Essentials

FeatherDance

Flying non-damaging

Generation 3

Summary

Lowers the target's Attack by two stages.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug 2
  • Dark 1
  • Dragon 1
  • Electric ½
  • Fighting 2
  • Fire 1
  • Flying 1
  • Ghost 1
  • Grass 2
  • Ground 1
  • Ice 1
  • Normal 1
  • Poison 1
  • Psychic 1
  • Rock ½
  • Steel ½
  • Water 1

Stats

Power
— (no damage)
Accuracy
100%
PP
15, up to 24 with PP Up PP Up
Target
Selected Pokémon
Effect chance
n/a
Priority
0 (normal)

Flags

Machines

Generation 3
Not a TM
Generation 4
Not a TM
Generation 5
Not a TM

Effect

Lowers the target's Attack by two stages.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 3
Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald

Envelops the foe with down to sharply reduce ATTACK.

FireRed, LeafGreen

The foe is covered with a mass of down that sharply cuts the ATTACK stat.

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver

The user covers the foe with a mass of down that sharply lowers the Attack stat.

Generation 5
Black, White

The user covers the target's body with a mass of down that harshly lowers its Attack stat.

Foreign Names

French
Danse-Plume
Italian
Danzadipiume
Spanish
Danza Pluma
German
Daunenreigen
Czech
Tanec peří
Japanese
フェザーダンス (fezaadansu)

Contests

Generation 3 Contest

Type
Beauty
Appeal
♡♡
Jam
Flavor text
The appeal works great if performed last.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Generation 4 Super Contest

Type
Beauty
Appeal
♡♡
Flavor text
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as FeatherDance.

Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Charm Normal non-damaging 20 — 100%

Lowers the target's Attack by two stages.

Pokémon

Generation 3 Diamond, Pearl
Platinum 		HeartGold, SoulSilver Generation 5 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
31 25 25 25 Pidgey Normal Flying Keen Eye
Tangled Feet
Big Pecks 		½ male, ½ female Flying 40 45 40 35 35 56 251
34 27 27 27 Pidgeotto Normal Flying Keen Eye
Tangled Feet
Big Pecks 		½ male, ½ female Flying 63 60 55 50 50 71 349
34 27 27 27 Pidgeot Normal Flying Keen Eye
Tangled Feet
Big Pecks 		½ male, ½ female Flying 83 80 75 70 70 91 469
41 41 53 Chatot Normal Flying Keen Eye
Tangled Feet
Big Pecks 		½ male, ½ female Flying 76 65 45 92 42 91 411
36 Pidove Normal Flying Big Pecks
Super Luck
Rivalry 		½ male, ½ female Flying 50 55 50 36 30 43 264
41 Tranquill Normal Flying Big Pecks
Super Luck
Rivalry 		½ male, ½ female Flying 62 77 62 50 42 65 358
44 Unfezant Normal Flying Big Pecks
Super Luck
Rivalry 		½ male, ½ female Flying 80 105 80 65 55 93 478
21 Ducklett Water Flying Keen Eye
Big Pecks
Hydration 		½ male, ½ female Water 1
Flying 		62 44 50 44 50 55 305
21 Swanna Water Flying Keen Eye
Big Pecks
Hydration 		½ male, ½ female Water 1
Flying 		75 87 63 87 63 98 473
Generation 3 Diamond, Pearl
Platinum 		HeartGold, SoulSilver Generation 5 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.
• • Spearow Normal Flying Keen Eye
Sniper 		½ male, ½ female Flying 40 60 30 31 31 70 262
• • • • Farfetch'd Normal Flying Keen Eye
Inner Focus
Defiant 		½ male, ½ female Flying
Ground 		52 65 55 58 62 60 352
• • • • Hoothoot Normal Flying Insomnia
Keen Eye
Tinted Lens 		½ male, ½ female Flying 60 30 30 36 56 50 262
• • • • Natu Psychic Flying Synchronize
Early Bird
Magic Bounce 		½ male, ½ female Flying 40 50 45 70 45 70 320
• • • • Murkrow Dark Flying Insomnia
Super Luck
Prankster 		½ male, ½ female Flying 60 85 42 85 42 91 405
• • Torchic Fire Blaze
Speed Boost 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Ground 45 60 40 70 50 45 310
• • • Swablu Normal Flying Natural Cure
Cloud Nine 		½ male, ½ female Flying
Dragon 		45 40 60 40 75 50 310
• • Piplup Water Torrent
Defiant 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Water 1
Ground 		53 51 53 61 56 40 314
• • • Starly Normal Flying Keen Eye ½ male, ½ female Flying 40 55 30 30 30 60 245

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