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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, which will double in power to 120 if used consecutively by an ally and definitely will be used by the ally directly after the first user, regardless of speed.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal	17			''''
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying		18	''''
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying		18	'
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying	29			''''
535		Tympole	Water		Water	9			'
536		Palpitoad	Water	Ground	--			'
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground	--			'
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic	--			''''
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

In the anime

Swoobat Maractus
The user attacks the target with a song.
Pokémon	Method
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

Trivia

• The name of this move refers to vocal rounds, a type of canon in which two voices sing harmoniously.
• Round is the only Generation V TM that can be learned by every Pokémon capable of learning TM moves.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 輪唱 Lúnchàng Dutch Canon French Chant Canon German Kanon Italian Coro Korean 돌림노래 Dolrimnorae Polish Kanon Brazilian Portuguese Radar Ronda Spanish Latin America Ronda Spain Canon

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