Psywave (move)

Psywave サイコウェーブ Psychowave

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Battles Type  Psychic Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  Varies Accuracy  80% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Does not affect any Pokémon*

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ ???

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Psywave is a mostly accurate Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I that deals a varying amount of damage.

Effect

Generation I

Psywave causes a random amount of damage. The minimum damage it can do is 1, and the maximum damage it can do is less than 1.5 times the user's level. The game will freeze if a level 1 Pokémon uses the attack.

Learnset

Generation I

By TM46

• Butterfree
• Clefairy
• Clefable
• Jigglypuff
• Wigglytuff
• Venonat
• Venomoth
• Poliwag
• Poliwhirl
• Poliwrath
• Abra
• Kadabra
• Alakazam
• Slowpoke
• Slowbro
• Gastly
• Haunter
• Gengar
• Drowzee
• Hypno
• Exeggcute
• Exeggutor
• Chansey
• Staryu
• Starmie
• Mr. Mime
• Jynx
• Electabuzz
• Magmar
• Lapras
• Porygon
• Snorlax
• Mewtwo
• Mew

Generation II

By leveling up

• Misdreavus at Lv.--

By breeding

• Gastly
• Koffing

Generation III

By leveling up

• Misdreavus at Lv.--
• Spoink at Lv.7
• Grumpig at Lv.--
• Grumpig at Lv.7
• Lunatone at Lv.25
• Solrock at Lv.25
• Chimecho at Lv.30
• Latias at Lv.--
• Latios at Lv.--

By breeding

• Gastly
• Koffing

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Misdreavus at Lv.--
• Spoink at Lv.7
• Grumpig at Lv.--
• Grumpig at Lv.7
• Lunatone at Lv.23
• Solrock at Lv.23
• Chimecho at Lv.30
• Latias at Lv.--
• Latios at Lv.--
• Mismagius at Lv.--

By breeding

• Gastly
• Koffing

In other languages

• French: Vague Psy