Petal Dance (move)

Petal Dance はなびらのまい Petal Dance

Battles Type  Grass Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  90 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ ???

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Petal Dance (Japanese: はなびらのまい Petal Dance) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Petal Dance does damage for 3-4 (chosen randomly) turns. Once used (even if it misses on the turn of its use), the user will only be able to use Petal Dance, and will not be able to switch out. At the end of this duration, the user will become confused.

If the Petal Dance duration is disrupted (such as by full paralysis or hurting itself due to confusion), it will immediately end. The user will only become confused if Petal Dance is fully executed, without its duration being disrupted. Sleep, freeze, partial trapping, and flinching will pause but not disrupt the duration of Petal Dance.

In Stadium, after the duration of Petal Dance ends, there will be a notice that the user becomes confused.

In the anime

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Nicolette's Vileplume using Petal Dance.

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The petals from Petal Dance spiraling towards Team Rocket

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Team Rocket cofused because of Petal Dance.

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Forsythia's Roserade using Petal Dance.

Pokémon

Vileplume. Petals are released from the opening in Vileplume's flower. The petals then spiral towards the opponent and once hit, the opponent is confused.

• Used by Nicolette's Vileplume in May's Egg-Cellent Adventure!.

Roserade. Roserade spins around and pink petals fly out and spiral towards the opponent. Once hit, the opponent becomes confused.

• Used by Forsythia's Roserade in Oh Do You Know the Poffin Plan!

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

• Oddish at Lv.33
• Gloom at Lv.38

Generation II

By leveling up

• Oddish at Lv.39
• Gloom at Lv.44
• Vileplume at Lv.--
• Bellossom at Lv.--
• Sunflora at Lv.31

By breeding

• Bulbasaur

Generation III

By leveling up

• Oddish at Lv.39
• Gloom at Lv.44
• Vileplume at Lv.44
• Bellossom at Lv.44
• Sunflora at Lv.37
• Roselia at Lv.49

By breeding

• Bulbasaur

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Venusaur at Lv.32
• Oddish at Lv.41
• Gloom at Lv.53
• Vileplume at Lv.53
• Meganium at Lv.32
• Sunflora at Lv.33
• Roselia at Lv.40
• Cherrim at Lv.25

By breeding

• Bulbasaur

In other languages

French: Danse-fleur. German: Blättertanz. Portuguese: Dança das Pétalas. Spanish: Danza Pétalo Dutch: Bloemendans.

Variations of the move Thrash
Thrash • Outrage • Raging Fury Petal Dance