Essentials

Play Nice

Normal status

Generation 6

Summary

Lowers the target's Attack by one stage.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug 1
  • Dark 1
  • Dragon 1
  • Electric 1
  • Fairy 1
  • Fighting 1
  • Fire 1
  • Flying 1
  • Ghost 0
  • Grass 1
  • Ground 1
  • Ice 1
  • Normal 1
  • Poison 1
  • Psychic 1
  • Rock ½
  • Steel ½
  • Water 1

Stats

Power
— (no damage)
Accuracy
— (cannot miss)
PP
20, up to 32.0 with PP Up PP Up
Target
Selected Pokémon
Effect chance
100
Priority
0 (normal)

Machines

Generation 6
Not a TM
Generation 7
Not a TM
Generation 8
Not a TM

Effect

Lowers the target's Attack by one stage.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 6
X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire

The user and the target become friends, and the target loses its will to fight. This lowers the target’s Attack stat.

Generation 7
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!

The user and the target become friends, and the target loses its will to fight. This lowers the target’s Attack stat.

Generation 8
Sword, Shield

The user and the target become friends, and the target loses its will to fight. This lowers the target’s Attack stat.

Foreign Names

Japanese
なかよくする (nakayokusuru)
なかよくする
Korean
친해지기
Chinese
和睦相處
和睦相处
French
Camaraderie
German
Kameradschaft
Spanish
Camaradería
Italian
Simpatia

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Play Nice.

