Round (move)

Round りんしょう Round

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

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

Availability Introduced  Generation V TM48 in Generation V TM48 in Generation VI

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

Round (Japanese: りんしょう Round) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation V. It is TM48 as of Generation V.

Effect

Round inflicts damage, which will double in power to 120 if used consecutively by an ally. If used by an ally, it will definitely be directly after the first user, regardless of speed.

Description

Games Description The user attacks the target with a song. Others can join in the Round and make the attack do greater damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal	17			'
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying		18	'
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying		18	'
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying	29			'
535		Tympole	Water		Water	9			'
536		Palpitoad	Water	Ground	--			'
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground	--			'
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic	--			'
656		Frogadier	Water		Water				23
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 TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I --		II --		III --		IV --		V TM48		VI --
All Pokémon who can learn TMs can learn Round.
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 the anime

Swoobat Maractus
The user attacks the target with a song.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Swoobat opens its mouth and releases a high-pitched note from its mouth, causing red, green or blue circles to come out of its mouth. The opponent then holds its ears in pain. As the circles fly towards the opponent, they grow bigger. The attack is much more powerful when used in a group.
Multiple wild Swoobat	Emolga the Irresistible!		Debut
	Maractus opens its mouth and sings a note. As it does, multiple green, red, or blue rings come out of its mouth at the opponent. As the circles fly towards the opponent, they grow bigger.
Toby's Marra	A Maractus Musical!		None
Toby's Racca	A Maractus Musical!		None
Toby's Tussy	A Maractus Musical!		None

Trivia

• The name of this move refers to vocal rounds, a type of canon in which two voices sing harmoniously.
• Round is the only Generation V TM that can be learned by every Pokémon capable of learning TM moves.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 輪唱 Lúnchàng Dutch Canon French Chant Canon German Kanon Indonesian Suara Keras Italian Coro Korean 돌림노래 Dolrimnorae Polish Kanon Brazilian Portuguese Ronda Spanish Latin America Canon Spain Canon

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.