Perish Song (move)

Perish Song (Japanese: ほろびのうた Perish Song) is a non-damaging 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 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 checks to always hit. Perish Song affects Pokémon even if they are behind a or protected (even if protected by ). Since Perish Song causes a Pokémon to faint without inflicting damage, it is unaffected by effects such as Focus Sash, , and .
If a Pokémon is switched out, its perish count is removed. However, if a Pokémon switches out with , its perish count is transferred to the Pokémon switched in (even if it has the Ability ). 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 move (i.e. due to , , or ), Pokémon with , , or are immune to it, and Perish Song causes the Abilities to activate accordingly. If Perish Song becomes a move (i.e. due to ), Pokémon with , , or 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 or 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 , , or 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. 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 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==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
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====Generation V====
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==In other games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
Perish Song targets all enemies on the floor, inflicting status condition, causing them to faint 3 turns later (unless the status is cured). This move is affected by status condition. Being a sound-based move, it is blocked by . The move can be reflected by in the Explorers series.
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
==In other generations==
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==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.
File:Perish Song PBR counter.png|Perish Song animation when displaying the counter in Battle Revolution
Perish Song PBR zero.png|Perish Song dropping to zero in Battle Revolution
==In other languages==
Category:Moves that can jam
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves that require use of mouth
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
de:Abgesang
es:Canto mortal
fr:Requiem
it:Ultimocanto
ja:ほろびのうた
zh:灭亡之歌（招式）