Perish Trap

noun

A strategy in competitive Pokémon in which a player traps an opponent’s Pokémon on the field, usually with the Ability Shadow Tag, and uses the move Perish Song, which causes all Pokémon to faint after three turns.

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Meanings

nounPerish Trap (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA strategy in competitive Pokémon in which a player traps an opponent’s Pokémon on the field, usually with the Ability Shadow Tag, and uses the move Perish Song, which causes all Pokémon to faint after three turns.
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Perish Trap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Perish%20Trap

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