Petal Dance

Essentials

Petal Dance

special

Generation 1

Summary

Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 120; percentile 88.3
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10, up to 16 with PP Up
Target: Random opponent
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact

User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

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

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. User is forced to attack with this move for 2–3 turns,selected at random. After the last hit, the user becomes confused.

Safeguard does not protect against the confusion from this move.

History

Before: Has 90 power. Has 20 PP.
Before: Has 70 power.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Works 2-3 turns and confuses user.

: A rampage of 2 to 3 turns that confuses the user.
: The user attacks with petals for two to three turns, then gets confused.

: The user attacks by scattering petals for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused.

: The user attacks the target by scattering petals for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused.

Foreign Names

Spanish: Danza Pétalo
Italian: Petalodanza
French: Danse-Fleur
Czech: Tanec listů
German: Blättertanz
Japanese: はなびらのまい (hanabiranomai)

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡♡♡♡

Jam

♥♥♥♥

Flavor text

Jams the others, and misses one turn of appeals.

Use after

Growth

Use before

None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal
Flavor text: Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Petal Dance.

Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Thrash			10	120	100%		Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.
Outrage			15	120	100%		Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.

Pokémon

Grass Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Petal Dance's special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

					Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
			32	32	Venusaur		Overgrow Chlorophyll		Monster Plant	80	82	83	100	100	80	525
33	39	39	41	41	Oddish		Chlorophyll Run Away		Plant	45	50	55	75	65	30	320
38	44	44	53	53	Gloom		Chlorophyll Stench		Plant	60	65	70	85	75	40	395
—	—	44	53	53	Vileplume		Chlorophyll Effect Spore		Plant	75	80	85	100	90	50	480
	—	44			Bellossom		Chlorophyll Healer		Plant	75	80	85	90	100	50	480
			32	32	Meganium		Overgrow Leaf Guard		Monster Plant	80	82	100	83	100	80	525
	31	37	33	33	Sunflora		Chlorophyll Solar Power Early Bird		Plant	75	75	55	105	85	30	425
		49	40	40	Roselia		Natural Cure Poison Point Leaf Guard		Fairy Plant	50	60	45	100	80	65	400
			25	25	Overcast Cherrim		Flower Gift		Fairy Plant	70	60	70	87	78	85	450
				46	Lilligant		Chlorophyll Own Tempo Leaf Guard		Plant	70	60	75	110	75	90	480
				38	Maractus		Water Absorb Chlorophyll Storm Drain		Plant	75	86	67	106	67	60	461
					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.
					Bulbasaur		Overgrow Chlorophyll		Monster Plant	45	49	49	65	65	45	318