Role Play (move)

Role Play なりきり Change Appearance

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Battles Type  Psychic Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Move tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Category  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Makes the appeal as good as those before it.

Super Contests Category  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon gets the lowest score.

Role Play on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Role Play on Eevee's Movedex

Role Play (Japanese: なりきり Change Appearance) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Role Play replaces the user's ability with the target's ability. Role Play cannot copy Wonder Guard or Multitype.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	33			36				42
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	40	41	43				43
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal		31	33				33
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic	no			43				43
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic	no			no				71
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal	no
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass	no				no
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire	no				no
515		Panpour	Water		Water	no				no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By move tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					FRLG	E	XD	DP	Pt	HGSS
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal							✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal							✔
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire							✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire							✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal							✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal							✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water							✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water							✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting							✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting							✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic							✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic							✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic							✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting							✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting							✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting							✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison							✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic							✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic							✔
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting							✔
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting							✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic							✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic							✔
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal							✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic							✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic				✔			✔
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal							✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal							✔
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock							✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal							✔
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire							✔
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire							✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal							✔
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting							✔
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting							✔
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic							✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting							✔
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting							✔
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting							✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic							✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic							✔
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic							✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic							✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal							✔
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass							✔
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark							✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal							✔
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost							✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost							✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark							✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic							✔
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire							✔
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting							✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting							✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal							✔
438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock							✔
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic							✔
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying							✔
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting							✔
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel							✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting							✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting							✔
459		Snover	Grass	Ice							✔
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice							✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic							✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic							✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic							✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon							✔
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic							✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal							✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 185 Sudowoodo Rock Dream World - Pleasant Forest 441 Chatot Normal Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Alakazam
The user copies the opponent's ability.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Alakazam	Alakazam's face starts to glow brightly and the top half of its face morphs to look like the opponent. It then uses the opponent's ability.
Blue's Alakazam	Hometown Viridian City		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 角色扮演 Jiǎo​sè​ Bànyǎn French Imitation German Rollentausch Greek Υπόδυση Italian Giocodiruolo Korean 역할 Yeokhal Serbian Gluma Spanish Imitación

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