Role Play (move)

Role Play なりきり Change Appearance

The user mimics the foe completely, copying the foe's natural ability.

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 BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect either foe, but not the ally

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0  ???

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

Generation III

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
064		Kadabra	Psychic		33
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		40RSE
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		41FRLG
234		Stantler	Normal		31FRLG
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Kadabra, Alakazam Mr. Mime
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
064		Kadabra	Psychic		36
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		43
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		43
234		Stantler	Normal		33
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Kadabra, Alakazam Mr. Mime Spinda
327		Spinda	Normal		Kadabra, Alakazam Drowzee, Hypno Mr. Mime Stantler
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

In other languages

• Spanish: Imitación
• Italian: Giocodiruolo
• German: Rollentausch

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