Entrainment (move)

Befriend なかまづくり Befriend

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

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

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

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

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

(Japanese: なかまづくり Befriend) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Befriend temporarily changes the target's ability to match the user's. It does not work on Pokémon with the Truant, Daruma Mode or Multitype abilities.

Learnset

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0311 Plusle Electric 63 0312 Minun Electric 63 0427 Buneary Normal 53 0428 Lopunny Normal 53 0433 Chingling Psychic 25 0531 Tabunne Tabunne Normal 25 0542 Hahakomori Hahakomori Bug Grass 43 0548 Churine Churine Grass 37 0632 Aianto Aianto Bug Steel 46 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Aianto, which can learn Befriend also has the ability, Truant and therefore cannot be affected by it's own move.

In other languages

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