Rolling Kick (move)

Rolling Kick まわしげり Roundhouse Kick

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Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  60 Accuracy  85% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

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

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

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Rolling Kick on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Rolling Kick on Eevee's Movedex

Rolling Kick (Japanese: まわしげり Roundhouse Kick) is damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation I, where it was the signature move of Hitmonlee.

Effect

Rolling Kick does damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Rolling Kick can't make a target with a Substitute flinch.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	33			11			11			9				9
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting	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 breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

	Hitmonlee	Hitmontop
The user cuts a quick spin and lashes out with a sharp kick.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Hitmonlee	Hitmonlee kicks the opponent from the side, causing them to spin, or Hitmonlee swings its leg around and roundhouse kicks the opponent.
Shiro's Hitmonlee	Two Hits and a Miss		Debut
One of the Wobbuffet Festival crasher's Hitmonlee	Wobbu-Palooza		None
Unknown Trainer's Hitmonlee	The Legend of Thunder!		None
Kiyo's Hitmonlee	A Tyrogue Full of Trouble		None
Gilbert's Hitmonlee	Saved by the Beldum		None
Master Hamm's Hitmonlee	Pasta La Vista!		None
Hitmontop	Hitmontop kicks the opponent's sides with its legs. Sometimes it spins around on its head to do it.
Chigusa's Hitmontop	Two Hits and a Miss		None
Butch's Hitmontop	The Mystery is History		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Hitmonlee
The user swings their leg around and kicks the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Hitmonlee	Hitmonlee swings its legs around and kicks the opponent.
Bruno's Hitmonlee	Electrode's Big Shock!		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

Trivia

• The only Pokémon that have ever been able to learn Rolling Kick are either Generation I Pokémon or part of a Generation I Pokémon's evolutionary family.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 旋風腿 Xuànfēngtuǐ Dutch Rolschop Finnish Rullapotku French Mawashi Geri German Fegekick Greek Περιστροφικό Λάκτισμα Indonesian Tendangan Berputar Italian Calciorullo Korean 돌려차기 Dollyeo Chagi Serbian Šut iz Okreta Spanish Patada Giro

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