Petal Dance (move)

Petal Dance (Japanese: はなびらのまい Petal Dance) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Petal Dance does damage for 2-3 (chosen randomly) turns. Once used (even if it misses on the turn of its use), the user will only be able to use Petal Dance, and will not be able to switch out. At the end of this duration, the user will become confused.

If the Petal Dance duration is disrupted (such as by full paralysis or hurting itself due to confusion), it will immediately end. The user will only become confused if Petal Dance is fully executed, without its duration being disrupted. Sleep, freeze, partial trapping, and flinching will pause but not disrupt the duration of Petal Dance.

In Generation I-III this move has a power of 70.

In Stadium, after the duration of Petal Dance ends, there will be a notice that the user becomes confused.

In the anime

Roselia starting to use Petal Dance	Drew's Roselia using Petal Dance	May's Beautifly getting hit from Roselia's Petal Dance
Nicolette's Vileplume using Petal Dance	May's Bulbasaur using Petal Dance while riding on Beautifly	May's Bulbasaur using Petal Dance
Forsythia's Roserade using Petal Dance	The petals from Petal Dance spiraling towards Team Rocket	Team Rocket cofused because of Petal Dance

Pokémon

Roselia. Roselia spins around and pink petals fly out and spiral towards the opponent. Once hit, the opponent becomes confused.

• Used by Drew's Roselia in Now That's Flower Power!.

Bulbasaur. Petals are released from the opening in Bulbasaur's bulb. Once hit, the opponent becomes confused.

• Used by May's Bulbasaur in Where's Armaldo!.

Vileplume. Petals are released from the opening in Vileplume's flower. The petals then spiral towards the opponent and once hit, the opponent is confused.

• Used by Nicolette's Vileplume in May's Egg-Cellent Adventure!.

Roserade. Roserade spins around and pink petals fly out and spiral towards the opponent. Once hit, the opponent becomes confused.

• Used by Forsythia's Roserade in Oh Do You Know the Poffin Plan!

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	33
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	38
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	39
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	44
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	--
182		Bellossom	Grass		--
192		Sunflora	Grass		31
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom Sunflora
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 III

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	39
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	44
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	44
182		Bellossom	Grass		44
192		Sunflora	Grass		37
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison	49
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom Sunflora Roselia
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
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	32
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	41
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	53
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	53
154		Meganium	Grass		32
192		Sunflora	Grass		33
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison	40
421		Cherrim	Grass		25
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	Venusaur Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom Meganium Sunflora Roselia, Roserade Cherrim
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-fleur
• German: Blättertanz
• Spanish: Danza Pétalo
• Italian: Petalo Danza

Variations on the move Petal Dance
	Thrash
	Petal Dance

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