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Roost

In Pokémon ChampionsGen IV
Game

Pokémon Champions

FlyingStatus

Heals 50% HP. Flying-type removed 'til turn ends.

Power
–
Accuracy
—
PP
5
Hits
The user
On Showdown
0.8% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it

Changes over time

How Roost changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Gen IX

    … its maximum HP, rounded half up. dropped: Until added: If the user is not Terastallized, until the end of the dropped: turn, added: turn Flying-type users lose their Flying type …

  2. Gen V

    The user restores 1/2 of its maximum HP, rounded dropped: down. added: half up. Until the end of the turn, … type and pure Flying-type users become dropped: typeless. added: Normal type. Does nothing if the user's HP is full.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

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.

  • Healing: stopped by Heal Block

“The user lands and rests its body. This move restores the user's HP by up to half its max HP.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

Good to know

  • Healing move: Heal Block stops it, and Triage gives it +3 priority.Healing moves
  • Snatch can steal it.
  • Restores 1/2 of max HP.

Who runs Roost on Showdown

  1. Mega Staraptor30.4% of its sets
  2. Corviknight81.8% of its sets
  3. Mega Salamence3.6% of its sets
  4. Altaria33.9% of its sets
  5. Empoleon8.2% of its sets
  6. Mega Altaria28.5% of its sets
  7. Mega Charizard X5.8% of its sets
  8. Mega Drampa4.1% of its sets

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.

On the ladder today

Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Roost among their most used moves.

#18Staraptor#52Corviknight#100Altaria#193Pidgeot

Who learns Roost

32 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

CharizardPidgeotAerodactylDragoniteScizorSkarmoryPelipperAltariaEmpoleonStaraptorEmolgaTalonflameHawluchaNoivernDecidueyeToucannonDrampaCorviknightQuaquavalEspathraMega Charizard XMega Charizard YMega AerodactylMega ScizorMega AltariaMega PidgeotHisuian DecidueyeMega DragoniteMega SkarmoryMega HawluchaMega DrampaMega Staraptor

All 130 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →