Rain Dance (move): Difference between revisions

m (→‎Generation III to VIII: Added content. Happened in battle tower of Sapphire. Vaporeon used rain dance against Golduck, switched to Jolteon, Thunder missed even though it was raining.)
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If a [[Damp Rock]] is held when Rain Dance is used, the duration of rainfall is lengthened from 5 to 8 turns. Rain Dance will fail if it's already raining. {{m|Hurricane}} ignores {{stat|accuracy}} and {{stat|evasion}} under the effect of Rain Dance. In Diamond and Pearl only, the move Thunder has a 30% chance of bypassing {{m|Protect}} and {{m|Detect}} under Rain Dance.
If a [[Damp Rock]] is held when Rain Dance is used, the duration of rainfall is lengthened from 5 to 8 turns. Rain Dance will fail if it's already raining. {{m|Hurricane}} ignores {{stat|accuracy}} and {{stat|evasion}} under the effect of Rain Dance. In Diamond and Pearl only, the move Thunder has a 30% chance of bypassing {{m|Protect}} and {{m|Detect}} under Rain Dance.


Thunder can still miss if the target has Cloud Nine as it's ability. In Sapphire.
Thunder can still miss if the target has Cloud Nine as its ability in {{g|Sapphire}}.


A Pokémon with {{a|Rain Dish}} will restore 1/16 its maximum HP to itself after every turn, with {{a|Swift Swim}} will be twice as {{stat|Speed|fast}} in the rain, with the {{a|Dry Skin}} Ability will regain ⅛ of their maximum HP at the end of each turn, and with {{a|Hydration}} will have their existing [[status condition]]s cured at the end of each turn. {{m|Moonlight}}, {{m|Synthesis}} and {{m|Morning Sun}} only restore ¼ of the user's maximum HP.
A Pokémon with {{a|Rain Dish}} will restore 1/16 its maximum HP to itself after every turn, with {{a|Swift Swim}} will be twice as {{stat|Speed|fast}} in the rain, with the {{a|Dry Skin}} Ability will regain ⅛ of their maximum HP at the end of each turn, and with {{a|Hydration}} will have their existing [[status condition]]s cured at the end of each turn. {{m|Moonlight}}, {{m|Synthesis}} and {{m|Morning Sun}} only restore ¼ of the user's maximum HP.