Quiver Dance (move)

Quiver Dance ちょうのまい Butterfly Dance

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Battles Type  Bug Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) 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 V

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Quiver Dance (Japanese: ちょうのまい Butterfly Dance) is a non-damaging Bug-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Quiver Dance raises the user's Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed stats by one stage each.

Description

Games Description The user lightly performs a beautiful, mystic dance. It boosts the user's Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed stats.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	46			'
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	63			'
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying	45			'
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison	45			'
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying	68			'
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying	50			'
549		Lilligant	Grass		Grass	28			'
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire	59			'
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 the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Lilligant
The user increases its Speed by dancing.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Lilligant does a small dance, making it faster in the process.
Shadow Triad's Lilligant	Museum Showdown		Debut

Trivia

• Quiver Dance, along with fellow Generation V moves Coil and Shell Smash, are the only status moves that raise three different stats at once.
• Its English name may be a play on Riverdance.

In other languages

Language Title French Papillodanse German Falterreigen Italian Eledanza Korean 나비춤 Nabi-chum Brazilian Portuguese Dança Frenética Spanish Danza Aleteo

Variations of the move Quiver Dance
Quiver Dance • Coil • Victory Dance

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