Entrainment (move)

Entrainment なかまづくり Befriend

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 adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V 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  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Entrainment (Japanese: なかまづくり Befriend) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation V. It is the inverse of Role Play.

Effect

Entrainment temporarily changes the target's Ability to match the user's. It does not work on targets with the Truant, Zen Mode or Multitype Abilities.

Description

Games Description The user dances with an odd rhythm that compels the target to mimic it, making the target's Ability the same as the user's.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric	63			'
312		Minun	Electric		Electric	63			'
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal	53			'
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal	53			'
433		Chingling	Psychic		Normal	25			'
531		Audino	Normal		Normal	25			'
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass	43			'
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass	37			'
632		Durant	Bug	Steel	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.

In other languages

Language Title French Ten-danse German Zwango Italian Saltamicizia Korean 동료만들기 Dongryo Mandulgi Brazilian Portuguese Arrastamento Spanish Danza Amiga

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