Petal Trip the light fantastic toe (move)

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  • Learnt by level up
  • Learnt past breeding

Move data

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

Effects

The user of Petal Dance attacks for two-3 turns, during which it cannot switch out, then becomes confused. Confused Pokémon accept a 33% chance of pain themselves each plough, for ane-iv attacking turns (50% chance in Generations 1-6). The impairment received is as if the Pokémon attacks itself with a typeless 40 base power Physical assail.

If Petal Trip the light fantastic is disrupted (e.thousand. if the move misses or the user cannot set on due to paralysis) then it volition stop and not cause defoliation.

Pokémon with the power Own Tempo or those behind a Substitute cannot exist confused.

Changes

  • In Generations 1-3, Petal Dance has seventy base of operations ability.
  • In Generation iv, Petal Dance has xc base power.
  • In Generations one-4, Petal Trip the light fantastic toe has 20 PP.
  • In Generations 1-4, the slumber, freezing and flinching status weather condition will pause merely not disrupt Petal Dance.
  • In Generation 1, Petal Dance lasts for 3-iv turns.

Z-Motion effects

When a Pokémon is holding Grassium Z and uses its Z-Power, Petal Trip the light fantastic toe turns into Bloom Doom and has base ability 190.

Motion target

Targets the user, just hits a random adjacent opponent.

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Game descriptions

Learnt past level up

These Pokémon learn Petal Dance at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Sword & Shield and may vary in other games; check the corresponding Pokédex pages for details.

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon tin can learn Petal Dance every bit an egg move. Their breeding groups are as well shown for reference.