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Sing (move)

Sing redirects here. For the Pokémon Music Collective song, see Sing (song).
Sing
うたう Sing
Sing IX.png
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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  2 ♥♥
Jamming  0  
Makes the remaining Pokémon nervous.

Sing (Japanese: うたう Sing) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Sing puts the target to sleep. In the handheld games only, Sing can affect a target behind a substitute.

Generation II to V

Sing can no longer affect a target behind a substitute.

Pokémon with Insomnia, Vital Spirit or Soundproof as their Ability are unaffected by Sing.

Sing can be used as the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Perish Song and Refresh to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn.

Generation VI onwards

Sing can once again affect a target behind a substitute. Pokémon under the effect of Sweet Veil are unaffected by Sing.

Sing will become a Water-type move when used by a Pokémon with the Ability Liquid Voice. If the user is affected by Throat Chop, it will be unable to use this move for two turns.

If the user is holding a Throat Spray, the item will be consumed and the user's Special Attack stat will be raised by one stage.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Sing, the user's Speed stat is raised by one stage, and the user can use this move regardless of whether the user is affected by Throat Chop or not.

Sing can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing certain moves (Dream Eater, Hex, Nightmare and Wake-Up Slap) to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

Description

Games Description
Stad A special Normal-type technique. A soothing melody lulls the target to sleep.
Stad2 A special Normal-type move. A soothing melody lulls the target to sleep.
GSC May cause the foe to fall asleep.
RSE A soothing song lulls the foe into a deep slumber.
Colo.XD A soothing song lulls the target into a deep slumber.
FRLG A soothing song in a calming voice lulls the foe into a deep slumber.
DPPtHGSSPBR A soothing lullaby is sung in a calming voice that puts the foe into a deep slumber.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA 		A soothing lullaby is sung in a calming voice that puts the target into a deep slumber.
SV A soothing lullaby is sung in a beautiful voice that puts the target to sleep.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0035   Clefairy
   Fairy Fairy 13 8 9 7 7 7 7SMUSUM
6PE 		1 1
0036   Clefable
   Fairy Fairy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rem.
0039   Jigglypuff
  
  		Fairy Fairy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0040   Wigglytuff
  
  		Fairy Fairy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0113   Chansey
   Fairy Fairy 24 29 29 23 31 31 31SMUSUM
30PE 		16 16
0124   Jynx
  
  		Human-Like Human-Like 20
0131   Lapras
  
  		Monster Water 1 16 1 1 1 1 1 1 5
0173   Cleffa
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 8 8 7 7 7 7 4 4
0174   Igglybuff
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0238   Smoochum
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 25 25 18 18 18 18 20
0242   Blissey
   Fairy Fairy 23 23 23 31 31 31 16 16
0300   Skitty
   Field Fairy 13 8DP
11PtHGSS 		11 11XY
7ORAS 		7 7BDSP
0301   Delcatty
   Field Fairy 1 1 1 1 1 1BDSP
0333   Swablu
  
  		Flying Dragon 11 9 9BW
8B2W2 		8XY
5ORAS 		5 28 28
0334   Altaria
  
  		Flying Dragon 1, 11 1, 9 1, 9BW
1, 8B2W2 		1, 8XY
1, 5ORAS 		1, 5 28 28
0402   Kricketune
   Bug Bug 18 18 18 18 18BDSP 18
0441   Chatot
  
  		Flying Flying 13 13 13 13 13BDSP
0572   Minccino
   Field Field 21 21 21 12
0573   Cinccino
   Field Field 1 1 1 1
0648   Meloetta
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 16 16 1, 16 1
0728   Popplio
   Water 1 Field 25 18SwSh
0729   Brionne
   Water 1 Field 28 20SwSh
0730   Primarina
  
  		Water 1 Field 28 20SwSh
0829   Gossifleur
   Grass Grass 1SwSh
0830   Eldegoss
   Grass Grass 1SwSh
0911   Skeledirge
  
  		Field Field Rem.
0985   Scream Tail
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1
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
0183   Marill
  
  		Water 1 Fairy ✔
0298   Azurill
  
  		Water 1 Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0311   Plusle
   Fairy Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0312   Minun
   Fairy Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0775   Komala
   Field 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 III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0052   Meowth
   Field Field Purified Shadow PokémonXD
0105   Marowak
   Monster Monster Purified Shadow PokémonXD
0115   Kangaskhan
   Monster Monster Purified Shadow PokémonXD
0280   Ralts
  
  		Human-Like Amorphous Purified Shadow PokémonXD
0303   Mawile
   Field Fairy Purified Shadow PokémonXD
0316   Gulpin
   Amorphous Amorphous Purified Shadow PokémonXD
0361   Snorunt
   Fairy Mineral Purified Shadow PokémonXD
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By event

Generation II

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0172   Pichu
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #1 and #3
New York Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Generation III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0327   Spinda
   Field Human-Like PokéPark Eggs
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0025   Pikachu
   Field Fairy Singing Pikachu
0052   Meowth
   Field Field Team Rocket Meowth
0133   Eevee
   Field Field Kiyo Eevee
0393   Piplup
   Water 1 Field Recital Piplup
Concert Piplup
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Generation VIII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0025   Pikachu
   Field Fairy Game Freak's Singing Pikachu
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

Sing puts the enemy to sleep. This move is affected by Magic Coat and the Muzzled status condition. Being a sound-based move, it is blocked by Soundproof.

