Dragon Dance

Essentials

Dragon Dance

status

Generation 3

Summary

Raises the user's Attack and Speed by one stage.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: — (cannot miss)
PP: 20, up to 32 with PP Up
Target: User
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect
Reflectable
Snatchable

This move will be stolen if another Pokémon has used Snatch this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

This move triggers Dancer.

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Raises the user's Attack and Speed by one stage each.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: A mystical dance that ups ATTACK and SPEED.
: A mystic, powerful dance that boosts the user’s ATTACK and SPEED stats.

: The user vigorously performs a mystic, powerful dance that boosts its Attack and Speed stats.

: The user vigorously performs a mystic, powerful dance that boosts its Attack and Speed stats.

: The user vigorously performs a mystic, powerful dance that raises its Attack and Speed stats.

: The user vigorously performs a mystic, powerful dance that raises its Attack and Speed stats.

Foreign Names

Japanese: りゅうのまい (ryuunomai)
: りゅうのまい
Korean: 용의춤
Chinese: 龍之舞
: 龙之舞
French: Danse Draco
German: Drachentanz
Spanish: Danza Dragón
Italian: Dragodanza
Czech: Dračí tanec

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡

Jam

Flavor text

Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Use after

Use before

Super Contest

Type
Appeal
Flavor text: Earn double the score in the next turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Dragon Dance.

Pokémon

								Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
50	38	38	38	38	38	46	46	Horsea		Swift Swim Sniper Damp		Water 1 Dragon	30	40	70	70	25	60	295
62	48	48	48	48	48	52	52	Seadra		Poison Point Sniper Damp		Water 1 Dragon	55	65	95	95	45	85	440
62	48	48	48	48	48	52	52	Kingdra		Swift Swim Sniper Damp		Water 1 Dragon	75	95	95	95	95	85	540
50	44	44	44	44	44	47	45	Gyarados		Intimidate Moxie		Water 2 Dragon	95	125	79	60	100	81	540
					44	47	45	Mega Gyarados		Mold Breaker		Water 2 Dragon	95	155	109	70	130	81	640
	45	45	51	51	51	51	51	Dratini		Shed Skin Marvel Scale		Water 1 Dragon	41	64	45	50	50	50	300
	53	53	61	61	61	61	61	Dragonair		Shed Skin Marvel Scale		Water 1 Dragon	61	84	65	70	70	70	420
	53	53	61	61	61	61	61	Dragonite		Inner Focus Multiscale		Water 1 Dragon	91	134	95	100	100	80	600
							—	Flygon		Levitate		Bug	80	100	80	80	80	100	520
40	39	39	39	34	34	30	30	Altaria		Natural Cure Cloud Nine		Flying Dragon	75	70	90	70	105	80	490
						30	30	Mega Altaria		Pixilate		Flying Dragon	75	110	110	110	105	80	590
50	55	55	55	55	—	7	7	Latios		Levitate		Undiscovered	80	90	80	130	110	110	600
					—	7	7	Mega Latios		Levitate		Undiscovered	80	130	100	160	120	110	700
30	30	60	60	60	60	60	60	Rayquaza		Air Lock		Undiscovered	105	150	90	150	90	95	680
						60	60	Mega Rayquaza		Delta Stream		Undiscovered	105	180	100	180	100	115	780
			32	32	32	32	32	Axew		Rivalry Mold Breaker Unnerve		Monster Dragon	46	87	60	30	40	57	320
			32	32	32	32	32	Fraxure		Rivalry Mold Breaker Unnerve		Monster Dragon	66	117	70	40	50	67	410
			32	32	32	32	32	Haxorus		Rivalry Mold Breaker Unnerve		Monster Dragon	76	147	90	60	70	97	540
					72	72		Zygarde		Aura Break		Undiscovered	108	100	121	81	95	95	600
							49	Jangmo-o		Bulletproof Soundproof Overcoat		Dragon	45	55	65	45	45	45	300
							53	Hakamo-o		Bulletproof Soundproof Overcoat		Dragon	55	75	90	65	70	65	420
							59	Kommo-o		Bulletproof Soundproof Overcoat		Dragon	75	110	125	100	105	85	600
							59	Totem Kommo’o		Bulletproof Soundproof Overcoat		Dragon	75	110	125	100	105	85	600
								Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
								Charmander		Blaze Solar Power		Monster Dragon	39	52	43	60	50	65	309
								Lapras		Water Absorb Shell Armor Hydration		Monster Water 1	130	85	80	85	95	60	535
								Dratini		Shed Skin Marvel Scale		Water 1 Dragon	41	64	45	50	50	50	300
								Totodile		Torrent Sheer Force		Monster Water 1	50	65	64	44	48	43	314
								Larvitar		Guts Sand Veil		Monster	50	64	50	45	50	41	300
								Barboach		Oblivious Anticipation Hydration		Water 2	50	48	43	46	41	60	288
								Corphish		Hyper Cutter Shell Armor Adaptability		Water 1 Water 3	43	80	65	50	35	35	308
								Tropius		Chlorophyll Solar Power Harvest		Monster Grass	99	68	83	72	87	51	460
								Bagon		Rock Head Sheer Force		Dragon	45	75	60	40	30	50	300
								Scraggy		Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate		Field Dragon	50	75	70	35	70	48	348
								Tyrunt		Strong Jaw Sturdy		Monster Dragon	58	89	77	45	45	48	362

33 Pokémon