Dragon Dance (move)

Dragon Dance
りゅうのまい Dragon Dance
Dragon Dance IX.png
Dragon Dance IX 2.png
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 Mirror Move
  • 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  1
Jamming  0  
Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

Dragon Dance (Japanese: りゅうのまい Dragon Dance) is a non-damaging Dragon-type move introduced in Generation III. It was TR51 in Generation VIII, and is TM100 in Generation IX.

Effect

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

If powered up by a Dragonium Z into Z-Dragon Dance, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Dragon Dance can be used as the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Dragon Claw, Dragon Rage, and DragonBreath to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn. It can also be used to finish a combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal point if Dragon Rage or DragonBreath was used in the previous turn.

Description

Games Description
RSEColo.XD A mystical dance that ups Attack and Speed.
FRLG A mystic, powerful dance that boosts the user's Attack and Speed stats.
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SV
The user vigorously performs a mystic, powerful dance that boosts its Attack and Speed stats.
SwShBDSPLA The user vigorously performs a mystic, powerful dance that raises its Attack and Speed stats.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
116   Horsea
  Water 1 Dragon 50 38 38 38XY
46ORAS
46SMUSUM 50
117   Seadra
  Water 1 Dragon 62 48 48 48XY
52ORAS
52SMUSUM 58
130   Gyarados
 
 
Water 2 Dragon 50 44 44 44XY
47ORAS
45SMUSUM 36SwShBDSP 36
147   Dratini
  Water 1 Dragon 45 51 51 51SMUSUM 50 50
148   Dragonair
  Water 1 Dragon 53 61 61 61SMUSUM 60 60
149   Dragonite
 
 
Water 1 Dragon 53 61 61 61SMUSUM 62 62
230   Kingdra
 
 
Water 1 Dragon 62 48 48 48XY
52ORAS
52 58
330   Flygon
 
 
Bug Dragon 1 1
334   Altaria
 
 
Flying Dragon 40 39 39BW
34B2W2
34XY
30ORAS
30
357   Tropius
 
 
Monster Grass 30BDSP
381   Latios
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 50 55 55 1, 55XY
7ORAS
7 1
384   Rayquaza
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 30 30DPPt
60HGSS
60 60 60 18 18
610   Axew
  Monster Dragon 32 32 32 27 27
611   Fraxure
  Monster Dragon 32 32 32 27 27
612   Haxorus
  Monster Dragon 32 32 32 27 27
718   Zygarde
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 72
782   Jangmo-o
  Dragon Dragon 49 40
783   Hakamo-o
 
 
Dragon Dragon 53 44
784   Kommo-o
 
 
Dragon Dragon 59 44
841   Flapple
 
 
Grass Dragon 24 24
886   Drakloak
 
 
Amorphous Dragon 42 42
887   Dragapult
 
 
Amorphous Dragon 42 42
890   Eternatus
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 24 24
895   Regidrago
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 48 48
100   Roaring Moon
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 56
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By TM/TR

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
--
II
--
III
--
IV
--
V
--
VI
--
VII
--
VIII
TR51
IX
TM100
004   Charmander
  Monster Dragon
005   Charmeleon
  Monster Dragon
006   Charizard
 
 
Monster Dragon
095   Onix
 
 
Mineral Mineral
116   Horsea
  Water 1 Dragon
117   Seadra
  Water 1 Dragon
130   Gyarados
 
 
Water 2 Dragon
131   Lapras
 
 
Monster Water 1
142   Aerodactyl
 
 
Flying Flying
147   Dratini
  Water 1 Dragon
148   Dragonair
  Water 1 Dragon
149   Dragonite
 
 
Water 1 Dragon
151   Mew
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
208   Steelix
 
 
Mineral Mineral
230   Kingdra
 
 
Water 1 Dragon
246   Larvitar
 
 
Monster Monster
247   Pupitar
 
 
Monster Monster
248   Tyranitar
 
 
Monster Monster
254   Sceptile
  Monster Dragon
330   Flygon
 
 
Bug Dragon
334   Altaria
 
 
Flying Dragon
339   Barboach
 
 
Water 2 Water 2
340   Whiscash
 
 
Water 2 Water 2
341   Corphish
  Water 1 Water 3
342   Crawdaunt
 
 
Water 1 Water 3
350   Milotic
  Water 1 Dragon
357   Tropius
 
 
Monster Grass
371   Bagon
  Dragon Dragon
372   Shelgon
  Dragon Dragon
373   Salamence
 
 
Dragon Dragon
380   Latias
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
381   Latios
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
384   Rayquaza
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
493   Arceus
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
559   Scraggy
 
 
Field Dragon
560   Scrafty
 
 
Field Dragon
610   Axew
  Monster Dragon
611   Fraxure
  Monster Dragon
612   Haxorus
  Monster Dragon
635   Hydreigon
 
 
Dragon Dragon
643   Reshiram
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
644   Zekrom
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
646   Kyurem
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
646   Kyurem
Black Kyurem
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
646   Kyurem
White Kyurem
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
696   Tyrunt
 
 
Monster Dragon
697   Tyrantrum
 
 
Monster Dragon
715   Noivern
 
 
Flying Dragon
718   Zygarde
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
758   Salazzle
 
