Play Nice (move)

Play Nice
なかよくする Make Friends

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Status
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not 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.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cute
Appeal	1 ♥
Jamming	0
Works better the more the crowd is excited.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Play Nice (Japanese: なかよくする Make Friends) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

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Play Nice lowers the target's Attack stat by one stage and bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly. It will hit the target even if it has used Protect, Detect, or Spiky Shield, but will fail if the target is protected by Crafty Shield. Play Nice bypasses substitutes.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Play Nice, the user's Defense stat rises by one stage.

Play Nice can be used as a part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing certain moves (Circle Throw, Seismic Toss, Sky Drop, Smack Down, Storm Throw and Vital Throw) to give an extra three appeal points if any of them is used in the next turn.

Description

Games	Description
XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh BDSP LA SV	The user and the target become friends, and the target loses its will to fight. This lowers the target's Attack stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy	7	7^SMUSUM	1^SwShBDSP	1
0026		Raichu		Field	Fairy			1^SwShBDSP	1
0026		Raichu Alolan Form		Field	Fairy			1	1
0039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy	10^XY 8^ORAS	9^SMUSUM
0172		Pichu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			4^SwShBDSP	1
0216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	25	25	25^BDSP	25
0217		Ursaring		Field		Field	25	25	25^BDSP	25
0311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy	1, 21^XY 1^ORAS	1	1^BDSP
0312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy	1	1	1^BDSP
0313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like			1^BDSP
0314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like	1	1	1^BDSP	1
0511		Pansage		Field		Field	1	1
0513		Pansear		Field		Field	1	1
0515		Panpour		Field		Field	1	1
0531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy	1	1	1
0574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like	8	8	4	4
0575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1	1	1
0576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1	1	1
0594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2		1		1
0613		Cubchoo		Field		Field	15	15	12	12
0614		Beartic		Field		Field	9	15	12	12
0684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy	8	8	3
0685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy	8	1, 8	1
0761		Bounsweet		Grass		Grass		5	4	4
0762		Steenee		Grass		Grass		1, 5	1	1
0763		Tsareena		Grass		Grass			1	1
0780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon		1	1
0856		Hatenna		Fairy		Fairy			1	1
0857		Hattrem		Fairy		Fairy			1	1
0858		Hatterene		Fairy		Fairy			1	1
0876		Indeedee Male		Fairy		Fairy			1	1
0876		Indeedee Female		Fairy		Fairy			1	1
0901		Ursaluna		Field		Field				25
0901		Ursaluna Bloodmoon		Field		Field				25
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Play Nice lowers the enemy's Attack by one stage.

Game	Base Power	Max Power	Base PP	Max PP	Base Accuracy	Max Accuracy	Range	Target	Cuts corners
SMD	-	-	20	99	—%	-	Front	Enemy	No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

In Pokémon Rumble Rush, all status moves including Play Nice could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Play Nice could be seen as a move used by opposing Swirlix.

Play Nice

Charge time	0.86 seconds
Range type	Homing
Target	Enemy
Additional effect	Lowers the foe's Attack

Description

Games	Description
SMD MDRTDX	It lowers the enemy's Attack.

In other generations

Core series games

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

Spin-off series games

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

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	和睦相處 Wòhmuhk Sēungchyu
Chinese	Mandarin	和睦相處 / 和睦相处 Hémù Xiāngchǔ
French		Camaraderie
German		Kameradschaft
Italian		Simpatia
Korean		친해지기 Chinhaejigi
Polish		Miła Gra
Spanish		Camaradería

Variations of the move Confide

Confide • Play Nice

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