Destiny Bond (move)

Destiny Bond みちづれ Fellow Travelers

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Battles Type  Ghost Category  Status PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  8 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   Makes a great appeal, but allows no more to the end.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  0   Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.

Destiny Bond on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Destiny Bond on Eevee's Movedex

Destiny Bond (Japanese: みちづれ Fellow Travelers) is a non-damaging Ghost-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II - IV

When Destiny Bond is used, if the user faints as the direct result of an attack, the Pokémon that landed the knockout hit also faints. A Pokémon defeated by this move will faint before the Pokémon that used Destiny Bond. This move's effect only works if the user faints before making another move. Thus, if the user is slower than the opponent, the effect of Destiny Bond will only apply if the user faints on the turn immediately following Destiny Bond's use, before its user makes another move. If the user of Destiny Bond is knocked out without having used the move immediately prior to fainting, this move will have no effect.

Destiny Bond does not activate for damage that occurs at the end of the turn, including damage from Leech Seed and Future Sight. Destiny Bond also bypasses Focus Sash, Sturdy, and Magic Guard.

In a double battle, both opponents are targeted, but only the one that knocks the user out is affected. If the partner Pokémon causes the Pokémon using Destiny Bond to faint, the partner Pokémon will not be affected.

Generation V

A Pokémon defeated by this move will now faint after the Pokémon that used Destiny Bond.

In a triple battle, Destiny Bond affects all of the opponent's Pokémon. If a non-adjacent Pokémon used a move that damages non-adjacent Pokémon (e.g. Aerial Ace, Air Slash) and knocks out the user of Destiny Bond, that Pokémon will faint as well.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	36			36	33	40				40
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	48			48	39	50				50
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	48			48	39	50				50
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison	45			45			46				51
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison	51			51			55				59
202		Wobbuffet	Psychic		Psychic	--			--			--				--
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison	no				45	53				53
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass	no				49	57				57
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark	no				59	71				71
360		Wynaut	Psychic		Psychic	no			15			15				15
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying	no			no			43				43
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost	no			no			59				59
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon	no			no				24		24
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost	no			no			no				49
563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost	no			no			no				57
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic	no
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison	no			no
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost	no
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost	no
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying	no			no
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark	no			no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 092 GastlyLv.15 Ghost Poison Pokéwalker - Dim Cave 200 Misdreavus Ghost Pokéwalker - White Lake Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 200 Misdreavus Ghost Dream World - Spooky Manor 280 Ralts Psychic Dream World - Spooky Manor 353 Shuppet Ghost Dream World - Spooky Manor Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

	Misdreavus
When this move is used, if the user faints, the foe that landed the knockout hit also faints
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Misdreavus	Misdreavus's body becomes outlined in purple. After fainting, two swirling purple lights come out of Misdreavus's eyes to the opponent that knocked it out. The opponent becomes surrounded by a purple aura and instantly faints.
Katie's Misdreavus	Shocks and Bonds		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Qwilfish
The user faints its opponent after being defeated.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Misdreavus	After fainting, the opponent faints along with Misdreavus.
Morty's Misdreavus	Silly Scyther		Debut
Qwilfish	When Qwilfish is about to be attacked, it disappears, then reappears behind the opponent. Qwilfish then rams its body into the back of the opponent.
The Battle Factory's Qwilfish	VS. Seedot		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 同命 Tóngmìng French Prlvt Destin German Abgangsbund Greek Κοινό Πεπρωμένο Italian Destinobbl. Korean 길동무 Gil Dongmu Portuguese Vínculo de destino Serbian Okov Sudbine Spanish Latin America Lazo del Destino Spain Mismodestino

Variations of the move Destiny Bond
Destiny Bond • Grudge • Healing Wish • Lunar Dance • Memento

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.