Round (move)

Round りんしょう Canon

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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 but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation V TM48 in Generation V

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 Canon) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Round will double in power to 120 if used consecutively by teammates and will be used by teammates directly after the first user regardless of speed.

Learnset

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 17 0441 Chatot Normal Flying 29 0535 Tympole Water 9 0536 Palpitoad Water Ground -- 0537 Seismitoad Water Ground -- 0648 Meloetta Normal Psychic -- 0648 Meloetta Normal Fighting -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM48

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation V can learn Round.

In the anime

Swoobat
The user attacks the target with a song.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The user releases multiple multicolored sound waves from its mouth.
Multiple wild Swoobat	BW027		Debut

Trivia

Name

The Japanese name of this move refers to the term canon as it is used in music. The English name relates to vocal rounds, a type of canon where two voices sing harmoniously.

In other languages

• French: Chant Canon
• German: Kanon
• Greek: Χορωδία
• Italian: Coro
• Spanish: 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.