Destiny Bond (move)

Destiny Bond (Japanese: みちづれ Take Along With) is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation II.
==Effect==
When Destiny Bond is used, until the user moves again, if the user faints as the direct result of an attack the attacking Pokémon also faints. If the user takes another turn (including "inactive" turns such as those spent ing or flinching), the effect disappears.
Destiny Bond does not activate from indirect damage such as weather damage, damage from , and . Destiny Bond also bypasses Focus Sash, , and .
Destiny Bond can affect non-adjacent foes.
Destiny Bond has no effect if an ally causes the user to faint.
===Generations II to IV===
A Pokémon defeated by this move will faint before the Pokémon that used Destiny Bond.
Destiny Bond can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 8 bonus appeal points if , , or was used in the previous turn.
===Generations V and VI===
A Pokémon defeated by this move will now faint after the Pokémon that used Destiny Bond, meaning that if Destiny Bond is used by the last Pokémon on a player's team, and the last Pokémon on the opposing team makes it faint, the opposing player will win.
Destiny Bond can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if any of the moves , or was used in the prior turn.
===Generation VII===
Destiny Bond will always fail if it was successfully executed on the previous turn.
If powered up by a Ghostium Z into Z-Destiny Bond, the user becomes the center of attention, forcing all of the opponent's moves to target the user for the turn, if possible.
===Generation VIII===
If used when Dynamax Pokémon are present on the field, Destiny Bond will fail with the message "The move was blocked by the power of Dynamax!"
===Generation IX===
In pre-1.2.0 Versions of , if the user stallizes the turn after using Destiny Bond, it would fail to make the attacker faint.
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
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===Special move===
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====Generation VI====
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==In other games==
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Destiny Bond inflicts the status condition on the enemy. Any damage sustained by the user will also be inflicted on the target with this status condition. This includes any self-inflicted damage from recoil. If the move is bounced back, the user will be linked to themselves. In such case, Destiny Bond will trigger if the user hurts themselves from recoil/crash damage, or a different move that was bounced back at the user. The status conditions lasts for 11 / 6 turns. 
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In , all status moves including Destiny Bond could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Destiny Bond could be seen as a move used by opposing .
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
====Pokédex entries====
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
==In other generations==
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==Trivia==
* This move originated as a TCG .
==In other languages==
Category:Move-drawing moves
Category:Moves that can fail
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
de:Abgangsbund
es:Mismo destino
fr:Lien du Destin
it:Destinobbligato
ja:みちづれ
zh:同命（招式）