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Perish Song (move)

Perish Song
ほろびのうた Perish Song
Perish Song IX.png
Perish Song IX 2.png
Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
  • Is a sound-based move
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
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  Beautiful
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

Perish Song (Japanese: ほろびのうた Perish Song) is a non-damaging Normal-type 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 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 faints.

Perish Song is a sound-based move.

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

If a Pokémon in switched out, its perish count is removed. However, if a Pokémon switches out with Baton Pass, its perish count is transferred to the Pokémon switched in (even if it has the Ability Soundproof). In Rotation Battles, 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 Electric-type move (i.e. due to Ion Deluge, Plasma Fists, or Galvanize), Pokémon with Volt Absorb, Lightning Rod, or Motor Drive are immune to it, and Perish Song causes the Abilities to activate accordingly. If Perish Song becomes a Water-type move (i.e. due to Liquid Voice), Pokémon with Water Absorb, Storm Drain, or Dry Skin are immune to it, and the Abilities will activate accordingly.

Perish Song can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Mean Look or 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 Block, Mean Look, or 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. Throat Chop cannot prevent a Pokémon from using Z-Perish Song.

Perish Song does not affect Dynamax Pokémon in Max Raid Battles, 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 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

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.
RSEColo.XD Any Pokémon hearing this song faints in 3 turns.
FRLG Any battler that hears this faints in three turns unless it switches.
DPPtPBR Any Pokémon that hears this song faints in three turns unless it switches out of battle.
HGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
SV 		Any Pokémon that hears this song faints in three turns, unless it switches out of battle.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0094   Gengar
  
  		Amorphous Amorphous 1SwShBDSP 1
0124   Jynx
  
  		Human-Like Human-Like 51 57 49 55 1, 55 1, 55 52
0131   Lapras
  
  		Monster Water 1 29 25 27 27 27 27 60
0186   Politoed
   Water 1 Water 1 1, 35 1, 35 1 1 1 1 1 Rem.
0200   Misdreavus
   Amorphous Amorphous 46 45 41 46 46 46 46BDSP 46
0238   Smoochum
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 45 49 41 45 45 45 44
0251   Celebi
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 50 50 91 91 91 91 100
0333   Swablu
  
  		Flying Dragon 48 50 55BW
48B2W2 		48XY
42ORAS 		42 44 44
0334   Altaria
  
  		Flying Dragon 54 62 70BW
57B2W2 		57XY
46ORAS 		46 50 50
0359   Absol
   Field Field 46 65 65 1, 65XY
1, 57ORAS 		1, 57 55
0402   Kricketune
   Bug Bug 38DP
50PtHGSS 		50 50 50 50BDSP 50
0429   Mismagius
   Amorphous Amorphous 1BDSP
0493   Arceus
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 90 90 90 90 90BDSP 90
0648   Meloetta
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 85 85 85 85
0864   Cursola
   Water 1 Water 3 1
0985   Scream Tail
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 84
0987   Flutter Mane
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 91
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0086   Seel
   Water 1 Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0092   Gastly
  
  		Amorphous Amorphous ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0104   Cubone
   Monster Monster ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0174   Igglybuff
  
  		Fairy Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0183   Marill
  
  		Water 1 Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0198   Murkrow
  
  		Flying Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP ✔
0298   Azurill
  
  		Water 1 Fairy ✔ ✔
0358   Chimecho
   Amorphous Amorphous ✔USUM ✔BDSP
0359   Absol
   Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0728   Popplio
   Water 1 Field ✔ ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0104   Cubone
   Monster Monster Dream World - Icy Cave
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Generation VII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0730   Primarina
  
  		Water 1 Field Hidden Ability Pokémon Bank Primarina
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Perish Song targets all enemies on the floor, inflicting Perish Song status condition, causing them to faint 3 turns later (unless the status is cured). This move is affected by Muzzled status condition. Being a sound-based move, it is blocked by Soundproof. The move can be reflected by Magic Coat in the Explorers series.

Game Base
Power 		Max
Power 		Base
PP 		Max
PP 		Base
Accuracy 		Max
Accuracy 		Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 15 - 25% - Entire floor Enemy -
MDTDS - - 15 - 15% - Entire floor Enemy -
BSL - - 15 - 15% - Entire floor Enemy -
MDGtI - - 10 50 15% 98% Entire floor Enemy -
SMD - - 10 30 20% 50% Entire floor Enemy -
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts the Perish Song status on all foes on the floor. The affected foes faint after several turns.
MDTDS Afflicts all enemies on the floor with a Perish Song status condition. All Pokémon with the Perish Song status faint after several turns.
BSL 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
MDGtI It causes the Perish Song status condition to enemies on the floor. With the Perish Song status, the enemies will faint 3 turns later.
SMD Enemies affected by this attack faint in 3 turns.*
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.*


In the anime

 
Misdreavus
 
Altaria
 
Absol
The user sings a malevolent melody that hurts it and its opponent.
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
  Absol releases crimson soundwaves from its mouth at the opponent.
Magnus's Absol The Bonds of Evolution! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

 
Politoed


The user quietly sings a malevolent melody. After a while, the user and the target both faint.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Politoed quietly sings a song into its opponent's ear. After a while, both the opponent and Politoed faint.
Gold's Polibo The Last Battle VI Debut


In other generations

Core series games

       
Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V
 
  		 
  		 
Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII

Side series games

       
Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

     
MD: Red and Blue MD: GTI SMD

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.

  • Perish Song animation when displaying the counter in Battle Revolution

  • Perish Song dropping to zero in Battle Revolution

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 滅亡之歌 Mihtmòhng-jī Gō
Mandarin 滅亡之歌 / 灭亡之歌 Mièwáng-zhī Gē *
终焉之歌 Zhōngyān-zhī Gē *
  Dutch Verdwijnlied
  French Requiem
  German Abgesang
  Greek Κύκνειο Άσμα
  Hindi मारने का गाना Maarne Ka Gaana
  Italian Ultimocanto
  Korean 멸망의노래 Myeolmang-ui Norae
  Polish Rekwiem
  Brazilian Portuguese Canção do Perecer (UNITE, XY028–present)
Canção Sofrida (DP174)
Canção da Ruína (The Legend of Thunder!)
  Serbian Pesma stradanja
Spanish   Latin America Canción de Terror (The Legend of Thunder!)
Canto Mortal
  Spain Canto Mortal
  Vietnamese Bài Ca Hủy Diệt


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