Play Rough (move)

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Play Rough じゃれつく Frolic

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

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VI 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  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

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.

Effect

Play Rough inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Attack stat by one stage.

Description

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

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy	1	1
0053		Persian		Field		Field	1	1
053A		Persian Alola Form		Field		Field		1
0183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy	45XY 23ORAS	23
0184		Azumarill		Water 1	Fairy	50XY 25ORAS	25
0209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy	37	37
0210		Granbull		Field	Fairy	43	43
0261		Poochyena		Field		Field		46
0262		Mightyena		Field		Field		56
0264		Linoone		Field		Field	1	1
0287		Slakoth		Field		Field	38ORAS	38
0300		Skitty		Field	Fairy	49XY 46ORAS	46
0303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	1, 60XY 1, 49ORAS	1, 49
0313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like	43ORAS	43
0314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like	43ORAS	43
0431		Glameow		Field		Field	50	50
0506		Lillipup		Field		Field	45	45
0507		Herdier		Field		Field	52	52
0508		Stoutland		Field		Field	63	63
0509		Purrloin		Field		Field	49	49
0510		Liepard		Field		Field	58	58
0684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy	49	49
0685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy	49	49
0702		Dedenne		Field	Fairy	42	42
0707		Klefki		Mineral		Mineral	43	43
0764		Comfey		Grass		Grass		49
0778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous		46
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
0216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	✔	✔
0231		Phanpy		Field		Field	✔	✔
0261		Poochyena		Field		Field	✔	✔
0359		Absol		Field		Field	✔	✔
0434		Stunky		Field		Field	✔	✔
0613		Cubchoo		Field		Field	✔	✔
0690		Skrelp		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔
0761		Bounsweet		Grass		Grass		✔
0775		Komala		Field		Field		✔
0780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon		✔
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 events

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0385		Jirachi		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	2015 Tanabata Jirachi
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

Pokémon GO

• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Play Rough had a power of 50.
• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Play Rough had a power of 55.

Jigglypuff may only know this move if it was obtained before August 20, 2016.

In the anime

Mimikyu
The user plays rough with the target and attacks it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Mimikyu jumps towards the opponent and cloaks it with a thick, white smoke surrounded by stars. It then attacks the opponent multiple times with its stick.
Jessie's Mimikyu	Loading the Dex!		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Skitty
The user plays rough with the target and attacks it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Skitty rolls itself against the opponent and wedges its fur all over them, lowering their attack.
Shauna's Neko	PAXY38		Debut

Trivia

• Play Rough is the only physical Fairy-type move, excluding Twinkle Tackle using Play Rough as the base move.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 嬉鬧 Hēinaauh Mandarin 嬉鬧 / 嬉闹 Xīnào French Câlinerie German Knuddler Italian Carineria Korean 치근거리기 Chigeungeoligi Brazilian Portuguese Jogo Duro Spanish Carantoña

Variations of the move Meteor Mash
Meteor Mash • Play Rough

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