Psystrike (move)

Psystrike
サイコブレイク Psycho Break
Psystrike IX.png
Psystrike IX 2.png
Type  Psychic
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  100
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.

Psystrike (Japanese: サイコブレイク Psycho Break) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation V. It is the signature move of Mewtwo.

Effect

Psystrike inflicts damage. Despite being a special move, Psystrike uses the target's Defense instead of its Special Defense to calculate damage. Due to being a special move, it uses the user's Special Attack to calculate damage. It activates Mirror Coat (not Counter), has its damage reduced by Light Screen (not Reflect), activates the Maranga Berry (not the Kee Berry), etc.

Description

Games Description
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This attack does physical damage.
SV The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This move deals physical damage.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 100 100 100 72 72 72
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 Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0150  
MewtwoLv. 70
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Pokémon Smash! Mewtwo
February 2012 Mewtwo
Strongest Return Mewtwo
Spring 2012 Mewtwo
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.


In other games

  This section is incomplete.
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Reason: Pokkén information

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Psystrike deals damage. The move's damage is determined by the enemy's Defense stat rather than the Sp. Def stat.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
SMD 30 99 15 30 95% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★★★
Power: 45
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: None
Users:  
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U

For Mewtwo's Final Smash, it transforms into Mega Mewtwo Y and then uses Psystrike.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Psystrike is a Charged Attack that has been available on September 16, 2019.

  Psystrike
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 90
Energy cost 50
Duration 2.3 seconds
Damage window 1 - 2 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 90
Energy cost 45
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
By Elite Charged TM
  
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Psystrike
★★★★★
Attack power 18.06778
Charge time 1.14 seconds
Range type Circular (self)
Number of hits 5
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Special 3 100 120 100% An opponent Deals damage based on the target's Defense rather than Sp. Def. Giovanni & Mega Mewtwo Y (Requires a power boost)

Description

Games Description
Conq. The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This attack does physical damage.
MDGtI  UNUSED
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy. This move is a special attack, but the enemy's Defense stat determines damage instead of its Sp. Def stat.


In the anime

 
Mewtwo


The user creates a force field which explodes at the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Mewtwo creates a white force field that expands rapidly from its body and explodes on contact with the opponent.
Mewtwo (M16) Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening Debut


In the manga

Movie adaptations


Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 精神擊破 Jīngsàhn Gīkpo
Mandarin 精神擊破 / 精神击破 Jīngshén Jípò / Jīngshén Jīpò
  French Frappe Psy
  German Psychostoß
  Italian Psicobotta
  Korean 사이코브레이크 Saikobeureikeu
  Brazilian Portuguese Golpe Psíquico
  Spanish Onda Mental
  Thai ไซโคเบรก


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.