Generation III Move
Role Play
Copies the target’s ability.
- —Power
- —Accuracy
- 10PP
- 0Priority
Role Play Battle Data
- Type
- Psychic
- Category
- Status
- Power
- —
- Accuracy
- —
- PP
- 10
- Priority
- 0
- Target
- Selected Pokémon
- Introduced
- Generation III
- Contest type
- Cute
Role Play Effect
User’s ability is replaced with the target’s until the user leaves the field. Ignores accuracy and evasion modifiers. If the target has Flower Gift, Forecast, Illusion, Imposter, Multitype, Stance Change, Trace, Wonder Guard, or Zen Mode, this move will fail. This move cannot be copied by Mirror Move.
“The user mimics the target completely, copying the target's Ability.”
Target: One other Pokémon on the field, selected by the trainer.
Pokémon That Learn Role Play
125 Pokémon can learn Role Play.
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Role Play Questions & Answers
- What type is Role Play?
- Role Play is a Psychic-type status move.
- What does Role Play do?
- User’s ability is replaced with the target’s until the user leaves the field. Ignores accuracy and evasion modifiers. If the target has Flower Gift, Forecast, Illusion, Imposter, Multitype, Stance Change, Trace, Wonder Guard, or Zen Mode, this move will fail. This move cannot be copied by Mirror Move.
- How many Pokémon can learn Role Play?
- 125 Pokémon can learn Role Play.
- What Pokémon can learn Role Play?
- Clefairy, Clefable, Vulpix, Ninetales, and Jigglypuff, and 120 more Pokémon can learn Role Play — the full list is above.