Destiny Bond

Essentials

Destiny Bond

status

Generation 2

Summary

If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: — (cannot miss)
PP: 5, up to 8 with PP Up
Target: User
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

This move ignores the target's Substitute.

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

If the user faints before its next move, the Pokémon that fainted it will automatically faint. End-of-turn damage is ignored.

This move cannot be selected by Assist or Metronome.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: The foe faints if the user does.

: If the user faints, the foe is also made to faint.
: If the user faints, the foe delivering the final hit also faints.

: When this move is used, if the user faints, the foe that landed the knockout hit also faints.

: When this move is used, if the user faints, the Pokémon that landed the knockout hit also faints.

Foreign Names

Spanish: Mismodestino
Italian: Destinobbl.
French: Prlvt Destin
German: Abgangsbund
Czech: Pouto osudu
Japanese: みちづれ (michidzure)

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

Jam

Flavor text

Makes a great appeal, but allows no more to the end.

Use after

Use before

None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal
Flavor text: Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Destiny Bond.

Pokémon

							Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
36	36	33	40	40	40	40	Gastly		Levitate		Amorphous	30	35	30	100	35	80	310
48	48	39	50	50	50	50	Haunter		Levitate		Amorphous	45	50	45	115	55	95	405
48	48	39	50	50	50	50	Gengar		Levitate		Amorphous	60	65	60	130	75	110	500
45	45	45	46	46	51	40	Koffing		Levitate		Amorphous	40	65	95	60	45	35	340
51	51	51	55	55	59	46	Weezing		Levitate		Amorphous	65	90	120	85	70	60	490
	15	15	15	15	15	15	Wynaut		Shadow Tag Telepathy		Undiscovered	95	23	48	23	48	23	260
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Wobbuffet		Shadow Tag Telepathy		Amorphous	190	33	58	33	58	33	405
		45	53	53	53	53	Qwilfish		Poison Point Swift Swim Intimidate		Water 2	65	95	75	55	55	85	430
		49	57	57	57	57	Cacnea		Sand Veil Water Absorb		Grass Human-Like	50	85	40	85	40	35	335
		59	71	71	71	71	Cacturne		Sand Veil Water Absorb		Grass Human-Like	70	115	60	115	60	55	475
			59	59	59	59	Froslass		Snow Cloak Cursed Body		Fairy Mineral	70	80	70	80	70	110	480
			43	43	43	53	Vespiquen		Pressure Unnerve		Bug	70	80	102	80	102	40	474
				24	24	24	Altered Giratina		Pressure Telepathy		Undiscovered	150	100	120	100	120	90	680
				24	24	24	Origin Giratina		Levitate		Undiscovered	150	120	100	120	100	90	680
					49	49	Yamask		Mummy		Mineral Amorphous	38	30	85	55	65	30	303
					57	57	Cofagrigus		Mummy		Mineral Amorphous	58	50	145	95	105	30	483
							Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
							Koffing		Levitate		Amorphous	40	65	95	60	45	35	340
							Misdreavus		Levitate		Amorphous	60	60	60	85	85	85	435
							Ralts		Synchronize Trace Telepathy		Amorphous	28	25	25	45	35	40	198
							Gulpin		Liquid Ooze Sticky Hold Gluttony		Amorphous	70	43	53	43	53	40	302
							Shuppet		Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body		Amorphous	44	75	35	63	33	45	295
							Duskull		Levitate		Amorphous	20	40	90	30	90	25	295
							Drifloon		Aftermath Unburden Flare Boost		Amorphous	90	50	34	60	44	70	348
							Spiritomb		Pressure Infiltrator		Amorphous	50	92	108	92	108	35	485