Roar of Time (move)

Roar of Time ときのほうこう Roar of Time

Battles Type  Dragon Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  150 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   ???

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Roar of Time (Japanese: ときのほうこう Roar of Time) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV. It is the signature move of Dialga.

Effect

Roar of Time inflicts damage and then forces the user to recharge during the next turn. Unless this attack misses, the user will always have to recharge the next turn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon	40	46		46			''''
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.

By event

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0491 Darkrai Dark 10th Movie Events 0493 Arceus Normal 12th Movie Events Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

The user will inflict heavy damage on all opposing Pokémon in the room and user if it's confused. The user recharges the next turn if hits successfully. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, Dialga roars in order to resurrect the player (who has been erased from existence).

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia

In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, Dialga is available in a Special Mission. At the beginning of the mission, it uses Roar of Time to send the player and Wendy back in time to before the player moved to Chicole Village. If the player fails to capture Dialga within a hidden time limit, Dialga will send them back to the beginning of the mission.

In the anime

Diamond glows Fins on backside extend File:Dialga Roar of Time charge.jpg Collects energy which is formed into a ball Shoots off the indigo beam
The user shoots a beam of energy from its mouth capable of distorting time.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Dialga's eyes glow orange and the diamond on its chest glows blue. The fins behind it grow larger and Dialga opens its mouth, an indigo ball forming in front of it. It then fires an indigo beam from the ball at the opponent. After the attack has been fired, the fins on its back shrink back to normal size.
Dialga (anime)	The Rise of Darkrai		Debut
A wild Dialga controlled by Cyrus	The Battle Finale of Legend!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Dialga Being affected
The user distorts time with a powerful roar.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Dialga raises its head into the air and lets out a powerful roar. Time is then distorted and changed according to Dialga's will.
Cyrus's Dialga	VS. Dialga and Palkia III		Debut

Trivia

• Roar of Time has the highest base power of any Dragon-type move.
• Despite the name implying a relation to sound, Roar of Time is not blocked by Soundproof. This is because although the move is initiated by a roar, the roar is not what damages the target.
• In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2, Roar of Time hits all Pokémon in a room. However, it hits only one Pokémon in the main series. The same happens with Spacial Rend.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 時間咆哮 Shí​jiān​ Páo​xiào Dutch Tijd Brul French Hurle-Temps German Zeitenlärm Greek Χρονοβρυχηθμός Indonesian Jeritan Waktu Italian Fragortempo Korean 시간의포효 Sigan-yi Pohyo Norwegian Tidsbrøl Portuguese Rugido do Tempo Spanish Distorsión

Variations of the move Hyper Beam
Giga Impact • Rock Wrecker Hyper Beam • Blast Burn • Hydro Cannon • Frenzy Plant • Roar of Time

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