 
Monster Dragon
780   Drampa
 
 
Monster Dragon
782   Jangmo-o
  Dragon Dragon
783   Hakamo-o
 
 
Dragon Dragon
784   Kommo-o
 
 
Dragon Dragon
800   Necrozma
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
800   Necrozma
Dusk Mane
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
800   Necrozma
Dawn Wings
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
804   Naganadel
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
841   Flapple
 
 
Grass Dragon
886   Drakloak
 
 
Amorphous Dragon
887   Dragapult
 
 
Amorphous Dragon
890   Eternatus
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
895   Regidrago
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
978   Tatsugiri
 
 
Water 2 Water 2
995   Iron Thorns
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
998   Baxcalibur
 
 
Dragon Mineral
100   Roaring Moon
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
100   Walking Wake
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
004   Charmander
  Monster Dragon BDSP
131   Lapras
 
 
Monster Water 1 BDSP
147   Dratini
  Water 1 Dragon BDSP
158   Totodile
  Monster Water 1 BDSP
246   Larvitar
 
 
Monster Monster BDSP
339   Barboach
 
 
Water 2 Water 2 HGSS BDSP
341   Corphish
  Water 1 Water 3 HGSS BDSP
357   Tropius
 
 
Monster Grass HGSS BDSP
371   Bagon
  Dragon Dragon BDSP
559   Scraggy
 
 
Field Dragon
696   Tyrunt
 
 
Monster Dragon
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Special move

Generation III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
149   Dragonite
 
 
Water 1 Dragon Purified Shadow PokémonXD
246   Larvitar
 
 
Monster Monster Duking's Larvitar (Trade)XD
373   Salamence
 
 
Dragon Dragon Purified Shadow PokémonXD
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
371   Bagon
  Dragon Dragon Dream World - Rugged Mountain
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Generation VII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
718   Zygarde
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Zygarde Cube
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By event

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
149   DragoniteLv. 50
 
 
Water 1 Dragon Strongest Dragonite
Toys "R" Us Dragonite
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
373   Salamence
 
 
Dragon Dragon JR Kyushu Train Station Salamence
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Generation VII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
006   Charizard
 
 
Monster Dragon Bullseye Charizard
718   Zygarde
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Legendary Pokémon Celebration Shiny Zygarde
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Dragon Dance is a move with 22PP. The user raises its Attack and Movement Speed by one stage each. This move is affected by Snatch and Taunt.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

In Pokémon Rumble Rush, all status moves including Dragon Dance could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Dragon Dance could be seen as a move used by Boss Dragonite.

  Dragon Dance
Charge time 2.1 seconds
Range type Circular (self)
Target Self
Additional effect Raises the user's Attack

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Dragon Dance is Dragonite's first move. It is obtained by evolving into Dragonair at level 5 and upgrading Twister into it instead of Extreme Speed. The user dashes in a designated direction, alternating each use between a left arc, right arc and a direct dash. After using this move, the move grants a buff increasing attack speed of the next 3 basic attacks, increasing movement speed, increasing Attack by 8% (capping at 24%), as well as increasing the stage of Hyper Beam. This buff stacks up to 3 times, and the duration is reset to full on reuse. All stacks are removed after a few seconds. Basic attacks reduce the cooldown of this ability by 1s. At level 11, the move further increases the user's movement speed if there are enemies nearby when the dance ends.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Boosts the user's Attack and Movement Speed by one level.
MDTDS Boosts the user's Attack and Movement Speed by 1 level.
BSL じぶんの こうげき いどうそくどを 1だんかいあげる
MDGtI It boosts your Attack and Travel Speed. (The stat changes return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a  Wonder Tile.)
SMD It boosts your Attack and Travel Speed. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a  Wonder Tile.


In the anime

       
Gyarados Shiny Dragonair Dragonair Dragonite
The user dances around and becomes surrounded in a glowing aura, enhancing its physical abilities.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Dragonair Dragonair's body becomes surrounded in a red and pink aura, and it flies around in circles in the air.
Amelia's Dragonair Master Class Choices! Debut
  Dragonair Dragonair's body becomes surrounded in a light blue aura, and it flies around in circles in the air.
Three wild Dragonair A Test in Paradise! None
A wild Dragonair A Test in Paradise! None
  Gyarados Gyarados's body becomes surrounded in swirling purple clouds of energy and it spins around several times. Orange energy then shoots up from the ground around Gyarados, enhancing its attack power and speed.
Lance's Gyarados Flash of the Titans! None
  Dragonite Dragonite's body becomes surrounded in orange energy and it spins around several times, enhancing its attack power and speed.
Ash's Dragonite A Festival Reunion! None


Pokédex entries

Episode Subject Source Entry
JN010 Dragon Dance Goh's Rotom Phone Dragon Dance, a move that combines concentration and rhythmic movement to increase the physical skills of a Pokémon.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 龍之舞 Lùhng-jī Móuh
Mandarin 龍之舞 / 龙之舞 Lóng-zhī Wǔ
  Dutch Drakendans
  French Danse Draco
  German Drachentanz
  Greek Χορός Δράκου Horós Drakou
  Hindi द्रगों का नाच Dragon ka nach
  Italian Dragodanza
  Korean 용의춤 Yong-uichum
  Polish Taniec Smoka
  Portuguese Dança do Dragão
  Russian Танец Дракона Tanec Drakona
  Serbian Zmajev ples
  Spanish Danza Dragón
  Vietnamese Vũ Điệu Của Rồng



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



Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
Generation IX TMs
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171


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