FeatherDance (move)

FeatherDance フェザーダンス FeatherDance

The user covers the foe with a mass of down that sharply lowers the Attack stat.

Battles Type  Flying Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect either foe, but not the ally

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

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0 The appeal works great if performed last.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

FeatherDance on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex FeatherDance on Eevee's Movedex

FeatherDance (Japanese: フェザーダンス FeatherDance) is a non-damaging Flying-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

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

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 016 Pidgey Normal Flying 31 017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 34 018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 34 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 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot 177 Natu Psychic Flying Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot 198 Murkrow Dark Flying Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot 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.

By purification

#   Pokémon Type Game 249 Lugia Psychic Flying XD 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

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 276 TaillowLv 5 Normal Flying PokéPark Events 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 016 Pidgey Normal Flying 25 017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 27 018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 27 441 Chatot Normal Flying 41 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 021 Spearow Normal Flying Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot ChatotHGSS 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Chatot 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Chatot 177 Natu Psychic Flying Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Chatot 198 Murkrow Dark Flying Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Chatot 255 Torchic* Fire Farfetch'dHGSS 333 Swablu Normal Flying Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Chatot 393 Piplup* Water Farfetch'dHGSS 396 Starly Normal Flying Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Chatot 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 anime

	Chatot
The user covers the foe with a mass of down.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode 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!		None
Chatot	Chatot glows yellow and it moves its wings around. It then showers yellow sparkling dust on its foe.
Officer Jenny's Buddy	Stealing the Conversation!		None

In other languages

• Spanish: Danza Pluma.
• Italian: Danzadipiume.
• German: Daunenreigen

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