Role Play
Effect Summary
Copies the target's ability.
Detailed Effect
Role Play replaces the user's current ability with the target's ability.
Role Play bypasses accuracy
and
evasion
checks to always hit except when the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of moves such as Dig or Fly.
Role Play fails if the following applies:
If the user is transformed due to Forecast, it will change back before using Role Play.
Role Play bypasses accuracy
Role Play fails if the following applies:
- The target's ability is:
- Battle Bond
- Comatose
- Commander
- Disguise
- Flower Gift (Gen 5 onwards)
- Forecast (Gen 5 onwards)
- Gulp Missile
- Ice Face
- Illusion
- Imposter
- Multitype
- Neutralizing Gas
- Power Construct
- Power of Alchemy
- Protosynthesis
- Quark Drive
- Receiver
- RKS System
- Schooling
- Shields Down
- Stance Change
- Trace (Gen 5 onwards)
- Wonder Guard
- Zen Mode
- Zero to Hero
- The user's ability is:
If the user is transformed due to Forecast, it will change back before using Role Play.
- In Gen 3-4 Role Play does not fail if the target has the same ability as the user.
Description
RS E | Mimics the target and copies its special ability. |
FRLG | The user mimics the foe completely and copies the foe’s ability. |
DP HGSS PL | The user mimics the foe completely, copying the foe’s natural ability. |
COL B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM LGPLGE | The user mimics the target completely, copying the target’s natural Ability. |
SWSH | The user mimics the target completely, copying the target’s Ability. |
Meta Information
Move Target | means that the Pokémon can not be selected.means that the Pokémon can be selected.means that the Pokémon will be selected. | ||
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Effect Type |
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Interactions |
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Other Languages |
Level Up
Egg Breeding
Tutor
Contest Information
Contest
Contest Condition | Cute |
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Color | Pink |
Flavor | Sweet |
Contest Effect
Effect | User earns appeal points equal to half the points ALL the previous Pokémon earned plus one. |
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Description | Makes the appeal as good as those before it. |
Jam | - |
Appeal | ❤️ |
Super Contest Effect
Description | Earn +3 if the Pokémon gets the lowest score. |
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Appeal | ❤️❤️ |