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  [[{{{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 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. It does not work on Pokémon with the Truant, Zen Mode, Multitype, Illusion or Stance Change Abilities.

Description

Games Description 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			63
312		Minun	Electric		Electric	63			63
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal	53			'
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal	53			53
433		Chingling	Psychic		Normal	25			25
531		Audino	Normal		Normal	25			25
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass	43			43
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass	37			'
632		Durant	Bug	Steel	46			46
674		Pancham	Fighting		Fighting				42
675		Pangoro	Fighting	Dark				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 languages

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

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

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