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 30DPPt 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 60HGSS 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 Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr 339 Barboach Water Ground GyaradosHGSS 341 Corphish Water Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Dratini, Dragonair, DragoniteHGSS 357 Tropius* Grass Flying Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Lapras Totodile, Croconaw, FeraligatrHGSS 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 Dragón

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

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