Perish Song (move)

Perish Song ほろびのうた Perish Song

Any Pokémon that hears this song faints in three turns unless it switches out of battle.

Battles Type  Normal 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 BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects all Pokémon on the field

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

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.

Perish Song on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Perish Song on Eevee's Movedex

Perish Song (Japanese: ほろびのうた Perish Song) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

After 3 turns, all Pokémon that were on the field when Perish Song was used will faint unless they switch out. Perish Song does not affect Pokémon with the ability Soundproof. If a Pokémon switches out with Baton Pass, Perish Song will still be in effect on the Pokémon switched in, even if it has the ability Soundproof.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	51
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	29
186		Politoed	Water		-- 35
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		46
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic	45
251		Celebi	Grass	Psychic	50
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 breeding

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
086		Seel	Water		Lapras Politoed
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	Misdreavus
104		Cubone	Ground		Lapras
174		Igglybuff*	Normal		Marill, Azumarill
183		Marill	Water		Lapras Politoed
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation III

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	57
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	25
186		Politoed	Water		-- 35
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		45
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic	49
251		Celebi	Grass	Psychic	50
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying	48
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying	54
359		Absol	Dark		46
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 breeding

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
086		Seel	Water		Lapras Politoed
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	Misdreavus
104		Cubone	Ground		Lapras
174		Igglybuff*	Normal		Marill, Azumarill
183		Marill	Water		Lapras Politoed
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	Swablu, Altaria
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	49
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	27
186		Politoed	Water		--
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		41
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic	41
251		Celebi	Grass	Psychic	91
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying	50
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying	62
359		Absol	Dark		65
402		Kricketune	Bug		38DP
402		Kricketune	Bug		50Pt
493		Arceus	Fire		90
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 breeding

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
086		Seel	Water		Lapras Politoed
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	Misdreavus, Mismagius
104		Cubone	Ground		Lapras
174		Igglybuff*	Normal		Marill, Azumarill
183		Marill	Water		Lapras Politoed
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	Swablu, Altaria
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

In the anime

	Misdreavus
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Misdreavus	Misdreavus sings a deadly song that hurts the opponent and herself.
Little Miss	The Legend of Thunder!		None

In other languages

• French: Requiem
• German: Abgesang
• Italian: Ultimocanto
• Spanish: Canto Mortal

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