Play Nice (move)

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

Effect

Play Nice lowers the target's Attack stat by one stage and bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly. It will hit the target even if it has used Protect, Detect, or Spiky Shield, but will fail if the target is protected by Crafty Shield.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Play Nice, the user's Defense stat raises one stage.

Play Nice can be used as a part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing certain moves (Circle Throw, Seismic Toss, Sky Drop, Smack Down, Storm Throw and Vital Throw) to give an extra three appeal points if any of them is used in the next turn.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy	7	7
0039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy	10XY 8ORAS	9
0216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	25	25
0217		Ursaring		Field		Field	25	25
0311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy	1, 21XY 1ORAS	1
0312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy	1	1
0314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like	1	1
0511		Pansage		Field		Field	1	1
0513		Pansear		Field		Field	1	1
0515		Panpour		Field		Field	1	1
0531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy	1	1
0574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like	8	8
0575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1
0576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1
0594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2		1
0613		Cubchoo		Field		Field	15	15
0614		Beartic		Field		Field	9	15
0684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy	8	8
0685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy	8	1, 8
0761		Bounsweet		Grass		Grass		5
0762		Steenee		Grass		Grass		1, 5
0780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon		1
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.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 和睦相處 Wòhmuhk Sēungchyu Mandarin 和睦相處 / 和睦相处 Hémù Xiāngchǔ French Camaraderie German Kameradschaft Italian Simpatia Korean 친해지기 Chinhaejigi Spanish Camaradería

Variations of the move Confide
Confide • Play Nice

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