Roar — Pokémon Move

Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.

Type: normal; class: status; power: —; accuracy: —; PP: 20; priority: -6.

Effect notes

Switches the target out for another of its trainer’s Pokémon selected at random. Wild battles end immediately. Doesn’t affect Pokémon with Suction Cups or under the effect of Ingrain.

In-game descriptions by version

gold silver	Scares wild foes to end battle.
crystal	Scares wild foes to end battle.
ruby sapphire	Makes the foe flee to end the battle.
emerald	Makes the foe flee to end the battle.
firered leafgreen	The foe is made to switch out with an ally. In the wild, the battle ends.
diamond pearl	The foe is scared off, to be replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
platinum	The foe is scared off, to be replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
heartgold soulsilver	The foe is scared off, to be replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
black white	The target is scared off and replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
black 2 white 2	The target is scared off and switched. In the wild, a battle against a single Pokémon ends.
x y	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
omega ruby alpha sapphire	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
sun moon	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
ultra sun ultra moon	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
lets go pikachu lets go eevee	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out.
sword shield	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
legends arceus	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
scarlet violet	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.

Pokémon that learn this move in scarlet-violet

ivysaur — tm
venusaur — tm
charmander — tm
charmeleon — tm
charizard — tm
blastoise — tm
vulpix — tm
vulpix — egg
ninetales — tm
ninetales — egg
persian — tm
growlithe — level-up, level 44
growlithe — tm
arcanine — level-up, level 1
arcanine — tm
golem — tm
rhyhorn — tm
rhydon — tm
magmar — tm
gyarados — tm
eevee — tm
vaporeon — tm
jolteon — tm
flareon — tm
articuno — tm
moltres — tm
dragonite — tm
mew — tm
cyndaquil — tm
quilava — tm
typhlosion — tm
croconaw — tm
feraligatr — tm
flaaffy — tm
ampharos — tm
espeon — tm
umbreon — tm
snubbull — level-up, level 25
snubbull — tm
granbull — level-up, level 27
granbull — tm
swinub — tm
piloswine — tm
skarmory — tm
houndour — level-up, level 13
houndour — tm
houndoom — level-up, level 13
houndoom — tm
phanpy — tm
donphan — tm