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 50PtHGSS 493 Arceus Poison 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
Any Pokémon that hears this song faints.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Misdreavus	Misdreavus sings and black waves come out of its mouth, hurting Misdreavus and making crimson static appear over the opponent's Pokémon, hurting them.
Little Miss	The Legend of Thunder!		Debut

In other languages

• French: Requiem
• German: Abgesang
• Hindi: Maarne Ka Gaana
• Italian: Ultimocanto
• Spanish: Canto Mortal

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.