Sing (move)

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

Sing
うたう Sing

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Status
PP	15 (max. 24)
Power	—
Accuracy	55%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation I
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Cute
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	0
Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.

Super Contests

Condition	Cute
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cute
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	0
Makes the remaining Pokémon nervous.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Generation I

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

Generations II-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 also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination causing Perish Song and Refresh to have their base appeal points doubled if used in the next turn.

Generation VI onward

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.
GS C	May cause the foe to fall asleep.
RS E	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.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	A soothing lullaby is sung in a calming voice that puts the foe into a deep slumber.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP	A soothing lullaby is sung in a calming voice that puts the target into a deep slumber.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	13	8	9	7	7	7	7^SMUSUM 6^PE	1
036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
113		Chansey		Fairy		Fairy	24	29	29	23	31	31	31^SMUSUM 30^PE	16
124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like								20
131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	16	1	1	1	1	1	1	5
173		Cleffa		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		8	8	7	7	7	7	4
174		Igglybuff		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
238		Smoochum		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		25	25	18	18	18	18	20
242		Blissey		Fairy		Fairy		23	23	23	31	31	31	16
300		Skitty		Field	Fairy			13	8^DP 11^PtHGSS	11	11^XY 7^ORAS	7	7^BDSP
301		Delcatty		Field	Fairy			1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
333		Swablu		Flying	Dragon			11	9	9^BW 8^B2W2	8^XY 5^ORAS	5	28
334		Altaria		Flying	Dragon			1, 11	1, 9	1, 9^BW 1, 8^B2W2	1, 8^XY 1, 5^ORAS	1, 5	28
402		Kricketune		Bug		Bug				18	18	18	18	18^BDSP
441		Chatot		Flying		Flying				13	13	13	13	13^BDSP
572		Minccino		Field		Field					21	21	21	12
573		Cinccino		Field		Field					1	1	1	1
648		Meloetta		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					16	16	1, 16
728		Popplio		Water 1	Field							25	18^SwSh
729		Brionne		Water 1	Field							28	20^SwSh
730		Primarina		Water 1	Field							28	20^SwSh
829		Gossifleur		Grass		Grass								1^SwSh
830		Eldegoss		Grass		Grass								1^SwSh
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
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy							✔
298		Azurill		Water 1	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
775		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.

Generation III

#		Egg Groups		Obtained with
052	Meowth	Field		Field	Purified Shadow Pokémon^XD
105	Marowak	Monster		Monster	Purified Shadow Pokémon^XD
115	Kangaskhan	Monster		Monster	Purified Shadow Pokémon^XD
280	Ralts	Human-Like	Amorphous	Purified Shadow Pokémon^XD
303	Mawile	Field	Fairy	Purified Shadow Pokémon^XD
316	Gulpin	Amorphous		Amorphous	Purified Shadow Pokémon^XD
361	Snorunt	Fairy	Mineral	Purified Shadow Pokémon^XD
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
172		Pichu		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	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
327		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

#		Egg Groups		Obtained with
025	Pikachu	Field	Fairy	Singing Pikachu
052	Meowth	Field		Field	Team Rocket Meowth
133	Eevee	Field		Field	Kiyo Eevee
393	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
025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy	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

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Sing is a move with 17 PP and 100% accuracy. The user targets an enemy in front, while cutting corners, and puts them to sleep if possible. This move is affected by Magic Coat, Taunt and Muzzled status condition. Being a sound-based move, it is blocked by Soundproof.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 13 and its accuracy to 87%.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Status	1	—	—	—	45%	An opponent	—	Puts the target to sleep.

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.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Makes the target go to sleep, causing it to be incapable of action.
MDTD S	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

Pokémon	Method

Jigglypuff	Azurill	Kricketune	Delcatty
A soothing lullaby is sung in a calming voice that puts the foe into a deep slumber.
User	First Used In		Notes
Jigglypuff	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	Komala sings a lullaby, making its opponent fall asleep.
Samson Oak's Komala	Let Sleeping Pokémon Lie!		None
Azurill	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

In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

	Jigglypuff

A soothing lullaby is sung in a calming voice that puts the foe into a deep slumber.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Jigglypuff	Jigglypuff sings a soothing melody. Anyone who hears the lullaby instantly falls asleep.
Mimi's Jigglypuff	Clefairy in Space	Debut
Jigglypuff (anime)	Attack of the Demon Stomach	None

Magical Pokémon Journey



The user sings a hypnotizing melody, causing nearby Pokémon and humans to fall asleep.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Jigglypuff	Jigglypuff sings a hypnotic melody, causing humans and Pokémon to fall asleep.
Jigglypuff	Panic at the Cherry Blossom Festival	Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Blissey	Jigglypuff

A soothing lullaby is sung in a calming voice that puts the foe into a deep slumber.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Jigglypuff	Jigglypuff sings, and multiple music notes come out of its mouth and swirl around the opponent, putting the opponent to sleep.
Green's Jiggly	A Little Kadabra'll Do It	Debut
A choir's multiple Jigglypuff	Choir Tournament	None
Maya's Jigglypuff	Epilogue: Graduation Ceremony	None
Kricketune	Kricketune puts both of its scythes on the opponent and moves them back and forth to create a soothing sound, putting the opponent to sleep.
A Scientist's Kricketune	Dramatic Drapion & Crafty Kricketune II	None
Blissey	Blissey sings, putting the opponent to sleep.
Cheryl's Blissey	The Final Dimensional Duel VII	None

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

	Minun

The user sings musical notes which makes anyone hearing it fall asleep.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Minun	Minun sings out musical notes which makes anyone hearing it fall asleep.
Hareta's Minun	The Birth of the Greatest Tag Team?!	Debut

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All



The user sings a song with musical notes coming out of it that causes nearby Pokémon and humans to fall asleep.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Jigglypuff	Jigglypuff sings a song with musical notes coming out of it that causes humans and Pokémon to fall asleep.
Rin's Jigglypuff	The Terrible Twins, Rin & Ran	Debut

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

	Clefairy

The user sings a hypnotizing melody, causing nearby Pokémon and humans to fall asleep.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Clefairy	Clefairy sings a melody, which musical notes come out of.
Red's Clefairy	Very Popular!! Black & White Clefairy!?	Debut

Pokémon Zensho



The user sings a song that causes the targeted Pokémon to fall asleep.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Jigglypuff	Jigglypuff sings a song that causes the targeted Pokémon to fall asleep.
Satoshi's Jigglypuff	Cinnabar Island	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

In Pokémon Yellow, there is a Trainer in the Pewter City Pokémon Center whose Jigglypuff puts the player's Pikachu to sleep after singing. Although the player's Pikachu will not follow them until it is talked to or until the player exits the Pokémon Center, Pikachu will not be inflicted with the sleep status at any point.
Although sound-based moves were not flagged as such until Generation III, Sing's move index number falls near other Generation I sound-based moves: Growl, Roar, and Supersonic.
Sing is one of a few moves with its accuracy being different between the core series (55%) and Pokémon Masters EX (45%).

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	唱歌 Cheunggō
Chinese	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 (TCG, manga) Canção de Ninar (early anime) Cantar (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portuguese	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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