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When another Pokémon uses a {{cat|Dance moves|dancing move}}, a Pokémon with the Ability Dancer will immediately use that move as well without using up its turn. It will not activate on a move copied by another Pokémon with Dancer.
When another Pokémon uses a {{cat|Dance moves|dancing move}}, a Pokémon with the Ability Dancer will immediately use that move as well without using up its turn. It will not activate on a move copied by another Pokémon with Dancer.


Dancer is able to copy a [[status move|status]] dancing move that has been powered up by a [[Z-Crystal]] into its corresponding [[Z-Move]], however the Dancer Pokémon copies the regular version of the move and does not gain the additional Z-Power effect.
Dancer is able to copy a [[status move|status]] dancing move that has been powered up into its corresponding [[Z-Move]] (e.g. Z-Feather Dance), but the Pokémon with Dancer copies the regular version of the move and does not gain the additional Z-Power effect.


If the Pokémon with Dancer is {{status|Confusion|confused}}, it may hurt itself instead of copying the move, even if it is protected by a move like {{m|Protect}} or {{m|Mat Block}}. If the Pokémon with Dancer is hit with {{m|Fake Out}}, it will {{DL|Status condition|flinch}} when it attempts to copy the move. A Pokémon that is locked into a {{cat|Consecutively executed moves|consecutively executed move}} (such as {{m|Outrage}}) will still try to copy the move, but will fail.
If the Pokémon with Dancer is {{status|Confusion|confused}}, it may hurt itself instead of copying the move, even if it is protected by a move like {{m|Protect}} or {{m|Mat Block}}. If the Pokémon with Dancer is hit with {{m|Fake Out}}, it will {{DL|Status condition|flinch}} when it attempts to copy the move. A Pokémon that is locked into a {{cat|Consecutively executed moves|consecutively executed move}} (such as {{m|Outrage}}) will still try to copy the move, but will fail.