Feather Dance (move)

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FeatherDance
フェザーダンス FeatherDance
Type  Flying
Category  Status
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  —
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Unknown
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
The appeal works great if performed last.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

FeatherDance (Japanese: フェザーダンス FeatherDance) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV it is the signature move of the Pidgey evolution line.

Effect

FeatherDance lowers the target's Attack stat by two stages.

Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
016 Pidgey Pidgey Normal Flying 31 25 25 '
017 Pidgeotto Pidgeotto Normal Flying 34 27 27 '
018 Pidgeot Pidgeot Normal Flying 34 27 27 '
441 Chatot Chatot Normal Flying   41 53 '
519 Pidove Pidove Normal Flying     36 '
520 Tranquill Tranquill Normal Flying     41 '
521 Unfezant Unfezant Normal Flying     44 '
580 Ducklett Ducklett Water Flying     21 '
581 Swanna Swanna Water Flying     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
021 Spearow Spearow Normal Flying     PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatotPidoveTranquillUnfezantDucklettSwanna
083 Farfetch'd Farfetch'd Normal Flying PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatotPidoveTranquillUnfezantDucklettSwanna
163 Hoothoot Hoothoot Normal Flying PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatotPidoveTranquillUnfezantDucklettSwanna
177 Natu Natu Psychic Flying PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatotPidoveTranquillUnfezantDucklettSwanna
198 Murkrow Murkrow Dark Flying PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatotPidoveTranquillUnfezantDucklettSwanna
255 Torchic Torchic Fire Fire     Farfetch'd Farfetch'dPiplupPrinplupEmpoleon
333 Swablu Swablu Normal Flying   PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatotPidoveTranquillUnfezantDucklettSwanna
393 Piplup Piplup Water Water     Farfetch'd Farfetch'dTorchicCombuskenBlaziken
396 Starly Starly Normal Flying   PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatot PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotChatotPidoveTranquillUnfezantDucklettSwanna
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 event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0177 177 Natu Psychic Flying Dream World
0276 276 Taillow Normal Flying PokéPark Events
0333 333 Swablu Normal Flying Dream World
0397 397 Staravia Normal Flying Dream World
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 purification

#   Pokémon Type Game
0249 Lugia Lugia
Psychic Flying XD
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

The user covers the foe with a mass of down.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Pidgeot Pidgeot spreads its wings and both of them glow white. It then shoots glowing white feathers at the opponent.
Solidad's Pidgeot Channeling the Battle Zone! None
Chatot Chatot's body becomes surrounded in gold, then it waves its wings around in a dance-like motion and its whole body begins to glow gold. Then, golden powder appears above the opponent, causing it to become tired and weak.
Officer Jenny's Buddy Stealing the Conversation! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other languages

Language Title
French Danse-Plume
German Daunenreigen
Greek Χορός Φτερών
Italian Danzadipiume
Korean 깃털댄스 Git'teol Dance
Portuguese Brazil Dança das Plumas
Portugal Dança Pluma
Serbian Pernati Ples
Spanish Danza Pluma


Variations of the move Charm
CharmFeather DanceFake TearsCaptivateEerie Impulse


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