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The '''Psychic type''' (Japanese: '''エスパータイプ''' ''Esper type'') is one of the eighteen [[type]]s. Notable Trainers who specialize in Psychic-type Pokémon are [[Sabrina]] of [[Saffron City]], [[Will]] of the [[Indigo Plateau]] [[Elite Four]], [[Tate and Liza]] of [[Mossdeep City]], [[Lucian]] of the [[Sinnoh]] Elite Four, [[Caitlin]] of the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation IV)|Battle Castle}} and the [[Unova]] Elite Four, and [[Olympia]] of [[Anistar City]]. Prior to [[Generation IV#Advances in gameplay|changes in Generation IV]], all damaging Psychic-type moves were [[special move|special]], but they may now also be [[physical move|physical]] depending on the attack.

===Overall===<!--as of generation 6-->

HP=71.18 |

Attack=72.92 |

Defense=74.76 |

SpAtk=94.73 |

SpDef=86.83 |

Speed=76.79 |

Total=477.21 }}

===Fully evolved===<!--as of generation 6-->

HP=79.77 |

Attack=87.63 |

Defense=85.24 |

SpAtk=108.21 |

SpDef=98.23 |

Speed=89.06 |

Total=548.15 }}

<!--out of 62; includes Mega Evolutions as separate Pokémon; includes all 4 Formes of Deoxys; does not include Arceus-->

Most Psychic types have a high {{stat|Special Defense}} stat, as well as outliers with high Defense and HP stats, such as {{p|Lugia}} and {{p|Cresselia}}. Psychic-type moves tend to have supporting effects, such as {{m|Reflect}}, {{m|Light Screen}}, and {{m|Trick Room}}, which benefit both themselves and their teammates, giving them greater survivability.

Psychic-type Pokémon and moves have been very popular since [[Generation I]] due to their typically high {{stat|Special Attack}} and being resisted by only two types, including themselves. They are super-effective against the common Fighting and {{t|Poison}} types, the latter of which is otherwise strong defensively and the former of which tend to have low {{stat|Special Defense}}.

The biggest drawback of Psychic-type moves is that they do not affect {{type|Dark}} Pokémon, although this weakness can be removed with {{m|Miracle Eye}}. However, this is not always necessary as many Psychic-type Pokémon can learn moves super-effective against Dark types, such as strong Fighting type moves like {{m|Focus Blast}} and {{m|Dazzling Gleam}}, a powerful Fairy-type move. Psychics also have access to a wide range of Special moves from nearly every type, which can make their {{t|Ghost}} and {{t|Bug}} weaknesses ineffective.

As of Generation VI, there are 75 Psychic-type Pokémon or 10.4% of all Pokémon (counting those that are Psychic-type in at least one of their [[List of Pokémon with form differences|forms]], including [[Mega Evolution]]s), making it the 5th most common type.

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|{{p|Raichu}}<br><small>Alolan Raichu</small>

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{{movelist/battle|1|Agility|Status|Cool|—|—|30|self|The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. It sharply boosts the Speed stat.}}

{{movelist/battle|5|Ally Switch|Status|Clever|—|—|10|self|The user teleports using a strange power and switches its place with one of its allies.}}

{{movelist/battle|1|Amnesia|Status|Cute|—|—|20|self|The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. It sharply raises the user's Sp. Def stat.}}

{{movelist/battle|1|Confusion|Special|Clever|50|100|25|anyadjacent|The target is hit by a weak telekinetic force. It may also leave the target confused.}}

{{movelist/battle|3|Cosmic Power|Status|Cool|—|—|20|self|The user absorbs a mystical power from space to raise its Defense and Sp. Def stats.}}

{{movelist/battle|1|Dream Eater|Special|Clever|100|100|15|anyadjacent|The user eats the dreams of a sleeping target. It absorbs half the damage caused to heal the user's HP.}}

{{movelist/battle|3|Extrasensory|Special|Cool|80|100|20|anyadjacent|The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. It may also make the target flinch.}}

{{movelist/battle|4|Gravity|Status|Beautiful|—|—|5|all|Gravity is intensified for five turns, making moves involving flying unusable and negating Levitation.}}

{{movelist/battle|5|Guard Split|Status|Clever|—|—|10|anyadjacent|The user employs its psychic power to average its Defense and Sp. Def stats with those of its target's.}}

{{movelist/battle|4|Guard Swap|Status|Cute|—|—|10|anyadjacent|The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Defense and Sp. Def with the target.}}

{{movelist/battle|4|Heal Block|Status|Cute|—|100|15|foes|For five turns, the user prevents the opposing team from using any moves, Abilities, or held items that recover HP.}}

{{movelist/battle|5|Heal Pulse|Status|Beautiful|—|—|10|any|The user emits a healing pulse which restores the target's HP by up to half of its max HP.}}

{{movelist/battle|4|Healing Wish|Status|Cute|—|—|10|self|The user faints. In return, the Pokémon taking its place will have its HP restored and status cured.}}

{{movelist/battle|5|Heart Stamp|Physical|Cute|60|100|25|anyadjacent|The user unleashes a vicious blow after its cute act makes the target less wary. It may also make the target flinch.}}

{{movelist/battle|4|Heart Swap|Status|Cool|—|—|10|anyadjacent|The user employs its psychic power to switch stat changes with the target.}}

{{movelist/battle|6|Hyperspace Hole|Special|Clever|80|—|5|anyadjacent|Using a hyperspace hole, the user appears right next to the target and strikes. This also hits a target using Protect or Detect.}}

