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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 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   8 8 7 7 '
174   Igglybuff Normal Normal   -- -- -- -- '
238   Smoochum Ice Psychic   25 25 18 18 '
242   Blissey Normal Normal   23 23 23 23 '
300   Skitty Normal Normal     13 8 11 11 '
301   Delcatty Normal Normal     -- -- -- '
333   Swablu Normal Flying     11 9 9 8 '
334   Altaria Dragon Flying     --, 11 --, 9 --, 9 --, 8 '
402   Kricketune Bug Bug       18 18 '
441   Chatot Normal Flying       13 13 '
572   Minccino Normal Normal         21 '
573   Cinccino Normal Normal         -- '
648   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 Normal Normal                          
311   Plusle Electric Electric                  
312   Minun Electric Electric                  
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   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   Spinda Normal PokéPark Eggs
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   Pikachu Electric Singing Pikachu
0052   Meowth Normal Team Rocket Meowth
0393   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
 Normal Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0105   Marowak
 Ground Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0115   Kangaskhan
 Normal Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0280   Ralts
 Psychic Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0303   Mawile
 Steel Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0316   Gulpin
 Poison Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0361   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
 
Chansey
 
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

     
Generation I Generation II Generation III
File:Sing DPPt.png File:Sing HGSS.png File:Sing Stadium.png
DPPt HGSS Stadium

Trivia

In other languages

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


Variations of the move Sing
  Grass Whistle • Sing • Supersonic


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