Lunar Dance (move)

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Lunar Dance みかづきのまい Crescent Moon Dance

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

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

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  7 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   A move of huge appeal, but using it prevents the user from taking further contest moves.

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

Lunar Dance (Japanese: みかづきのまい Crescent Moon Dance) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is the signature move of Cresselia.

Effect

Generation IV

Lunar Dance causes the user to faint, but restores the HP, PP and removes all status conditions (except fainting) of the Pokémon that is sent out to take its place. If the user moves before the opponent, the restored Pokémon is then sent out before the end of its turn.

Generation V onward

The receiving Pokémon is now sent out at the end of the turn after all other Pokémon have moved.

Lunar Dance can now be stolen by Snatch.

If powered up with a Psychium Z into Z-Lunar Dance, the move will gain no additional effects.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSSPBR BWB2W2 XYORAS SM The user faints. In return, the Pokémon taking its place will have its status and HP fully restored.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0488		Cresselia		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	84	84	1, 84	1, 84
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

Lunar Dance reduces the user's HP to 1, and restores all the HP and PP of team members in the same room as the user. It also removes any status conditions on those Pokémon and breaks any move seals caused by seal traps.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Cresselia
The user fully heals its target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Cresselia flies over the target, creating a line of energy in the shape of a crescent moon. The target is then fully healed.
Palmer's Cresselia	The Final Dimensional Duel V		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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

Spin-off series games

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 Chinese Cantonese 新月舞 Sānyuht Móuh​ Mandarin 新月舞 Xīn​yuè​ Wǔ​ Dutch Lunardans French Danse-Lune German Lunartanz Greek Σεληνιακός Χορός Seliniakós Chorós Italian Lunardanza Korean 초승달춤 Choseungdal Chum Brazilian Portuguese Dança Lunar Spanish Danza Lunar

Variations of the move Destiny Bond
Destiny Bond • Grudge

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