Play Nice (move)

Play Nice なかよくする Make Friends

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  20 (max. ?) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  Generation VI Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Play Nice (Japanese: なかよくする Make Friends) is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

Play Nice lowers the target's Attack stat by one stage and is unaffected by modifications to the accuracy stat and evasion stat. It will hit the target even if it has used Protect, Detect, Spiky Shield, and King's Shield and lifts the effects of those moves for the remainder of the turn.

Description

Learnset

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	7
039		Jigglypuff	Normal	Fairy	10
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal	25
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal	25
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric	-- 21
312		Minun	Electric		Electric	--
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug	--
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass	--
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire	--
515		Panpour	Water		Water	--
531		Audino	Normal		Normal	--
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic	8
575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic	--
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic	--
613		Cubchoo	Ice		Ice	15
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice	9
684		Swirlix	Fairy		Fairy	8
685		Slurpuff	Fairy		Fairy	8
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

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