Play Rough

Play Rough

(じゃれつく Frolic)

Introduced:	Generation VI

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	90
Accuracy:	90%
PP:	10 (Max. 16)
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Cute
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥
Jam:	0
Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

Play Rough is a Fairy-type move introduced in Generation VI. In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, it is available as TM44.

Description

Effect

In battle

Play Rough does both damage and has a 10% chance to lower the target's Attack by 1 stage. In a Double Battle, Play Rough can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Play Rough can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Level
			VI	VII
	Wigglytuff	normal/fairy	1	1
	Persian	normal	1	1
	Persian	dark		1
	Marill	water/fairy	45 (XY) 23 (ORAS)	23
	Azumarill	water/fairy	50 (XY) 25 (ORAS)	25
	Snubbull	fairy	37	37
	Granbull	fairy	43	43
	Poochyena	dark		46
	Mightyena	dark		56
	Linoone	normal	1	1
	Slaking	normal	38	38
	Skitty	normal	49 (XY) 46 (ORAS)	46
	Mawile	steel/fairy	1, 60 (XY) 1, 49 (ORAS)	1, 49
	Volbeat	bug	43	43
	Illumise	bug	43	43
	Glameow	normal	50	50
	Lillipup	normal	45	45
	Herdier	normal	52	52
	Stoutland	normal	63	63
	Purrloin	dark	49	49
	Liepard	dark	58	58
	Swirlix	fairy	49	49
	Slurpuff	fairy	49	49
	Dedenne	electric/fairy	42	42
	Klefki	steel/fairy	43	43
	Comfey	fairy		49
	Mimikyu	ghost/fairy		46
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

Pokémon		Type	Father
			VI	VII
	Teddiursa	normal
	Phanpy	ground
	Poochyena	dark
	Absol	dark
	Stunky	poison/dark
	Cubchoo	ice
	Skrelp	poison/water
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn this move through chain breeding.

Gallery

Main games

• Play Rough depicted in X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
• Play Rough depicted in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

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Main series

• Play Rough being performed by Jessie's Mimikyu

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