Teeter Dance (move)

Teeter Dance フラフラダンス Dizzy Dance

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally All Others: Affects all Pokémon adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jams the others, and misses one turn of appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Makes the order of contestants random in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Teeter Dance (Japanese: フラフラダンス Dizzy Dance) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature move of Spinda.

Effect

Teeter Dance confuses all Pokémon adjacent to the user.

Description

Games Description RSE Confuses all Pokémon on the scene. FRLG A wobbly dance that confuses all the Pokémon in battle. Confuses all Pokémon on the scene except the user. The user performs a wobbly dance that confuses all the Pokémon in battle. The user performs a wobbly dance that confuses the Pokémon around it.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal	34			37				37			37
549		Lilligant	Grass		Grass								10			'
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic								21			'
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
043		Oddish*	Grass	Poison
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic	Fairy
270		Lotad*	Water	Grass
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic	Fairy
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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0043 Oddish Grass Poison Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic Dream World - Spooky Manor 0331 Cacnea Grass Dream World - Rugged Mountain Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison Egg Pokémon Present 0172 Pichu Electric Pokémon Center 5th Anniversary Pokémon Stamp Ruby and Sapphire Contest Pichu 0293 Whismur Normal PokéPark Eggs Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0025 Pikachu Electric Singing Pikachu Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Clefable Mime Jr. Being confused Spinda
The user performs a wobbly dance that confuses all the Pokémon in battle.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Spinda starts dancing by jumping from one leg to the other. The opponent then starts to dance the same dance uncontrollably.
Claire and Kain's Spinda	Going for a Spinda		Debut
	Clefable dances by jumping back and forth, making the opponent do a hula dance.
Multiple wild Clefable	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		Used via Metronome
	Mime Jr. does a hula-like dance, making everyone around it, people and Pokémon, do the same dance. Sometimes its body becomes outlined in light blue while it is dancing. When it does, the opponent also becomes outlined in light blue when affected. Sometimes, instead of dancing, the opponent becomes outlined in light blue and becomes dazed and disoriented, or Mime Jr. does a hula-like dance. When it does, its body becomes outlined in light purple and it releases waves of light purple from its body all around it. When the opponent is hit by the waves, its body becomes outlined in light purple and it jumps back and forth uncontrollably.
James's Mime Jr.	King and Queen for a Day!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Spinda
The user does a wobbly dance. After a while, the opponent becomes confused.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Spinda does a wobbly dance. After some time passes, the opponent becomes confused.
Norman's Spinda	VS. Rayquaza I		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 搖晃舞 Yáohuàng Wǔ Dutch Waggeldans Finnish Hoippumistanssi French Danse-Folle German Taumeltanz Greek Χορός Ζάλης Italian Strampadanza Korean 흔들흔들댄스 Heundeulheundeul Dance Polish Taniec Chaosu Brazilian Portuguese Dança da Confusão Romanian Dansul Balansoar Russian Пьяный танец Serbian Teturajući Ples Spanish Danza Caos

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