Pokédex - Move Data - Role Play

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Ruby/Sapphire Version

Changes user’s ability to that of the target. Fails if the target’s ability is Wonder Guard or if the target doesn’t have an ability. (Doesn’t fail if user and the target have the same ability.)

Diamond/Pearl Version

User’s ability becomes the ability the target actually has. Fails if the target actually has Wonder Guard, Multitype, or the same ability as the user; if user actually has Multitype; or if the target actually doesn’t have an ability.

Black/White Version

User’s Ability becomes the Ability the target actually has. Fails if user actually has Multitype or the same Ability as the target actually has, or if the target actually has Flower Gift, Forecast, Illusion, Imposter, Multitype, Trace, Wonder Guard, or Zen Mode.

Flag p: This attack doesn't fail against the target if the target has a substitute.

Pokémon that can learn Role Play

The following Pokémon can learn Role Play:

Abomasnow

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Snover)

Abra

Absol

Aipom

Alakazam

• Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 33 (as Kadabra)
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later, but Before Black/White: Level 36 (as Kadabra)
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Kadabra)
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Abra)
• Black/White Versions and Later: Level 42 (as Kadabra)

Ambipom

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Aipom)

Azelf

Banette

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Shuppet)

Blaziken

Bonsly

Cacnea

Cacturne

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Cacnea)

Chatot

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• Black/White Versions and Later: Pokémon Distribution: Windswept Sky (II) (with Hidden Ability)

Chimchar

Clefable

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Clefairy)
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Cleffa)

Clefairy

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Cleffa)

Cleffa

Croagunk

Deoxys

Deoxys Attack Forme

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Deoxys)

Deoxys Defense Forme

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Deoxys)

Deoxys Normal Forme

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Deoxys)

Deoxys Speed Forme

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Deoxys)

Drowzee

• Egg Move
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor

Gengar

Golduck

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Psyduck)

Grumpig

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Spoink)

Hariyama

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Makuhita)

Hitmonchan

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Tyrogue)

Hitmonlee

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Tyrogue)

Hitmontop

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Tyrogue)

Houndoom

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Houndour)

Houndour

Hypno

• Egg Move (as Drowzee)
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Drowzee)

Igglybuff

Infernape

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Monferno)
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Chimchar)

Jigglypuff

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Igglybuff)

Jynx

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Smoochum)

Kadabra

• Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 33
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later, but Before Black/White: Level 36
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Abra)
• Black/White Versions and Later: Level 42

Kecleon

Latias

Lucario

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Riolu)

Machamp

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Machoke)
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Machop)

Machoke

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Machop)

Machop

Makuhita

Mankey

Medicham

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Meditite)

Meditite

Meloetta

Meloetta Pirouette Forme

Mesprit

Mew

• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor

Mewtwo

Mime Jr.

• Level 43
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor

Monferno

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Chimchar)

Mr. Mime

• Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 41
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Level 43
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Level 43 (as Mime Jr.)
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Mime Jr.)

Ninetales

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Vulpix)

Panpour

Pansage

Pansear

Primeape

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Mankey)

Psyduck

Riolu

Sableye

Shuppet

Simipour

Simisage

Simisear

Smeargle

Smoochum

Snover

Spinda

• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Egg Move
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor

Spoink

Stantler

• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Level 33
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor

Sudowoodo

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Bonsly)
• Black/White Versions and Later: Pokémon Distribution: Pleasant Forest (III) (with Hidden Ability)

Tauros

Toxicroak

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Croagunk)

Tyrogue

Uxie

Vulpix

Wigglytuff

• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Jigglypuff)
• HeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor (as Igglybuff)

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