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{{MoveInfobox
|n=195
|name=Perish Song
|jname=ほろびのうた
|jtrans=Perish Song
|jtranslit=Horobi no Uta
|gameimage=Perish Song IX.png
|gameimage2=Perish Song IX 2.png
|gameimagewidth=300
|type=Normal
|damagecategory=Status
|basepp=5
|maxpp=8
|power=—
|accuracy=—
|gen=II
|category=Beauty
|appeal=2
|jam=1
|cdesc=Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.
|appealsc=2
|scdesc=Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.
|category6=Beautiful
|appeal6=4
|jam6=0
|cdesc6=Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.
|touches=no
|protect=no
|magiccoat=no
|snatch=no
|mirrormove=no
|kingsrock=no
|sound=yes
|target=all
}}
'''Perish Song''' (Japanese: '''ほろびのうた''' ''Perish Song'') is a non-damaging {{type|Normal}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation II]].

==Effect==
All Pokémon on the field when Perish Song is used gain a perish count, except Pokémon with the [[Ability]] {{a|Soundproof}} and Pokémon that already have a perish count. Starting at 4 on the turn Perish Song is used, the perish count decreases by 1 at the end of each turn (including the turn Perish Song was used). When a Pokémon's perish count reaches 0, it [[Fainting|faints]].

Perish Song is a [[sound-based move]].

Perish Song bypasses {{stat|accuracy}} checks to always hit. Perish Song affects Pokémon even if they are behind a {{m|substitute}} or [[protection|protected]] (even if protected by {{m|Crafty Shield}}). Since Perish Song causes a Pokémon to faint without inflicting [[damage]], it is unaffected by effects such as [[Focus Sash]], {{a|Magic Guard}}, and {{a|Sturdy}}.

If a Pokémon in switched out, its perish count is removed. However, if a Pokémon switches out with {{m|Baton Pass}}, its perish count is transferred to the Pokémon switched in (even if it has the Ability {{a|Soundproof}}). In [[Rotation Battle]]s, if the Pokémon is rotated out, the perish count remains but does not decrease until that Pokémon is rotated back in.

If Perish Song becomes an {{type|Electric}} move (i.e. due to {{m|Ion Deluge}}, {{m|Plasma Fists}}, or {{a|Galvanize}}), Pokémon with {{a|Volt Absorb}}, {{a|Lightning Rod}}, or {{a|Motor Drive}} are immune to it, and Perish Song causes the Abilities to activate accordingly. If Perish Song becomes a {{type|Water}} move (i.e. due to {{a|Liquid Voice}}), Pokémon with {{a|Water Absorb}}, {{a|Storm Drain}}, or {{a|Dry Skin}} are immune to it, and the Abilities will activate accordingly.

Perish Song can be used as the second move of a [[Contest combination|Pokémon Contest combination]], with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if {{m|Mean Look}} or {{m|Sing}} was used in the previous turn. It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if any of the moves {{m|Block}}, {{m|Mean Look}}, or {{m|Spider Web}} were used in the prior turn.

If powered up with a [[Normalium Z]] into Z-Perish Song, all of the user's lowered stats are reset. {{m|Throat Chop}} cannot prevent a Pokémon from using Z-Perish Song.

Perish Song does not affect [[Dynamax]] Pokémon in [[Max Raid Battle]]s, but does in other battles. Perish Song fails if used in a [[Tera Raid Battle]].

===Generation II===
If the perish count of multiple Pokémon on the field reaches 0 at the end of a turn, they will faint simultaneously (but messages and animations show up one after another).

===Generation III to VII===
If the perish count of multiple Pokémon on the field reaches 0 at the end of a turn, they will now faint in the same order they would move in.

Pokémon with {{a|Soundproof}} are immune to Perish Song, including the user.

===Generation VIII onwards===
Pokémon with Soundproof are no longer immune to their own moves, so if a Pokémon uses Perish Song, it will now gain a perish count even if it has Soundproof. However, other Pokémon with Soundproof are still immune to Perish Song.

