Sing (move)

Sing うたう Sing

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  55% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Category  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.

Super Contests Category  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Sing on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Sing on Eevee's Movedex

Sing (Japanese: うたう Sing) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I-II

Sing puts the target to sleep.

Generation III and on

Sing's effects remain the same, except that now it can't affect targets with Insomnia, Vital Spirit, or Soundproof as their ability.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	13			8			9			7				7
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal	--			--			--			--				--
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal	--			--			--			--				--
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal	--			--			--			--				--
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	24			29			29			23				23
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	16			--			--			--				--
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal	no			8			8			7				7
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal	no			--			--			--				--
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic	no			25			25			18				18
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal	no			23			23			23				23
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal	no			no			13			8		11	11
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal	no			no			--			--				--
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying	no			no			11			9				9
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying	no			no			--, 11			--, 9				--, 9
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug	no			no			no			18				18
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying	no			no			no			13				13
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal	no			no			no			no				21
573		Cinccino	Normal		Normal	no			no			no			no				--
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic	no			no			no			no				16
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
298		Azurill	Normal		Normal	no
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric	no			no
312		Minun	Electric		Electric	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.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 172 Pichu Electric New York Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 327 Spinda Normal PokéPark Events Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 025 Pikachu Electric Singing Pikachu Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 052 Meowth Normal Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 105 Marowak Ground Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 115 Kangaskhan Normal Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 280 Ralts Psychic Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 303 Mawile Steel Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 316 Gulpin Poison Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 361 Snorunt Ice Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Other appearances

Jigglypuff uses Sing as its up B attack in the Super Smash Bros. series. The move puts all ground-bound users near Jigglypuff to sleep; it does not affect players in the air. The more damage the opponent has taken, the longer they sleep.

In the anime

Jigglypuff	Kricketot	Delcatty	Kricketune
A soothing lullaby is sung in a calming voice that puts the foe into a deep slumber.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Jigglypuff	Jigglypuff sings a beautiful lullaby, causing anyone who hears it to fall asleep, or Jigglypuff releases colored musical notes from its mouth when it sings. When the music notes hit the opponent, it falls asleep
A wild Jigglypuff	The Song of Jigglypuff		Debut
A giant Jigglypuff	The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis		None
Marina's Little Pink	The Legend of Thunder!		None
Lisa Mitchum's Jigglypuff	Rough, Tough Jigglypuff		None
A Coordinator's Jigglypuff	May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!		None
Chansey	Chansey puts its hands in front of it and sings, making the opponent drowsy and fall asleep.
Multiple Nurse Joy's Chansey	Ignorance is Blissey		None
Swablu	Swablu sings a soothing melody and transparent circles come out of its mouth. Anything that hears the song and is hit with the shockwave instantly falls asleep.
A wild Swablu	True Blue Swablu		None
Marill	Marill sings a soothing lullaby and multicolored music notes comes out of its mouth. The opponent then falls asleep when it hears the lullaby.
Marill (Pikachu shorts)	Pikachu's Exploration Club		None
Kricketune	Kricketune puts its scythes together and rubs them against each other. Then, its body starts to glow white and golden music notes come out of its body at the opponent.
Nando's Kricketune	Dawn's Early Night!		None
Delcatty	Delcatty sings and multicolored music notes come out of its mouth. When the music notes hit the opponent, the opponent falls asleep.
Lila's Delcatty	Battling the Generation Gap!		None
Chingling	Chingling sings a note and multicolored music notes come out of its mouth.
A Coordinator's Chingling	Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!		Chingling cannot legally learn Sing
Chimecho	Chimecho sings a note and multicolored music notes come out of its mouth.
A Coordinator's Chimecho	Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!		Chimecho cannot legally learn Sing
Kricketot	Kricketot dances about and it produces a sound of wood wind chimes. Multicolored music notes then come out from in between its antennae and float around.
Nando's Kricketot	Last Call - First Round!		Kricketot cannot legally learn Sing

In the manga

Magical Pokémon Journey

The user sings a hypnotizing melody, causing nearby Pokémon and humans to fall asleep.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Jigglypuff	Jigglypuff sings a hypnotic melody, causing humans and Pokémon to fall asleep.
Jigglypuff	Panic at the Cherry Blossom Festival		None

Pokémon Adventures

	Jigglypuff
A soothing lullaby is sung in a calming voice that puts the foe into a deep slumber.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Jigglypuff	Jigglypuff sings, and multiple music notes come out of its mouth and swirl around the opponent.
Green's Jiggly	A Little Kadabra'll Do It		Debut
Kricketune	Kricketune puts both of its scythes on the opponent and moves them back and forth to create a soothing sound, putting the opponent to sleep.
A Scientist's Kricketune	Dramatic Drapion & Crafty Kricketune II		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

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	DPPt	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

Trivia

• In Pokémon Yellow, there is a Trainer in the Pewter City Pokémon Center whose Jigglypuff puts the protagonist's Pikachu to sleep after singing. Although the player's Pikachu will not follow them until it is talked to or until the player exits the Pokémon Center, Pikachu will not be inflicted with the Sleep status at any stage.
• Although the sound-based moves are introduced in Generation III, Sing is listed in move index number near with another Generation I sound-based moves; Growl, Roar, and Supersonic.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 唱歌 Chàng​gē​ Danish Sang Dutch Zang French Berceuse German Gesang Greek Τραγούδι Hindi गाओ Gao Indonesian Menyanyi Italian Canto Korean 노래하기 Norae Hagi Polish Śpie Portuguese Canção de Ninar Serbian Pevanje Spanish Canto

Variations of the move Sing
GrassWhistle • Sing • Supersonic

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