Feather Dance (move)

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FeatherDance
フェザーダンス FeatherDance
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Type  Flying
Category  Status
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  —
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
The appeal works great if performed last.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

FeatherDance (Japanese: フェザーダンス FeatherDance) is a non-damaging Flying-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV it was the signature move of the Pidgey evolution line.

Effect

FeatherDance lowers the target's Attack stat by two stages.

Description

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Games Description
RSE Envelops the foe with down to sharply reduce Attack.
FRLG The foe is covered with a mass of down that sharply cuts the Attack stat.
Envelops target with down to sharply reduce Attack.
The user covers the foe with a mass of down that sharply lowers the Attack stat.
The user covers the target's body with a mass of down that harshly lowers its Attack stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
016 Pidgey Pidgey Normal Flying 31 25 25 '
017 Pidgeotto Pidgeotto Normal Flying 34 27 27 '
018 Pidgeot Pidgeot Normal Flying 34 27 27 '
441 Chatot Chatot Normal Flying   41 53 '
519 Pidove Pidove Normal Flying     36 '
520 Tranquill Tranquill Normal Flying     41 '
521 Unfezant Unfezant Normal Flying     44 '
580 Ducklett Ducklett Water Flying     21 '
581 Swanna Swanna Water Flying     21 '
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.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
021 Spearow Spearow Normal Flying     PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatotPidoveTranquillUnfezantDucklettSwanna
083 Farfetch'd Farfetch'd Normal Flying PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatotPidoveTranquillUnfezantDucklettSwanna
163 Hoothoot Hoothoot Normal Flying PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatotPidoveTranquillUnfezantDucklettSwanna
177 Natu Natu Psychic Flying PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatotPidoveTranquillUnfezantDucklettSwanna
198 Murkrow Murkrow Dark Flying PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatotPidoveTranquillUnfezantDucklettSwanna
255 Torchic Torchic Fire Fire     Farfetch'd Farfetch'dPiplup
333 Swablu Swablu Normal Flying   PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatotPidoveTranquillUnfezantDucklettSwanna
393 Piplup Piplup Water Water     Farfetch'd DucklettSwanna
396 Starly Starly Normal Flying   PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatotPidoveTranquillUnfezantDucklettSwanna
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.


Special move

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0249 249 Lugia Psychic Flying Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
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 event

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0276 276 Taillow Normal Flying PokéPark Eggs
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0177 177 Natu Psychic Flying Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0333 333 Swablu Normal Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky
0397 397 Staravia Normal Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky
0393 393 Piplup Water Nagashima Spa Land
Recital Piplup
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

Buddy FeatherDance.png
Chatot
Solidad Pidgeot FeatherDance.png
Pidgeot
The user covers the foe with a mass of down.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Pidgeot Pidgeot spreads its wings and both of them glow white. It then shoots glowing white feathers at the opponent.
Solidad's Pidgeot Channeling the Battle Zone! Debut
Chatot Chatot's body becomes surrounded in gold, then it waves its wings around in a dance-like motion and its whole body begins to glow gold. Then, golden powder appears above the opponent, causing it to become tired and weak.
Officer Jenny's Buddy Stealing the Conversation! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 羽毛舞 Yǔmáo Wǔ
France Flag.png French Danse-Plume
Germany Flag.png German Daunenreigen
Greece Flag.png Greek Χορός Φτερών
Italy Flag.png Italian Danzadipiume
South Korea Flag.png Korean 깃털댄스 Git'teol Dance
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Dança das Penas
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Dança Pluma
Romania Flag.png Romanian Dansul Penelor
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Pernati Ples
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Baile de Plumas
Spain Flag.png Spain Danza Pluma


Variations of the move Charm
StatusIC HOME.png CharmFeather DanceFake TearsCaptivateEerie Impulse


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