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

Games	Description
GSC	An attack that may lower SPCL. DEF.
RSE	A powerful psychic attack that may lower SP. DEF.
FRLG	A strong telekinetic attack. It may also lower the foe's SP. DEF stat.
DPPtHGSS	The foe is hit by a strong telekinetic force. It may also reduce the foe's Sp. Def stat.
BWB2W2	The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. It may also reduce the target's Sp. Def stat.
XYORAS	The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. This may also reduce the target's Sp. Def stat.
SMUSUMPE	The user hits the target with a strong telekinetic force. In addition, it may lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
SWSH	The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.

Effect

In battle

Psychic deals 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.

Learnset

By breeding

Pokémon		Type	Egg Groups	Father
				VI	VII	VIII
	Psyduck	water
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.

By TM

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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
• Psychic depicted in Generation VII (Let's Go)

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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
• Using Psychic
• 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
• Psychic being used by a Ash's Gengar

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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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Variations of Psychic
Psychic	Bug Buzz	Earth Power	Energy Ball