Round (move)

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If you were looking for the term denoting material accepted as "official" in a fictional universe's fan base, see Canon.

Round
りんしょう Canon
Type  Normal
Category  Special
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  60
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by King's Rock
  • Is a sound-based move
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Jamming  0  

Round (Japanese: りんしょう Canon) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Round will double in power to 120 if used consecutively by teammates and will be used by teammates directly after the first user regardless of speed.

Learnset

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0039 Jigglypuff Jigglypuff
Normal 17
0441 Chatot Chatot
Normal Flying 29
0535 Tympole Tympole
Water 9
0536 Palpitoad Palpitoad
Water Ground --
0537 Seismitoad Seismitoad
Water Ground --
0648 Meloetta Meloetta
Normal Psychic --
0648 Meloetta Meloetta
Normal Fighting --
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 TM48

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation V can learn Round.

In the anime

Swoobat Round.png
Swoobat


The user attacks the target with a song.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Swoobat The user releases multiple multicolored sound waves from its mouth.
Multiple wild Swoobat BW027 Debut


Trivia

Name

The Japanese name of this move refers to the term canon as it is used in music. The English name relates to vocal rounds, a type of canon where two voices sing harmoniously.

In other languages

Language Title
France Flag.png French Chant Canon
Germany Flag.png German Kanon
Italy Flag.png Italian Coro
Spain Flag.png Spanish Canon


Generation V TMs
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20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
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