Sing (move)

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Sing
うたう Sing
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  —
Accuracy  55%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

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.

Description

Games Description
A special Normal-type technique. A soothing melody lulls the target to sleep.
A special Normal-type move. A soothing melody lulls the target to sleep.
May cause the foe to fall asleep.
RSE A soothing song lulls the foe into a deep slumber.
FRLG A soothing song in a calming voice lulls the foe into a deep slumber.
A soothing song lulls the target into a deep slumber.
A soothing lullaby is sung in a calming voice that puts the foe into a deep slumber.
A soothing lullaby is sung in a calming voice that puts the target into a deep slumber.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
035 Clefairy Clefairy Normal Normal 13 8 9 7 7 '
036 Clefable Clefable Normal Normal -- -- -- -- -- '
039 Jigglypuff Jigglypuff Normal Normal -- -- -- -- -- '
040 Wigglytuff Wigglytuff Normal Normal -- -- -- -- -- '
113 Chansey Chansey Normal Normal 24 29 29 23 23 '
131 Lapras Lapras Water Ice 16 -- -- -- -- '
173 Cleffa Cleffa Normal Normal   8 8 7 7 '
174 Igglybuff Igglybuff Normal Normal   -- -- -- -- '
238 Smoochum Smoochum Ice Psychic   25 25 18 18 '
242 Blissey Blissey Normal Normal   23 23 23 23 '
300 Skitty Skitty Normal Normal     13 8 11 11 '
301 Delcatty Delcatty Normal Normal     -- -- -- '
333 Swablu Swablu Normal Flying     11 9 9 8 '
334 Altaria Altaria Dragon Flying     --, 11 --, 9 --, 9 --, 8 '
402 Kricketune Kricketune Bug Bug       18 18 '
441 Chatot Chatot Normal Flying       13 13 '
572 Minccino Minccino Normal Normal         21 '
573 Cinccino Cinccino Normal Normal         -- '
648 Meloetta Meloetta Normal Psychic         16 '
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
298 Azurill Azurill Normal Normal   ClefairyClefableJigglypuffWigglytuffLaprasSkittyDelcatty ClefairyClefableJigglypuffWigglytuffLaprasSkittyDelcatty ClefairyClefableJigglypuffWigglytuffLaprasSkittyDelcatty
311 Plusle Plusle Electric Electric     ClefairyClefableJigglypuffWigglytuffSkittyDelcatty ClefairyClefableJigglypuffWigglytuffSkittyDelcatty
312 Minun Minun Electric Electric     ClefairyClefableJigglypuffWigglytuffSkittyDelcatty ClefairyClefableJigglypuffWigglytuffSkittyDelcatty
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0172 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 with
0327 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 with
0025 025 Pikachu Electric Singing Pikachu
0052 052 Meowth Normal Team Rocket Meowth
0393 393 Piplup Water Recital Piplup
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 with
0052 Meowth Meowth
Normal Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0105 Marowak Marowak
Ground Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0115 Kangaskhan Kangaskhan
Normal Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0280 Ralts Ralts
Psychic Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0303 Mawile Mawile
Steel Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0316 Gulpin Gulpin
Poison Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0361 Snorunt 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

Swablu Sing.png
Swablu
Nurse Joy Chansey Sing.png
Chansey
Lila Delcatty Sing.png
Delcatty
Nando Kricketune Sing.png
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
Minccino Minccino sings a note and multicolored music notes come out of its mouth.
A wild Minccino PK22 None


In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga


In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 唱歌 Chàng​gē
Denmark Flag.png Danish Sang
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Zang
Finland Flag.png Finnish Laulu
France Flag.png French Berceuse
Germany Flag.png German Gesang
Greece Flag.png Greek Νανούρισμα
India Flag.png Hindi गाओ Gao
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Menyanyi
Italy Flag.png Italian Canto
South Korea Flag.png Korean 노래하기 Norae Hagi
Poland Flag.png Polish Śpiew
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Canção de Ninar
Romania Flag.png Romanian Cântecul
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Pevanje
Spain Flag.png Spanish Canto


Variations of the move Sing
StatusIC HOME.png Grass WhistleSingSupersonic


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