Roost (move)

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Roost はねやすめ Feather Rest

Battles Type  Flying Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM51 in Generation IV Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 TM19 in Generation VI

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jam  0   Points = voltage of judge.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

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

Roost (Japanese: はねやすめ Feather Rest) is a non-damaging Flying-type move introduced in Generation IV. It was TM51 in Generation IV. It regained its TM status in Gen VI, albeit as TM19.

Effect

Roost restores half of the user's maximum HP. If the user is a Flying-type, it will lose its Flying-type (thus being treated as a single-type Pokémon) until the next turn. If a non-Flying-type uses Roost, then there are no side effects.

Generation IV

If a Pokémon that has become a pure Flying-type uses Roost, it will become a ???-type Pokémon until the end of the turn. It does not affect Pokemon with the ability Levitate.

Generation V

If a pure Flying-type Pokémon uses Roost, it will become Normal-type until the end of the turn.

Description

Games Description The user lands and rests its body. It restores the user’s HP by up to half of its max HP.* The user lands and rests its body. It restores the user’s HP by up to half of its top HP.* The user lands and rests its body. It restores the user’s HP by up to half of its max HP. PMDTDS Restores the user's HP. But if the move is used by a Flying-type Pokémon, it also loses its Flying-type designation until the next turn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying	37				37			37
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	42				42			42
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	44				44			44
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying	33				33			33
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying	41				41			41
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	57				57			--, 85
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	57				57			--, 85
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	57				57			--, 85
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	--				--			--
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	45				53			53
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying	52				62			62
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal	33				33	25	25
278		Wingull	Water	Flying	29				29	26	26 33
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying	31				31	28	28 22
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying	33				41			41
519		Pidove	Normal	Flying					18			18
520		Tranquill	Normal	Flying					18			18
521		Unfezant	Normal	Flying					18			18
580		Ducklett	Water	Flying					30			30
581		Swanna	Water	Flying					30			30
661		Fletchling	Normal	Flying								21
662		Fletchinder	Fire	Flying								25
663		Talonflame	Fire	Flying								25
701		Hawlucha	Fighting	Flying								12
714		Noibat	Flying	Dragon								27
715		Noivern	Flying	Dragon								27
717		Yveltal	Dark	Flying								--
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 TM51		V --		VI TM19
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	✔						✔	✔
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	✔						✔	✔
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	✔						✔	✔
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying	✔						✔	✔
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	✔						✔	✔
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	✔						✔	✔
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying	✔						✔	✔
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying	✔						✔	✔
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	✔						✔	✔
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	✔						✔	✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	✔						✔	✔
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	✔						✔	✔
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying	✔						✔	✔
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying	✔						✔	✔
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	✔						✔	✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	✔						✔	✔
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	✔						✔	✔
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	✔						✔	✔
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	✔						✔	✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	✔						✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔						✔	✔
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	✔						✔	✔
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying	✔						✔	✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying	✔						✔	✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying	✔						✔	✔
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying	✔						✔	✔
176		Togetic	Fairy	Flying	✔						✔	✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	✔						✔	✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	✔						✔	✔
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying	✔						✔	✔
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	✔						✔	✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal	✔						✔	✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying	✔						✔	✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel	✔						✔	✔
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying	✔						✔	✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	✔						✔	✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying	✔						✔	✔
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying	✔						✔	✔
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison	✔						✔	✔
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying	✔						✔	✔
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying	✔						✔	✔
278		Wingull	Water	Flying	✔						✔	✔
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying	✔						✔	✔
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying	✔						✔	✔
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying	✔						✔	✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug	✔						✔	✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug	✔						✔	✔
329		Vibrava	Ground	Dragon	✔						✔	✔
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon	✔						✔	✔
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying	✔						✔	✔
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying	✔						✔	✔
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying	✔						✔	✔
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying	✔						✔	✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic	✔						✔	✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic	✔						✔	✔
396		Starly	Normal	Flying	✔						✔	✔
397		Staravia	Normal	Flying	✔						✔	✔
398		Staraptor	Normal	Flying	✔						✔	✔
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying	✔						✔	✔
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying	✔						✔	✔
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying	✔						✔	✔
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying	✔						✔	✔
468		Togekiss	Fairy	Flying	✔						✔	✔
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying	✔						✔	✔
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying	✔						✔	✔
519		Pidove	Normal	Flying							✔	✔
520		Tranquill	Normal	Flying							✔	✔
521		Unfezant	Normal	Flying							✔	✔
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying							✔	✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying							✔	✔
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying							✔	✔
566		Archen	Rock	Flying							✔	✔
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying							✔	✔
580		Ducklett	Water	Flying							✔	✔
581		Swanna	Water	Flying							✔	✔
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying							✔	✔
627		Rufflet	Normal	Flying							✔	✔
628		Braviary	Normal	Flying							✔	✔
