Feather Dance (move)

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Feather Dance フェザーダンス Feather Dance

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Battles Type  Flying Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   The appeal works great if performed last.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

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 the Pidgey evolution line.

Effect

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

Description

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

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying	31			25				25			25
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	34			27				27			27
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	34			27				27			27
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying				41				53			50
519		Pidove	Normal	Flying								36			36
520		Tranquill	Normal	Flying								41			41
521		Unfezant	Normal	Flying								44			44
580		Ducklett	Water	Flying								21			21
581		Swanna	Water	Flying								21			21
701		Hawlucha	Fighting	Flying											40
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
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying
255		Torchic*	Fire		Fire
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying
393		Piplup*	Water		Water
396		Starly	Normal	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 Type Obtained with 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 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 0177 Natu Psychic Flying Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0333 Swablu Normal Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 0397 Staravia Normal Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0276 Taillow Normal Flying PokéPark Eggs 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 0393 Piplup Water Nagashima Spa Land Recital Piplup 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 anime

Fletchling Chatot Pidgeot
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

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pidgeot Unfezant
The user spins around while in the air.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pidgeot opens its wings and starts spinning around in the air.
Blue's Pidgeot	Hometown Viridian City		Debut
	Unfezant waves its wings, sending out feathers that stick on to the opponent and lowers their Attack stat.
Cheren's Unfezant	PS514		None

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 羽毛舞 Yǔmáo Wǔ French Danse-Plume German Daunenreigen Greek Χορός Φτερών Italian Danzadipiume Korean 깃털댄스 Git'teol Dance Portuguese Brazil Dança das Plumas Portugal Dança Pluma Romanian Dansul Penelor Serbian Pernati Ples Spanish Latin America Baile de Plumas Spain Danza Pluma

Variations of the move Charm
Charm • Feather Dance • Fake Tears • Captivate • Eerie Impulse

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