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General

Roar

Red/Blue/Yellow RBY

Quick Description

Flavor text: The foe is scared off, to be replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
Eevine summary: Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.

Damage Inflicts

0× against
½× against
2× against

Stats

Power: n/a
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20; maximum is 32
Target: enemy
Effect chance: n/a
Power × accuracy: n/a
Power percentile: 0
Priority: -6 (slow)

Names

Japanese: ほえる
Romaji: Hoeru

Flags

Affected by accuracy
Makes contact
Stopped by Detect/Protect
Gains Flinch bonus from King's Rock
Reflected by Magic Coat
Can be stolen by Snatch

TMs

RBY TM: Not a TM
GSC TM: TM05 (¥), location: given to you around top of Route 32
RSE TM: TM05 (¥0), location:
DPPT TM: TM05 (¥), location:

Effect Details

Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Randomly switches the target out for another of its trainer's Pokemon in trainer battles.

Notes, Changes, Bugs, Etc

Before G/S/C: No effect in trainer battles.

Flavor Text

Makes the foe flee to end the battle.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
Appeal: 3
Jam: 0
Flavor text: Shuffles the next turn's turn order.

Similar Moves

: Flash, Psybeam, Signal Beam, Water Pulse
: Twister
: Uproar
: Confuse Ray, Gust, Shadow Ball, SmokeScreen, Supersonic, Whirlwind
: Sandstorm

Combos

Use Roar before: none
Use Roar after

Contest Effect

Pokémon

See also: All 114 in the Pokémon search

By leveling up

25 Pokémon

								Pokémon	Height	Weight	Type	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
						9	9	Aerodactyl	5'10.9"	130.1 lb		Flying	Pressure Rock Head	80	105	65	60	75	130	85.8
				21	21	22	22	Aggron	6'10.7"	793.7 lb		Monster	Sturdy Rock Head	70	110	180	60	60	50	88.3
--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	Arcanine	6'2.8"	341.7 lb		Ground	Flash Fire Intimidate	90	110	80	100	80	95	92.5
				21	21	22	22	Aron	1'3.7"	132.3 lb		Monster	Sturdy Rock Head	50	70	100	40	40	30	55.0
				28	28	36	36	Electrike	1'11.6"	33.5 lb		Ground	Static Lightningrod	40	45	40	65	40	65	49.2
		21	21	21	21	15	15	Entei	6'10.7"	436.5 lb		No Eggs	Pressure	115	115	85	90	75	100	96.7
				45	45	45	45	Exploud	4'11.1"	185.2 lb		Monster Ground	Soundproof	104	91	63	91	63	68	80.0
		28	28	28	28	27	27	Granbull	4'7.1"	107.4 lb		Ground Fairy	Intimidate Quick Feet	90	120	75	60	60	45	75.0
--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	Growlithe	2'3.6"	41.9 lb		Ground	Flash Fire Intimidate	55	70	45	70	50	60	58.3
		7	7	19	19	14	14	Houndoom	4'7.1"	77.2 lb		Ground	Flash Fire Early Bird	75	90	50	110	80	95	83.3
		7	7	19	19	14	14	Houndour	1'11.6"	23.8 lb		Ground	Flash Fire Early Bird	45	60	30	80	50	65	55.0
				21	21	22	22	Lairon	2'11.4"	264.6 lb		Monster	Sturdy Rock Head	60	90	140	50	50	40	71.7
				43	43	43	43	Loudred	3'3.4"	89.3 lb		Monster Ground	Soundproof	84	71	43	71	43	48	60.0
						23	23	Luxio	2'11.4"	67.2 lb		Ground	Intimidate Rivalry	60	85	49	60	49	60	60.5
						23	23	Luxray	4'7.1"	92.6 lb		Ground	Intimidate Rivalry	80	120	79	95	79	70	87.2
				31	31	42	42	Manectric	4'11.1"	88.6 lb		Ground	Static Lightningrod	70	75	60	105	60	105	79.2
				22	22	22	22	Mightyena	3'3.4"	81.6 lb		Ground	Intimidate Quick Feet	70	90	70	60	60	70	70.0
--	--	--	--					Ninetales	3'7.3"	43.9 lb		Ground	Flash Fire	73	76	75	81	100	100	84.2
				21	21	21	21	Poochyena	1'7.7"	30 lb		Ground	Run Away Quick Feet	35	55	35	30	30	35	36.7
		21	21	21	21	15	15	Raikou	6'2.8"	392.4 lb		No Eggs	Pressure	90	85	75	115	100	115	96.7
						21	21	Shinx	1'7.7"	20.9 lb		Ground	Intimidate Rivalry	45	65	34	40	34	45	43.8
		26	26	26	26	25	25	Snubbull	1'11.6"	17.2 lb		Ground Fairy	Intimidate Run Away	60	80	50	40	40	30	50.0
		21						Suicune	6'6.7"	412.3 lb		No Eggs	Pressure	100	75	115	90	115	85	96.7
21	21	25	25	9	9	7	7	Vulpix	1'11.6"	21.8 lb		Ground	Flash Fire	38	41	40	50	65	65	49.8
				35	35	35	35	Whismur	1'11.6"	35.9 lb		Monster Ground	Soundproof	64	51	23	51	23	28	40.0