Quiver Dance (move)

Quiver Dance
ちょうのまい Butterfly Dance
Quiver Dance IX.png
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Type  Bug
Category  Status
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  0  
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

Quiver Dance (Japanese: ちょうのまい Butterfly Dance) is a non-damaging Bug-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Quiver Dance raises the user's Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed stats by one stage each.

If powered up by a Buginium Z into Z-Quiver Dance, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Description

Games Description
BWB2W2 The user lightly performs a beautiful, mystic dance. It boosts the user's Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed stats.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The user lightly performs a beautiful, mystic dance. This boosts the user's Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed stats.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0012    
 
Bug Bug 46 46 47 22 44 44
0049    
 
Bug Bug 63 1, 63 1, 63 55 1, 63 1
0182     Grass Grass 39 1 1 1
0267    
 
Bug Bug 45 45XY
40ORAS
40 40
0269    
 
Bug Bug 45 45XY
40ORAS
40 40
0284    
 
Water 1 Bug 68 1, 68XY
1, 52ORAS
1, 52 1, 52 52
0413  
Wormadam
All forms
 
 
Bug Bug 1, Evo. 1, Evo.
0414    
 
Bug Bug 50 50 1, Evo. 1, Evo.
0549     Grass Grass 28 28 28 1 1
0637    
 
Bug Bug 59 1, 59 1, Evo. 1, Evo. Evo.
0666  
Vivillon
All forms
 
 
Bug Bug 45 45 45
0742    
 
Bug Fairy 41 54 54
0743    
 
Bug Fairy 49 64 64
0795    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 65
0873    
 
Bug Bug 52 52
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 Types Egg Groups Level
0741  
Oricorio
All forms
 
 
Flying 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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Quiver Dance raises the user's Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Travel Speed by one stage each.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDGtI - - 13 50 —% - User User -
SMD - - 13 30 —% - User User -
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Description

Games Description
MDGtI It boosts your Special Attack, Special Defense, and Travel Speed. (The stat changes return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a  Wonder Tile.)
SMD It boosts your Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Travel Speed. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a  Wonder Tile.


In the anime

 
Vivillon


The user lightly performs a beautiful, mystic dance around the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Vivillon's body begins to glow white. It then starts dancing around the opponent, leaving behind afterimages of itself.
Alvin's Vivillon Battling with a Clean Slate! Debut


In the manga

Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder


Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 蝶舞 Dihp Móuh
Mandarin 蝶舞 Dié Wǔ *
蝶之舞 Dié-zhī Wǔ *
  Dutch Vladderdans
  French Papillodanse
  German Falterreigen
  Italian Eledanza
  Korean 나비춤 Nabichum
  Polish Drżący Taniec
Portuguese   Brazil Dança Vibratória (TCG, manga)
Dança Tremor (anime)
  Portugal Dança Vibratória
  Spanish Danza Aleteo
  Vietnamese Vũ Điệu Bươm Bướm


Variations of the move Quiver Dance
  Quiver DanceCoilVictory Dance


  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.