Feather Dance (move)

FeatherDance
フェザーダンス FeatherDance
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Type  Flying
Category  Status
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  —
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
The appeal works great if performed last.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

FeatherDance (Japanese: フェザーダンス FeatherDance) is a non-damaging Flying-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV it was the signature move of the Pidgey evolution line.

Effect

FeatherDance lowers the target's Attack stat by two stages.

Description

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Games Description
RSE Envelops the foe with down to sharply reduce Attack.
FRLG The foe is covered with a mass of down that sharply cuts the Attack stat.
XD Envelops target with down to sharply reduce Attack.
DPPtHGSS The user covers the foe with a mass of down that sharply lowers the Attack stat.
BW The user covers the target's body with a mass of down that harshly lowers its Attack stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
016   Pidgey Normal Flying 31 25 25 '
017   Pidgeotto Normal Flying 34 27 27 '
018   Pidgeot Normal Flying 34 27 27 '
441   Chatot Normal Flying   41 53 '
519   Pidove Normal Flying     36 '
520   Tranquill Normal Flying     41 '
521   Unfezant Normal Flying     44 '
580   Ducklett Water Flying     21 '
581   Swanna Water Flying     21 '
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
021   Spearow Normal Flying                   
083   Farfetch'd Normal Flying                   
163   Hoothoot Normal Flying                   
177   Natu Psychic Flying                   
198   Murkrow Dark Flying                   
255   Torchic Fire Fire           
333   Swablu Normal Flying                 
393   Piplup Water Water           
396   Starly Normal Flying                 
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Special move

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0249   Lugia Psychic Flying Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By event

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0276   Taillow Normal Flying PokéPark Events
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0177   Natu Psychic Flying Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0333   Swablu Normal Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky
0397   Staravia Normal Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky
0393   Piplup Water Nagashima Spa Land
Recital Piplup
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

 
Chatot
 
Pidgeot
The user covers the foe with a mass of down.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Pidgeot spreads its wings and both of them glow white. It then shoots glowing white feathers at the opponent.
Solidad's Pidgeot Channeling the Battle Zone! Debut
  Chatot's body becomes surrounded in gold, then it waves its wings around in a dance-like motion and its whole body begins to glow gold. Then, golden powder appears above the opponent, causing it to become tired and weak.
Officer Jenny's Buddy Stealing the Conversation! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

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In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 羽毛舞 Yǔmáo Wǔ
  French Danse-Plume
  German Daunenreigen
  Greek Χορός Φτερών
  Italian Danzadipiume
  Korean 깃털댄스 Git'teol Dance
Portuguese   Brazil Dança das Penas
  Portugal Dança Pluma
  Romanian Dansul Penelor
  Serbian Pernati Ples
Spanish   Latin America Baile de Plumas
  Spain Danza Pluma


Variations of the move Charm
  CharmFeather DanceFake TearsCaptivateEerie Impulse


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.