Roar in the Anime
Wasn't Roar used by Suicune against Eusine in EP227, to flee from his Pokémon?
Mean Look/Shadow Tag
If a wild Pokémon uses Roar when the opponent used Mean Look/Spider Web/Block or has Shadow Tag/Arena Trap, will the battle end? 1337Fire ►strike! 18:24, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
- Well, I found it works with Shadow Tag, but with Mean Look/Block/Spider Web? 1337Fire ►strike! 00:51, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
- Probably, and with Arena Trap too. Aura-Knight 01:01, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Generation I priority?
I'm pretty sure that Roar and Whirlwind have normal priority in Generation I. Can someone confirm this? Blaziken257 01:58, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Generation V effect?
I was training my Deino around Unova Route 10 and a wild Herdier failed to Roar my Pokémon out of battle several times in a row. (For the record, they were both Lv.39) So ... is there possibly more to Roar's success rate in wild Pokémon battles than is currently stated? --Stratelier 07:10, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
I attempted to use Roar on a same level Basculin with my Steelix along Unova Route 1 and encountered the same problem, it failed multiple times before i fled. theseriddlesthree 10:06, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
Origin
Could it be that Roar is inspired by the shisa of Japanese mythology, which dispels evil spirits with its roar? It seems legitimate since Only Growlithe (based on the shisa) and Vulpix could learn it naturally in Gen I. Should this be added?