Entrainment (move)

Entrainment なかまづくり Befriend

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  1 ♥ Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Entrainment (Japanese: なかまづくり Befriend) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation V. It is the inverse of Role Play.

Effect

Entrainment changes the target's Ability to match the user's. The effect lasts until the target is switched out or the battle ends. Entrainment will not work if the target has the Ability Trace, Truant, Multitype, Flower Gift, Imposter, Zen Mode, or Stance Change.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 XYORAS The user dances with an odd rhythm that compels the target to mimic it, making the target's Ability the same as the user's.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric	63			1, 63 49
312		Minun	Electric		Electric	63			1, 63 49
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal	53			50
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal	53			53
433		Chingling	Psychic		Normal	25			25 19
531		Audino	Normal		Normal	25			25
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass	43			43
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass	37			37
632		Durant	Bug	Steel	46			46
674		Pancham	Fighting		Fighting				42
675		Pangoro	Fighting	Dark				1, 45
702		Dedenne	Electric	Fairy				39
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
086		Seel	Water		Water
223		Remoraid*	Water		Water
370		Luvdisc*	Water		Water
667		Litleo	Fire	Normal
692		Clauncher*	Water		Water
701		Hawlucha	Fighting	Flying
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title French Ten-danse German Zwango Italian Saltamicizia Korean 동료만들기 Dongryo Mandulgi Brazilian Portuguese Embarque Spanish Danza Amiga

Variations of the move Worry Seed
Worry Seed • Entrainment • Simple Beam

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