Petal Dance (move)

Petal Dance はなびらのまい Petal Dance

File:Petal Dance.png

Battles Type  Grass Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  120 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 1 Other: May affect any adjacent opponent, but not allies

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

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

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 I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Petal Dance (Japanese: はなびらのまい Petal Dance) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. It was the signature move of Oddish and Gloom in that Generation.

Effect

Generation I-II

Petal Dance inflicts damage for 2 to 3 turns (chosen at random). Once selected, even if it misses, 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 by 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.

This move has a power of 70 and has 20 PP.

Generation III

The move remains the same. However, in double battles its target is a randomly selected enemy.

Generation IV

The power of Petal Dance increases to 90. All other effects are the same.

Generation V

The power of Petal Dance increases to 120, and its PP is reduced to 10. All other effects are the same.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison										32				32			''''
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	33			39			39			41				41			''''
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	38			44			44			53				53			''''
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison				--			44			53				53			''''
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass										32				32			''''
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass				--			44										''''
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass				31			37			33				33			''''
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison							49			40				40			''''
421		Cherrim	Grass		Grass										25				25			''''
549		Lilligant	Grass		Grass														46			''''
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass														38			''''
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
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison
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

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0054 Psyduck Water New York Pokémon Center 0152 Chikorita Grass New York Pokémon Center 0172 Pichu Electric New York Pokémon Center 0173 Cleffa Normal New York Pokémon Center 0174 Igglybuff Normal New York Pokémon Center 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic New York Pokémon Center 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 III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0052 Meowth Normal Pokémon Center Meowth 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

File:Tobio Maractus Petal Dance.png Maractus Roselia Bulbasaur File:Forsynthia Roserade Petal Dance.png Roserade
Pink petals are released by the Pokémon and fly out towards the opponent. Once hit, the opponent becomes confused.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Roselia spins around quickly and pink petals fly out of it and spiral towards the opponent, or Roselia holds out its hands and pink petals come out of the roses.
Drew's Roselia	Now That's Flower Power!		Debut
	Bulbasaur releases multiple pink petals in a twister like fashion at the opponent from the opening in its bulb.
May's Bulbasaur	Where's Armaldo?		None
	Skitty lifts up its paw and a white orb appears around it. It then shoots a spiral of pink petals from the orb at the opponent.
May's Skitty	Pacifidlog Jam		Used via Assist
	Vileplume stretches the opening on its flower at the opponent and releases pink petals in a spiraling fashion at the opponent. When hit, the opponent becomes confused.
Nicolette's Vileplume	May's Egg-Cellent Adventure		None
A Coordinator's Vileplume	Weekend Warrior		None
	Bellossom releases a spiral of pink petals at the opponent from the flowers on its head.
A Coordinator's Bellossom	Weekend Warrior		None
	Roserade spins around quickly and releases pink petals from all around its body at the opponent.
Forsythia's Roserade	Oh Do You Know the Poffin Plan!		None
	Maractus spins around quickly and releases pink petals from all around its body at the opponent.
Tobio's Maa-kun	BW053		None
Tobio's Raa-kun	BW053		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Vileplume Petal Dance Adventures.png Vileplume
The user attacks by scattering petals.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Vileplume releases a swirl of spiraling petals from the hole on its flower at the opponent. Sometimes it spins around to use the attack.
Erika's Vileplume	Blame it on Eevee		Debut
	Bellossom spins its body around and multiple petals come out of its body and float into the air. The petals then bloom into flowers and the flowers slice the opponent.
Erika's Bellossom	Cherry Bellossom		None

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

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

Trivia

• Bulbasaur is currently the only Pokémon that is able to learn this move through breeding.
• For two generations in a row, this move increased in power.
• A Lilligant with Own Tempo is the only Pokémon that can naturally use this move without becoming confused.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 花之舞 Huā​-zhī​ Wǔ​ Dutch Bloemendans French Danse-Fleur German Blättertanz Greek Χορός Πετάλων Hindi फूलों का नाच Phoolon Ka Naach पंखुड़ियों का नाच Pankhoodiyon kaa naach Indonesian Tarian Kelopak Bunga Italian Petalodanza Korean 꽃잎댄스 Kkoch'ip Dance Portuguese Dança de Pétalas Serbian Ples Latica Spanish Danza Pétalo

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

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