Normal · Status move · Gen 5

Entrainment

Entrainment is a Normal-type status move introduced in Generation 5. It has 100% accuracy and has 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 34 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Normal

Effect

The target's Ability changes to match the user's. Causes the target's Ability to become the same as the user's. Fails if the target's Ability is As One, Battle Bond, Comatose, Disguise, Gulp Missile, Ice Face, Multitype, Power Construct, RKS System, Schooling, Shields Down, Stance Change, Tera Shift, Truant, Zen Mode, or Zero to Hero, or the same Ability as the user, or if the user's Ability is As One, Battle Bond, Comatose, Commander, Disguise, Embody Aspect, Flower Gift, Forecast, Hunger Switch, Ice Face, Illusion, Imposter, Multitype, Neutralizing Gas, Poison Puppeteer, Power Construct, Power of Alchemy, Protosynthesis, Quark Drive, Receiver, RKS System, Schooling, Shields Down, Stance Change, Tera Shell, Tera Shift, Teraform Zero, Trace, Wonder Guard, Zen Mode, or Zero to Hero.

Targets: One adjacent Pokémon
Scarlet & Violet: Usable (26 Pokémon)
Pokémon Champions: Usable (10 Pokémon)
Legends: Z-A: Not usable

Pokémon that learn Entrainment

34 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Gens
Seel	Water		✓	6–7, 9
Dewgong	Water/Ice		✓	6–7, 9
Remoraid	Water			6–7
Octillery	Water			6–7
Plusle	Electric		✓	5–7, 9
Minun	Electric		✓	5–7, 9
Chimecho	Psychic		✓	5–7, 9
Luvdisc	Water		✓	6–7, 9
Buneary	Normal			5–8
Lopunny	Normal	✓		5–8
Chingling	Psychic		✓	5–7, 9
Audino	Normal	✓		5–8
Leavanny	Bug/Grass		✓	5–7, 9
Petilil	Grass		✓	5–9
Lilligant	Grass		✓	5–9
Hisuian Lilligant	Grass/Fighting		✓	5–9
Durant	Bug/Steel			5–8
Litleo	Fire/Normal		✓	6–7, 9
Pyroar	Fire/Normal	✓	✓	6–7, 9
Pancham	Fighting			6–8
Pangoro	Fighting/Dark	✓		6–8
Clauncher	Water		✓	6–9
Clawitzer	Water	✓	✓	6–9
Hawlucha	Fighting/Flying	✓	✓	6–9
Dedenne	Electric/Fairy	✓	✓	6–9
Dewpider	Water/Bug		✓	7–9
Araquanid	Water/Bug	✓	✓	7–9
Milcery	Fairy		✓	8–9
Alcremie	Fairy	✓	✓	8–9
Pawmi	Electric		✓	9
Pawmo	Electric/Fighting		✓	9
Pawmot	Electric/Fighting	✓	✓	9
Cetoddle	Ice		✓	9
Cetitan	Ice		✓	9

Entrainment FAQ

What does Entrainment do?

Entrainment is a Normal-type status move. Causes the target's Ability to become the same as the user's. Fails if the target's Ability is As One, Battle Bond, Comatose, Disguise, Gulp Missile, Ice Face, Multitype, Power Construct, RKS System, Schooling, Shields Down, Stance Change, Tera Shift, Truant, Zen Mode, or Zero to Hero, or the same Ability as the user, or if the user's Ability is As One, Battle Bond, Comatose, Commander, Disguise, Embody Aspect, Flower Gift, Forecast, Hunger Switch, Ice Face, Illusion, Imposter, Multitype, Neutralizing Gas, Poison Puppeteer, Power Construct, Power of Alchemy, Protosynthesis, Quark Drive, Receiver, RKS System, Schooling, Shields Down, Stance Change, Tera Shell, Tera Shift, Teraform Zero, Trace, Wonder Guard, Zen Mode, or Zero to Hero.

Which Pokémon can learn Entrainment?

34 Pokémon and forms can learn Entrainment in at least one game: 26 in Scarlet & Violet, 10 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Seel, Dewgong, Remoraid, Octillery, Plusle and Minun.

Is Entrainment in Pokémon Champions?

Yes — 10 Pokémon can use Entrainment in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.

Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.