Dragon Dance (move)

Dragon Dance (Japanese: りゅうのまい Dragon Dance) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Dragon Dance raises the user's Attack stat and Speed stat by one stage each.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0116 Horsea Water 50 0117 Seadra Water 62 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 50 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 62 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 40 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 50 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 30 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0004 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Charmander
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Gyarados
Altaria |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0131 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Lapras
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3DCEF3" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ice | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0147 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Dratini
| colspan="2" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Gyarados
Altaria |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0246 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Larvitar
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard
Lapras |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0371 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Bagon
| colspan="2" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Gyarados
Altaria

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0116 Horsea Water 38 0117 Seadra Water 48 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 44 0147 Dratini Dragon 45 0148 Dragonair Dragon 53 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 53 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 48 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 39 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 55 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 30 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 60 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0004 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Charmander
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Gyarados
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Altaria |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0131 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Lapras
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3DCEF3" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ice | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0147 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Dratini
| colspan="2" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Gyarados
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Altaria |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0158 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Totodile
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0246 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Larvitar
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard
Lapras
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0339 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Barboach
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Gyarados |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0341 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Corphish
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0357 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tropius
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard
Lapras
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0371 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Bagon
| colspan="2" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Gyarados
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Altaria

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0116 Horsea Water 38 0117 Seadra Water 48 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 44 0147 Dratini Dragon 51 0148 Dragonair Dragon 61 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 61 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 48 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 39 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 55 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 60 0610 Axew Dragon 32 0611 Onondo Onondo Dragon 32 0612 Ononokus Ononokus Dragon 32 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0004 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Charmander
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Gyarados
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Altaria, Axew, Onondo, Ononokus |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0131 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Lapras
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3DCEF3" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ice | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0147 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Dratini
| colspan="2" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Gyarados
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Altaria, Axew, Onondo, Ononokus |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0158 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Totodile
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Axew, Onondo, Ononokus |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0246 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Larvitar
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Axew, Onondo, Ononokus |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0339 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Barboach
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Gyarados |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0341 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Corphish
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0357 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tropius
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Axew, Onondo, Ononokus |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0371 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Bagon
| colspan="2" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Gyarados
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Altaria, Axew, Onondo, Ononokus |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0559 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Zuruggu | style="background: #FFF" | Zuruggu
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#FF8000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Gyarados
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Altaria, Axew, Onondo, Ononokus

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

The user dances around, raising its attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Altaria swings its wings around like a ballerina would, raising its attack power.
Winona's Altaria	VS. Altaria		Debut
	Gyarados flies into the air and starts spinning around, raising its attack power.
Cyrus's Gyarados	VS. Spiritomb		None

Trivia

• Currently, Dragon Dance is the only Template:Type2 Status move.

In other languages

• French: Danse Draco
• German: Drachentanz
• Greek: Χορός Δράκου
• Italian: Dragodanza
• Korean: 용의춤 Yong-yi Chum
• Portuguese (Brazilian): Dança do Dragão
• Spanish: Danza del Dragón
• Serbian: Zmajev Ples

Variations of the move Bulk Up
Bulk Up • Calm Mind • Cosmic Power Dragon Dance • Growth • Hone Claws • Stockpile • Work Up

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.