Rain Dance

Type

Water

Category

status

Power

—

Accuracy

—

PP

5

Priority

0

Target

field

Contact

No

Spread

No

Protect blocks

Yes

Wide Guard blocks

No

A utility move whose value depends on the team's gameplan and the tempo it creates.

• Metagross Mega
• Tyranitar Mega
• Gardevoir Mega
• Floette Mega
• Glimmora Mega
• Hawlucha Mega
• Greninja Ash
• Greninja Mega
• Drampa Mega
• Houndoom Mega
• Delphox Mega
• Gyarados Mega
• Barbaracle Mega
• Ampharos Mega
• Dragalge Mega
• Heracross Mega
• Kingambit
• Chesnaught Mega
• Gallade Mega
• Scizor Mega
• Falinks Mega
• Garchomp Mega Z
• Garchomp Mega
• Glalie Mega
• Aerodactyl Mega
• Swampert Mega
• Slowbro Mega
• Pidgeot Mega
• Malamar Mega
• Eelektross Mega
• Goodra Hisui
• Dragonite Mega
• Florges
• Hydreigon
• Altaria Mega
• Blastoise Mega
• Pinsir Mega
• Kommo O
• Gengar Mega
• Kangaskhan Mega
• Sharpedo Mega
• Snorlax
• Lucario Mega Z
• Lucario Mega
• Alakazam Mega
• Scrafty Mega
• Empoleon
• Goodra
• Hydrapple
• Feraligatr Mega
• Palafin Hero
• Crabominable Mega
• Glaceon
• Leafeon
• Lopunny Mega
• Golurk Mega
• Abomasnow Mega
• Audino Mega
• Glimmora
• Volcarona
• Basculegion Female
• Dragonite
• Blastoise Gmax
• Rhyperior
• Garchomp
• Zoroark
• Aerodactyl
• Froslass Mega
• Quaquaval
• Starmie Mega
• Camerupt Mega
• Decidueye Hisui
• Aggron Mega
• Mr Rime
• Pelipper
• Swampert
• Machamp Gmax
• Machamp
• Staraptor Mega
• Feraligatr
• Flareon
• Gengar Gmax
• Aegislash Blade
• Blastoise
• Gengar
• Pyroar Male
• Tyranitar
• Greninja Battle Bond
• Jolteon
• Vanilluxe
• Floette Eternal
• Vaporeon
• Gyarados
• Avalugg
• Clawitzer
• Alakazam
• Greninja
• Absol Mega
• Avalugg Hisui
• Tauros Paldea Aqua Breed
• Raichu Mega Y
• Aggron
• Beartic
• Houndstone
• Absol Mega Z
• Heracross
• Manectric Mega
• Simipour
• Tauros Paldea Blaze Breed
• Farigiraf
• Tauros Paldea Combat Breed
• Weavile
• Raichu Mega X
• Delphox
• Barbaracle
• Dragalge
• Gardevoir
• Musharna
• Raichu Alola
• Scizor
• Banette Mega
• Kangaskhan
• Mawile Mega
• Clefable Mega
• Politoed
• Primarina
• Rotom Mow
• Samurott Hisui
• Talonflame
• Luxray
• Roserade
• Slowking Galar
• Chimecho Mega
• Heliolisk
• Passimian
• Spiritomb
• Bellibolt
• Conkeldurr
• Oranguru
• Pidgeot
• Rotom Fan
• Zoroark Hisui
• Appletun
• Samurott
• Ampharos
• Bastiodon
• Milotic
• Rotom Frost
• Runerigus
• Chesnaught
• Abomasnow
• Rotom Wash
• Snorlax Gmax
• Garbodor
• Basculegion Male
• Eelektross
• Garganacl
• Rampardos
• Rotom Heat
• Cofagrigus
• Altaria
• Clefable
• Falinks
• Crabominable
• Scrafty
• Stunfisk
• Appletun Gmax
• Slowbro Galar
• Aegislash Shield
• Glalie
• Malamar
• Overqwil
• Houndoom
• Meowstic Female
• Sylveon
• Decidueye
• Corviknight Gmax
• Gallade
• Mamoswine
• Sneasler
• Lucario
• Metagross
• Mimikyu Busted
• Sableye Mega
• Slowbro
• Annihilape
• Pinsir
• Slurpuff
• Umbreon
• Aurorus
• Sharpedo
• Wyrdeer
• Manectric
• Espeon
• Tauros
• Toxicroak
• Reuniclus
• Starmie
• Hawlucha
• Trevenant
• Drampa
• Medicham Mega
• Espathra
• Gliscor
• Ninetales Alola
• Raichu
• Absol
• Lopunny
• Pangoro
• Froslass
• Klefki
• Slowking
• Palafin Zero
• Mimikyu Disguised
• Toxapex
• Aromatisse
• Corviknight
• Forretress
• Staraptor
• Chimecho
• Garbodor Gmax
• Furfrou
• Golurk
• Meowstic Male
• Maushold Family Of Three
• Liepard
• Stunfisk Galar
• Banette
• Maushold Family Of Four
• Qwilfish
• Araquanid
• Audino
• Camerupt
• Arbok
• Araquanid Totem
• Rotom
• Qwilfish Hisui
• Emolga
• Dedenne
• Pikachu Starter
• Azumarill
• Castform Snowy
• Castform Rainy
• Castform Sunny
• Watchog
• Castform
• Vivillon
• Medicham
• Floette
• Mawile
• Pikachu
• Pikachu Alola Cap
• Pikachu Belle
• Pikachu Cosplay
• Pikachu Gmax
• Pikachu Hoenn Cap
• Pikachu Kalos Cap
• Pikachu Libre
• Pikachu Original Cap
• Pikachu Partner Cap
• Pikachu Phd
• Pikachu Pop Star
• Pikachu Rock Star
• Pikachu Sinnoh Cap
• Pikachu Unova Cap
• Pikachu World Cap
• Sableye

Rain Dance is a Water-type status move. It targets field and has 5 PP. Rain Dance is a Water-type status move. It targets the entire field and has 5 PP.

A utility move whose value depends on the team's gameplan and the tempo it creates.

Consider Rain Dance when your team needs the utility it provides rather than direct damage. Status moves define speed control, redirection, protection and disruption in VGC. Its value depends on whether your team can exploit the turns it creates. Check your team composition for Pokémon that benefit from the positioning or tempo it generates.

In team building, Rain Dance competes with other support and disruption options for a limited number of moveslots. Ask whether your team has enough offense to justify a utility move, and whether you have the speed or bulk to use it safely. Many successful teams run one or two status moves that enable the rest of the roster, so treat it as part of your overall gameplan rather than an afterthought.

Common mistakes with Rain Dance include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Not considering how redirectors like Follow Me and Rage Powder change targeting.

Protect and Detect block this move. These interactions are situational, so test them in the team builder and matchup analyzer before committing to the moveslot.

Use the tools below to test Rain Dance in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.

• Protect / Detect: blocks this move.
• Wide Guard: does not block this move.
• Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
• Quick Guard: no effect (non-priority).