Petal Dance (Japanese: はなびらのまい Petal Dance) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation II, it was the signature move of Oddish's evolutionary line. It is TM151 in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Petal Dance
はなびらのまい Petal Dance
Type  Grass
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  120
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
1 Random: Affects a random opponent
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jams the others, and misses one turn of appeals.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

Effect

Generation I

Petal Dance inflicts damage for 3-4 turns, has a base power of 70, and 20 PP. PP is deducted only on the turn Petal Dance is first called. Once called, even if the move misses, the user will only be able to use Petal Dance, and will not be able to switch out. After Petal Dance is finished, the user becomes confused, due to fatigue.

If the Petal Dance duration is disrupted (such as by full paralysis or hurting itself due to confusion), it will immediately end. The user will only become confused if Petal Dance is fully executed, without its duration being disrupted. Sleep, freeze, binding, and flinching will pause but not disrupt the duration of Petal Dance.

If a change in accuracy or evasion affects Petal Dance's accuracy, the decrease in accuracy will be reapplied on each automatic turn. Its accuracy will return to normal when it is selected again. If Petal Dance misses due to the 99.6% accuracy bug of 100%-accuracy moves when there are no other accuracy or evasion modifiers in effect, or in case said modifiers cancel each other, its accuracy will be unaffected. If Petal Dance misses during the turn it is selected, its secondary effects will not activate.

In Stadium, after the duration of Petal Dance ends, there will be a notice that the user becomes confused.

Generations II and III

The duration of Petal Dance is decreased to 2-3 turns.

In battles with multiple opponents, the user selects itself as the target, but hits an adjacent opponent that is selected at random upon each use of the move.

Petal Dance can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 4 bonus appeal points if Growth was used in the previous turn.

Generation IV

The power of Petal Dance is increased to 90. All other effects are the same.

Generation V onwards

The power of Petal Dance is further increased to 120, and its PP is reduced to 10. It is disrupted if it is not successful due to missing, sleeping, paralysis, freeze, flinching or is blocked by a protection move. If a disruption occurs on what would have been the final, confusion-inducing turn of Petal Dance, the user will still become confused.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Petal Dance's base power was reduced to 90, and its accuracy to 85%. It no longer continues for multiple turns and confuses the user, and instead the user becomes fixated on using Petal Dance.

Category  Special
PP  10
Agile Strong
Power  90  60  120
Accuracy  85%  85%  95%
Action speed modifier
Self  0  0  +5
Target  0  +3  0
Additional effect
   ?  ?
   ?  ?
   ?  ?
The user becomes fixated

Generation IX

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Petal Dance is a multi-strike move with 40 power that inflicts damage three times around the user and confuses them after they successfully execute the move. If the user flinches during the wind-up, Petal Dance will go on cooldown but the user will not be confused.

Category  Special
Accuracy  100%
Standard Plus Move
Power  40  48
Cooldown  10s
Move wind-up time  18 frames
Effect duration  —s
Additional effect
 —
 —
 —
Confuses the user after execution

Description

Games Description
Stad A dance-like attack that lasts two to three turns. Afterwards, the attacker becomes confused.
Stad2 A dance-like attack that lasts two to three turns. The attacker becomes confused.
GSC Works 2-3 turns and confuses user.
RSEColoXD A rampage of 2 to 3 turns that confuses the user.
FRLG The user attacks with petals for two to three turns, then gets confused.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user attacks by scattering petals for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSP
SV
The user attacks the target by scattering petals for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused.
LA The user attacks the target by scattering petals, then becomes fixated on using this move.
ZA The user attacks by scattering petals in three waves, one after another. The user then becomes confused.
Champs The user gains the Rampaging status.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0003 Venusaur
Monster Grass 32 32 32 1, Evo. 1, Evo. 1 1 1
0043 Oddish
Grass Grass 33 39 39 41 41 41XY
51ORAS
51 40 40 40
0044 Gloom
Grass Grass 38 44 44 53 53 53XY
59ORAS
59 50 50 50
0045 Vileplume
Grass Grass 1 1 44 53 53 53XY
59ORAS
59 54 1 1 1
0154 Meganium Monster Grass 32 32 32 1, Evo. 1, Evo. Evo.
0182 Bellossom Grass Grass 1 44 59 1 1 1
0192 Sunflora Grass Grass 31 37 33 33BW
28B2W2
28 28 28 28
0315 Roselia
Fairy Grass 49 40 40BW
37B2W2
37XY
50ORAS
50 60 60 52
0406 Budew
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 52
0407 Roserade
Fairy Grass 1 1 52
0420 Cherubi Fairy Grass 47
0421 Cherrim Fairy Grass 25 25 25 1, Evo. 62 62 47
0549 Lilligant Grass Grass 46 46 46 1, Evo. Evo.
0549 Lilligant
Lilligant
Hisuian Form

