Psychic (move)

Psychic

(サイコキネシス Psychokinesis)

Introduced:	Generation I

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	90
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	10 (Max. 16)
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Condition:	Smart
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests (DPPt)

Condition:	Smart
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first this turn.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Clever
Appeal:	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam:	0
Quite an appealing move.

Psychic is a Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I. It has been TM29 since Generation I. In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, it is available as TM40.

Description

Effect

In battle

Psychic does damage and has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by 1 stage. In a Double Battle, Psychic can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Psychic can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

In anime

Usually Psychic works like Telekinesis.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Level
			I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
	Venonat	bug/poison	43	41	41	47	47	47	47
	Venomoth	bug/poison	50	52	52	55	55	55	55
	Kadabra	psychic	38	38	36	40	46	46 (XY) 38 (ORAS)	38
	Alakazam	psychic	38	38	36	40	46	46 (XY) 38 (ORAS)	38
	Slowpoke	water/psychic	48	48	48 (RSE) 40 (FRLG)	45	45	45	45
	Slowbro	water/psychic	55	54	54 (RSE) 44 (FRLG)	49	49	49	49
	Drowzee	psychic	32	40	40 (RSE) 31 (FRLG)	49	49	49	49
	Hypno	psychic	37	49	49 (RSE) 35 (FRLG)	49	49	49	49
	Exeggcute	grass/psychic				47	47 (BW)
	Staryu	water						42	42
	Mr. Mime	psychic			45 (RSE) 43 (FRLG)	39	39	39	39
	Mewtwo	psychic	1, 66	66	66	71	64	57	57
	Mew	psychic	40	40	40	30	30	30	30
	Spinarak	bug/poison		53	53	40	40	40	TBA
	Ariados	bug/poison		63	63	46	46	46	TBA
	Natu	psychic/flying		50	50	47	47	50 (XY) 33 (ORAS)	TBA
	Xatu	psychic/flying		65	65	59	59	66 (XY) 35 (ORAS)	TBA
	Espeon	psychic		47	47	64	64 (BW) 37 (B2W2)	37	TBA
	Slowking	water/psychic		48	48 (RSE) 50 (FRLG)	48	48	45	TBA
	Girafarig	normal/psychic				37	37	37 (XY) 50 (ORAS)	TBA
	Smoochum	ice/psychic		37	45	35	35	38	38
	Ralts	psychic/fairy			26	28	28	32 (XY) 27 (ORAS)	TBA
	Kirlia	psychic/fairy			26	31	31	36 (XY) 30 (ORAS)	TBA
	Gardevoir	psychic/fairy			26	33	33	40 (XY) 31 (ORAS)	TBA
	Spoink	psychic			34	31	31 (BW) 44 (B2W2)	44	TBA
	Grumpig	psychic			37	47	47 (BW) 44 (B2W2)	44	TBA
	Lunatone	rock/psychic			37	45	45 (BW) 33 (B2W2)	33 (XY) 29 (ORAS)	TBA
	Solrock	rock/psychic					33 (B2W2)	33 (XY) 29 (ORAS)	TBA
	Chimecho	psychic			46				TBA
	Gorebyss	water			36	42	42	42 (XY) 36 (ORAS)	TBA
	Metang	steel/psychic			38	36	36 (BW) 41 (B2W2)	41 (XY) 38 (ORAS)	TBA
	Metagross	steel/psychic			38	36	36 (BW) 41 (B2W2)	41 (XY) 38 (ORAS)	TBA
	Latias	dragon/psychic			40	65	65	65 (XY) 51 (ORAS)	TBA
	Latios	dragon/psychic			40	65	65	65 (XY) 51 (ORAS)	TBA
	Jirachi	steel/psychic			20	20	20	20	TBA
	Deoxys	psychic			25	41	41	41 (XY) 31 (ORAS)	TBA
	Wormadam	bug/grass				44	44	44	TBA
	Mothim	bug/flying				44	44	44	TBA
	Mime Jr.	psychic/fairy				39	39	39	TBA
	Cresselia	psychic				93	93	93	TBA
	Munna	psychic					37	37	TBA
	Woobat	psychic/flying					41	41	TBA
	Swoobat	psychic/flying					41	41	TBA
	Sigilyph	psychic/flying					44	44	TBA
	Gothita	psychic					37	37	TBA
	Gothorita	psychic					39	39	TBA
	Gothitelle	psychic					39	39	TBA
	Solosis	psychic					37	37	TBA
	Duosion	psychic					39	39	TBA
	Reuniclus	psychic					39	39	TBA
	Elgyem	psychic					39	39	TBA
	Beheeyem	psychic					39	39	TBA
	Meloetta	normal/psychic					57	57	TBA
	Fennekin	fire						41	TBA
	Braixen	fire						48	TBA
	Delphox	fire/psychic						51	TBA
	Meowstic	psychic						40	TBA
	Spritzee	fairy						48	TBA
	Aromatisse	fairy						48	TBA
	Yveltal	dark/flying						59	TBA
	Hoopa	psychic/ghost						75	TBA
	Hoopa	psychic/dark						75	TBA
	Oranguru	normal/psychic							43
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

Pokémon		Type	Father
			II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
	Psyduck	water						TBA
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn this move through chain breeding.

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Trivia

• Psychic shares its name with a Trainer class. It shares this trait with Double Team.

Gallery

Main games

• Psychic depicted in Generation I
• Psychic depicted in Generation II
• Psychic depicted in Generation III
• Psychic depicted in Generation VI
• Psychic depicted in Generation VII

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Main series

• Psychic being used by a wild Mew
• Psychic being used by Luana's Alakazam
• Psychic being used by Mewtwo
• Psychic being used by Misty's Psyduck
• Psychic being used by Harrison's Hypno
• Psychic being used by Tate's Solrock
• Psychic being used by Liza's Lunatone
• Psychic being used by Anabel's Alakazam
• Psychic being used by Fantina's Drifblim
• Psychic being used by Gary's Umbreon
• Psychic being used by Jessie's Frillish
• Psychic being used by Conley's Dusknoir
• Psychic being used by Meloetta
• Psychic being used by Viola's Vivillon
• Psychic being used by Steven's Metagross
• Psychic being used by Diantha's Gardevoir
• Psychic being used by Xerosic's Malamar
• Psychic being used by Faba's Alakazam
• Psychic being used by Faba's Hypno
• Psychic being used by a wild Tapu Lele
• Psychic being used by a wild Mew

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Spin-offs & shorts

• Psychic being used by Mimey (In Pokémon Chronicles)
• Psychic being used by Little Pink (In Pokémon Chronicles)
• Psychic being used by Blue's Alakazam (In Pokémon Generations)
• Psychic being used by Buck's Claydol (In Pokémon Generations)

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Pokémon Adventures

• Psychic being used by Cynthia's Spiritomb

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