Roar (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Normal
Category	Status
Power	—
Accuracy	—
PP	20 (max. 32)
Priority	-6
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 1

Machine/Record

Gold/Silver Crystal	TM05
Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald	TM05
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	TM05
Black/White Black 2/White 2	TM05
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	TM05
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	TM05
B.Diamond/S.Pearl	TM05

Effects

In the wild, Roar causes the target Pokémon to flee if they are of a lower level, and the battle ends.

In trainer battles (including linked battles), Roar forces the target to switch out of battle (regardless of level) and is replaced with another Pokémon in the trainer's team.

Pokémon with the abilities Soundproof or Suction Cups or those rooted by Ingrain are not affected by Roar.

Changes

In Generations 1-5, Roar has 100% accuracy.
In Generation 1, Roar has a priority of 0.
In Generation 2, Roar has a priority of -1.
In Generation 3, Roar has a priority of -5.
In Generations 1-4, Roar works on any level Pokémon in wild battles.
In Generation 1, Roar only causes wild battles to end with no effect in trainer battles.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Normalium Z and uses its Z-Power, Roar turns into Z-Roar and raises Defense one stage, in addition to its usual effect as above.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Roar
Japanese	ほえる (Hoeru)
German	Brüller
French	Hurlement
Italian	Boato
Spanish	Rugido
Korean	울부짖기
Chinese (Simplified)	吼叫
Chinese (Traditional)	吼叫

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	Scares wild foes to end battle.
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	Makes the foe flee to end the battle.
FireRed/LeafGreen	The foe is made to switch out with an ally. In the wild, the battle ends.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The foe is scared off, to be replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
Black/White	The target is scared off and replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
Black 2/White 2	The target is scared off and switched. In the wild, a battle against a single Pokémon ends.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
Scarlet/Violet	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Roar at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.