Dream Needle

Dream Needle
Damage Type(s)	PhysicalShin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Persona 2: Eternal Punishment Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Attribute(s)	PhysicalShin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Shin Megami Tensei V Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Persona 5 GunPersona 5 Royal Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei IV ThrownPersona 2: Eternal Punishment Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Effect(s)	Deals damage, has a chance to inflict Sleep

Dream Needle is a recurring skill in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Dream Needle is a damage dealling skill which has a chance to inflict Sleep. It is generally fairly weak to make up for its powerful secondary effect.

Gameplay

Effect

Game	Attribute	S. TypeSkill Type	D. TypeDamage Type	Effect	Cost	P. LevelPower Level	Target	Range	Hits	B. PowerBase Power	C. RateCritical Hit Rate	Accuracy	Rank	Usage
														In Battle	Outside
Shin Megami Tensei: Nine	Thrown	Extra	Physical	—	5% HP	—	Single enemy	—	—	10	—	—	—	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Gun	—	—	???	9 MP	—	Single	—	1	75	—	120%	2	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Gun	—	—	???	9 MP	—	Single	—	1	—	—	—	3	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei V	Physical	—	—	55% chance to inflict Sleep.	10 MP	Weak	Single	—	1	110	—	98%	2	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	Physical	Magic	Physical	Inflicts damage, 55% chance of Sleep.	10 MP	Weak	Single enemy	—	1	110	0%	98%	—	✔	✘
Persona 2: Innocent Sin	Thrown	—	Physical	34 dmg, 50% Sleep	—	—	1 foe	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment	Throw	—	Physical	Damage + 42% chance of inflicting Sleep.	—	—	1 foe	—	1	30	—	—	—	✔	✘
Persona 5	Phys	—	Physical	35% Sleep chance.	8% HP	Light	One Foe	—	1	70	5%	90%	—	—	—
Persona 5 Royal	Gun	—	Physical	35% Sleep chance.	8% HP	Light	One Foe	—	1	70	5%	90%	—	—	—
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth	Phys	Magic	Physical	—	6 HP	Light	Single	Melee	1	?	?	?	—	✔	✘

Descriptions

Game	Description
Shin Megami Tensei: Nine	敵を眠らせる針　範囲：敵単体 Translation: Sleep-inducing needles. Range: Single enemy
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Weak Gun damage with 70% chance of Sleep to one enemy.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Weak gun damage and 70% sleep to one foe.
Shin Megami Tensei V	Weak Physical attack to 1 foe. Chance of inflicting Sleep.
Persona 2: Innocent Sin	Deal low Thrown + Nerve damage to one enemy. May sleep. (50% chance)
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment	敵単体に投具＋神経属性で小ダメージを与え、【睡眠】の追加効果 Translation: Small Throw damage + Sleep effect to an enemy.
Persona 5	Light Phys dmg to one foe. Medium chance of Sleep.
Persona 5 Royal	Light Gun dmg to one foe. Medium chance of Sleep.
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth	Light Phys attack, with medium chance of Sleep.

Learnsets

Demons

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

Level Up

Name	Learned
Bai Suzhen	27
Clotho	37
Alice	39

D-Source

Name	Learned
Clotho	37

Shin Megami Tensei IV

Name	Learned
Alice	Innate
Incubus	Innate
Lilim	Innate
Sandman	Innate
Tangata Manu	Innate

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

Name	Learned
Alice	Innate
Incubus	Innate
Legion	Innate
Sandman	Innate
Tangata Manu	Innate

Shin Megami Tensei V

Name	Learned
Incubus	Innate
Sandman	Innate
Poltergeist	26

Soul Hackers 2

Name	Learned
Sandman	Innate

Persona 5 Royal

Name	Arcana	Learned
Phoenix	Hierophant	Innate
Pisaca	Death	Innate
Arsène	Fool	5
Inugami	Hanged Man	15

Name	Arcana	Learned
Phoenix	Faith	Innate
Pisaca	Death	Innate
Incubus	Devil	Innate
Arsène	Fool	5
Inugami	Hanged Man	15

Persona 5 Strikers

Name	Arcana	Learned
Arsène	Fool	4
Pisaca	Death	24

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

Name	Arcana	Learned
Arsène	Fool	2

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	夢見針 Yumemi hari	Dream Needle