Entrainment (move)

Entrainment なかまづくり Befriend

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: 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.

Effect

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Entrainment changes the target's Ability to match the user's. If a Pokémon affected by Entrainment is switched out, it regains its original Ability.

If both Pokémon have the same Ability, Entrainment will fail.

Entrainment fails if the target's Ability is Truant, Multitype, Stance Change, Schooling, Comatose, Shields Down, Disguise, RKS System, Battle Bond, Ice Face, or Gulp Missile.

Entrainment fails if the user's Ability is Trace, Forecast, Flower Gift, Zen Mode, Illusion, Imposter, Power of Alchemy, Receiver, Disguise, Power Construct, Ice Face, Hunger Switch, Gulp Missile, or Neutralizing Gas.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Entrainment, the user's Special Defense stat is raised by one stage.

Entrainment can be used as a part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing certain moves (Circle Throw, Seismic Toss, Sky Drop, Smack Down, Storm Throw and Vital Throw) to give an extra three appeal points if any of them is used in the next turn.

Entrainment fails if used on Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM SwSh 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		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy	63	1, 63XY 49ORAS	49
0312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy	63	1, 63XY 49ORAS	49
0427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like	53	50	50	40
0428		Lopunny		Field	Human-Like	53	53	53	40
0433		Chingling		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	25	25XY 19ORAS	19
0531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy	25	25XY 29ORAS	29	52
0542		Leavanny		Bug		Bug	43	43	43
0548		Petilil		Grass		Grass	37	37	37	39
0549		Lilligant		Grass		Grass				1
0632		Durant		Bug		Bug	46	46	36	48
0674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like		42	42	44
0675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like		1, 45	1, 45	52
0702		Dedenne		Field	Fairy		39	39	55
0751		Dewpider		Water 1	Bug			48	32
0752		Araquanid		Water 1	Bug			62	38
0868		Milcery		Fairy	Amorphous				50
0869		Alcremie		Fairy	Amorphous				50
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0086		Seel		Water 1	Field		✔	✔
0223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2		✔	✔
0370		Luvdisc		Water 2		Water 2		✔	✔
0667		Litleo		Field		Field		✔	✔
0692		Clauncher		Water 1	Water 3		✔	✔	✔
0701		Hawlucha		Flying	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
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 games

Description

Games Description MDGtI It makes the Ability of the Pokémon in front of you same as yours. SMD It makes a target's Ability the same as yours.* It makes the Ability of the Pokémon in front of you the same as yours.*

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 Chinese Cantonese 找夥伴 Jáau Fóbuhn Mandarin 找夥伴 / 找伙伴 Zhǎo Huǒbàn French Ten-Danse* Ten-danse* German Zwango Italian Saltamicizia Korean 동료만들기 Dongnyo Mandulgi Brazilian Portuguese Embarque Spanish Danza Amiga

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

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