Role Play

Effect

User replaces its Ability with the target's. The user's Ability changes to match the target's Ability. Fails if the user'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, Zen Mode, Zero to Hero, or already matches the target, or if the target'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 (11 Pokémon)

Pokémon Champions

Usable (9 Pokémon)

Legends: Z-A

Not usable

Pokémon that learn Role Play

133 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.

All (133)Champions (9)S/V (11)Z-A (0)

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Z-A	Gens
Clefairy	Fairy				4–7
Clefable	Fairy				4–7
Vulpix	Fire				4–7
Alolan Vulpix	Ice				7
Ninetales	Fire				4–7
Alolan Ninetales	Ice/Fairy				7
Jigglypuff	Normal/Fairy				4–7
Wigglytuff	Normal/Fairy				4–7
Psyduck	Water				4–7
Golduck	Water				4–7
Mankey	Fighting				4–7
Primeape	Fighting				4–7
Abra	Psychic				4–7
Kadabra	Psychic				3–8
Alakazam	Psychic	✓			3–8
Machop	Fighting				4–7
Machoke	Fighting				4–7
Machamp	Fighting				4–7
Gengar	Ghost/Poison				4–7
Drowzee	Psychic		✓		3–7, 9
Hypno	Psychic		✓		3–7, 9
Hitmonlee	Fighting				4–7
Hitmonchan	Fighting				4–7
Mr. Mime	Psychic/Fairy	✓			3–8
Galarian Mr. Mime	Ice/Psychic				4–8
Jynx	Ice/Psychic				4–8
Tauros	Normal				4–7
Mewtwo	Psychic				4–7
Mew	Psychic				3–7
Cleffa	Fairy				4–7
Igglybuff	Normal/Fairy				4–7
Sudowoodo	Rock				4–7
Aipom	Normal				4–7
Houndour	Dark/Fire				4–7
Houndoom	Dark/Fire				4–7
Stantler	Normal		✓		3–7, 9
Tyrogue	Fighting				4–7
Hitmontop	Fighting				4–7
Smoochum	Ice/Psychic				4–8
Blaziken	Fire/Fighting				4–7
Makuhita	Fighting				4–7
Hariyama	Fighting				4–7
Sableye	Dark/Ghost				4–7
Meditite	Fighting/Psychic				4–7
Medicham	Fighting/Psychic				4–7
Spoink	Psychic				4–7
Grumpig	Psychic				4–7
Spinda	Normal				4–7
Cacnea	Grass				4–7
Cacturne	Grass/Dark				4–7
Kecleon	Normal				4–7
Shuppet	Ghost		✓		4–7, 9
Banette	Ghost	✓	✓		4–7, 9
Absol	Dark				4–7
Latias	Dragon/Psychic				4–7
Deoxys	Psychic				4–7
Chimchar	Fire				4–7
Monferno	Fire/Fighting				4–7
Infernape	Fire/Fighting				4–7
Ambipom	Normal				4–7
Bonsly	Rock				4–7
Mime Jr.	Psychic/Fairy				4–8
Chatot	Normal/Flying				4–7
Riolu	Fighting				4–7
Lucario	Fighting/Steel				4–7
Croagunk	Poison/Fighting				4–7
Toxicroak	Poison/Fighting				4–7
Snover	Grass/Ice				4–7
Abomasnow	Grass/Ice				4–7
Uxie	Psychic				4–7
Mesprit	Psychic				4–7
Azelf	Psychic				4–7
Victini	Psychic/Fire				5–7
Purrloin	Dark				5–7
Liepard	Dark				5–7
Pansage	Grass				5–7
Simisage	Grass				5–7
Pansear	Fire				5–7
Simisear	Fire				5–7
Panpour	Water				5–7
Simipour	Water				5–7
Audino	Normal				5–7
Lilligant	Grass				5–7
Yamask	Ghost				5–7
Cofagrigus	Ghost				5–7
Gothita	Psychic				5–7
Gothorita	Psychic				5–7
Gothitelle	Psychic				5–7
Solosis	Psychic				5–7
Duosion	Psychic				5–7
Reuniclus	Psychic				5–7
Elgyem	Psychic				5–7
Beheeyem	Psychic				5–7
Mienfoo	Fighting				5–7
Mienshao	Fighting				5–7
Pawniard	Dark/Steel				5–7
Bisharp	Dark/Steel				5–7
Tornadus	Flying				5–7
Thundurus	Electric/Flying				5–7
Landorus	Ground/Flying				5–7
Meloetta	Normal/Psychic		✓		5–7, 9
Delphox	Fire/Psychic	✓	✓		6–7, 9
Froakie	Water				6–7
Frogadier	Water				6–7
Greninja	Water/Dark	✓	✓		6–7, 9
Furfrou	Normal				6–7
Espurr	Psychic				6–7
Meowstic	Psychic	✓	✓		6–9
Meowstic-F	Psychic	✓	✓		6–9
Inkay	Dark/Psychic				6–7
Malamar	Dark/Psychic				6–7
Phantump	Ghost/Grass				6–7
Trevenant	Ghost/Grass				6–7
Pumpkaboo	Ghost/Grass				6–7
Pumpkaboo-Super	Ghost/Grass				6–7
Gourgeist	Ghost/Grass				6–7
Gourgeist-Super	Ghost/Grass				6–7
Hoopa	Psychic/Ghost				6–7
Oricorio	Fire/Flying				7
Stufful	Normal/Fighting				7
Bewear	Normal/Fighting				7
Comfey	Fairy				7
Sandygast	Ghost/Ground				7
Palossand	Ghost/Ground				7
Togedemaru	Electric/Steel				7
Dhelmise	Ghost/Grass				7
Nihilego	Rock/Poison				7
Marshadow	Fighting/Ghost				7–8
Stakataka	Rock/Steel				7
Mr. Rime	Ice/Psychic	✓			4–8
Wyrdeer	Normal/Psychic	✓	✓		3–7, 9
Annihilape	Fighting/Ghost				4–7
Kingambit	Dark/Steel				5–7