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Quiver Dance (move)

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Quiver Dance
ちょうのまい Butterfly Dance
Quiver Dance IX.png
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Type  Bug
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 Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
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
012 Butterfree Butterfree
 BugIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png 		Bug Bug 46 46 47SMUSUM
22PE 		44
049 Venomoth Venomoth
 BugIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Bug Bug 63 1, 63 1, 63SMUSUM
55PE 		1, 63BDSP 1
182 Bellossom Bellossom
 GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass 39 1
267 Beautifly Beautifly
 BugIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png 		Bug Bug 45 45XY
40ORAS 		40 40BDSP
269 Dustox Dustox
 BugIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Bug Bug 45 45XY
40ORAS 		40 40BDSP
284 Masquerain Masquerain
 BugIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png 		Water 1 Bug 68 1, 68XY
1, 52ORAS 		1, 52 1, 52BDSP 52
413 Wormadam Wormadam
Plant Cloak 		BugIC Big.png
GrassIC Big.png 		Bug Bug 1, Evo. 1, Evo.BDSP
413 Wormadam Wormadam
Sandy Cloak 		BugIC Big.png
GroundIC Big.png 		Bug Bug 1, Evo. 1, Evo.BDSP
413 Wormadam Wormadam
Trash Cloak 		BugIC Big.png
SteelIC Big.png 		Bug Bug 1, Evo. 1, Evo.BDSP
414 Mothim Mothim
 BugIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png 		Bug Bug 50 50 1, Evo. 1, Evo.BDSP
549 Lilligant Lilligant
 GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass 28 28 28 1 1
637 Volcarona Volcarona
 BugIC Big.png
FireIC Big.png 		Bug Bug 59 1, 59 1, Evo. 1, Evo. Evo.
666 Vivillon Vivillon
 BugIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png 		Bug Bug 45 45 45
742 Cutiefly Cutiefly
 BugIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png 		Bug Fairy 41 54
743 Ribombee Ribombee
 BugIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png 		Bug Fairy 49 64
795 Pheromosa Pheromosa
 BugIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png 		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 65
873 Frosmoth 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.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
741 Oricorio 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.


In other 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

None.png Alvin Vivillon Quiver Dance.png None.png None.png
Vivillon
The user lightly performs a beautiful, mystic dance around the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Vivillon 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

Quiver Dance V.png Quiver Dance VI.png Quiver Dance VII.png Quiver Dance VIII.png
Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII

Spin-off series games

Quiver Dance PMD GTI.png Quiver Dance PSMD.png
MD: GTI SMD

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 Dance • Coil


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