Perish Song (move)

Perish Song
ほろびのうた Perish Song
Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  0
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
  • Is a sound-based move
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
All: Affects all Pokémon on the field
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Perish Song (Japanese: ほろびのうた Perish Song) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 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.

Mystery Dungeon

Any Pokémon in the player's Rescue Party affected by Perish Song will faint in 3 turns. However, it can be prevented by entering the stairs to the next floor or by sending home an affected partner before the third turn. It can also be prevented via any move, ability, or item that heals all status effects (as opposed to a particular status effect), such as Heal Bell, Shed Skin, or a Heal Seed.

Description

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Reason: DPPt, Colo and XD description
Games Description
Stad2 A malevolent melody that causes both the user and the opponent to faint in three turns.
GSC Both user and foe faint in 3 turns.
RSE Any Pokémon hearing this song faints in 3 turns.
FRLG Any battler that hears this faints in three turns unless it switches.
DPPt Any Pokémon that hears this song faints in three turns unless it switches out of battle.
HGSSBW Any Pokémon that hears this song faints in three turns, unless it switches out of battle.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
124   Jynx Ice Psychic 51 57 49 55 '
131   Lapras Water Ice 29 25 27 27 '
186   Politoed Water Water 35 35 -- -- '
200   Misdreavus Ghost Ghost 46 45 41 46 '
238   Smoochum Ice Psychic 45 49 41 45 '
251   Celebi Grass Psychic 50 50 91 91 '
333   Swablu Normal Flying   48 50 55 '
334   Altaria Dragon Flying   54 62 70 '
359   Absol Dark Dark   46 65 65 '
402   Kricketune Bug Bug     38 50 50 '
493   Arceus Normal Normal     90 90 '
648   Meloetta Normal Psychic       85 '
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
086   Seel Water Water            
092   Gastly Ghost Poison        
104   Cubone Ground Ground        
174   Igglybuff Normal Normal        
183   Marill Water Water            
198   Murkrow Dark Flying           
359   Absol Dark Dark         '
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.


In the anime

 
Misdreavus
 
Altaria
Any Pokémon that hears this song faints.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  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.
Marina's Little Miss The Legend of Thunder! Debut
  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.
Nando's Altaria Last Call - First Round! None


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
  French Requiem
  German Abgesang
  Greek Κύκνειο Άσμα
  Hindi मारने का गाना Maarne Ka Gaana
  Italian Ultimocanto
  Korean 멸망의 노래 Myeolmang-yi Norae
  Brazilian Portuguese Canção Sofrida
  Serbian Pesma Stradanja
  Spanish Canto Mortal


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