==Description==
{{movedesc|Normal}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevss|Stad2}}|A malevolent melody that causes both the user and the opponent to faint in three turns.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev2|GSC}}|Both user and foe faint in 3 turns.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|RSE}}{{gameabbrevss|Colo}}{{gameabbrevss|XD}}|Any <sc>Pokémon</sc> hearing this song faints in 3 turns.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|Any battler that hears this faints in three turns unless it switches.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev4|DPPt}}{{gameabbrevss|PBR}}|Any Pokémon that hears this song faints in three turns unless it switches out of battle.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev4|HGSS}}<br>{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}<br>{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}<br>{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}<br>{{gameabbrev8|SwShBDSPLA}}<br>{{gameabbrev9|SV}}|Any Pokémon that hears this song faints in three turns, unless it switches out of battle.}}
|}
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==Learnset==
===By [[Level|leveling up]]===
{{Movehead/Games|Normal|g1=none|g7=1|g7g={{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}|g8=2}}
{{Moveentry/9|0094|Gengar|type=Ghost|type2=Poison|1|Amorphous|Amorphous|−|−|−|−|−|−|1|1|1}}
{{Moveentry/9|0124|Jynx|type=Ice|type2=Psychic|1|Human-Like|Human-Like|51|57|49|55|1, 55|1, 55|52|52}}
{{Moveentry/9|0131|Lapras|type=Water|type2=Ice|2|Monster|Water 1|29|25|27|27|27|27|60|60|60}}
{{Moveentry/9|0186|Politoed|type=Water|1|Water 1|Water 1|1, 35|1, 35|1|1|1|1|1|1|{{tt|Rem.|Can only be learned via Move Reminder}}}}
{{Moveentry/9|0200|Misdreavus|type=Ghost|1|Amorphous|Amorphous|46|45|41|46|46|46||46|46}}
{{Moveentry/9|0238|Smoochum|type=Ice|type2=Psychic|1|No Eggs Discovered|No Eggs Discovered|45|49|41|45|45|45|44|44}}
{{Moveentry/9|0251|Celebi|type=Psychic|type2=Grass|1|No Eggs Discovered|No Eggs Discovered|50|50|91|91|91|91|100|100}}
{{Moveentry/9|0333|Swablu|type=Normal|type2=Flying|2|Flying|Dragon||48|50|55{{sup/5|BW}}<br>48{{sup/5|B2W2}}|48{{sup/6|XY}}<br>42{{sup/6|ORAS}}|42|44|44|44}}
{{Moveentry/9|0334|Altaria|type=Dragon|type2=Flying|2|Flying|Dragon||54|62|70{{sup/5|BW}}<br>57{{sup/5|B2W2}}|57{{sup/6|XY}}<br>46{{sup/6|ORAS}}|46|50|50|50}}
{{Moveentry/9|0359|Absol|type=Dark|1|Field|Field||46|65|65|1, 65{{sup/6|XY}}<br>1, 57{{sup/6|ORAS}}|1, 57|55|55}}
{{Moveentry/9|0402|Kricketune|type=Bug|1|Bug|Bug|||38{{sup/4|DP}}<br>50{{sup/4|PtHGSS}}|50|50|50||50|50}}
{{Moveentry/9|0429|Mismagius|type=Ghost|1|Amorphous|Amorphous|||−|−|−|−||1|−}}
{{Moveentry/9|0493|Arceus|type=Normal|1|No Eggs Discovered|No Eggs Discovered|form=All available forms|||90|90|90|90||90|90}}
{{Moveentry/9|0648|Meloetta|type=Normal|type2=Psychic|1|No Eggs Discovered|No Eggs Discovered||||85|85|85|||85}}
{{Moveentry/9|0864|Cursola|type=Ghost|2|Water 1|Water 3|||||||1}}
{{Moveentry/9|0985|Scream Tail|type=Fairy|type2=Psychic|1|No Eggs Discovered|No Eggs Discovered|||||||||84}}
{{Moveentry/9|0987|Flutter Mane|type=Ghost|type2=Fairy|1|No Eggs Discovered|No Eggs Discovered|||||||||91}}
{{Movefoot|Normal|9}}

