Petal Dance (move)

Move data

Type	Grass
Category	Special
Power	120
Accuracy	100
PP	10  (max. 16)
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 1

Effects

The user of Petal Dance attacks for 2-3 turns, during which it cannot switch out, and then becomes confused. Confused Pokémon have a 33% chance of hurting themselves each turn, for 1-4 attacking turns (50% chance in Generations 1-6). The damage received is as if the Pokémon attacks itself with a typeless 40 base power Physical attack.

If Petal Dance is disrupted (e.g. if the move misses or the user cannot attack due to paralysis) then it will stop and not cause confusion.

Pokémon with the ability Own Tempo or those behind a Substitute cannot be confused.

Changes

• In Generations 1-3, Petal Dance has 70 base power.
• In Generation 4, Petal Dance has 90 base power.
• In Generations 1-4, Petal Dance has 20 PP.
• In Generations 1-4, the sleep, freezing and flinching status conditions will pause but not disrupt Petal Dance.
• In Generation 1, Petal Dance lasts for 3-4 turns.
  

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Grassium Z and uses its Z-Power, Petal Dance turns into Bloom Doom and has base power 190.

Move target

Targets the user, but hits a random adjacent opponent.

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