Psychic (move)

Psychic (Japanese: サイコキネシス, Hepburn: Psychokinesis) is a Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I. It has been TM29 since Generation I. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!, it is available as TM40.

Effect[]

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.

Description[]

Games	Description
Pokémon Gold Version and Pokémon Silver Version	An attack that may lower SPCL. DEF.
Pokémon Crystal Version	An attack that may lower SPCL. DEF.
Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version	Move: A powerful psychic attack that may lower SP. DEF. Contest: Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Pokémon Emerald Version
Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version	A strong telekinetic attack. It may also lower the foe's SP. DEF stat.
Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version	Move: The foe is hit by a strong telekinetic force. It may also reduce the foe's Sp. Def stat. Contest: Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Pokémon Platinum Version
Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version	The foe is hit by a strong telekinetic force. It may also reduce the foe's Sp. Def stat.
Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version	The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. It may also reduce the target's Sp.Def stat.
Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2
Pokémon X and Pokémon Y	The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire	Move: The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. Contest: Quite an appealing move.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus	The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target’s defensive stats.
Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet	The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.

Learnset[]

Trivia[]

Psychic shares its name with a Trainer class. It shares this trait with Double Team.
In the Anime, Psychic has been depicted a bit differently. Here, the user locks onto a target and can move them at its own desire, and doing whatever it needs to do to damage it, like slamming it down on the ground.

Gallery[]

Main games

Spinoffs

Main series

Spin-offs and shorts

Pokémon Adventures

v · d · e List of Psychic-type moves

Generation I · Generation II · Generation III · Generation IV · Generation V · Generation VI · Generation VII · Generation VIII · Generation IX

A	Agility Ally Switch Amnesia

B	Barrier

C	Calm Mind Confusion Cosmic Power

D	Dream Eater

E	Eerie Spell Esper Wing Expanding Force Extrasensory

F	Freezing Glare Future Sight

G	Glitzy Glow Gravity Guard Split Guard Swap

H	Heal Block Heal Pulse Healing Wish Heart Stamp Heart Swap Hyperspace Hole Hypnosis

I	Imprison Instruct

K	Kinesis

L	Light Screen Lumina Crash Lunar Blessing Lunar Dance Luster Purge

M	Magic Coat Magic Powder Magic Room Meditate Miracle Eye Mirror Coat Mist Ball Mystical Power

P	Photon Geyser Power Split Power Swap Power Trick Prismatic Laser Psybeam Psyblade Psychic Psychic Fangs Psychic Noise Psychic Terrain Psycho Boost Psycho Cut Psycho Shift Psyshield Bash Psyshock Psystrike Psywave

R	Reflect Rest Role Play

S	Skill Swap Speed Swap Stored Power Synchronoise

T	Take Heart Telekinesis Teleport Trick Trick Room Twin Beam

W	Wonder Room

Z	Zen Headbutt

See also	Bug-type Dark-type Dragon-type Electric-type Fairy-type Fighting-type Fire-type Flying-type Ghost-type Grass-type Ground-type Normal-type Poison-type Rock-type Steel-type Water-type

Moves

v · d · e List of moves introduced in Generation I

Bug-type · Dark-type · Dragon-type · Electric-type · Fairy-type · Fighting-type · Fire-type · Flying-type · Ghost-type · Grass-type · Ground-type · Ice-type · Normal-type · Poison-type · Psychic-type · Rock-type · Steel-type · Water-type

A	Absorb Acid Acid Armor Agility Amnesia Aurora Beam

B	Barrage Barrier Bide Bind Bite Blizzard Body Slam Bone Club Bonemerang Bubble Bubble Beam

C	Clamp Comet Punch Confuse Ray Confusion Constrict Conversion Counter Crabhammer Cut

D	Defense Curl Dig Disable Dizzy Punch Double Kick Double Slap Double Team Double-Edge Dragon Rage Dream Eater Drill Peck

E	Earthquake Egg Bomb Ember Explosion

F	Fire Blast Fire Punch Fire Spin Fissure Flamethrower Flash Fly Focus Energy Fury Attack Fury Swipes

G	Glare Growl Growth Guillotine Gust

H	Harden Haze Headbutt High Jump Kick Horn Attack Horn Drill Hydro Pump Hyper Beam Hyper Fang Hypnosis

I	Ice Beam Ice Punch

J	Jump Kick

K	Karate Chop Kinesis

L	Leech Life Leech Seed Leer Lick Light Screen Lovely Kiss Low Kick

M	Meditate Mega Drain Mega Kick Mega Punch Metronome Mimic Minimize Mirror Move Mist

N	Night Shade

P	Pay Day Peck Petal Dance Pin Missile Poison Gas Poison Powder Poison Sting Pound Psybeam Psychic Psywave

Q	Quick Attack

R	Rage Razor Leaf Razor Wind Recover Reflect Rest Roar Rock Slide Rock Throw Rolling Kick

S	Sand Attack Scratch Screech Seismic Toss Self-Destruct Sharpen Sing Skull Bash Sky Attack Slam Slash Sleep Powder Sludge Smog Smokescreen Soft-Boiled Solar Beam Sonic Boom Spike Cannon Splash Spore Stomp Strength String Shot Struggle Stun Spore Submission Substitute Super Fang Supersonic Surf Swift Swords Dance

T	Tackle Tail Whip Take Down Teleport Thrash Thunder Thunder Punch Thunder Shock Thunder Wave Thunderbolt Toxic Transform Tri Attack Twineedle

V	Vine Whip ViceGrip

W	Water Gun Waterfall Whirlwind Wing Attack Withdraw Wrap

See also	Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Generation I