Rain Dance

water status

Changes the weather to rain for five turns.

Stats

Power	None (status move)
Accuracy	Never misses
PP	5
Priority	0
Category	status
Target	entire field
Introduced	Generation II

In game description

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.

Pokemon that learn Rain Dance

#0007

Squirtle #0008

Wartortle #0009

Blastoise #0012

Butterfree #0016

Pidgey #0017

Pidgeotto #0018

Pidgeot #0019

Rattata #0020

Raticate #0021

Spearow #0022

Fearow #0023

Ekans #0024

Arbok #0025

Pikachu #0026

Raichu #0029

Nidoran F #0030

Nidorina #0031

Nidoqueen #0032

Nidoran M #0033

Nidorino #0034

Nidoking #0035

Clefairy #0036

Clefable #0039

Jigglypuff #0040

Wigglytuff #0041

Zubat #0042

Golbat #0052

Meowth #0053

Persian #0054

Psyduck #0055

Golduck #0056

Mankey #0057

Primeape #0060

Poliwag #0061

Poliwhirl #0062

Poliwrath #0063

Abra #0064

Kadabra #0065

Alakazam #0066

Machop

Showing the first 40. Availability varies by server, since some restrict move tutors or TMs.

Using Rain Dance in Cobblemon

Rain Dance deals no damage, so its value is entirely in what it sets up. Status moves are usually the difference in a close gym fight, and sleep or paralysis also make a wild Pokemon far easier to catch.

Check the type chart before relying on it, and look up specific targets in the Pokedex where dual-type multipliers are already worked out.