===By {{pkmn|breeding}}===
{{Movehead/Games|Normal|Egg Move|g1=none|g7=1|g7g={{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}|g8=2}}
{{Moveentry/9|0086|Seel|type=Water|2|Water 1|Field|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔||✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/9|0092|Gastly|type=Ghost|type2=Poison|1|Amorphous|Amorphous|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/9|0104|Cubone|type=Ground|1|Monster|Monster|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/9|0174|Igglybuff|type=Normal|type2=Fairy|1|Fairy|Fairy|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|note=Chain breed}}
{{Moveentry/9|0183|Marill|type=Water|type2=Fairy|2|Water 1|Fairy|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|−}}
{{Moveentry/9|0198|Murkrow|type=Dark|type2=Flying|1|Flying|Flying|−|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔||✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/9|0298|Azurill|type=Normal|type2=Fairy|2|Water 1|Fairy||−|−|−|−|−|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/9|0358|Chimecho|type=Psychic|1|Amorphous|Amorphous||−|−|−|−|✔{{sup/7|USUM}}||✔|−}}
{{Moveentry/9|0359|Absol|type=Dark|1|Field|Field||−|−|✔|✔|✔|−|✔}}
{{Moveentry/9|0728|Popplio|type=Water|2|Water 1|Field||||||✔|✔||✔}}
{{Movefoot|Normal|9}}

===Special move===
====[[Generation V]]====
{{Movehead/Special|Normal}}
{{Moveentry/1|0104|Cubone|type=Ground|1|Monster|Monster|{{pkmn|Dream World}} - {{dwa|Icy Cave}}}}
{{Movefoot|Normal|1}}

====[[Generation VII]]====
{{Movehead/Special|Normal}}
{{Moveentry/1|0730|Primarina|type=Water|type2=Fairy|2|Water 1|Field|[[List of game-based Pokémon distributions (Generation VII)#Primarina|Hidden Ability Pokémon Bank Primarina]]}}
{{Movefoot|Normal|1}}

==In other games==
===[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series]]===
Perish Song targets all enemies on the floor, inflicting {{DL|Status condition (Mystery Dungeon)|Perish Song}} status condition, causing them to faint 3 turns later (unless the status is cured). This move is affected by {{DL|Status condition (Mystery Dungeon)|Muzzled}} status condition. Being a sound-based move, it is blocked by {{a|Soundproof}}. The move can be reflected by {{m|Magic Coat}} in the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Explorers]] series.

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{{Template:MDMoveRow|game=TDS|pp=15|acc=15%|range=Entire floor|target=Enemy}}
{{Template:MDMoveRow|game=BSL|pp=15|acc=15%|range=Entire floor|target=Enemy}}
{{Template:MDMoveRow|game=GTI|pp=10|ppmax=50|acc=15%|accmax=98%|range=Entire floor|target=Enemy}}
{{Template:MDMoveRow|game=SMD|pp=10|ppmax=30|acc=20%|accmax=50%|range=Entire floor|target=Enemy}}
{{Template:MDMovefoot|type=normal|RB=yes|TDS=yes|BSL=yes|GTI=yes|SMD=yes|RTDX=yes}}

===Description===
{{movedesc|Normal}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|RB}}|Inflicts the Perish Song status on all foes on the floor. The affected foes faint after several turns.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|TDS}}|Afflicts all enemies on the floor with a Perish Song status condition. All Pokémon with the Perish Song status faint after several turns.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|BSL}}|{{tt|フロアの てきポケモンを ほろびのうたじょうたいにかえる ほろびのうたじょうたいになった ポケモンは しばらくすると たおれてしまう|Afflicts all enemies on the floor with a Perish Song status condition. All Pokémon with the Perish Song status faint after several turns}}}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|GTI}}|It causes the Perish Song status condition to enemies on the floor. With the Perish Song status, the enemies will faint 3 turns later.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|SMD}}|Enemies affected by this attack faint in 3 turns.{{tt|*|Move Summary}}<br>It causes the Perish Song status condition to enemies on the floor. In the Perish Song status condition, the enemies will faint 3 turns later.{{tt|*|Move Description}}}}
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==In the anime==
{{moveanime|type=normal|exp=yes|gen=The user sings a malevolent melody that hurts it and its opponent.|image1=Nando Altaria Perish Song.png|image1p=Altaria|image2=Magnus Absol Perish Song.png|image2p=Absol|image3=Little Miss Perish Song.png|image3p=Misdreavus}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=200|pkmn=Misdreavus|method=Misdreavus sings loudly and black waves of energy come out of its mouth, hurting Misdreavus and making crimson static appear over the opponent, hurting them as well.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Little Miss|user1=Marina's Little Miss|startcode=The Legend of Thunder!|notes=Debut}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=334|pkmn=Altaria|method=Altaria flies into the air and sings. As it does, a trail of gold light with multicolored sparkles in it comes out from behind its body.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Nando|user1=Nando's Altaria|startcode=DP174|startname=Last Call - First Round!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=359|pkmn=Absol|method=Absol releases crimson soundwaves from its mouth at the opponent.}}
{{movebtm|type=normal|user=Magnus (XY028)|user1=Magnus's Absol|startcode=XY028|startname=The Bonds of Evolution!}}

