Perish Song
Pokémon Champions
All active Pokémon will faint in 3 turns.
- Power
- –
- Accuracy
- —
- PP
- 5
- Hits
- The whole field
- On Showdown
- 1.5% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
See it in the games
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How it works in Champions
Each active Pokémon receives a perish count of 4 if it doesn't already have a perish count. At the end of each turn including the turn used, the perish count of all active Pokémon lowers by 1 and Pokémon faint if the number reaches 0. The perish count is removed from Pokémon that switch out. If a Pokémon uses Baton Pass while it has a perish count, the replacement will gain the perish count and continue to count down.
- Sound: goes through Substitute
“Any Pokémon that hears this song faints in three turns, unless it switches out of battle.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Sound-based: Soundproof blocks it, it hits through Substitute, and Punk Rock boosts it.Sound-based moves
Who runs Perish Song on Showdown
Mega Gengar76.9% of its sets
Politoed51.3% of its sets
Altaria42.2% of its sets
Primarina3.4% of its sets
Mega Altaria14.2% of its sets
Azumarill4.1% of its sets
Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.
On the ladder today
Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Perish Song among their most used moves.
#39GengarWho learns Perish Song
10 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.
Absol
Mega Absol
Mega Absol ZAll 30 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →