Perish Body

When hit by a move that makes direct contact, the Pokémon and the attacker will faint after three turns unless they switch out of battle.

1 Pokémon1 as Hidden AbilityIntroduced in Gen 8

A newer ability, introduced in Gen 8.

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When the Pokémon with Perish Body is hit with a contact move, both the attacker and the Pokémon with Perish Body will faint in three turns.

Pokémon that can have Perish Body only as their Hidden Ability.

Other abilities introduced alongside Perish Body.

Ability	Pokémon	Effect
Libero	3	Libero changes the Pokémon's type to that of its previously used attack.
Ripen	3	Doubles the effect of berries.
Steam Engine	3	Boosts the Speed stat drastically when the Pokémon is hit by a Fire- or Water-type move.
Cotton Down	2	When Ignores moves and abilities that draw in moves.
Ice Scales	2	Halves damage from Special moves.
Neutralizing Gas	2	Neutralizes abilities of all Pokémon in battle.
Propeller Tail	2	Ignores moves and abilities that draw in moves.
Sand Spit	2	Creates a sandstorm when hit by an attack.

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“Perish Body”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/abilities/perish-body.

Ability data from PokéAPI.