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Sing (Japanese: うたう Sing) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I-II

Sing puts the target to sleep. It will not affect a target that already has a major status ailment. In Stadium, Sing can't affect a target that has a Substitute.

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

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0035 Clefairy Normal 13 0036 Clefable Normal -- 0039 Jigglypuff Normal -- 0040 Wigglytuff Normal -- 0113 Chansey Normal 24 0131 Lapras Water Ice 16 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 II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0035 Clefairy Normal 8 0036 Clefable Normal -- 0039 Jigglypuff Normal -- 0040 Wigglytuff Normal -- 0113 Chansey Normal 29 0131 Lapras Water Ice -- 0173 Cleffa Normal 8 0174 Igglybuff Normal -- 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 25 0242 Blissey Normal 23 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

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0172 Pichu Electric New York City 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

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0035 Clefairy Normal 9 0036 Clefable Normal -- 0039 Jigglypuff Normal -- 0040 Wigglytuff Normal -- 0113 Chansey Normal 29 0131 Lapras Water Ice -- 0173 Cleffa Normal 8 0174 Igglybuff Normal -- 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 25 0242 Blissey Normal 23 0300 Skitty Normal 13 0301 Delcatty Normal -- 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 11 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying -- 11 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0298 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Azurill
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Clefairy, Clefable
Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff
Skitty, Delcatty
Lapras

|- | colspan="6" | 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. |} |}

By purification

#   Pokémon Type Game 0052 Meowth Normal XD 0105 Marowak Ground XD 0115 Kangaskhan Normal XD 0280 Ralts Psychic XD 0303 Mawile Steel XD 0316 Gulpin Poison XD 0361 Snorunt Ice XD 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

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0327 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0035 Clefairy Normal 7 0036 Clefable Normal -- 0039 Jigglypuff Normal -- 0040 Wigglytuff Normal -- 0113 Chansey Normal 23 0131 Lapras Water Ice -- 0173 Cleffa Normal 7 0174 Igglybuff Normal -- 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 18 0242 Blissey Normal 23 0300 Skitty Normal 8 0300 Skitty Normal 11 0301 Delcatty Normal -- 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 9 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying -- 9 0402 Kricketune Bug 18 0441 Chatot Normal Flying 13 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0298 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Azurill
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Clefairy, Clefable
Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff
Skitty, Delcatty
Lapras |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0311 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Plusle
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Clefairy, Clefable
Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff
Skitty, Delcatty |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0312 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Minun
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Clefairy, Clefable
Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff
Skitty, Delcatty

|- | colspan="6" | 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. |} |}

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.

In the anime

File:Delcatty sing.png Delcatty File:Sing in the Anime 2.jpg Jigglypuff File:Kricketunesing.jpg Kricketune Jigglypuff 2
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 sings a beautiful song, or releases colored musical notes from its mouth that make the opponent fall 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 puts its hands in front of it and sings, making the opponent drowsey and go to sleep.
Multiple amounts of Nurse Joy's Chansey	Ignorance is Blissey		None
Nurse Joy's Blissey when it was a Chansey	Ignorance is Blissey		None
	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
	Kricketune uses its scythes to create sound waves.
Nando's Kricketune	Dawn's Early Night!		None
	Delcatty sings and colored musical notes are released from its mouth.
Lila's Delcatty	Battling the Generation Gap!		None

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.

In other languages

• Spanish: Canto
• French: Berceuse
• German: Gesang
• Italian: Canto

Variations of the move Sing
Grass Whistle • Sing • Supersonic

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