{{movelist/battle|3|Imprison|Status|Clever|—|—|10|foes|If the opponents know any move also known by the user, the opponents are prevented from using it.}}

{{movelist/battle|1|Kinesis|Status|Clever|—|80|15|anyadjacent|The user distracts the target by bending a spoon. It lowers the target's accuracy.}}

{{movelist/battle|1|Light Screen|Status|Beautiful|—|—|30|team|A wondrous wall of light is put up to suppress damage from special attacks for five turns.}}

{{movelist/battle|3|Luster Purge|Special|Clever|70|100|5|anyadjacent|The user lets loose a damaging burst of light. It may also reduce the target's Sp. Def stat.}}

{{movelist/battle|4|Miracle Eye|Status|Cute|—|—|40|anyadjacent|Enables a Dark-type target to be hit by Psychic-type attacks. It also enables an evasive target to be hit.}}

{{movelist/battle|3|Mist Ball|Special|Clever|70|100|5|anyadjacent|A mistlike flurry of down envelops and damages the target. It may also lower the target's Sp. Atk.}}

{{movelist/battle|5|Power Split|Status|Clever|—|—|10|anyadjacent|The user employs its psychic power to average its Attack and Sp. Atk stats with those of the target's.}}

{{movelist/battle|4|Power Swap|Status|Beautiful|—|—|10|anyadjacent|The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Attack and Sp. Atk with the target.}}

{{movelist/battle|4|Power Trick|Status|Cool|—|—|10|self|The user employs its psychic power to switch its Attack with its Defense stat.}}

{{movelist/battle|1|Psybeam|Special|Beautiful|65|100|20|anyadjacent|The target is attacked with a peculiar ray. It may also cause confusion.}}

{{movelist/battle|1|Psychic|Special|Clever|90|100|10|anyadjacent|The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. It may also reduce the target's Sp. Def stat.}}

{{movelist/battle|3|Psycho Boost|Special|Clever|140|90|5|anyadjacent|The user attacks the target at full power. The attack's recoil harshly reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat.}}

{{movelist/battle|4|Psycho Shift|Status|Cool|—|100|10|anyadjacent|Using its psychic power of suggestion, the user transfers its status problems to the target.}}

{{movelist/battle|1|Reflect|Status|Clever|—|—|20|team|A wondrous wall of light is put up to suppress damage from physical attacks for five turns.}}

{{movelist/battle|1|Rest|Status|Cute|—|—|10|self|The user goes to sleep for two turns. It fully restores the user's HP and heals any status problem.}}

{{movelist/battle|5|Stored Power|Special|Clever|20|100|10|anyadjacent|The user attacks the target with stored power. The more the user's stats are raised, the greater the damage.}}

{{movelist/battle|5|Synchronoise|Special|Clever|120|100|15|alladjacent|Using an odd shock wave, the user inflicts damage on any Pokémon of the same type in the area around it.}}

{{movelist/battle|1|Teleport|Status|Cool|—|—|20|self|Use it to flee from any wild Pokémon. It can also warp to the last Pokémon Center visited.}}

{{movelist/battle|4|Trick Room|Status|Cute|—|—|5|all|The user creates a bizarre area in which slower Pokémon get to move first for five turns.}}

{{movelist/battle|4|Zen Headbutt|Physical|Beautiful|80|90|15|anyadjacent|The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. It may also make the target flinch.}}

A Pokémon with {{a|Color Change}}, {{a|Protean}}, {{a|Imposter}}, or {{a|Multitype}} will become a Psychic-type Pokémon if (respectively) it is hit with a Psychic-type move, uses a Psychic-type move, is sent out against a Psychic-type opponent, or is holding a {{DL|Plate|Mind Plate}}.

{{a|Zen Mode}} can also change {{p|Darmanitan}} into its Zen Mode, which is a dual Fire/Psychic-type form.

Psychic-type Pokémon were at the center of a balance issue in the [[Generation I]] games.<ref> Sugimori, Ken ''"Psychic Pokémon seemed to dominate in the previous Pokémon game, so we needed to come up with new Pokémon and types to make Gold and Silver more balanced."''  Nintendo Power 134 (July 2000) p. 79 (retrieved August 16, 2010)</ref>  The issue arose from the lack of an effective countermeasure against Psychic types caused by the absence of any powerful {{type|Bug}} moves (at the time the only weakness of Psychic types). Strengthening the gap was the fact that {{p|Beedrill|the only Bug-type Pokémon}} to know {{m|Pin Missile|the only potentially good Bug move}} was also part {{type|Poison}}, creating a vulnerability to Psychic moves, and that in the first-generation games, Ghost-type moves were not only ineffective against Psychic Pokémon, but the only Ghost Pokémon at the time were part-Poison, also creating a vulnerability, not to mention the fact that the {{m|Lick|only Ghost-type move}} that would be affected by type matchups at the time was exceedingly weak. Also, Poison-type Pokémon were fairly common in Generation I, and the only type to resist Psychic-type moves was the Psychic type itself, meaning a weakness to the type was common in itself.

* Psychic is the most common type for [[Legendary Pokémon]], with at least two Psychic-type [[Legendary Pokémon]] introduced in each generation (except [[Generation VI]], which has only introduced one) for a total of 14 (out of 53).  

* There has been one [[Elite Four]] member or [[Gym Leader]] specializing in Psychic-type Pokémon in every generation.

* {{a|Rattled}}, an [[Ability]] introducted in [[Generation V]], is affected by the weaknesses of the Psychic type.

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