Play Rough (move)

Play Rough じゃれつく Frolic

Battles Type  Fairy Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  90 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Play Rough (Japanese: じゃれつく Frolic) is a damage-dealing Fairy-type move introduced in Generation VI. It is, to date, the only Physical Fairy type move.

Effect

Play Rough inflicts damage and may lower the target's Attack stat by one stage.

Description

Games Description The user plays rough with the target and attacks it. This may also lower the target's Attack stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
040		Wigglytuff	Normal	Fairy	--
183		Marill	Water	Fairy	45
184		Azumarill	Water	Fairy	50
209		Snubbull	Fairy		Fairy	37
210		Granbull	Fairy		Fairy	43
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal	--
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal	49
303		Mawile	Steel	Fairy	--, 60
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark	49
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark	58
684		Swirlix	Fairy		Fairy	49
685		Slurpuff	Fairy		Fairy	49
702		Dedenne	Electric	Fairy	42
707		Klefki	Steel	Fairy	43
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
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark
359		Absol	Dark		Dark
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark
690		Skrelp	Poison	Water
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 languages

Language Title French Câlinerie German Knuddler Italian Carineria Korean 치근거리기 Spanish Carantoña

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