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Move profile

Roar Pokemon Move

Debut: Generation I

Normal

Power

N/A

Accuracy

N/A

PP

20

Priority

-6

Battle context

Damage class

Status

Target

Selected Pokemon

Flavor text

Scares wild foes to end battle.

Effect

Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.

Move mechanics

Introduced in Generation I.

Category

Force Switch

Ailment

None

Crit rate bonus

0

Learnset

How to get Roar

Roar learnset by level-up, egg move, tutor, and TM sources. Sampled 48 of 290 official learners — compare fan favorites before committing a move slot.

Machine availability

TM, TR, and HM item links by version group — open the held item profile for shop and battle context.

Version groupItem
Black 2 White 2Tm05
Black WhiteTm05
ColosseumTm05
CrystalTm05
Diamond PearlTm05
EmeraldTm05
Firered LeafgreenTm05
Gold SilverTm05
Heartgold SoulsilverTm05
Omega Ruby Alpha SapphireTm05
PlatinumTm05
Ruby SapphireTm05
Scarlet VioletTm172
Sun MoonTm05
The Teal MaskTm172
Ultra Sun Ultra MoonTm05
X YTm05
XDTm05

290 Pokémon can learn Roar in the official dataset. Sample profiles below — compare fan favorites before you slot this move on a team.

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