Dragon Dance (move)

Dragon Dance りゅうのまい Dragon Dance

The user vigorously performs a mystic, powerful dance that boosts its Attack and Speed stats.

Battles Type  Dragon 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 BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0 Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  0 Earn double the score in the next turn.

Dragon Dance on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Dragon Dance on Eevee's Movedex

Dragon Dance (Japanese: りゅうのまい Dragon Dance) is a non-damaging Dragon-type 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
116		Horsea	Water		50
117		Seadra	Water		62
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying	50
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon	62
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying	40
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic	50
384		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

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
004		Charmander	Fire		Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Gyarados Altaria
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
147		Dratini	Dragon		Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Gyarados Altaria
246		Larvitar*	Rock	Ground	Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Lapras
371		Bagon	Dragon		Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Gyarados Altaria
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
116		Horsea	Water		38
117		Seadra	Water		48
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying	44
147		Dratini	Dragon		45
148		Dragonair	Dragon		53
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	53
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon	48
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying	39
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic	55
384		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

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
004		Charmander	Fire		Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Gyarados Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Altaria
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
147		Dratini	Dragon		Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Gyarados Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Altaria
158		Totodile	Water		Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
246		Larvitar*	Rock	Ground	Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Lapras
371		Bagon	Dragon		Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Gyarados Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Altaria
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 other languages

• French: Danse Draco
• German: Drachentanz
• Italian: Dragodanza
• Spanish: Danza Dragon

Variations on the move Bulk Up
	Bulk Up | Calm Mind | Cosmic Power Dragon Dance | Stockpile | Defend Order

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