Play Rough

Essentials

Play Rough

physical

Generation 6

Summary

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Attack by one stage.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 90; percentile 67.3
Accuracy: 90% ≈ 81.0 power
PP: 10, up to 16 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: 10
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact

User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Attack by one stage.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: The user plays rough with the target and attacks it. This may also lower the target’s Attack stat.

: The user plays rough with the target and attacks it. This may also lower the target’s Attack stat.

Foreign Names

Japanese: じゃれつく (jaretsuku)
: じゃれつく
Korean: 치근거리기
Chinese: 嬉鬧
: 嬉闹
French: Câlinerie
German: Knuddler
Spanish: Carantoña
Italian: Carineria

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Play Rough.

Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Aurora Beam			20	65	100%		Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Attack by one stage.

Pokémon

Fairy Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Play Rough's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
—	—	—	—	Wigglytuff		Cute Charm Competitive Frisk		Fairy	140	70	45	85	50	45	435
—	—	—	—	Persian		Limber Technician Unnerve		Field	65	70	60	65	65	115	440
		—	—	Alolan Persian		Fur Coat Technician Rattled		Field	65	60	60	75	65	115	440
45	23	23	23	Marill		Thick Fat Huge Power Sap Sipper		Water 1 Fairy	70	20	50	20	50	40	250
50	25	25	25	Azumarill		Thick Fat Huge Power Sap Sipper		Water 1 Fairy	100	50	80	60	80	50	420
37	37	37	37	Snubbull		Intimidate Run Away Rattled		Field Fairy	60	80	50	40	40	30	300
43	43	43	43	Granbull		Intimidate Quick Feet Rattled		Field Fairy	90	120	75	60	60	45	450
		46	46	Poochyena		Run Away Quick Feet Rattled		Field	35	55	35	30	30	35	220
		56	56	Mightyena		Intimidate Quick Feet Moxie		Field	70	90	70	60	60	70	420
—	—	—	—	Linoone		Pickup Gluttony Quick Feet		Field	78	70	61	50	61	100	420
	38	38	38	Slakoth		Truant		Field	60	60	60	35	35	30	280
49	46	46	46	Skitty		Cute Charm Normalize Wonder Skin		Field Fairy	50	45	45	35	35	50	260
—	—	—	—	Mawile		Hyper Cutter Intimidate Sheer Force		Field Fairy	50	85	85	55	55	50	380
—	—	—	—	Mega Mawile		Huge Power		Field Fairy	50	105	125	55	95	50	480
	43	43	43	Volbeat		Illuminate Swarm Prankster		Bug Human-Like	65	73	75	47	85	85	430
	43	43	43	Illumise		Oblivious Tinted Lens Prankster		Bug Human-Like	65	47	75	73	85	85	430
50	50	50	50	Glameow		Limber Own Tempo Keen Eye		Field	49	55	42	42	37	85	310
45	45	45	45	Lillipup		Vital Spirit Pickup Run Away		Field	45	60	45	25	45	55	275
52	52	52	52	Herdier		Intimidate Sand Rush Scrappy		Field	65	80	65	35	65	60	370
63	63	63	63	Stoutland		Intimidate Sand Rush Scrappy		Field	85	110	90	45	90	80	500
49	49	49	49	Purrloin		Limber Unburden Prankster		Field	41	50	37	50	37	66	281
58	58	58	58	Liepard		Limber Unburden Prankster		Field	64	88	50	88	50	106	446
49	49	49	49	Swirlix		Sweet Veil Unburden		Fairy	62	48	66	59	57	49	341
49	49	49	49	Slurpuff		Sweet Veil Unburden		Fairy	82	80	86	85	75	72	480
42	42	42	42	Dedenne		Cheek Pouch Pickup Plus		Field Fairy	67	58	57	81	67	101	431
43	43	43	43	Klefki		Prankster Magician		Mineral	57	80	91	80	87	75	470
		49	49	Comfey		Flower Veil Triage Natural Cure		Grass	51	52	90	82	110	100	485
		46	46	Disguised Mimikyu		Disguise		Amorphous	55	90	80	50	105	96	476
		46	46	Busted Mimikyu		Disguise		Amorphous	55	90	80	50	105	96	476
		46	46	Totem Disguised Mimikyu		Disguise		Amorphous	55	90	80	50	105	96	476
		46	46	Totem Busted Mimikyu		Disguise		Amorphous	55	90	80	50	105	96	476
				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
				Teddiursa		Pickup Quick Feet Honey Gather		Field	60	80	50	50	50	40	330
				Phanpy		Pickup Sand Veil		Field	90	60	60	40	40	40	330
				Poochyena		Run Away Quick Feet Rattled		Field	35	55	35	30	30	35	220
				Swablu		Natural Cure Cloud Nine		Flying Dragon	45	40	60	40	75	50	310
				Absol		Pressure Super Luck Justified		Field	65	130	60	75	60	75	465
				Mega Absol		Magic Bounce		Field	65	150	60	115	60	115	565
				Stunky		Stench Aftermath Keen Eye		Field	63	63	47	41	41	74	329
				Cubchoo		Snow Cloak Slush Rush Rattled		Field	55	70	40	60	40	40	305
				Skrelp		Poison Point Poison Touch Adaptability		Water 1 Dragon	50	60	60	60	60	30	320
				Bounsweet		Leaf Guard Oblivious Sweet Veil		Grass	42	30	38	30	38	32	210
				Komala		Comatose		Field	65	115	65	75	95	65	480
				Drampa		Berserk Sap Sipper Cloud Nine		Monster Dragon	78	60	85	135	91	36	485

42 Pokémon