Quiver Dance (move)

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Quiver Dance
ちょうのまい Butterfly Dance
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Type  Bug
Category  Status
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Quiver Dance (Japanese: ちょうのまい Butterfly Dance) is a non-damaging Bug-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Quiver Dance raises the user's Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed stats by one stage each.

Description

Games Description
The user lightly performs a beautiful, mystic dance. It boosts the user's Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed stats.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
012 Butterfree Butterfree Bug Flying 46 '
049 Venomoth Venomoth Bug Poison 63 '
267 Beautifly Beautifly Bug Flying 45 '
269 Dustox Dustox Bug Poison 45 '
284 Masquerain Masquerain Bug Flying 68 '
414 Mothim Mothim Bug Flying 50 '
549 Lilligant Lilligant Grass Grass 28 '
637 Volcarona Volcarona Bug Fire 59 '
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.


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


Trivia

  • Quiver Dance, along with fellow Generation V moves Coil and Shell Smash, are the only status moves that raise three different stats at once.
  • Its English name may be a play on Riverdance.

In other languages

Language Title
France Flag.png French Papillodanse
Germany Flag.png German Falterreigen
Italy Flag.png Italian Eledanza
South Korea Flag.png Korean 나비춤 Nabi-chum
Spain Flag.png Spanish Danza Aleteo


Variations of the move Quiver Dance
StatusIC HOME.png Quiver DanceCoilVictory Dance


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