Round (move)

Round
りんしょう Round

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Special
PP	15 (max. 24)
Power	60
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

Target

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

Availability

Introduced	Generation V
TM48 in Generation V TM48 in Generation VI TM48 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Beautiful
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	0
Works well if it is the same type as the move used by the last Pokémon.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Round (Japanese: りんしょう Round) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation V. It is TM48 as of Generation V.

Effect

Round inflicts damage. If another Pokémon uses Round before the user this turn, the user will use Round directly after it (regardless of speed); all but the first Round within a turn will double in power to 120. Pokémon with the Ability Soundproof are not affected by this move.

Description

Games	Description
BW B2W2 XY ORAS	The user attacks the target with a song. Others can join in the Round and make the attack do greater damage.
SM USUM	The user attacks the target with a song. Others can join in the Round to increase the power of the attack.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy	17	17^XY 24^ORAS	22
0333		Swablu		Flying	Dragon	18^B2W2	18^XY 17^ORAS	17
0334		Altaria		Flying	Dragon	18^B2W2	18^XY 17^ORAS	17
0441		Chatot		Flying		Flying	29	29	29
0535		Tympole		Water 1		Water 1	9	9	9
0536		Palpitoad		Water 1		Water 1	1, 9	1, 9	1, 9
0537		Seismitoad		Water 1		Water 1	1, 9	1, 9	1, 9
0648		Meloetta		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	1	1	1
0656		Froakie		Water 1		Water 1		21	21
0657		Frogadier		Water 1		Water 1		23	23
0684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy		13	13
0685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy		13	13
0698		Amaura		Monster		Monster		30	30
0699		Aurorus		Monster		Monster		30	30
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 TM

#	Pokémon	Types	Egg Groups	Machine
#	Pokémon	Types	Egg Groups	I [[\|]]	II [[\|]]	III [[\|]]	IV [[\|]]	V TM48	VI TM48	VII TM48	VIII --	IX --
All Pokémon who can learn TMs can learn Round except Unown, Wobbuffet, Wynaut, Kricketot, Burmy, Tynamo, Spewpa, Honedge, Doublade, and Pyukumuku.
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 Mystery Dungeon series

Round damages an enemy in front. If a teammate in the same room used Round in the same turn, the power of the move is increased for the turn by 50%. In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Round causes its own Round status condition on the user which lasts for one turn.

Description

Games	Description
MDGtI	It damages enemies. It causes more damage if your teammate in the same room just used the same move.
SMD	It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if your teammate in the same room just used the same move.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Swoobat Maractus
The user attacks the target with a song.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Swoobat opens its mouth and releases a high-pitched note from its mouth, causing red, green or blue circles to come out of its mouth. The opponent then holds its ears in pain. As the circles fly towards the opponent, they grow bigger. The attack is much more powerful when used in a group.
Multiple wild Swoobat	Emolga the Irresistible!	Debut
	Maractus opens its mouth and sings a note. As it does, multiple green, red, or blue rings come out of its mouth at the opponent. As the circles fly towards the opponent, they grow bigger.
Toby's Marra	A Maractus Musical!	None
Toby's Racca	A Maractus Musical!	None
Toby's Tussy	A Maractus Musical!	None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Swablu
The user attacks the target with a song.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Swablu sings at the opponent.
A choir's multiple Swablu	Choir Tournament	Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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
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Trivia

The name of this move refers to vocal rounds, a type of canon in which two voices sing harmoniously.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	輪唱 Lèuhncheung
Chinese	Mandarin	輪唱 / 轮唱 Lúnchàng
Dutch		Canon
French		Chant Canon
German		Kanon
Indonesian		Suara Keras
Italian		Coro
Korean		돌림노래 Dolrimnorae
Polish		Kanon
Portuguese	Brazil	Ronda Circular (TCG)
Portuguese	Portugal	Canon
Spanish		Canon
Vietnamese		Hợp Xướng

Generation V TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95
Generation V HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06

Generation VI TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VI HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06^ORAS • 07^ORAS

Generation VII TMs
SM USUM
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
PE
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60

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