Lunar Dance

Gen.
4
Power
Accuracy
PP
10
Priority
0
Category
StatusDamage Category Icon for Status

Effect Summary

User faints, and its replacement is fully healed.

Detailed Effect

Lunar Dance causes the user to faint and switches in another Pokémon at the end of the turn.
The switched in Pokémon will be fully healed, PP restored and cured of any major status condition.
Lunar Dance applies to the field position the user uses it in and will not activate if the new Pokémon is at full HPstat img and has no major status condition.
Lunar Dance and Healing Wish can be applied at the same time.
  • In Gen 4 Lunar Dance can not be stolen by Snatch and the user immediately faints instead of waiting until the end of the turn.
  • In early versions of
    SWSH
    Lunar Dance can not be selected in battle (fixed in version 1.3.0).

Description

DP
HGSS
PL
B2W2
BW
ORAS
XY
LGPLGE
SM
USUM
SWSH

The user faints. In return, the Pokémon taking its place will have its status and HP fully restored.

Additional Information

Move Target

Move Target Image for Self
Self

Targets the user.

Cannot selectCan selectWill select

Effect Type

Heal

Heals the user.

Unique Effect

Unique effect, shared by very few or no other moves.

Interactions
3

Snatchable
This move will be stolen if another Pokémon has used Snatch this turn.
Heals
This move is blocked by Heal Block.
Dance
This move triggers Dancer.

Other Languages

United States of America flag
Lunar Dance
Japan flag
みかづきのまい (Mikazuki no Mai)
Germany flag
Lunartanz
France flag
Danse Lune
Italy flag
Lunardanza
Spain flag
Danza Lunar
South Korea flag
초승달춤 (Choseungdal Chum)
Mainland China flag
新月舞 (Xīnyuè Wǔ / Sānyuht Móuh)

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Contest Information

Contest

Beauty
Blue
Dry Flavor

Super Contest

Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.

Appeal