Feather Dance (move)
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Feather Dance フェザーダンス Feather Dance | ||||||||||||
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Feather Dance (Japanese: フェザーダンス Feather Dance), formatted as FeatherDance prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a non-damaging Flying-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV it was the signature move of Pidgey's evolution line.
Effect
Feather Dance lowers the target's Attack stat by two stages.
If powered up by a Flyinium Z into Z-Feather Dance, the user's Defense stat rises by one stage.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | ||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0016 | |
Flying | 31 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |||||
0017 | |
Flying | 34 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |||||
0018 | |
Flying | 34 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |||||
0441 | |
Flying | 41 | 53 | 50 | 50 | ||||||
0519 | |
Flying | 36 | 36 | 36 | |||||||
0520 | |
Flying | 41 | 41 | 41 | |||||||
0521 | |
Flying | 44 | 44 | 44 | |||||||
0580 | |
Water 1 | Flying | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||
0581 | |
Water 1 | Flying | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||
0701 | |
Human-Like | 40 | 40 | ||||||||
0722 | |
Flying | 39 | |||||||||
0723 | |
Flying | 46 | |||||||||
0724 | |
Flying | 49 | |||||||||
0731 | |
Flying | 33 | |||||||||
0732 | |
Flying | 40 | |||||||||
0733 | |
Flying | 44 | |||||||||
0741 | |
Flying | 20 | |||||||||
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. |
By breeding
# | Pokémon | Types | Parent Egg Groups |
Egg Move | ||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0021 | |
Flying | ✔HGSS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0083 | |
Flying | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
0163 | |
Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0177 | |
Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0198 | |
Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0255 | Field | ✔HGSS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0333 | |
Flying | Dragon | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0393 | Water 1 | Field | ✔HGSS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0396 | |
Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
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. |
Special move
Generation III
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0249 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | ||
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. |
Generation V
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0177 | |
Flying | Dream World - Pleasant Forest | |||
0333 | |
Flying | Dragon | Dream World - Windswept Sky | ||
0397 | |
Flying | Dream World - Windswept Sky | |||
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. |
By event
Generation III
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0276 | |
Flying | PokéPark Eggs | |||
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. |
Generation V
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0393 | Water 1 | Field | Pokémon Searcher BW Piplup Recital Piplup Concert Piplup Walmart Piplup | |||
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 other games
Description
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In the anime
The user covers the foe with a mass of down. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
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! | Debut | |
Chatot's body becomes surrounded in gold, then it waves its wings around in a dance-like motion and its whole body begins to glow gold. Then, golden powder appears above the opponent, causing it to become tired and weak. | |||
Officer Jenny's Buddy | Stealing the Conversation! | None | |
Fletchling flies up into the air and flaps its wings, releasing dozens of blue feathers down onto the opponent. The opponent then glows light blue, reducing its attack power. | |||
Chester's Fletchling | Breaking Titles at the Chateau! | Fletchling cannot legally learn Feather Dance | |
Toucannon spreads its wings as feathers appear in front of it. It then flaps its wings, releasing a shroud of white feathers from them in front of itself to soften the opponent's attacks. | |||
Toucannon (anime) | SM132 | None | |
Rowlet flaps its wings, flying backwards while creating a clone of itself out of feathers in front of itself, causing the opponent to attack that clone instead. | |||
Ash's Rowlet | SM132 | Mastered in SM133 |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user spins around while in the air. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Pidgeot opens its wings and starts spinning around in the air. | |||
Blue's Pidgeot | Secrets from Sneasel | Debut | |
Unfezant waves its wings, sending out feathers that stick on to the opponent and lower its Attack stat. | |||
Cheren's Unfezant | The Tournament Continues | None |
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
In other languages
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Variations of the move Charm | ||
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