Pokémon

X, Y Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee! Generation 8 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
4 Pichu Electric Static
Lightning Rod
½ male, ½ female Undiscovered 20 40 15 35 35 60 205
7 7 7 7 Pikachu Electric Static
Lightning Rod
½ male, ½ female Field
Fairy
35 55 40 50 50 90 320
7 Cosplay Pikachu Cosplay Pikachu Electric Static
Lightning Rod
½ male, ½ female Field
Fairy
35 55 40 50 50 90 320
7 Pikachu Rock Star Pikachu Rock Star Electric Static
Lightning Rod
½ male, ½ female Field
Fairy
35 55 40 50 50 90 320
7 Pikachu Belle Pikachu Belle Electric Static
Lightning Rod
½ male, ½ female Field
Fairy
35 55 40 50 50 90 320
7 Pikachu Pop Star Pikachu Pop Star Electric Static
Lightning Rod
½ male, ½ female Field
Fairy
35 55 40 50 50 90 320
7 Pikachu Ph.D. Pikachu Ph.D. Electric Static
Lightning Rod
½ male, ½ female Field
Fairy
35 55 40 50 50 90 320
7 Pikachu Libre Pikachu Libre Electric Static
Lightning Rod
½ male, ½ female Field
Fairy
35 55 40 50 50 90 320
7 7 Original Cap Pikachu Original Cap Pikachu Electric Static
Lightning Rod
½ male, ½ female Field
Fairy
35 55 40 50 50 90 320
7 7 Hoenn Cap Pikachu Hoenn Cap Pikachu Electric Static
Lightning Rod
½ male, ½ female Field
Fairy
35 55 40 50 50 90 320
7 7 Sinnoh Cap Pikachu Sinnoh Cap Pikachu Electric Static
Lightning Rod
½ male, ½ female Field
Fairy
35 55 40 50 50 90 320
7 7 Unova Cap Pikachu Unova Cap Pikachu Electric Static
Lightning Rod
½ male, ½ female Field
Fairy
35 55 40 50 50 90 320
7 7 Kalos Cap Pikachu Kalos Cap Pikachu Electric Static
Lightning Rod
½ male, ½ female Field
Fairy
35 55 40 50 50 90 320
7 7 Alola Cap Pikachu Alola Cap Pikachu Electric Static
Lightning Rod
½ male, ½ female Field
Fairy
35 55 40 50 50 90 320
7 Partner Cap Pikachu Partner Cap Pikachu Electric Static
Lightning Rod
½ male, ½ female Field
Fairy
35 55 40 50 50 90 320
World Cap Pikachu World Cap Pikachu Electric Static
Lightning Rod
½ male, ½ female Field
Fairy
35 55 40 50 50 90 320
Raichu Electric Static
Lightning Rod
½ male, ½ female Field
Fairy
60 90 55 90 80 110 485
Alolan Raichu Alolan Raichu Electric Psychic Surge Surfer ½ male, ½ female Field
Fairy
60 85 50 95 85 110 485
10 8 9 9 Jigglypuff Normal Fairy Cute Charm
Competitive
Friend Guard
¼ male, ¾ female Fairy 115 45 20 45 25 20 270
25 25 25 25 Teddiursa Normal Pickup
Quick Feet
Honey Gather
½ male, ½ female Field 60 80 50 50 50 40 330
25 25 25 25 Ursaring Normal Guts
Quick Feet
Unnerve
½ male, ½ female Field 90 130 75 75 75 55 500
Plusle Electric Plus
Lightning Rod
½ male, ½ female Fairy 60 50 40 85 75 95 405
Minun Electric Minus
Volt Absorb
½ male, ½ female Fairy 60 40 50 75 85 95 405
Illumise Bug Oblivious
Tinted Lens
Prankster
always female Bug
Human-Like
65 47 75 73 85 85 430
Pansage Grass Gluttony
Overgrow
⅞ male, ⅛ female Field 50 53 48 53 48 64 316
Pansear Fire Gluttony
Blaze
⅞ male, ⅛ female Field 50 53 48 53 48 64 316
Panpour Water Gluttony
Torrent
⅞ male, ⅛ female Field 50 53 48 53 48 64 316
Audino Normal Healer
Regenerator
Klutz
½ male, ½ female Fairy 103 60 86 60 86 50 445
Mega Audino Mega Audino Normal Fairy Healer ½ male, ½ female Fairy 103 60 126 80 126 50 545
8 8 8 8 4 Gothita Psychic Frisk
Competitive
Shadow Tag
¼ male, ¾ female Human-Like 45 30 50 55 65 45 290
Gothorita Psychic Frisk
Competitive
Shadow Tag
¼ male, ¾ female Human-Like 60 45 70 75 85 55 390
Gothitelle Psychic Frisk
Competitive
Shadow Tag
¼ male, ¾ female Human-Like 70 55 95 95 110 65 490
Alomomola Water Healer
Hydration
Regenerator
½ male, ½ female Water 1
Water 2
165 75 80 40 45 65 470
15 15 15 15 12 Cubchoo Ice Snow Cloak
Slush Rush
Rattled
½ male, ½ female Field 55 70 40 60 40 40 305
9 9 15 15 12 Beartic Ice Snow Cloak
Slush Rush
Swift Swim
½ male, ½ female Field 95 130 80 70 80 50 505
8 8 8 8 3 Swirlix Fairy Sweet Veil
Unburden
½ male, ½ female Fairy 62 48 66 59 57 49 341
8 8 Slurpuff Fairy Sweet Veil
Unburden
½ male, ½ female Fairy 82 80 86 85 75 72 480
5 5 4 Bounsweet Grass Leaf Guard
Oblivious
Sweet Veil
always female Grass 42 30 38 30 38 32 210
Steenee Grass Leaf Guard
Oblivious
Sweet Veil
always female Grass 52 40 48 40 48 62 290
Tsareena Grass Leaf Guard
Queenly Majesty
Sweet Veil
always female Grass 72 120 98 50 98 72 510
Drampa Normal Dragon Berserk
Sap Sipper
Cloud Nine
½ male, ½ female Monster
Dragon
78 60 85 135 91 36 485
Hatenna Psychic Healer
Anticipation
Magic Bounce
always female Fairy 42 30 45 56 53 39 265
Hattrem Psychic Healer
Anticipation
Magic Bounce
always female Fairy 57 40 65 86 73 49 370
Hatterene Psychic Fairy Healer
Anticipation
Magic Bounce
always female Fairy 57 90 95 136 103 29 510
Male Indeedee Psychic Normal Inner Focus
Synchronize
Psychic Surge
always male Fairy 60 65 55 105 95 95 475
Female Indeedee Female Indeedee Psychic Normal Own Tempo
Synchronize
Psychic Surge
always male Fairy 70 55 65 95 105 85 475

46 Pokémon

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