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Where To Get TM05 Roar in Pokémon Crystal

by Nelson Chitty
Near the NPC that gives you TM05 Roar (Pokémon Crystal)
TM05 Roar
# Location Repeatable?
1 Route 32. Given to you by a trainer on a ledge behind a cuttable tree. No

You receive TM05 Roar as a gift from a roaring trainer standing on Route 32, which is just south of Violet City.

You can see this trainer standing on a ledge to the west as you come down from Violet City, but you’ll have to use Cut to remove a small tree obstacle before you can talk to him and get the TM.

Since it’s necessary to defeat Gym Leader Bugsy in Azalea Town before you can use Cut outside of battle, you won’t be able to get TM05 until then.

Prerequisites

There’s a small tree blocking your path to the trainer, so you need a Pokémon that can use Cut outside of battle.

Using Cut to remove a small tree / Pokémon Crystal
Using Cut to remove a small tree.

In other words, you must:

  1. Obtain HM01 Cut by helping the Charcoal Kiln apprentice retrieve his runaway Farfetch’d at Ilex Forest.
  2. Defeat Azalea Town’s Gym Leader Bugsy to obtain the Hive Badge that lets you use Cut outside of battle.

Once that’s done, you can head to Violet City and follow our guide below.

Getting TM05 Roar (Step-by-Step)

Step 1: Enter Route 32 from Violet City. This route is located slightly south of the PokéMart and Violet City Gym.

The way to Route 32 from Violet City / Pokémon Crystal
The way to Route 32 from Violet City.

Step 2: Continue down the southeastern path at the first road split.

Road split south of Violet City / Pokémon Crystal
Road split south of Violet City.

Step 3: Walk into the tall grass.

Walking into the tall grass on Route 32 / Pokémon Crystal
Walking into the tall grass on Route 32.

The guy in the blue shirt on the ledge is who we’re looking for, but we need to circle around to reach him.

Step 4: Turn westward and approach the small tree.

Approaching a small tree in Route 32 / Pokémon Crystal
Approaching a small tree in Route 32.

Step 5: Use Cut on the tree to remove it and walk through.

Using Cut to progress toward the NPC carrying TM05 Roar / Pokémon Crystal
Using Cut to progress toward the NPC carrying TM05 Roar.

Step 6: Turn right to find the roaring NPC.

Reaching NPC carrying TM05 Roar up on a ledge in Route 32 / Pokémon Crystal
Reaching NPC carrying TM05 Roar up on a ledge in Route 32.

Step 7: Talk to the man and receive TM05 Roar.

Roaring NPC gives you the Roar TM / Pokémon Crystal
Roaring NPC gives you the Roar TM.

TM05 Roar Details + Uses

Roar Move Details
Type Normal
Category Status
Effect Replaces current enemy Pokémon with a random one from the opponent’s team.
Accuracy 100%
PP 20 (max.32)

Roar allows your Pokémon to scare the enemy critter away.

Trainers will randomly send out another Pokémon, while wild Pokémon will just flee the battle.

This has many uses, including:

  • Disrupting the opponent’s strategy.
  • Forcing enemy Pokémon to take damage from field hazards like Spikes.
  • Breaking Baton Pass chains so the next Pokémon doesn’t get accumulated stat boosts.
  • Stopping Rollout from doubling its damage on consecutive hits.

This move is more effective in high-level battles against trainers who use stat-boosting moves like Swords Dance and Dragon Dance, as the boosts are removed when the Pokémon switches out.

Here are some relatively early-game Pokémon that can learn Roar:

Pokémon Type Location
Onix Rock/Ground Union Cave
Gyarados Normal Lake of Rage (Shiny Red Gyarados)
Growlithe Fire Routes 35, 36, and 37
Snubbull Poison Routes 34 and 35 (Morning and Day)

Tip: All starters from their second evolution onwards and all legendary Pokémon can also learn Roar via TM.

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