Dragon Dance (move)

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Dragon Dance
りゅうのまい Dragon Dance
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Type  Dragon
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 King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Cool
Appeal  1
Jam  0  
Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Earn double the score in the next turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Dragon Dance (Japanese: りゅうのまい Dragon Dance) is a non-damaging Dragon-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Dragon Dance raises the user's Attack stat and Speed stat by one stage each.

Description

Games Description
RSE A mystical dance that ups Attack and Speed.
FRLG A mystic, powerful dance that boosts the user’s Attack and Speed stats.
A mystical dance that ups Attack and Speed.
The user vigorously performs a mystic, powerful dance that boosts its Attack and Speed stats.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
116   Horsea Water Water 50 38 38 '
117   Seadra Water Water 62 48 48 '
130   Gyarados Water Flying 50 44 44 '
147   Dratini Dragon Dragon   45 51 '
148   Dragonair Dragon Dragon   53 61 '
149   Dragonite Dragon Flying   53 61 '
230   Kingdra Water Dragon 62 48 48 '
334   Altaria Dragon Flying 40 39 39 34 '
381   Latios Dragon Psychic 50 55 55 '
384   Rayquaza Dragon Flying 30 30 60 60 '
610   Axew Dragon Dragon     32 '
611   Fraxure Dragon Dragon     32 '
612   Haxorus Dragon Dragon     32 '
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
004   Charmander Fire Fire                           
131   Lapras Water Ice                  
147   Dratini Dragon Dragon                           
158   Totodile Water Water                   
246   Larvitar Rock Ground           
339   Barboach Water Ground        
341   Corphish Water Water                  
357   Tropius Grass Flying            
371   Bagon Dragon Dragon                           
559   Scraggy Dark Fighting                
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 IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0149   DragoniteLv.50 Dragon Flying Saikyou Dragonite
Toys "R" Us Event
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
0371   Bagon Dragon Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0373   Salamence Dragon Flying JR Kyushu Event
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 manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

 
Gyarados


The user dances around, raising its attack and speed.
Pokémon Method
User First Chapter Used In Notes
  Gyarados flies in the air and dances from side-to-side, increasing its speed and attack power.
Cyrus's Gyarados The Battle Rages On Debut


In other generations

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 龍之舞 Lóng-zhī Wǔ
  French Danse Draco
  German Drachentanz
  Greek Χορός Δράκου
  Hindi द्रगों का नाच Dragon ka nach
  Italian Dragodanza
  Korean 용의춤 Yong-yi Chum
Portuguese   Brazil Dança do Dragão
  Portugal Dança do Dragão
  Serbian Zmajev Ples
  Spanish Danza del Dragón


Variations of the move Bulk Up
  Bulk UpCalm MindCosmic Power
Dragon DanceGrowthHone ClawsStockpileWork Up


  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.