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This article is about the move Rain Dance. For the Field Move, see Field Move (Ranger).Rain Dance (Japanese: あまごい Rain Prayer) is a non-damaging Water-type move introduced in Generation II.
It is:
Effect
Generation II
When this move is used, a rainfall will start on the field which will last for five turns. This clears any other weather and it's possible to use it even if it is already raining.
While Rain Dance is in effect, the base damage of Water-type moves will be increased by 50%, whereas the base damage of Solar Beam and Fire-type moves will be decreased by 50%. Additionally, Synthesis, Morning Sun, and Moonlight will recover only half as much HP as under clear conditions. Thunder ignores accuracy and evasion under the effect of Rain Dance.
Generation III to VIII
If a Damp Rock is held when Rain Dance is used, the duration of rainfall is lengthened from 5 to 8 turns. Rain Dance will fail if it's already raining. Hurricane ignores accuracy and evasion under the effect of Rain Dance. In Diamond and Pearl only, the move Thunder has a 30% chance of bypassing Protect and Detect under Rain Dance.
A Pokémon with Rain Dish will restore 1/16 its maximum HP to itself after every turn, with Swift Swim will be twice as fast in the rain, with the Dry Skin Ability will regain ⅛ of their maximum HP at the end of each turn, and with Hydration will have their existing status conditions cured at the end of each turn. Moonlight, Synthesis and Morning Sun only restore ¼ of the user's maximum HP.
Additionally, Pokémon with Forecast transform into the Water type and Weather Ball becomes a Water-type move.
Rain Dance can be used as the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Bubble, BubbleBeam, Clamp, Crabhammer, Dive, Hydro Cannon, Hydro Pump, Muddy Water, Octazooka, Surf, Thunder, Water Gun, Water Pulse, Water Sport, Water Spout, Waterfall, Weather Ball, Whirlpool, and Withdraw to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn. It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing certain moves (Hurricane, Soak, Thunder, Water Sport and Weather Ball) to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.
Rain called by Rain Dance does not allow Sliggoo to evolve into Goodra.
If heavy rain, extremely harsh sunlight, or strong winds are present, Rain Dance will fail.
If powered up by a Waterium Z into Z-Rain Dance, the user's Speed stat is raised by one stage.
Generation IX
Rain Dance can no longer override weather in the overworld.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
By TM
Special move
Generation IV
| # | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0489 |  |  | Water 1 | Fairy | My Pokémon Ranch | |
| 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
Rain Dance turns the current floor's weather to rain for 18 turnsRB / entire floorTDSGtI / 66 turnsSMD.
Pokémon Masters EX
Description
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In the anime
Main series
 Lugia  Gyarados  The clouds  Dragonair | |||
| The user summons a downpour, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Used In | Notes | |
 | Slowpoke yawns, causing clouds to appear in the sky. | ||
| Multiple wild Slowpoke | A Shadow of a Drought | Debut | |
 | Lugia's body becomes surrounded by a crimson-red aura, making a storm appear. | ||
| Lugia (anime) | A Parent Trapped! | None | |
 | The orb on Dragonair's neck or Dragonair's body shines brightly and storm clouds appear, making it rain. | ||
| Clair's Dragonair | Great Bowls of Fire! | None | |
 | Alakazam crosses its spoons and a light blue energy ball forms in front of them. It then shoots the energy ball into the sky, creating storm clouds and making it rain. | ||
| Vito Winstrate's Alakazam | Candid Camerupt! | None | |
 | Dusclops dances around, always staying on one leg and switching back and forth between the two. It also moves its hands back and forth first with its palms open, then with its index fingers sticking up. After a while, rain clouds appear in the sky and it starts to pour. | ||
| A wild Dusclops | Pikachu's Ghost Carnival | None | |
 | Koffing moves and spins its body around. After a while, rain clouds appear in the sky and it starts to pour. | ||
| A wild Koffing | Pikachu's Ghost Carnival | None | |
 | Gengar does a hula-like dance, then sticks its backside in the air and shakes it around. After a while, dark rain clouds appear and it starts to pour. | ||
| A wild Gengar | Pikachu's Ghost Carnival | None | |
 | Haunter dances around by clawing the air back and forth. After a while, dark rain clouds appear and it starts to pour. | ||
| A wild Haunter | Pikachu's Ghost Carnival | None | |
 | Shuppet dances around by floating back and forth and flipping around. After a while, dark rain clouds appear and it starts to pour. | ||
| A wild Shuppet | Pikachu's Ghost Carnival | None | |
 | Gastly dances by floating back and forth. After a while, dark rain clouds appear and it starts to pour. | ||
| A wild Gastly | Pikachu's Ghost Carnival | None | |
 | Misdreaves dances by floating back and forth and occasionally spinning its body around in the air. After a while, dark rain clouds appear and it starts to pour. | ||
| A wild Misdreavus | Pikachu's Ghost Carnival | None | |
