Rain Dance

Rain Dance

(あまごい Rain Prayer)

Generation:	II

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	0
Accuracy:	0
PP:	5
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:	Raises the power of Water-type attacks for five turns
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	No
Snatch:	No
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Rain Dance is a weather move introduced in Generation II. It is Water-type. It causes Heavy Rain for five turns. It is TM18.

Description

Effect

In battle

The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type moves.

Statistics

• Powers up Water-type attacks by 1.5.
• Powers down Fire-type attacks by 1.5.
• Castform's Forecast ability changes its type to Water.
• Weather Ball changes to Water-type and doubles in power.
• Pokémon with the Swift Swim ability will double their speed.
• Pokémon with the abilities Dry Skin and Rain Dish will recover HP every turn.
• Pokémon with the Hydration ability will recover from status effects at the end of the turn.
• Thunder always hits and can break Protect.
• Hurricane always hits.
• Solar Beam requires an extra turn to charge, and its power is reduced to half.
• Synthesis, Morning Sun and Moonlight will recover 1/4 of total HP, instead of 1/2.
• The Damp Rock increases the duration of the rain.

Abilities powered by Rain Dance

• Drizzle
• Forecast
• Swift Swim
• Dry Skin
• Rain Dish
• Hydration

Gallery

• Rain Dance depicted in Generation III
• Rain Dance depicted in Generation IV

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• Rain Dance being used by a wild Lugia
• Rain Dance being used by Clair's Dragonair
• Rain Dance being used by Vito's Alakazam
• Rain Dance being used by Bart's Castform
• Rain Dance being used by Byron's Bronzor
• Rain Dance being used by three wild Blastoise
• Rain Dance being used by a wild Yamask
• Rain Dance being used by Ash's Goomy
• Rain Dance being used by Ash's Sliggoo
• Rain Dance being used by Ash's Goodra
• Rain Dance being used by Tierno's Blastoise
• Rain Dance being used by Tierno's Ludicolo
• Rain Dance being used by Misty's Gyarados
• Rain Dance being used by Bourgain's Electivire

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• Rain Dance being used by Wallace's Luvdisc
• Rain Dance being used by Crasher Wake's Floatzel and Quagsire

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Side games

• Rain Dance depicted in Pokémon XD

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Other manga series

• Rain Dance being used by Hareta's Empoleon (In Diamond and Pearl Adventure!)

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