I'm pretty sure it's common practice to include them in your post.

I don't think it's a problem that it learns fewer special moves than physical moves (though I would suggest learning one just a little earlier). Rather, I think that this Pokemon doesn't particularly seem like a special type. I'm also not sure where its psychic typing comes from (which isn't necessarily a problem because many Pokemon have types tacked on) - though I would venture to guess the idea is that its psychic affinity is what allows it to attack while it sleeps. If that's the case, I would suggest maybe including something about that in its dex entries. If you did that, then I would be a lot quicker to accept it being a psychic type. But that's just me. (Also in this case, I would be more apt to understand its special attack being higher than its physical attack.)

My initial thought about its defenses/bulkiness is that they are a little low considering its size/the concept. I was going to advise you to increase the stat totals (either HP or one of the defenses) but then I remembered that Safe Sleep would function as a defense bonus while asleep. Stats might still warrant a little tweaking though, I'm not sure. It just seems to me that even with the way the ability works (love the idea, by the way, it would cause the trainer to rely on keeping it asleep as much as possible), a creature of nearly 1000 lbs. should be a little bulkier statwise. Of course I can see how this would cause it to be overpowered while asleep, so the call is yours - maybe you could lessen the effect of Safe Sleep and increase stats a little, but that might screw with your intent a little too much.


I'm not sure how I feel about it having 4 moves at level one and then not learning any until 12. Maybe have it learn rest at level 6 or 7. I get that its crucial to the concept, but it doesn't necessarily have to start with it.

Curious about Hybernate - why is it 4 turns? Is it to give more time to use sleep talk? Cause I can't see how that would be a benefit. I do get that with Safe Sleep it would mean a longer defense boost, but I don't see how having to wait longer to regain control/heal again would be a benefit. I'm sure you have a reason, I was just wondering what it was. My first thought though is that maybe Hibernate could boost defense and special defense by one stage upon its use. That way the longer sleep time would be negated by a lasting stat increase. Just a thought.