 | Duskull dances by crouching with its hands over its eye, then opening them and shaking its body. After a while, dark rain clouds appear and it starts to pour. | ||
| A wild Duskull | Pikachu's Ghost Carnival | None | |
 | Blastoise fires two orbs of water from its hydro cannons into the sky at the sun. Then, rain clouds appear and it starts to rain; or, Blastoise summons a dark circular cloud that spins counterclockwise, with a dark indent in the middle of the cloud and then rain falls from the cloud. | ||
| Three Blastoise Kellyn captured with his Capture Styler | Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2 | None | |
| Tierno's Blastoise | Valuable Experience for All! | None | |
 | Bronzor's body glows white and releases steam from its body, causing a large rain cloud to appear above the battlefield. | ||
| Byron's Bronzor | Dealing With Defensive Types! | None | |
 | Yamask causes it to rain heavily all around the battlefield for a few moments. | ||
| A wild Yamask | A Night in the Nacrene City Museum! | None | |
 | Goomy summons dark rain clouds above the opponent, causing heavy rain to pour on them. | ||
| Ash's Goomy | A Slippery Encounter! | None | |
 | Sliggoo summons dark rain clouds and heavy rain pours from them. | ||
| Ash's Sliggoo | Good Friends, Great Training! | None | |
 | Goodra summons dark rain clouds and heavy rain pours from them. | ||
| Ash's Goodra | The Moment of Lumiose Truth! | None | |
| Raihan's Goodra | Aim For The Eight! | None | |
 | Espeon summons dark rain clouds and heavy rain pours from them. | ||
| Amelia's Espeon | Master Class Choices! | None | |
 | Ludicolo dances around, summoning dark rain clouds, and heavy rain pours down from them. | ||
| Tierno's Ludicolo | Valuable Experience for All! | None | |
| A wild Ludicolo | Up to Your Neck! | None | |
 | Magneton summons a dark circular cloud that spins around. Rain then pours from the cloud. | ||
| Clemont's Magneton | Battling with a Clean Slate! | None | |
 | Gyarados roars, summoning a dark cloud that spins around and then stops. Rain then pours from the cloud. | ||
| Misty's Gyarados | When Regions Collide! | None | |
 | Electivire beats its chest, summoning a dark cloud that swirls above it and then expands to cover a large portion of the sky above. Rain then pours from the cloud. | ||
| Viren's Electivire | The Young Flame Strikes Back! | None | |
 | Panpour raises its arms, summoning a dark cloud above it. Rain then pours from the cloud. | ||
| Goh's Panpour | An Adventure of Mega Proportions! | None | |
 | Suicune raises its head and howls towards the sky, causing rain to start falling. | ||
| Goh's Suicune | Big Brother to the Rescue! | None | |
 | West Sea Gastrodon's body becomes outlined in light blue energy, summoning a dark cloud above it. Rain then pours from the cloud. | ||
| Cynthia's Gastrodon | The Fiery Road to Mastership! | None | |
 | Quagsire summons dark rain clouds and heavy rain pours from them. | ||
| Ludlow's Quagsire | The Future I Choose | None | |
 | Bronzong raises its arms, summoning dark rain clouds. Heavy rain then pours from them, weakening Fire-type attacks. | ||
| Tepen's Bronzong | The Stolen Treasure | None | |
Pokémon Evolutions
 Vaporeon | |||
| The user summons dark clouds from overhead, causing rain to fall. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Used In | Notes | |
 | Vaporeon's body becomes surrounded in a light blue aura, and rain starts falling over it. | ||
| Kuni's Vaporeon | The Show | Debut | |
In the manga
Phantom Thief Pokémon 7
Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!
Pokémon Adventures
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
 Slowpoke | |||
| The user summons a rain cloud and it starts pouring. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
| Slowpoke yawns and forms a dark cloud that pours rain. | ||
| Kurt's Slowpoke | Find Slowpoke!! | Debut | |
Pokémon Try Adventure
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
Trivia
- This move was Blastoise's Pokémon Power (as あまごい / Rain Prayer in Japanese and as Rain Dance in English) in the Base Set of the TCG prior to being introduced in Generation II of the games.
- In Generation II, Rain Dance was the only Water-type move that could be taught via TM.
- In Generation III, Rain Dance starts a Contest combination with 19 possible finishing moves, the most of any combination
- Prior to Generation VIII, Bronzong was the only Pokémon able to learn Rain Dance by leveling up that could not learn any moves or have any Abilities that benefited from rain. This may be related to its Pokédex entries, several of which mention Bronzong's natural power to summon rain clouds. With the addition of Weather Ball to its movepool in Generation VIII, this is no longer the case.
- The original Japanese name of this move is unrelated to dancing, therefore this is not a dance move. As such, Rain Dance is unaffected by Dancer, and Tierno does not request to see a Pokémon with this move in Pokémon X and Y.
- Even if it were a dance move, it would fail if called via Dancer, as Rain Dance fails if it's already raining.
- Rain Dance is based on amagoi, Shinto prayer and rituals for rain. Its English name comes from the fact that some of its varieties include dance rituals.
In other languages
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