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Fiery Dance

Fiery Dance is a Fire-type special move introduced in Generation 5. It has 80 base power and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 2 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Fire

Category

Special

Power

80

Accuracy

100%

PP

10 (max 16)

Priority

0

Effect

50% chance to raise the user's Sp. Atk by 1. Has a 50% chance to raise the user's Special Attack by 1 stage.

Targets
One adjacent Pokémon
Properties
Dance move (Dancer)
Scarlet & Violet
Usable (2 Pokémon)
Pokémon Champions
Usable (1 Pokémon)
Legends: Z-A
Not usable

Type matchups as a Fire attack

2× vsGrassIceBugSteel

½× vsFireWaterRockDragon

Pokémon that learn Fiery Dance

2 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
VolcaronaBug/Fire✓✓5–9
Iron MothFire/Poison✓9

Fiery Dance FAQ

What does Fiery Dance do?

Fiery Dance is a Fire-type special move with 80 power. Has a 50% chance to raise the user's Special Attack by 1 stage.

Which Pokémon can learn Fiery Dance?

2 Pokémon and forms can learn Fiery Dance in at least one game: 2 in Scarlet & Violet, 1 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Volcarona and Iron Moth.

Is Fiery Dance in Pokémon Champions?

Yes — 1 Pokémon can use Fiery Dance in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.

What is Fiery Dance super effective against?

As a Fire-type attack, Fiery Dance is super effective against Grass, Ice, Bug and Steel, not very effective against Fire, Water, Rock and Dragon (unless its effect says otherwise).

Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.