Cacophony (Ability)

Cacophony	そうおん
	Noise
Flavor text Generation III Avoids sound-based moves. Generation IV — Generation V Currently unknown Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Cacophony (Japanese: そうおん Noise) is an unused Ability introduced in Generation III. Its effect is identical to Soundproof: it negates the effects of sound-based moves on the user with this Ability. It exists only in Generation III games, having been removed in Generation IV. No Pokémon have it, and it cannot be acquired by normal means.

Due to its use on the Exploud card released in Great Encounters, it is possible that this Ability was initially intended to be related to the Whismur family. The reason for the change is unknown, given several other Abilities are equivalent in effect to another (such as Air Lock and Cloud Nine).

Sound moves

Pokémon with the Ability Cacophony would be immune to the following moves.

Move Type Cat. GrassWhistle  Grass  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Growl  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Heal Bell  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Hyper Voice  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Metal Sound  Steel  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Perish Song  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Roar  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Screech  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sing  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Snore  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Supersonic  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Uproar  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Pokémon with Cacophony

Single Ability

No Pokémon have Cacophony as their only Ability.

Dual Ability

No Pokémon have Cacophony as one of their two Abilities.

Variations of the Ability Soundproof
Soundproof • Cacophony

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