Rain Dance
Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
In-battle effect
Changes the weather to rain for five turns, during which Water moves inflict 50% extra damage, and Fire moves inflict half damage. If the user is holding Damp Rock, this effect lasts for eight turns. Thunder has 100% accuracy. If the target has used Detect or Protect, Thunder has a (100 - accuracy)% chance to break through the protection. Solar Beam has half power. Moonlight, Morning Sun, and Synthesis heal only 1/4 of the user’s max HP. Pokémon with Swift Swim have doubled original Speed. Pokémon with Forecast become Water. Pokémon with Dry Skin heal 1/8 max HP, Pokémon with Hydration are cured of major status effects, and Pokémon with Rain Dish heal 1/16 max HP at the end of each turn.
TM & HM
All TM lists →Rain Dance is taught by TM18, TM33, TM50 — the number varies by game.
| Game | Machine |
|---|---|
| Black & White | TM18 |
| Black 2 & White 2 | TM18 |
| Colosseum | TM18 |
| Crystal | TM18 |
| Diamond & Pearl | TM18 |
| Emerald | TM18 |
| FireRed & LeafGreen | TM18 |
| Gold & Silver | TM18 |
| HeartGold & SoulSilver | TM18 |
| Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire | TM18 |
| Platinum | TM18 |
| Ruby & Sapphire | TM18 |
| Scarlet & Violet | TM50 |
| Sun & Moon | TM18 |
| Sword & Shield | TM33 |
| The Indigo Disk | TM50 |
| Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon | TM18 |
| X & Y | TM18 |
| XD: Gale of Darkness | TM18 |
Pokémon that learn Rain Dance
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“Rain Dance”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/moves/rain-dance.
Move data from PokéAPI.