Talk:Roost (move)

Giratina and Roost

I think I was able to teach my Giratina the move Roost using the TM, but until someone confirms this as possible I'm not going to edit the page. --M. Burusu 08:00, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

It isn't possible unless it is hacked... so if you got ove GTS it might be hacked... Crystal Lucario 12:18, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Wait? What!?

Duxtox and beedrill aren't flying types but can learn roost?! Does not compute! Does NOT compute!--Quick Man107 02:27, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Mew. Smeargle. Latias. Latios. There's a bunch who aren't Flying that learn it. TTEchidnaFire echy 06:12, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

The move is just used for HP recovering, the loss of FLying-type is ignored. TESHIGIGAS 14:15, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

And except for Mew of that list, all of the mentioned Pokémon have wings. What puzzles me tough, is that DUNSPARSE can learn it by LEVEL UP. What is with that? It doesn't even have wings... --Alex S. 22:30, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Uh... yeah, it does have wings... The Dark Fiddler - Smarter than the average bear! 22:31, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Just a bit of curiosity.

If you make a Smeargle Pure-Flying type with Conversion, what type does it become if it then used Roost? --Phred 23:56, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

It changes back to Normal. I tried it myself. Baby G 16:23, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

This must be one reason why Arceus can't learn Roost. (Although if this is true then this would happen also, if Arceus did know Roost and held a Sky Plate. TorchicBlaziken 17:51, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Loss of flying type?

By losing flying type, does the pokemon also loose weaknesses to electric, rock, STABs, etc.? The Dark Fiddler 14:50, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

As far as I know, yep to all. But it's for that one turn, right? Sipulichu 15:24, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Let's take Gliscor as an example, a Flying and Ground typed Pokémon.

If it uses Roost, for the rest of that turn, it will be just ground typed. The flying type is restored afterwards for STAB and typing advantages.

I know it regains it's type afterwards as an Earthquake missed after a Roost, but a Brick Break did 1x damage rather than the normal 0.5x for a flying type while roosting. Gywall^(Talk) 15:27, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Which brings up a point...

What if a Smeargle Sketched this and Skill Swap, then swapped skills with a Kecleon, got hit by a Flying move, and then used Roost to recover the HP? TTEchidna 17:27, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

Roost and Conversion could also create the necessary combination.

Although I haven't tested it myself personally, odds are the programmers knew combinations like this were a possibility and programmed for those. It's a lot like ???-type Arceus, actually...--Shiningpikablu252 17:34, 9 August 2008 (UTC)