Lunar Dance (move)

Lunar Dance
みかづきのまい Crescent Moon Dance
Lunar Dance IX.png
Lunar Dance IX 2.png
Type  Psychic
Category  Status
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  0
  • 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
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Self: Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  8 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
A move of huge appeal, but using it prevents the user from taking further contest moves.

Lunar Dance (Japanese: みかづきのまい Crescent Moon Dance) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is one of the signature moves of Cresselia.

Effect

Generation IV

Lunar Dance causes the user to faint, but restores the HP and PP of the Pokémon that is sent out to take its place as well as removing all status conditions (except fainting). If the user moves before the opponent, the restored Pokémon is then sent out before the end of its turn.

Generation V to VII

The receiving Pokémon is now sent out at the end of the turn after all other Pokémon have moved.

Lunar Dance can now be stolen by Snatch.

If powered up with a Psychium Z into Z-Lunar Dance, the move will gain no additional effects.

Generation VIII onwards

In Versions 1.0 to 1.2.1 of Pokémon Sword and Shield, Lunar Dance could not be selected in a battle. Starting with Version 1.3.0, it is usable.

If the Pokémon sent out to replace the user already has full health, no status condition, and full PP, Lunar Dance's effect will not activate until a Pokémon is placed in that position (either by switching in or using Ally Switch). A pending Lunar Dance will not activate if a Pokémon already in that position loses HP, gains a status condition, or loses PP; it will only activate when a new Pokémon is placed in that position. Each position can only have a single instance of Lunar Dance pending (using it multiple times does not stack). Lunar Dance can stack with Healing Wish.[1]

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
The user faints. In return, the Pokémon taking its place will have its status and HP fully restored.
SV The user faints. In return, the Pokémon taking its place will have its HP and PP restored and its status conditions cured.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0488 Cresselia PsychicIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 84 84 1, 84 1, 84 72 72 72
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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Lunar Dance targets all other team members in the same room, restoring their HP (to max HP), PP, and curing them of bad status conditions. The user's HP is reduced to 1 after using the move.

In the Explorers and Adventure Sqaud series, the PP will be fully restored, however from Super Mystery Dungeon, the PP is only restored by 5.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDTDS - - 12 - —% - Entire room Teammate(s) Yes
BSL - - 12 - —% - Entire room Teammate(s) Yes
SMD - - 3 30 —% - Entire room Teammate(s) Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Masters EX

Name Category State Base power Max power Target Effect tag Description Playable sync pair
Sync move
Nightmares Begone Lunar Dance Status Default All allies Heals Restores the HP of all allied sync pairs other than the user by approximately 20% of their maximum HP. The higher the user's move level, the higher this percentage is. (Each additional move level increases the amount of HP restored by 5%. The maximum HP restoration is approximately 40% of their maximum HP.) Removes all status conditions from all allied sync pairs. Removes the confused, flinching, and trapped conditions from all allied sync pairs. Charges the user's move gauge by 6. Sygna Suit Dawn & Cresselia
6★ EX The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.
6★ EX with EX role The first time the user's sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three.

Description

Games Description
MDTD* Fully restores the HP and heals all the status problems of the user's team members in the room. However, the user's own HP drops to just 1.
MDTD*
MDS
Fully restores the HP and PP and heals all the status problems of the user's team members in the room. However, the user's own HP drops to just 1.
BSL おなじへやの なかまポケモンの HP PPと わるいじょうたいを すべて かいふくするが じぶんのHPが 1になってしまう
MDGtI IconKanji2MD.pngUNUSED
SMD It heals teammates' HP, PP, and bad status conditions, but it reduces your HP to 1.*
It restores your teammates' HP and heals their bad status conditions. It also slightly restores their PP. But it depletes your HP to 1, so be careful!*


In animation

Pokémon animated series

Cresselia Lunar Dance.png
Cresselia


The user faints. In return, the target is fully healed.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Cresselia Cresselia's tailfin glows white, while her body becomes surrounded in a light blue aura. An image of a crescent moon then briefly appears over Cresselia as sparkling blue lights rain down on the target, fully healing it. After using the move, Cresselia faints.
Cresselia (recurring) A Midsummer Night's Light! Debut


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 新月舞 Sānyuht Móuh
Mandarin 新月舞 Xīnyuè Wǔ
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Měsíční tanec
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Lunardans
France Flag.png French Danse LuneVIII+
Danse-LuneIVVII
Germany Flag.png German Lunartanz
Greece Flag.png Greek Σεληνιακός Χορός Seliniakós Chorós
Italy Flag.png Italian Lunardanza
South Korea Flag.png Korean 초승달춤 Choseungdal Chum
Poland Flag.png Polish Księżycowy Taniec
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Dança Lunar
Spain Flag.png Spanish Danza Lunar
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Vũ Điệu Trăng Khuyết

References


Variations of the move Memento
StatusIC HOME.png Healing WishLunar DanceMemento


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