Game Base
Power 		Max
Power 		Base
PP 		Max
PP 		Base
Accuracy 		Max
Accuracy 		Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 17 - 100% - Front Enemy Yes
MDTDS - - 13 - 87% - Front Enemy Yes
BSL - - 13 - 87% - Front Enemy Yes
MDGtI - - 14 30 85% 98% Front Enemy Yes
SMD - - 10 30 90% 98% Front Enemy Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Super Smash Bros. series

Sing is Jigglypuff's up special. The move puts all ground-bound users near Jigglypuff to sleep, and does not affect players in the air. The more damage the opponent has taken, the longer they sleep. Unlike most up specials, Sing does not act as a recovery move.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

In Pokémon Rumble Rush, all status moves including Sing could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Sing could be seen as a move used by Boss Igglybuff.

  Sing
Charge time 1.84 seconds
Range type Circular (self)
Target Enemy
Additional effect Causes the foe to sleep

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Status 1 — — — 45% An opponent — Puts the target to sleep. Elio & Popplio/Brionne/Primarina
Melony & Lapras

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Sing is Wigglytuff's second move. It is obtained by evolving from Jigglypuff at level 4 and upgrading Defense Curl into it instead of Defense Curl. The user begins singing, slowing enemies around them and increasing the user's movement speed. Enemies that stay inside the song's effect for too long will be put to sleep for 1.4s, and have their Defense and Special Defense reduced by 25% while asleep. At level 12, the amount of time enemies are asleep is increased by .2s.

Monopoly: Pokémon Exclusive Kanto Edition

In the exclusive edition of Monopoly: Pokémon Kanto Edition, Sing is the Power Card belonging to Jigglypuff. Once per game, at the end of their turn, the player using Jigglypuff may immediately take another turn, ostensibly by making every other player fall asleep.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Makes the target go to sleep, causing it to be incapable of action.
MDTDS Afflicts the targeted enemy with a Sleep status condition. A Pokémon with the Sleep status is incapable of action.
BSL てきポケモンを すいみんじょうたいにかえる すいみんじょうたいのポケモンは こうどうできない
MDGtI It causes the Sleep status condition to an enemy. With the Sleep status, it can't do anything.
SMD It makes an enemy go to sleep.
Monopoly: Pokémon Exclusive Kanto Edition Use at the end of your turn, everyone else falls asleep! You may immediately take an extra turn.

In the anime

Main series

 
Jigglypuff
 
Azurill
 
Kricketune
 
Delcatty
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.
Jigglypuff (anime) The Song of Jigglypuff Debut
A giant Jigglypuff The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis None
Marina's 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
A Jigglypuff in Professor Cerise's fantasy Caring for a Mystery! None
  Chansey puts her hands in front of her and sings, making the opponent drowsy and fall asleep.
Multiple Nurse Joy's Chansey Ignorance is Blissey None
  Swablu sings a soothing melody and sound waves 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 lullaby and multicolored music notes come out of its mouth. When the opponent hears the lullaby, it falls asleep.
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 woodwind chimes where multicolored music notes 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 lullaby and multicolored music notes come out of its mouth. When the opponent hears the lullaby, it falls asleep.
A wild Minccino PK22 None
  Komala sings a lullaby, making its opponent fall asleep.
Samson Oak's Komala Let Sleeping Pokémon Lie! None
  Azurill releases colored musical notes from its mouth when it sings. When the music notes hit the opponent, it falls asleep.
An Azurill in Professor Cerise's fantasy Caring for a Mystery! None


POKÉTOON

 
Jigglypuff


A soothing lullaby is sung in a beautiful voice that puts the target to sleep.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Jigglypuff sings a song, sometimes putting those who hear it to sleep.
Alba's Jigglypuff Jigglypuff's Song Debut
Four wild Jigglypuff Jigglypuff's Song None
Peaches's Jigglypuff Jigglypuff's Song None

In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu


Magical Pokémon Journey


Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!


Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All


Pokémon Pocket Monsters


Pokémon Zensho


In other generations

Core series games

       
Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV
     
Generation V Generation VI SMUSUM
   
LGPE Generation VIII

Side series games

       
Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD
 
Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

     
MD: Red and Blue MD: GTI SMD
 
Masters EX

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 唱歌 Cheunggō
Mandarin 唱歌 Chànggē
  Czech Zpěv
  Danish Sang
  Dutch Zang
  Finnish Laulu
  French Berceuse
  German Gesang
  Greek Νανούρισμα
  Hindi गाओ Gao
  Indonesian Menyanyi
  Italian Canto
  Korean 노래하기 Noraehagi
  Polish Śpiew
Portuguese   Brazil Canção (games, TCG, manga)
Canção de Ninar (early anime)
Cantar (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
  Portugal Canção de Ninar
  Romanian Cântecul
  Serbian Pevanje
  Spanish Canto
  Swedish Sång
  Turkish Şarkı
  Vietnamese Hát


Variations of the move Sing
  Grass Whistle • Sing • Supersonic


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