Play Nice (move)

Play Nice なかよくする Make Friends

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

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

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  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Works better the more the crowd is excited.

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

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. Play Nice bypasses substitutes.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Play Nice, the user's Defense stat rises by 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

Games Description XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA The user and the target become friends, and the target loses its will to fight. This lowers the target's Attack stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy	7	7SMUSUM	1SwShBDSP	1
026		Raichu		Field	Fairy			1SwShBDSP	1
026		Raichu Alolan Form		Field	Fairy			1	1
039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy	10XY 8ORAS	9SMUSUM
172		Pichu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			4SwShBDSP	1
216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	25	25	25BDSP	25
217		Ursaring		Field		Field	25	25	25BDSP	25
311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy	1, 21XY 1ORAS	1	1BDSP
312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy	1	1	1BDSP
313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like			1BDSP
314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like	1	1	1BDSP
511		Pansage		Field		Field	1	1
513		Pansear		Field		Field	1	1
515		Panpour		Field		Field	1	1
531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy	1	1	1
574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like	8	8	4	4
575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1	1	1
576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1	1	1
594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2		1		1
613		Cubchoo		Field		Field	15	15	12	12
614		Beartic		Field		Field	9	15	12	12
684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy	8	8	3
685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy	8	1, 8	1
761		Bounsweet		Grass		Grass		5	4	4
762		Steenee		Grass		Grass		1, 5	1	1
763		Tsareena		Grass		Grass			1	1
780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon		1	1
856		Hatenna		Fairy		Fairy			1	1
857		Hattrem		Fairy		Fairy			1	1
858		Hatterene		Fairy		Fairy			1	1
876		Indeedee Male		Fairy		Fairy			1	1
876		Indeedee Female		Fairy		Fairy			1	1
901		Ursaluna		Field		Field				25
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Description

Games Description SMD MDRTDX It lowers the enemy's Attack.

In other generations

Core series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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 Polish Miła Gra Spanish Camaradería

Variations of the move Confide
Confide • Play Nice

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