Petal Dance (move)

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Petal Dance はなびらのまい Petal Dance

Battles Type  Grass Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  120 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally 1 Other: May affect any adjacent opponent, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jams the others, and misses one turn of appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Petal Dance (Japanese: はなびらのまい Petal Dance) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation II, it was the signature move of Oddish, Gloom, and Vileplume.

Effect

Generation I

Petal Dance inflicts damage for 3 to 4 turns (chosen at random). Once selected, even if it misses, the user will only be able to use Petal Dance, and will not be able to switch out. At the end of this duration, the user will become confused.

If the Petal Dance duration is disrupted, such as by full paralysis or by hurting itself due to confusion, it will immediately end. The user will only become confused if Petal Dance is fully executed, without its duration being disrupted. Sleep, freeze, partial trapping, and flinching will pause but not disrupt the duration of Petal Dance.

In Stadium, after the duration of Petal Dance ends, there will be a notice that the user becomes confused.

This move has a power of 70 and has 20 PP.

Generation II

The duration of Petal Dance is decreased to 2-3 turns.

Generation III

The move remains the same. However, in Double Battles, its target is a randomly selected enemy.

Generation IV

The power of Petal Dance is increased to 90. All other effects are the same.

Generation V

The power of Petal Dance is further increased to 120, and its PP is reduced to 10. It is disrupted if it is not successful due to missing, sleeping, paralysis, freeze, flinching, a Protecting target, or a type immunity. If a disruption occurs on what would have been the final, confusion-inducing turn of Petal Dance, the user will still become confused.

Description

Games Description Stad A dance-like attack that lasts two to three turns. Afterwards, the attacker becomes confused. Stad2 A dance-like attack that lasts two to three turns. The attacker becomes confused. GSC Works 2-3 turns and confuses user. RSEColoXD A rampage of 2 to 3 turns that confuses the user. FRLG The user attacks with petals for two to three turns, then gets confused. DPPtHGSS The user attacks by scattering petals for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused. BWB2W2 XYORAS The user attacks the target by scattering petals for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison										32				32			32
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	33			39			39			41				41			41 51
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	38			44			44			53				53			53 59
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	1			1			44			53				53			53 59
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass										32				32			32
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass				1			44										'
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass				31			37			33				33	28	28
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison							49			40				40	37	37 50
421		Cherrim	Grass		Grass										25				25			25
549		Lilligant	Grass		Grass														46			46
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass														38			38
669		Flabébé	Fairy		Fairy																	45
670		Floette	Fairy		Fairy																	51
671		Florges	Fairy		Fairy																	1
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
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison
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 event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0054 Psyduck Water Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #2 New York Pokémon Center 0152 Chikorita Grass Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #1 and #2 New York Pokémon Center 0172 Pichu Electric Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #2 New York Pokémon Center 0173 Cleffa Normal Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #2 New York Pokémon Center 0174 Igglybuff Normal Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #2 New York Pokémon Center 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #2 New York Pokémon Center 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 III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0052 Meowth Normal Egg Pokémon Present 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 other games

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★★ Power: 41 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Attacks each target two to three times. The user's Range drops to an unimprovable 0 for the next turn. If the move misses any target, the multi-strike move will cease.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Description

Games Description MDRB Hits the target two to five times in succession. However it also makes the user confused. Conq. Petals are scattered two to three times to attack the target. The user is temporarily immobilized.

In the anime

Maractus Roselia Bulbasaur Roserade
Pink petals are released by the Pokémon and fly out towards the opponent. Once hit, the opponent becomes confused.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Roselia spins around quickly and pink petals fly out of it and spiral towards the opponent, or Roselia holds out its hands and pink petals come out of the roses.
Drew's Roselia	Now That's Flower Power!		Debut
	Bulbasaur releases multiple pink petals in a twister like fashion at the opponent from the opening in its bulb, or Bulbasaur's bulb glows a bright yellow and it releases multiple bright glowing pink petals in a twister like fashion at the opponent from the opening in its bulb.
May's Bulbasaur	Where's Armaldo?		None
Shauna's Bulbasaur	Day Three Blockbusters!		None
	Skitty lifts up its paw and a white orb appears around it. It then shoots a spiral of pink petals from the orb at the opponent.
May's Skitty	Pacifidlog Jam		Used via Assist
	Vileplume stretches the opening on its flower at the opponent and releases pink petals in a spiraling fashion at the opponent. When hit, the opponent becomes confused.
Nicolette's Vileplume	May's Egg-Cellent Adventure		None
A Coordinator's Vileplume	Weekend Warrior		None
	Bellossom releases a spiral of pink petals at the opponent from the flowers on its head.
A Coordinator's Bellossom	Weekend Warrior		None
	Roserade spins around quickly and releases pink petals from all around its body at the opponent.
Forsythia's Roserade	Oh Do You Know the Poffin Plan!		None
	Maractus jumps high into the air and starts spinning around quickly. It then releases multiple glowing pink petals from the flowers on the end of its ears down below it. The petals then come together, form into a horizontal tornado, and fire at the opponent.
Toby's Marra	A Maractus Musical!		None
Toby's Racca	A Maractus Musical!		None
	Venusaur releases multiple shining pink petals at the opponent.
An Unknown Trainer's Venusaur	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		None

• In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness and its sequel, Sunflora was mentioned to know Petal Dance, but it never got a chance to use the move on-screen.

In the manga

In the Ash and Pikachu manga

Roselia
The user attacks with spinning petals.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Roselia spins around and shoots petal-shaped leaves.
Drew's Roselia	The Enchanting Pokémon Soul!		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Maractus Vileplume Bellossom
The user attacks by scattering petals.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Vileplume releases a swirl of spiraling petals from the hole on its flower at the opponent. Sometimes it spins around to use the attack.
Erika's Vileplume	Blame it on Eevee		Debut
	Bellossom spins its body around and multiple petals come out of its body and float into the air. The petals then bloom into flowers and the flowers slice the opponent.
Erika's Bellossom	Bringing up Bellossom		None
	Maractus spins around and shoots petal-shaped leaves at the opponent.
A Team Plasma Grunt's Maractus	Sandstorm		None

In the Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master manga

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Cherrim
Unknown
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Unknown
Ryū's Cherrim	ABMS1		Debut

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

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Vileplume
Unknown
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Unknown
A wild Vileplume	GDZ34		Debut
	Unknown
Mikuri's Bellossom	GDZ39		None

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

Vileplume
The user attacks with swarms of petals.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Vileplume attacks with swarms of petals.
Erika's Vileplume	Celadon City		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Without assistance, a Lilligant with Own Tempo is the only Pokémon that can naturally use this move without becoming confused; a Smeargle with Own Tempo also can, but must Sketch the move first.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 花之舞 Huā​-zhī​ Wǔ​ Danish Kronbladsdans Dutch Bloemendans Finnish Terälehtitanssi French Danse-Fleur German Blättertanz Greek Χορός Πετάλων Hindi फूलों का नाच Phoolon Ka Naach पंखुड़ियों का नाच Pankhoodiyon kaa naach Indonesian Tarian Kelopak Bunga Italian Petalodanza Korean 꽃잎댄스 Kkoch'ip Dance Polish Taniec Płatków Brazilian Portuguese Dança das Pétalas Romanian Dansul Petalei Serbian Ples Latica Spanish Latin America Danza de Pétalos (Season 6, Season 15-present) Baile de Petalos (Season 7-10) Spain Danza Pétalo Turkish Taç Yaprak

Variations of the move Thrash
Thrash • Outrage • Raging Fury Petal Dance

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