Where To Get TM18 Rain Dance in Pokémon FRLG

TM18 Rain Dance
#	Location	Repeatable?
1	Route 15 – Above the ledge just before the gate leading to Fuchsia City	No

TM18 Rain Dance can be found on Route 15. It’s sitting on the ground above a ledge just before the gate to Fuchsia City.

You an first reach Route 15 for the first time by heading south of Lavender Town, or by heading east of Fuchsia City.

But if you take the route from Lavender Town then you’ll need the Poké Flute to move the resting Snorlax blocking Route 12.

We’ll teach you how to get the TM from Lavender Town since that’s the earliest point in the story when you can get to it – but you’ll be able to reach this area faster once you’re in Fuchsia City.

TM18 Rain Dance Location (Step-by-Step)

Step 1: Head south from the Lavender Town Pokémon Center. But first make sure you have at least two things in your bag:

The Poké Flute
A Pokémon that can use HM01 Cut

Head south from the Pokémon Center.

Step 2: Continue south through the city and head for the southern exit.

Head south down the narrow path.

Step 3: This path south leads to a pier. Continue walking south across the pier.

Continue south across the pier.

Step 4: Head through the guard house ahead to reach Route 12.

The guard house to Route 12.

Step 5: Once you exit the guard house just keep going south on the docks.

Head south from the guard house’s exit.

Step 6: Keep south, passing by the fisherman NPC.

Going past the fisherman.

Step 7: If you keep moving south then you should pass by two more fishermen.

Continue south past the fishermen on the pier.

Step 8: Just ahead you’ll spot a grass square. Continue south past the grassy square.

Just past the grass you’ll see another fisherman – but wrap around the pier and keep going past him as well.

Keep south past the fisherman.

Step 9: The pier ahead forks in two directions – east and south.

Continue on the path going south.

Take the path south at the fork in the pier.

Step 10: Keep south ahead – if you run into a Snorlax blocking your path then you’ll need to use the Poké Flute to wake it up and clear the way.

Otherwise if you’ve already battled this Snorlax then you should be able to go right on through.

Continue south past the Trainer Tip sign.

Step 11: Ahead to the south is a small house where you can get the Super Rod.

But for the Rain Dance TM just keep going south past the house.

Keep south past the Super Rod house.

Step 12: Keep walking past the trainer behind the cuttable tree.

Continue south past the trainer and the cuttable tree.

Step 13: If you keep going down then you should also pass a fisherman and another cuttable tree – just keep going south past both of them.

Keep south past the trainer and cuttable tree.

Step 14: Go as far down as you can until you see the pier turning to the west. At that point just follow the pier west.

Follow the pier west.

Step 15: The pier will finally end to the west and you’ll be back on grass.

This next area has some trainers in a maze made of a white picket fence – here’s how to move through the maze and reach the other side:

Continue west past the sign.

Take the far north path through the maze.

Veer south past the biker trainer.

Keep west through the maze towards the western end.

Step 16: The end of the maze opens up to the south.

Once you’re here, just head south down the dirt path.

Head south onto the dirt path.

Keep south past the tall grass.

Step 17: Once the line of trees end next to the dirt path, turn left and walk past them.

Head west past the line of trees.

Step 18: Up ahead is a cuttable tree. Use HM01 Cut to clear it and walk into the new opening.

This will lead you onto Route 15.

Use HM01 Cut on the cuttable tree.

Head west on the path.

Step 19: Continue west on this path and go all the way to the far end (there are some trainers along the way).

At the end you’ll find an item on the ground – this is your TM.

Keep west towards the end of this hill on Route 15.

Step 20: Pick up TM18 Rain Dance at the very end of the path.

TM18 Rain Dance’s location on Route 15.

TM18 Rain Dance Details + Uses

In-game details for TM18 Rain Dance.

Rain Dance Move Details
Type	Water
Category	Special
Power	–
Accuracy	–
PP	5

Here are some tips & key takeaways about Rain Dance and how it works:

Using TM18 Rain Dance creates rainy conditions. This weather event lasts 5 turns or until another type of weather move is used.
Rain Dance is typically used as a damage modifier. Water-type moves are boosted by 50% power, while Fire-type moves are decreased by 50%.
Some abilities benefit from rainy weather.

Pokémon with the Rain Dish ability will heal for 1/16th of their max HP each turn.
Pokémon with the Dry Skin ability heal for 1/8th of max HP each turn.
Pokémon with the Hydration ability will have status conditions cured at the end of each turn.
Pokémon with the Swift Swim ability will have their Speed doubled.

With all of that said, Rain Dance is one of the least popular weather moves in FireRed & LeafGreen.

It offers fewer benefits compared to other moves like Sunny Day, but it can still help increase the damage output of your favorite Water-type Pokémon if you really need the boost.

Rain Dance is actually a great move to use against Gym Leader Blaine on Cinnabar Island.

Blaine uses an all-Fire-type team, and Rain Dance can help cut the Power of their attacks by 50% – while also boosting the damage of your own super effective Water-type moves.

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