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying							✔	✔
630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying							✔	✔
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon							✔	✔
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire							✔	✔
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire							✔	✔
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric							✔	✔
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice							✔	✔
661		Fletchling	Normal	Flying							✔	✔
662		Fletchinder	Fire	Flying							✔	✔
663		Talonflame	Fire	Flying							✔	✔
666		Vivillon	Bug	Flying							✔	✔
701		Hawlucha	Fighting	Flying							✔	✔
714		Noibat	Flying	Dragon							✔	✔
715		Noivern	Flying	Dragon							✔	✔
717		Yveltal	Dark	Flying							✔	✔
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 breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying
278		Wingull	Water	Flying
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying
396		Starly	Normal	Flying
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying
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 Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					BW	B2W2
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying											✔
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying											✔
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison											✔
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying											✔
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying											✔
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying											✔
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying											✔
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying											✔
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying											✔
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying											✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison											✔
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying											✔
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying											✔
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying											✔
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying											✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying											✔
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying											✔
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying											✔
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying											✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying											✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic											✔
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying											✔
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying											✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying											✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying											✔
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying											✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying											✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying											✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying											✔
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying											✔
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying											✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal											✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying											✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel											✔
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying											✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying											✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying											✔
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying											✔
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison											✔
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying											✔
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying											✔
278		Wingull	Water	Flying											✔
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying											✔
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying											✔
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying											✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug											✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug											✔
329		Vibrava	Ground	Dragon											✔
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon											✔
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying											✔
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying											✔
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying											✔
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying											✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic											✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic											✔
396		Starly	Normal	Flying											✔
397		Staravia	Normal	Flying											✔
398		Staraptor	Normal	Flying											✔
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying											✔
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying											✔
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying											✔
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying											✔
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying											✔
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying											✔
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying											✔
519		Pidove	Normal	Flying											✔
520		Tranquill	Normal	Flying											✔
521		Unfezant	Normal	Flying											✔
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying											✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying											✔
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying											✔
566		Archen	Rock	Flying											✔
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying											✔
580		Ducklett	Water	Flying											✔
581		Swanna	Water	Flying											✔
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying											✔
627		Rufflet	Normal	Flying											✔
628		Braviary	Normal	Flying											✔
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying											✔
630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying											✔
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon											✔
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire											✔
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire											✔
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric											✔
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice											✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0397 Staravia Normal Flying My Pokémon Ranch Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0084 Doduo Normal Flying Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 0333 Swablu Normal Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 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 the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Wingull
The user rests on the ground to recover its health.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Wingull lands on an object, folds its wings up and closes its eyes. Its body then becomes surrounded in an orb of energy, regaining some of its health.
A wild Wingull	Winning Over Wingull		Debut
	Staraptor's body starts to glow brightly, regaining some of its health.
Darach's Staraptor	Getting the Drop on Gallade II		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Roost is the first Generation IV move in index number order.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 歇息 Xiēxí French Atterrissage German Ruheort Greek Κούρνιασμα Italian Trespolo Korean 날개쉬기 Nalgae Swigi Brazilian Portuguese Empoleirar Serbian Mitarenje Spanish Respiro

References

Variations of the move Recover
Recover • Soft-Boiled • Milk Drink • Slack Off • Heal Order • Roost

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