Grass Grass 53
0556 Maractus Grass Grass 38 38 38 56
0669 Flabébé
Flabébé
All forms
Fairy Fairy 45 45 45
0670 Floette
Floette
All main forms
Fairy Fairy 51 51 51
0670 Floette
Floette
Eternal Flower
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 51 51
0671 Florges
Florges
All forms
Fairy Fairy 1 1 1
0764 Comfey Grass Grass 40 45 45
0930 Arboliva
Grass Grass 58
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 TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
0001 Bulbasaur
Monster Grass
0002 Ivysaur
Monster Grass
0003 Venusaur
Monster Grass
0154 Meganium Monster Grass
0315 Roselia
Fairy Grass
0334 Altaria
Flying Dragon
0407 Roserade
Fairy Grass
0470 Leafeon Field Field
0478 Froslass
Fairy Mineral
0648 Meloetta
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0666 Vivillon
Vivillon
All forms

Bug Bug
0669 Flabébé
Flabébé
All forms
Fairy Fairy
0670 Floette
Floette
All main forms
Fairy Fairy
0670 Floette
Floette
Eternal Flower
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0671 Florges
Florges
All forms
Fairy Fairy
0716 Xerneas No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0801 Magearna
Magearna
All forms

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.
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 Egg Groups Egg Move
0001 Bulbasaur
Monster Grass
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 II

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0054 Psyduck Water 1 Field Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #2
New York Pokémon Center
0152 Chikorita Monster Grass Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #1 and #2
New York Pokémon Center
0172 Pichu No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #2
New York Pokémon Center
0173 Cleffa No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #2
New York Pokémon Center
0174 Igglybuff
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #2
New York Pokémon Center
0238 Smoochum
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #2
New York Pokémon Center
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 III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0052 Meowth Field Field Egg Pokémon Present
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

Petal Dance deals damage, hitting the target 2-3 times (2-5 times prior to Gates to Infinity) per use. The user becomes confused after the move ends.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB 7 - 17 - 87% - Front Enemy No
MDTDS 7 - 9 - 44% - Front Enemy No
BSL 7 - 9 - 44% - Front Enemy No
MDGtI 8 99 13 50 95% 98% Front Enemy No
SMD 8 99 13 30 95% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★★★
Power: 41
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Attacks each target two to three times. The user's Range drops to an unimprovable 0 for the next turn. If the move misses any target, the multi-strike move will cease.
Users: Lilligant
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right, to act as their origin point.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move, if the move changes their positioning at all.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Petal Dance
★★★★★
Attack power 143.2167
Charge time 3.24 seconds
Range type Circular (self)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect Confuses the user

Pokémon Masters EX

Name Category State Base power Max power Target Effect tag Description Playable sync pair
Sync moves
Nature-Loving Petal Dance Special Default
6★ EX
200
300
240
360
An opponent This attack's power increases when the target is paralyzed. Erika & Vileplume
Bold and Strong Hairstylist Petal Dance Special Default 200 240 An opponent The more the user's Speed is raised, the greater the power of this attack. Arezu & Lilligant
6★ EX The first time the user's sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three.
6★ EX with EX role All opponents

Pokémon UNITE

Petal Dance
Pokémon Move Icon Image Level Learned Cooldown Description

Venusaur
7 9s Scatters petals around the user, increasing movement speed for a short time and dealing damage over time to opposing Pokémon in the area of effect. If this move hits Pokémon on the opposing team, the cooldown of Giga Drain or Sludge Bomb is reduced.
Upgraded to Petal Dance+ when the Pokémon reaches Lv. 13.
Upgrade: Increases this move's area of effect.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Hits the target two to five times in succession. However it also makes the user confused.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target using 2 to 5 attacks in a single turn. But it also afflicts the user with a Confused status condition, making its movements and attacks go astray.
BSL てきポケモンに 2〜5かいれんぞくで ダメージをあたえる しかし じぶんが こんらんじょうたいに なってしまう
Conq. Petals are scattered two to three times to attack the target. The user is temporarily immobilized.
MDGtI It damages an enemy 2 to 3 times in a row. After that, you'll get the Confused status condition.
SMD It damages an enemy 2 to 3 times in a row. After that, you'll get confused.


