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* This move was [[Blastoise_(Base_Set_2)|Blastoise's]] [[Pokémon Power (TCG)|Pokémon Power]] (as ''あまごい'' / ''Rain Prayer'' in Japanese and as ''Rain Dance'' in English) in the [[Base Set (TCG)|Base Set]] of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game |TCG]] prior to being introduced in Generation II of the games. | * This move was [[Blastoise_(Base_Set_2)|Blastoise's]] [[Pokémon Power (TCG)|Pokémon Power]] (as ''あまごい'' / ''Rain Prayer'' in Japanese and as ''Rain Dance'' in English) in the [[Base Set (TCG)|Base Set]] of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game |TCG]] prior to being introduced in Generation II of the games. | ||
* In Generation II, Rain Dance was the only Water-type move that could be taught via [[TM]]. | * In Generation II, Rain Dance was the only Water-type move that could be taught via [[TM]]. | ||
* In Generation III, Rain Dance starts a [[Contest combination]] with 19 possible finishing moves, the most of any combination | |||
* Prior to Generation VIII, {{p|Bronzong}} was the only Pokémon able to learn Rain Dance by leveling up that could not learn any moves or have any [[Ability|Abilities]] that benefited from {{Weather|rain}}. This may be related to its Pokédex entries, several of which mention Bronzong's natural power to summon rain clouds. With the addition of Weather Ball to its movepool in Generation VIII, this is no longer the case. | * Prior to Generation VIII, {{p|Bronzong}} was the only Pokémon able to learn Rain Dance by leveling up that could not learn any moves or have any [[Ability|Abilities]] that benefited from {{Weather|rain}}. This may be related to its Pokédex entries, several of which mention Bronzong's natural power to summon rain clouds. With the addition of Weather Ball to its movepool in Generation VIII, this is no longer the case. | ||
* The original Japanese name of this move is unrelated to dancing, therefore this is not a [[:Category:Dance moves|dance move]]. As such, Rain Dance is unaffected by {{a|Dancer}}, and [[Tierno]] does not request to see a Pokémon with this move in {{g|X and Y}}. | * The original Japanese name of this move is unrelated to dancing, therefore this is not a [[:Category:Dance moves|dance move]]. As such, Rain Dance is unaffected by {{a|Dancer}}, and [[Tierno]] does not request to see a Pokémon with this move in {{g|X and Y}}. | ||
