Feather Dance (move)

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Feather Dance
フェザーダンス Feather Dance
Feather Dance VII.png
Feather Dance VII 2.png
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  Beautiful
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  0  
Works great if the user goes last this turn.

Feather Dance (Japanese: フェザーダンス Feather Dance), formatted as FeatherDance prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a non-damaging Flying-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV it was the signature move of Pidgey's evolution line.

Effect

Feather Dance lowers the target's Attack stat by two stages.

If powered up by a Flyinium Z into Z-Feather Dance, the user's Defense stat rises by one stage.

Description

Games Description
RSE Envelops the foe with feathers to sharply reduce Attack.
FRLG The foe is covered with a mass of down that sharply cuts the Attack stat.
Colo.XD Envelops target with down to sharply reduce Attack.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user covers the foe with a mass of down that sharply lowers the Attack stat.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
The user covers the target's body with a mass of down that harshly lowers its Attack stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0016    
 
Flying Flying 31 25 25 25 25
0017    
 
Flying Flying 34 27 27 27 27
0018    
 
Flying Flying 34 27 27 27 27
0441    
 
Flying Flying 41 53 50 50
0519    
 
Flying Flying 36 36 36
0520    
 
Flying Flying 41 41 41
0521    
 
Flying Flying 44 44 44
0580    
 
Water 1 Flying 21 21 21
0581    
 
Water 1 Flying 21 21 21
0701    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 40 40
0722    
 
Flying Flying 39
0723    
 
Flying Flying 46
0724    
 
Flying Flying 49
0731    
 
Flying Flying 33
0732    
 
Flying Flying 40
0733    
 
Flying Flying 44
0741    
 
Flying Flying 20
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 Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0021    
 
Flying Flying HGSS
0083    
 
Flying Field
0163    
 
Flying Flying
0177    
 
Flying Flying
0198    
 
Flying Flying
0255     Field Field HGSS
0333    
 
Flying Dragon
0393     Water 1 Field HGSS
0396    
 
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.


Special move

Generation III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0249    
 
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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.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0177    
 
Flying Flying Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0333    
 
Flying Dragon Dream World - Windswept Sky
0397    
 
Flying Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky
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 III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0276    
 
Flying Flying PokéPark Eggs
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.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0393     Water 1 Field Pokémon Searcher BW Piplup
Recital Piplup
Concert Piplup
Walmart Piplup
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

Description

Games Description
MDRB Lowers the target's Attack by two levels.
MDTDS Reduces the target's Attack by 2 levels.
BSL てきポケモンの こうげきを 2だんかいさげる
MDGtI
SMD
It sharply lowers the enemy's Attack.


In the anime

 
Fletchling
 
Chatot
 
Pidgeot
 
Toucannon
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
  Fletchling flies up into the air and flaps its wings, releasing dozens of blue feathers down onto the opponent. The opponent then glows light blue, reducing its attack power.
Chester's Fletchling Breaking Titles at the Chateau! Fletchling cannot legally learn Feather Dance
  Toucannon spreads its wings as feathers appear in front of it. It then flaps its wings, releasing a shroud of white feathers from them in front of itself to protect it from attacks.
Toucannon (anime) SM132 None
  Rowlet flaps its wings, releasing a small cluster of white feathers from them in front of itself to protect it from attacks or it flies backwards while creating a clone of itself out of feathers in front of itself, causing the opponent to attack that clone.
Ash's Rowlet SM132 Mastered in SM133


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 羽毛舞 Yúhmòuh Móuh
Mandarin 羽毛舞 Yǔmáo Wǔ
  Dutch Verendans
  French Danse-Plume
  German Daunenreigen
  Greek Χορός Φτερών
  Italian Danzadipiume
  Korean 깃털댄스 Git'teol Dance
  Polish Taniec Piór
Portuguese   Brazil Dança das Penas
  Portugal Dança Pluma
Dança das Penas
  Romanian Dansul Penelor
  Serbian Pernati ples
Spanish   Latin America Baile de Plumas
  Spain Danza Pluma
  Vietnamese Vũ Điệu Lông Vũ


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.