Roar (move)

Roar ほえる Roar

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  -6 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM05 in Generation II TM05 in Generation III TM05 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Scrambles the order of appeals on the next turn.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Roar (Japanese: ほえる Roar) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Roar can be used to automatically end wild Pokémon battles. However, it has no effect in a Trainer battle.

Generation II

Now, when in battle against a Trainer, Roar will force a switch with a randomly chosen Pokémon from the Trainer's party. If there isn't another Pokémon, Roar will fail. Otherwise, it is exactly the same as Generation I.

Generation III and on

Roar will fail when used against Pokémon with the abilities Soundproof and Suction Cups or under the effects of Ingrain. Otherwise, it is exactly the same as Generation II.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0037 Vulpix Fire 21 0038 Ninetales Fire -- 0058 Growlithe Fire -- 0059 Arcanine Fire -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0037 Vulpix Fire 21 0058 Growlithe Fire -- 0059 Arcanine Fire -- 0209 Snubbull Normal 26 0210 Granbull Normal 28 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 7 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 7 0243 Raikou Electric 21 0244 Entei Fire 21 0245 Suicune Water 21 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM05

#   Pokémon Type 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0009 Blastoise Water 0020 Raticate Normal 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0037 Vulpix Fire 0038 Ninetales Fire 0058 Growlithe Fire 0059 Arcanine Fire 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 0075 Graveler Rock Ground 0076 Golem Rock Ground 0095 Onix Rock Ground 0111 Rhyhorn Rock Ground 0112 Rhydon Rock Ground 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0134 Vaporeon Water 0135 Jolteon Electric 0136 Flareon Fire 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0156 Quilava Fire 0157 Typhlosion Fire 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0208 Steelix Steel Rock 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0216 Teddiursa Normal 0217 Ursaring Normal 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0231 Phanpy Ground 0232 Donphan Ground 0234 Stantler Normal 0243 Raikou Electric 0244 Entei Fire 0245 Suicune Water 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0037 Vulpix Fire 9 0058 Growlithe Fire -- 0059 Arcanine Fire -- 0209 Snubbull Normal 26 0210 Granbull Normal 28 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 19 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 19 0243 Raikou Electric 21 0244 Entei Fire 21 0261 Poochyena Dark 21 0262 Mightyena Dark 22 0293 Whismur Normal 35 0294 Loudred Normal 43 0295 Exploud Normal 45 0304 Aron Steel Rock 21 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 21 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 21 0309 Electrike Electric 28 0310 Manectric Electric 31 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM05

#   Pokémon Type 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0009 Blastoise Water 0020 Raticate Normal 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0037 Vulpix Fire 0038 Ninetales Fire 0053 Persian Normal 0058 Growlithe Fire 0059 Arcanine Fire 0076 Golem Rock Ground 0095 Onix Rock Ground 0111 Rhyhorn Rock Ground 0112 Rhydon Rock Ground 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0134 Vaporeon Water 0135 Jolteon Electric 0136 Flareon Fire 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0154 Meganium Grass 0156 Quilava Fire 0157 Typhlosion Fire 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0208 Steelix Steel Rock 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0216 Teddiursa Normal 0217 Ursaring Normal 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 0221 Piloswine Ground 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0231 Phanpy Ground 0232 Donphan Ground 0234 Stantler Normal 0243 Raikou Electric 0244 Entei Fire 0245 Suicune Water 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0254 Sceptile Grass 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 0260 Swampert Water Ground 0261 Poochyena Dark 0262 Mightyena Dark 0264 Linoone Normal 0288 Vigoroth Normal 0289 Slaking Normal 0293 Whismur Normal 0294 Loudred Normal 0295 Exploud Normal 0304 Aron Steel Rock 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0309 Electrike Electric 0310 Manectric Electric 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark 0320 Wailmer Water 0321 Wailord Water 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 0335 Zangoose Normal 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 0364 Sealeo Ice Water 0365 Walrein Ice Water 0371 Bagon Dragon 0372 Shelgon Dragon 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0382 Kyogre Water 0383 Groudon Ground 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0335 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zangoose
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix
Growlithe, Arcanine
Snubbull, Granbull
Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Electrike, Manectric

