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{{AbilityInfobox/header
|name=Cacophony
|jpname=そうおん
|jptranslit=Sōon
|jptrans=Noise
|colorscheme=???
|gen=III
}}
{{AbilityInfobox/desc|III|Avoids sound-based moves.}}
|}
'''Cacophony''' (Japanese: '''そうおん''' ''Noise'') is an unused [[Ability]] introduced in [[Generation III]]. It exists only in the Generation III games, and was removed in [[Generation IV]].

Based on its description, it appears to have been intended to behave identically to {{a|Soundproof}} by making the Pokémon immune to [[sound-based move]]s. The reason for its removal is unknown, given several other Abilities are [[Ability variations|equivalent in effect to another]] (such as {{a|Air Lock}} and {{a|Cloud Nine}}).

==Effect==
===In battle===
Cacophony has no effect during battle.

===Outside of battle===
Cacophony has no effect outside of battle.

==Pokémon with Cacophony==
No {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} have Cacophony as an Ability.

Due to its use on the Japanese {{TCG ID|Great Encounters|Exploud|17}} card released in {{TCG|Great Encounters}}, it is possible that this Ability was initially intended to be related to the {{p|Whismur}} family.

==Trivia==
* In the List in Japanese versions of [[Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire]], Cacophony is displayed as one of the 77 Abilities that Pokémon can be sorted by. This is the only way for the Ability's name to be seen legitimately in any game.

==In other languages==
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|fr=Cacophonie
|de=Kakophony
|it=Cacofonia
|es=Cacofonía
}}
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{{AbilityVariations|Soundproof|Cacophony|color=???|1color={{normal color dark}}|2color={{??? color dark}}}}<br>
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[[zh:杂音（特性）]]