==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
{{moveanime|type=normal|exp=yes|gen=The user quietly sings a malevolent melody. After a while, the user and the target both faint.|image1=Polibo Perish Song.png|image1p=Politoed}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=186|pkmn=Politoed|method=Politoed quietly sings a song into its opponent's ear. After a while, both the opponent and Politoed faint.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=normal|user=Polibo|user1=Gold's Polibo|startcode=PS172|startname=The Last Battle VI|notes=Debut}}

==In other generations==
===Core series games===
{{Movegen
|type=Normal
|genII=Perish Song II
|genIII=Perish Song III
|genIV=Perish Song IV
|genV=Perish Song V
}}
{{Movegen
|type=Normal
|genVI=Perish Song VI
|genVI2=Perish Song VI 2
|genVII=Perish Song VII
|genVII2=Perish Song VII 2
|genVIII=Perish Song VIII
}}

===Side series games===
{{Movegen
|type=Normal
|Stad2=Perish Song Stad2
|Colo=Perish Song Colo
|XD=Perish Song XD
|PBR=Perish Song PBR
}}
===Spin-off series games===
{{Movegen
|type=Normal
|PMDRB=Perish Song PMD RB
|PMDGTI=Perish Song PMD GTI
|PSMD=Perish Song PSMD
}}

==Trivia==
* The move could be a reference to the tritone, a musical interval also known as ''Diabolus in musica'' (Devil in music), since it was believed that when it was used, the devil got into the notes; this explains why the move has the effect of making everyone faint after three turns, its name, and the fact its animations feature musical notes changing their color to black.
* Perish Song displays animation when displaying the counter, as well as when it drops to zero, in [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]].

<gallery>
File:Perish Song PBR counter.png|Perish Song animation when displaying the counter in Battle Revolution
Perish Song PBR zero.png|Perish Song dropping to zero in Battle Revolution
</gallery>

==In other languages==
{{Langtable|color={{normal color}}|bordercolor={{normal color dark}}
|zh_yue=滅亡之歌 ''{{tt|Mihtmòhng-jī Gō|Perish Song}}''
|zh_cmn=滅亡之歌 / 灭亡之歌 ''{{tt|Mièwáng-zhī Gē|Perish Song}}'' {{tt|*|Games (Traditional; Simplified Pre-BDSP), various media}}<br>终焉之歌 ''{{tt|Zhōngyān-zhī Gē|Song of Finality}}'' {{tt|*|Games (Simplified BDSP onwards)}}
|nl=Verdwijnlied
|fr=Requiem
|de=Abgesang
|el=Κύκνειο Άσμα
|hi=मारने का गाना ''{{tt|Maarne Ka Gaana|Killing Song}}''
|it=Ultimocanto
|ko=멸망의노래 ''{{tt|Myeolmang-ui Norae|Song of Destruction}}''
|pl=Rekwiem
|sr=Pesma stradanja
|Pt_eu=Canção do Perecer
|pt_br=Canção do Perecer ({{pkmn|UNITE}}, [[XY028]]–present)<br>Canção Sofrida ([[DP174]])<br>Canção da Ruína (''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]'')
|es_la=Canción de Terror (''The Legend of Thunder!'')<br>Canto Mortal
|es_eu=Canto Mortal
|vi=Bài Ca Hủy Diệt
}}
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[[Category:Moves that can jam]]
[[Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield]]
[[Category:Moves that require use of mouth]]
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[[de:Abgesang]]
[[es:Canto mortal]]
[[fr:Requiem]]
[[it:Ultimocanto]]
[[ja:ほろびのうた]]
[[zh:灭亡之歌（招式）]]