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0037 Vulpix Fire 7 0058 Growlithe Fire -- 0059 Arcanine Fire -- 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 9 0209 Snubbull Normal 25 0210 Granbull Normal 27 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 14 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 14 0243 Raikou Electric 15 0244 Entei Fire 15 0261 Poochyena Dark 21 0262 Mightyena Dark 22 0293 Whismur Normal 35 0294 Loudred Normal 43 0295 Exploud Normal 45 0304 Aron Steel Rock 22 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 22 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 22 0309 Electrike Electric 36 0310 Manectric Electric 42 0403 Shinx Electric 21 0404 Luxio Electric 23 0405 Luxray Electric 23 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM05

#   Pokémon Type 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0009 Blastoise Water 0020 Raticate Normal 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0037 Vulpix Fire 0038 Ninetales Fire 0053 Persian Normal 0058 Growlithe Fire 0059 Arcanine Fire 0076 Golem Rock Ground 0095 Onix Rock Ground 0111 Rhyhorn Rock Ground 0112 Rhydon Rock Ground 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0134 Vaporeon Water 0135 Jolteon Electric 0136 Flareon Fire 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0154 Meganium Grass 0156 Quilava Fire 0157 Typhlosion Fire 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0208 Steelix Steel Rock 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0216 Teddiursa Normal 0217 Ursaring Normal 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 0221 Piloswine Ground 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0231 Phanpy Ground 0232 Donphan Ground 0234 Stantler Normal 0243 Raikou Electric 0244 Entei Fire 0245 Suicune Water 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0254 Sceptile Grass 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 0260 Swampert Water Ground 0261 Poochyena Dark 0262 Mightyena Dark 0264 Linoone Normal 0288 Vigoroth Normal 0289 Slaking Normal 0293 Whismur Normal 0294 Loudred Normal 0295 Exploud Normal 0304 Aron Steel Rock 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0309 Electrike Electric 0310 Manectric Electric 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark 0320 Wailmer Water 0321 Wailord Water 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 0335 Zangoose Normal 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 0364 Sealeo Ice Water 0365 Walrein Ice Water 0371 Bagon Dragon 0372 Shelgon Dragon 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0382 Kyogre Water 0383 Groudon Ground 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0389 Torterra Grass Ground 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 0395 Empoleon Water Steel 0403 Shinx Electric 0404 Luxio Electric 0405 Luxray Electric 0408 Cranidos Rock 0409 Rampardos Rock 0410 Shieldon Rock Steel 0411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 0419 Floatzel Water 0432 Purugly Normal 0434 Stunky Poison Dark 0435 Skuntank Poison Dark 0443 Gible Dragon Ground 0444 Gabite Dragon Ground 0445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 0447 Riolu Fighting 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel 0449 Hippopotas Ground 0450 Hippowdon Ground 0452 Drapion Poison Dark 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 0470 Leafeon Grass 0471 Glaceon Ice 0473 Mamoswine Ice Ground 0483 Dialga Steel Dragon 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 0485 Heatran Fire Steel 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0493 Arceus Normal Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0335 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zangoose
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix
Growlithe, Arcanine
Snubbull, Granbull
Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Electrike, Manectric
Shinx, Luxio, Luxray

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In the anime

The user growls at another Pokémon, sending it back to its Poké Ball.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The horn on Suicune's head glows bright blue and it lets out a fierce roar, scaring the opponent and making it go back into its Poké Ball.
A wild Suiune	For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!		Debut
	Entei growls and black waves come off of its body, sending the opponent back to its Poké Ball.
A wild Entei	Entei at your Own Risk		None
	Houndoom barks at the opponent and they go back into their Poké Balls.
Team Magma Grunts's Houndoom	A Ruin with a View		None
	Aron roars loudly, letting out a cyclone of soundwaves from its mouth, causing rampaging Pokémon to calm down.
Steven Stone's Aron	A Hole Lotta Trouble		None
	Arcanine roars loudly, causing the opponent to be scared and go back into its Poké Ball.
A wild Arcanine	On Cloud Arcanine		None

In other languages

• French: Hurlement
• German: Brüller
• Italian: Boato
• Korean: 울부짖기 ulbujitki
• Portuguese (Brazilian) and Spanish: Rugido

Variations of the move Roar
Roar • Whirlwind