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Rain Dance

In Pokémon ChampionsGen II
Game

Pokémon Champions

WaterStatus

For 5 turns, heavy rain powers Water moves.

Power
–
Accuracy
—
PP
8 Scarlet & Violet: 5
Hits
The whole field
On Showdown
0.9% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it

Changes over time

How Rain Dance changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Champions

    PP 5 → 8 Buffed

  2. Gen IV

    … multiplied by 0.5 during the effect. added: Lasts for 8 turns if the user is holding Damp Rock. Fails if the current weather is Rain.

  3. Gen III

    For 5 turns, the weather becomes dropped: Rain, even if the current weather is Rain. The damage of Water-type attacks … multiplied by 0.5 during the effect. added: Fails if the current weather is Rain.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

For 5 turns, the weather becomes Rain. The damage of Water-type attacks is multiplied by 1.5 and the damage of Fire-type attacks is multiplied by 0.5 during the effect. Lasts for 8 turns if the user is holding Damp Rock. Fails if the current weather is Rain.

“The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

What interacts

Abilities and items that boost Rain Dance, block it, punish its user or change how it works.

Boosts it

1

Good to know

  • Sets the weather for 5 turns, 8 with the matching rock.Weather moves

Works with or against it

Dry SkinHydrationRain DishSwift SwimUtility UmbrellaBleakwind StormElectro ShotSandsear StormWildbolt Storm

Who runs Rain Dance on Showdown

  1. Sableye63.4% of its sets
  2. Pelipper6.6% of its sets
  3. Liepard96.8% of its sets
  4. Mega Froslass10.9% of its sets
  5. Politoed4.7% of its sets
  6. Klefki59.0% of its sets
  7. Pincurchin26.0% of its sets
  8. Hisuian Zoroark10.3% of its sets
  9. Mega Lopunny7.3% of its sets
  10. Araquanid6.7% of its sets
  11. Meowstic26.1% of its sets
  12. Alolan Raichu9.7% of its sets

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.

On the ladder today

Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Rain Dance among their most used moves.

Froslass, ladder rank #40Sableye, ladder rank #44Klefki, ladder rank #116Meowstic, ladder rank #118

Who learns Rain Dance

239 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 239 in Champions
BlastoisePidgeotArbokPikachuRaichuClefableAlakazamMachampSlowbroGengarKangaskhanStarmiePinsirTaurosGyaradosVaporeonJolteonFlareonAerodactylSnorlaxDragoniteFeraligatrAmpharosAzumarillPolitoedEspeonUmbreonSlowkingForretressQwilfishScizorHeracrossHoundoomTyranitarSwampertPelipperGardevoirSableyeMawileAggronMedichamManectricSharpedoCameruptAltariaMiloticCastformBanetteChimechoAbsolGlalieMetagrossEmpoleonStaraptorLuxrayRoseradeRampardosBastiodonLopunnySpiritombGarchompLucarioToxicroakAbomasnowWeavileRhyperiorLeafeonGlaceonGliscorMamoswineGalladeFroslassRotomSamurottWatchogLiepardSimipourMusharnaAudinoConkeldurrScraftyCofagrigusGarbodorZoroarkReuniclusVanilluxeEmolgaEelektrossBearticStunfiskGolurkHydreigonVolcaronaChesnaughtDelphoxGreninjaTalonflameVivillonPyroarFlorgesPangoroFurfrouMeowsticAegislashAromatisseSlurpuffMalamarBarbaracleDragalgeClawitzerHelioliskAurorusSylveonHawluchaDedenneGoodraKlefkiTrevenantAvaluggDecidueyePrimarinaCrabominableToxapexAraquanidOranguruPassimianMimikyuDrampaKommo-oCorviknightAppletunMr. RimeRunerigusFalinksWyrdeerKleavorBasculegionSneaslerOverqwilQuaquavalMausholdGarganaclBelliboltEspathraPalafinGlimmoraHoundstoneAnnihilapeFarigirafKingambitHydrappleHeat RotomWash RotomFrost RotomFan RotomMow RotomSunny CastformRainy CastformSnowy CastformBlade AegislashMega BlastoiseMega AlakazamMega GengarMega KangaskhanMega PinsirMega GyaradosMega AerodactylMega AmpharosMega ScizorMega HeracrossMega HoundoomMega TyranitarMega GardevoirMega MawileMega AggronMega MedichamMega ManectricMega BanetteMega AbsolMega GarchompMega LucarioMega AbomasnowEternal FloetteMega SwampertMega SableyeMega AltariaMega GalladeMega AudinoMega SharpedoMega SlowbroMega PidgeotMega GlalieMega MetagrossMega CameruptMega LopunnyAlolan RaichuAlolan NinetalesGalarian SlowbroGalarian SlowkingGalarian StunfiskHisuian SamurottHisuian ZoroarkHisuian GoodraHisuian AvaluggHisuian DecidueyeFemale BasculegionPaldean Tauros (Combat Breed)Paldean Tauros (Blaze Breed)Paldean Tauros (Aqua Breed)Mega ClefableMega StarmieMega DragoniteMega FeraligatrMega FroslassMega ScraftyMega EelektrossMega ChesnaughtMega DelphoxMega GreninjaMega PyroarMega FloetteMega MalamarMega BarbaracleMega DragalgeMega HawluchaMega DrampaMega FalinksMega Raichu XMega Raichu YMega ChimechoMega Absol ZMega StaraptorMega Garchomp ZMega Lucario ZMega GolurkMega MeowsticMega CrabominableMega GlimmoraMega Meowstic

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