Flying · Status move · Gen 4
Roost
Roost is a Flying-type status move introduced in Generation 4. It never misses and has 5 PP (8 with PP Max). 136 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Flying
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
5 (max 8)
Priority
0
Effect
Heals 50% HP. Flying-type removed 'til turn ends. The user restores 1/2 of its maximum HP, rounded half up. If the user is not Terastallized, until the end of the turn Flying-type users lose their Flying type and pure Flying-type users become Normal type. Does nothing if the user's HP is full.
- Targets
- The user
- Properties
- Healing move
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (57 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (24 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Roost
136 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 | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Bug/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Normal/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Normal/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Ice/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Psychic | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Bug/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ground/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Water/Flying | 7–8 | ||||
| Steel/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Psychic/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Bug/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ground/Dragon | 4–7 | ||||
| Ground/Dragon | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Grass/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Dragon/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Dragon/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 4–7 | |||
| Bug/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Ground/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Dragon/Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Dragon/Electric | 5–7 | ||||
| Dragon/Ice | 5–7 | ||||
| Dragon/Ice | 5–7 | ||||
| Dragon/Ice | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Bug/Flying | 6–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 6–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 6–7 | ||||
| Fighting/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Flying/Dragon | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Flying/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Dark/Flying | 6–8 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Bug/Electric | 7 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Bug/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Normal/Dragon | ✓ | 7 | |||
| Electric/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Psychic/Ghost | 7 | ||||
| Bug/Fighting | 7 | ||||
| Bug/Fighting | 7 | ||||
| Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Flying/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Flying/Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Bug/Rock | 4–8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Flying/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Flying/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Dragon/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 9 |
Roost FAQ
What does Roost do?
Roost is a Flying-type status move. The user restores 1/2 of its maximum HP, rounded half up. If the user is not Terastallized, until the end of the turn Flying-type users lose their Flying type and pure Flying-type users become Normal type. Does nothing if the user's HP is full.
Which Pokémon can learn Roost?
136 Pokémon and forms can learn Roost in at least one game: 57 in Scarlet & Violet, 24 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charizard, Butterfree, Beedrill, Pidgey, Pidgeotto and Pidgeot.
Is Roost in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 24 Pokémon can use Roost 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.