Psycho Boost (move)

Psycho Boost サイコブースト Psycho Boost

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  140 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

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

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   ???

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Psycho Boost is a slightly inaccurate and very highly-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

The user deals massive damage, but their Special Attack harshly falls.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

• Deoxys at Lv.45
• Deoxys (Attack) at Lv.89
• Deoxys (Defense) at Lv.89
• Deoxys (Speed) at Lv.89

By purification

• Lugia (XD)

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Deoxys at Lv.89
• Deoxys (Attack) at Lv.89
• Deoxys (Defense) at Lv.89
• Deoxys (Speed) at Lv.89

In other languages

French: psycho boost, German: psyschub, Italian: psicoslancio, Spanish: psicoataque

Variations of the move Overheat
Overheat • Draco Meteor • Leaf Storm • Fleur Cannon Formerly a variation Psycho Boost