Quiver Dance (move)

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Quiver Dance
ちょうのまい Butterfly Dance
Quiver Dance IX.png
Type  Bug
Category  Status
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  0
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Self: Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  0  
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

Quiver Dance (Japanese: ちょうのまい Butterfly Dance) is a non-damaging Bug-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Quiver Dance raises the user's Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed stats by one stage each.

If powered up by a Buginium Z into Z-Quiver Dance, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Description

Games Description
BWB2W2 The user lightly performs a beautiful, mystic dance. It boosts the user's Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed stats.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The user lightly performs a beautiful, mystic dance. This boosts the user's Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed stats.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0012 Butterfree BugIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Bug Bug 46 46 47SMUSUM
22PE
44
0049 Venomoth BugIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Bug Bug 63 1, 63 1, 63SMUSUM
55PE
1, 63BDSP 1
0182 Bellossom GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass 39 1
0267 Beautifly BugIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Bug Bug 45 45XY
40ORAS
40 40BDSP
0269 Dustox BugIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Bug Bug 45 45XY
40ORAS
40 40BDSP
0284 Masquerain BugIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Water 1 Bug 68 1, 68XY
1, 52ORAS
1, 52 1, 52BDSP 52
0413 Wormadam
Wormadam
Plant Cloak
BugIC Big.png
GrassIC Big.png
Bug Bug 1, Evo. 1, Evo.BDSP
413G Wormadam
Wormadam
Sandy Cloak
BugIC Big.png
GroundIC Big.png
Bug Bug 1, Evo. 1, Evo.BDSP
413S Wormadam
Wormadam
Trash Cloak
BugIC Big.png
SteelIC Big.png
Bug Bug 1, Evo. 1, Evo.BDSP
0414 Mothim BugIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Bug Bug 50 50 1, Evo. 1, Evo.BDSP
0549 Lilligant GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass 28 28 28 1 1
0637 Volcarona BugIC Big.png
FireIC Big.png
Bug Bug 59 1, 59 1, Evo. 1, Evo. Evo.
0666 Vivillon BugIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Bug Bug 45 45 45
0742 Cutiefly BugIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png
Bug Fairy 41 54
0743 Ribombee BugIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png
Bug Fairy 49 64
0795 Pheromosa BugIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 65
0873 Frosmoth IceIC Big.png
BugIC Big.png
Bug Bug 52 52
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
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0741 Oricorio FireIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Flying 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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Quiver Dance raises the user's Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Travel Speed by one stage each.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDGtI - - 13 50 —% - User User -
SMD - - 13 30 —% - User User -
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Description

Games Description
MDGtI It boosts your Special Attack, Special Defense, and Travel Speed. (The stat changes return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a IconTileGTI.pngWonder Tile.)
SMD It boosts your Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Travel Speed. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a IconTileSMD.pngWonder Tile.


In the anime

Alvin Vivillon Quiver Dance.png
Vivillon


The user lightly performs a beautiful, mystic dance around the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Vivillon Vivillon's body begins to glow white. It then starts dancing around the opponent, leaving behind afterimages of itself.
Alvin's Vivillon Battling with a Clean Slate! Debut


In the manga

Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder


Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Geomancy is a move introduced in Generation VI that is very similar to Quiver Dance, in that it boosts Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed. Geomancy is essentially the equivalent of two Quiver Dances, but requires a charge turn and has half of the PP.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 蝶舞 Dihp Móuh
Mandarin 蝶舞 Dié Wǔ *
蝶之舞 Dié-zhī Wǔ *
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Vladderdans
France Flag.png French Papillodanse
Germany Flag.png German Falterreigen
Italy Flag.png Italian Eledanza
South Korea Flag.png Korean 나비춤 Nabichum
Poland Flag.png Polish Drżący Taniec
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Dança Vibratória (TCG, manga)
Dança Tremor (anime)
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Dança Vibratória
Spain Flag.png Spanish Danza Aleteo
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Vũ Điệu Bươm Bướm


Variations of the move Quiver Dance
StatusIC HOME.png Quiver DanceCoilVictory Dance


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