Psybeam (move)

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Psybeam
サイケこうせん Psyche-beam
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Type  Psychic
Category  Special
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  65
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Scrambles the order of appeals on the next turn.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Psybeam (Japanese: サイケこうせん Psyche-beam) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Psybeam does damage and has a 10% chance of confusing the target.

Description

Games Description
A Psychic-type attack. Has a one-in-ten of making the target confused.
An attack that may confuse the foe.
RSE Fires a peculiar ray that may confuse the foe.
FRLG A peculiar ray is shot at the foe. It may leave the foe confused.
Fires a peculiar ray that may confuse the target.
The foe is attacked with a peculiar ray. It may also leave the target confused.
The target is attacked with a peculiar ray. It may also cause confusion.
Conq Emit a beam of mysterious light in the enemy's direction. It may leave the target confused.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
012   Butterfree Bug Flying 32 34 34 34 24 24 '
048   Venonat Bug Poison 35 33 33 25 25 '
049   Venomoth Bug Poison 38 36 36 25 25 '
064   Kadabra Psychic Psychic 27 21 21 24 28 ''''
065   Alakazam Psychic Psychic 27 21 21 24 28 ''''
096   Drowzee Psychic Psychic       26 25 ''''
097   Hypno Psychic Psychic       28 25 ''''
122   Mr. Mime Psychic Psychic   36 29 25 25 ''''
137   Porygon Normal Normal 23 -- 12 12 7 7 '
196   Espeon Psychic Psychic   36 36 36 36 21 ''''
200   Misdreavus Ghost Ghost   27 27 23 28 '
203   Girafarig Normal Psychic   41 41 19 19 ''''
223   Remoraid Water Water   22 22 10 10 '
224   Octillery Water Water   22 22 --, 10 --, 10 '
226   Mantine Water Flying           -- '
233   Porygon2 Normal Normal   12 12 7 7 '
269   Dustox Bug Poison     24 24 24 '
325   Spoink Psychic Psychic     16 14 14 ''''
326   Grumpig Psychic Psychic     --, 16 --, 14 --, 14 ''''
327   Spinda Normal Normal     16 19 19 '
343   Baltoy Ground Psychic     11 11 15 13 ''''
344   Claydol Ground Psychic     11 11 15 13 ''''
352   Kecleon Normal Normal     17 15 18 18 '
413   Wormadam Bug Grass       32 32 '
414   Mothim Bug Flying       32 32 '
439   Mime Jr. Psychic Psychic       25 25 ''''
474   Porygon-Z Normal Normal       7 7 '
517   Munna Psychic Psychic         11 ''''
518   Musharna Psychic Psychic         -- ''''
561   Sigilyph Psychic Flying         18 ''''
574   Gothita Psychic Psychic         16 ''''
575   Gothorita Psychic Psychic         16 ''''
576   Gothitelle Psychic Psychic         16 ''''
605   Elgyem Psychic Psychic         15 ''''
606   Beheeyem Psychic Psychic         15 ''''
648   Meloetta Normal Psychic         31 ''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
046   Paras Bug Grass                     
054   Psyduck Water Water                                              
109   Koffing Poison Poison        
118   Goldeen Water Water            
165   Ledyba Bug Flying                     
167   Spinarak Bug Poison                     
170   Chinchou Water Electric         
283   Surskit Bug Water                                  
456   Finneon Water Water          
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0118   Goldeen Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In other games

Pokémon Conquest

Psybeam is the only move of Kadabra, Espeon, and Gothorita.

In the anime


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 幻象光 Huànxiàng Guāng
  Danish Telebølge
  Dutch Psychostraal
  Finnish Ajatussäde*
Psykosäde
  French Rafale Psy
  German Psystrahl
  Greek Ψυχοριπή
  Hindi मानसिक बीम Maansik Beam
  Italian Psicoraggio
  Korean 환상빔 Hwansang Beam
  Polish Psychopromień
Portuguese   Brazil Raio Psíquico
  Portugal Feixe Psíquico
  Serbian Psi-Zrak
  European Spanish Psicorrayo (Gen III-present)
Psico-Rayo (Gen I-II)


Variations of the move Psybeam
  Spark
  PsybeamBubble BeamAurora BeamSludge


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