Victory Dance (move)

Victory Dance (Japanese: しょうりのまい Victory Dance) is a non-damaging Fighting-type move introduced during Generation VIII, in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. It is the signature move of Hisuian Lilligant.

Victory Dance しょうりのまい Victory Dance

Battles Type  Fighting 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 VIII

Contests Condition  [[(condition)|]] Appeal   Jam

Super Contests Condition  [[(condition)|]] Appeal

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[(condition)|]] Appeal   Jamming

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

It can be thought of as a physical-oriented counterpart to Quiver Dance.

Effect

Generation VIII

Victory Dance raises the user's offensive and defensive stats, in addition to giving a 50% boost to the damage dealt by the user's moves.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Category  Status PP  10 Agile Strong Power  —  —  — Accuracy  —%  —%  —% Action speed modifier Self  -2  -3  +5 Target  ?  ?  ? Additional effect Turns  4  3  5    ?  ?    ?  ? Raises the user's offensive and defensive stats The user becomes primed Raises the user's action speed

Generation IX

Victory Dance raises the user's Attack, Defense, and Speed stats by one stage each.

Description

Games Description LA The user performs a dance to usher in victory. This raises the user’s offensive and defensive stats and increases the damage dealt by the user’s moves by 50 percent. SV The user performs an intense dance to usher in victory, boosting its Attack, Defense, and Speed stats.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						VIII	IX
						LA	SV
0549		Lilligant Hisuian Form		Grass		Grass	42	Evo.
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 Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Buddy move
Splendid Victory Dance	Status	—	1	—	—	—%	Self	—	Activation Condition: When the sync buff of the user's team is zero. Deactivation Condition: When the sync buff of the user's team is one or more. Raises the user's Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, and Speed by six stat ranks.	Arezu & Lilligant

In other generations

Core series games

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	勝利之舞 Singleih jī Móuh
	Mandarin	勝利之舞 / 胜利之舞 Shènglì zhī Wǔ
French		Danse Victoire
German		Siegestanz
Italian		Danzavittoria
Korean		승리의춤 Seungni-ui Chum
Spanish		Danza Triunfal

Variations of the move Quiver Dance
Quiver Dance • Coil • Victory Dance

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