Perish Song (move)

Perish Song (Japanese: ほろびのうた Perish Song) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

Perish Song
ほろびのうた Perish Song
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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.

Effect
This move effect may be in need of research.
Reason: If Perish Song has its type changed, how does it affect Pokémon with absorbing abilities? Such as Liquid Voice and Water Absorb/Storm Drain/Dry Skin
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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.

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 will be 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.

Perish Song can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra two appeal points if either the move Mean Look or Sing was used in the prior turn. It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if any of the moves Block, Mean Look or Spider Web was used in the prior turn.

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

Pokémon with Soundproof are immune to Perish Song, including the user.

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.

Perish Song 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 powered up with a Normalium Z into Z-Perish Song, all of the user's lowered stats are reset, and the user can use this move regardless of whether it was affected by Throat Chop or not.

Generation VIII

Pokémon with Soundproof are no longer immune to their own moves; consequently, if a Pokémon uses Perish Song, it will now gain a perish count even if it has Soundproof.

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.

Perish Song does not affect Dynamax Pokémon in Max Raid battles. It works normally on Dynamax Pokémon in ordinary (not Max Raid) battles.

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
SwShBDSP		 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
094 Gengar
Amorphous Amorphous 1
124 Jynx
Human-Like Human-Like 51 57 49 55 1, 55 1, 55 52
131 Lapras
Monster Water 1 29 25 27 27 27 27 60
186 Politoed
 Water 1 Water 1 1, 35 1, 35 1 1 1 1 1
200 Misdreavus
 Amorphous Amorphous 46 45 41 46 46 46 46BDSP
238 Smoochum
Undiscovered Undiscovered 45 49 41 45 45 45 44
251 Celebi
Undiscovered Undiscovered 50 50 91 91 91 91 100
333 Swablu
Flying Dragon 48 50 55BW
48B2W2		 48XY
42ORAS		 42 44
334 Altaria
Flying Dragon 54 62 70BW
57B2W2		 57XY
46ORAS		 46 50
359 Absol
 Field Field 46 65 65 1, 65XY
1, 57ORAS		 1, 57 55
402 Kricketune
 Bug Bug 38DP
50PtHGSS		 50 50 50 50BDSP
429 Mismagius
 Amorphous Amorphous 1BDSP
493 Arceus
 Undiscovered Undiscovered 90 90 90 90 90BDSP
648 Meloetta
Undiscovered Undiscovered 85 85 85
864 Cursola
 Water 1 Water 3 1SwSh
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
086 Seel
 Water 1 Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
092 Gastly
Amorphous Amorphous ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
104 Cubone
 Monster Monster ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
174 Igglybuff
Fairy Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
183 Marill
Water 1 Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
198 Murkrow
Flying Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
298 Azurill
Water 1 Fairy ✔
358 Chimecho
 Amorphous Amorphous ✔USUM ✔BDSP
359 Absol
 Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
728 Popplio
 Water 1 Field ✔ ✔SwSh
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
104 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
730 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

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Perish Song has 15PP and 25% accuracy. The user 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 and Taunt. Being a sound-based move, it is blocked by Soundproof.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's accuracy has been decreased to 15%. Additionally, it can now be reflected back by Magic Coat.

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 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 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 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 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 I RBY Generation I
(Japanese)		 Generation I
(international)		 Generation II Generation II
(Japanese)		 Generation II
(international)		 Crystal Generation III Generation III
(Japanese)		 Generation III
(international)		 RS FRLG FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM LGPE Generation VIII Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad MD: GTI SMD MD: RTDX Rumble Rumble Blast Masters EX
Generation I RBY Generation I
(Japanese)		 Generation I
(international)		 Generation II Generation II
(Japanese)		 Generation II
(international)		 Crystal Generation III Generation III
(Japanese)		 Generation III
(international)		 RS FRLG FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM LGPE Generation VIII Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad MD: GTI SMD MD: RTDX Rumble Rumble Blast Masters EX

Side series games
Generation I RBY Generation I
(Japanese)		 Generation I
(international)		 Generation II Generation II
(Japanese)		 Generation II
(international)		 Crystal Generation III Generation III
(Japanese)		 Generation III
(international)		 RS FRLG FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM LGPE Generation VIII Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad MD: GTI SMD MD: RTDX Rumble Rumble Blast Masters EX

Spin-off series games
Generation I RBY Generation I
(Japanese)		 Generation I
(international)		 Generation II Generation II
(Japanese)		 Generation II
(international)		 Crystal Generation III Generation III
(Japanese)		 Generation III
(international)		 RS FRLG FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM LGPE Generation VIII Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad MD: GTI SMD MD: RTDX Rumble Rumble Blast Masters EX

Trivia
Perish Song animation when displaying the counter in Battle Revolution
Perish Song dropping to zero in Battle Revolution
  • Perish Song displays animation when displaying the counter, as well as when it drops to zero, in Pokémon Battle Revolution.
  • 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.


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 Requiem
Brazilian Portuguese Canção do Perecer
Serbian Pesma stradanja
Spanish Latin America Canción de Terror (TLoT)
Canto Mortal
Spain Canto Mortal
Vietnamese Bài Ca Hủy Diệt



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