In animation

Pokémon animated series


Roserade

Maractus

Bulbasaur

Lilligant
The user attacks the target by scattering pink petals, then becomes confused.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Roselia Roselia spins around quickly and pink petals fly out of it and spiral towards the opponent; or, Roselia holds out its hands, and pink petals come out of the roses.
Drew's Roselia Now That's Flower Power! Debut
Bulbasaur Bulbasaur releases multiple pink petals in a twister-like fashion at the opponent from the opening in its bulb; or, Bulbasaur's bulb glows a bright yellow and it releases multiple bright glowing pink petals in a twister like fashion at the opponent from the opening in its bulb.
May's Bulbasaur Where's Armaldo? None
Shauna's Bulbasaur Day Three Blockbusters! None
Skitty Skitty lifts up its paw and a white orb appears around it. It then shoots a spiral of pink petals from the orb at the opponent. Once the attack is finished, Skitty becomes confused.
May's Skitty Pacifidlog Jam Used via Assist
Vileplume Vileplume stretches the opening on its flower at the opponent and releases pink petals in a spiraling fashion at the opponent. When it is hit, the opponent becomes confused.
Nicolette's Vileplume May's Egg-Cellent Adventure None
A Coordinator's Vileplume Weekend Warrior None
Bellossom Bellossom releases a spiral of pink petals at the opponent from the flowers on its head.
A Coordinator's Bellossom Weekend Warrior None
Roserade Roserade spins around quickly and releases pink petals from all around its body at the opponent.
Forsythia's Roserade Oh Do You Know the Poffin Plan! None
Maractus Maractus jumps high into the air and starts spinning around quickly. It then releases multiple glowing pink petals from the flowers on the end of its ears down below it. The petals then come together, form into a horizontal tornado, and fire at the opponent.
Toby's Marra A Maractus Musical! None
Toby's Racca A Maractus Musical! None
Venusaur Mega Venusaur releases multiple shining pink petals at the opponent.
A Trainer's Venusaur Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction None
Lilligant Lilligant spins around and multiple pink petals surround her body. The petals are then fired at the opponent in the form of a spiral.
Lusamine's Lilligant Rescuing the Unwilling! None

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer


Vileplume


The user attacks the target by scattering glowing green petals.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Vileplume Vileplume jumps into the air and fires a barrage of glowing green petals at the opponent.
Erika's Vileplume Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer None

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!

Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!

Pokémon Zensho

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 花瓣舞 Fāfáan Móuh *
花之舞 Fā jī Móuh *
Mandarin 花瓣舞 Huābàn Wǔ *
花之舞 Huā zhī Wǔ *
Czech Listový tanec
Danish Kronbladsdans
Dutch Bloemendans
Finnish Terälehtitanssi
French Danse FleursVIII+
Danse-FleurIVII
German Blättertanz
Greek Χορός Πετάλων Chorós Petálon
Hebrew ריקוד עלי כותרת Rikkud A'alei Koteret
Hindi फूलों का नाच Phoolon Ka Naach
पंखुड़ियों का नाच Pankhoodiyon kaa naach
Indonesian Tarian Kelopak Bunga
Italian Petalodanza
Korean 꽃잎댄스 Kkonnipdaenseu
Polish Taniec Płatków
Brazilian Portuguese Dança das Pétalas (games, animated series, TCG, manga)
Dança de Pétalas (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Dança de Pétala (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Romanian Dansul Petalei
Serbian Ples Latica
Spanish Latin America Danza de Pétalos (games, EP178AG051, BW053–present)
Baile de Pétalos (AG078DP025)
Spain Danza Pétalo
Thai ระบำกลีบดอกไม้ Petal Randi
Turkish Taç Yaprak
Vietnamese Vũ Điệu Cánh Hoa


Variations of the move Thrash
ThrashOutrageRaging Fury
Petal Dance
Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215
216217218219220221222223224225226227228229
ZA
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107
Added in ZA 2.0.0
108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126
127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145
146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160
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