Psychic (type)
Template:ElementalTypes Template:TypeNotice Some notable Psychic trainers include Sabrina of Saffron City, Will of the Kanto/Johto Elite Four, Tate and Liza of Mossdeep City, and Lucian of the Sinnoh Elite Four.
Psychic type Pokémon are at the center of a balance issue in the Generation I games. The issue arose from the lack of an effective countermeasure against Psychic types caused by the absence of powerful Ghost and Bug type (the only elemental weaknesses of Psychic types) attacks. Additionally the only three Ghost type Pokémon in Generation I were weak to Psychic attacks due to their secondary Poison type. The issue was rectified in later generations with the addition of more powerful Ghost and Bug type attacks, pure Ghost type Pokémon, and Steel type Pokémon (which are resistant to Psychic attacks) and Dark type Pokémon (which are both immune to Psychic attacks, and powerful against Psychic Pokémon).
Statistical averages
| Stat | Range | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 69
|
129 - 176 | 248 - 342 | |
65
|
63 - 128 | 121 - 251 | |
68
|
65 - 132 | 126 - 258 | |
86
|
81 - 151 | 159 - 298 | |
81
|
77 - 146 | 150 - 287 | |
74
|
71 - 138 | 137 - 271 | |
Total: 443
|
Other Pokémon with this total | ||
Battle properties
Generation I
Psychic-type attacks:
- Are super-effective against: Fighting, Poison
- Are not very effective against: Psychic
- Have no effect against: None (Dark wasn't introduced until Generation II)
Psychic-type Pokémon:
Generation II-onward
Psychic-type attacks:
- Are super-effective against: Fighting, Poison
- Are not very effective against: Psychic, Steel
- Have no effect against: Dark
Psychic-type Pokémon:
Characteristics
Psychic-types remain a fairly popular type today. Offensively speaking, they often have great Special Attack meaning they can deal damage quickly using STAB-moves. Furthermore, Psychic-type Pokémon can often learn other elemental types, to deal with a multitude of types. As a special sweeper, they are one of the best types in the game as a Psychic Pokémon's speed is also usually quite high.
Their defensive capabilities are often weak, however. They have usually great Special Defense, but very low Defense and HP. Because of this, they can really only take Special hits, and can easily be defeated by a single Earthquake, despite not being weak to it. Psychic Pokémon also often fall to a single Crunch. There are exceptions to his, such as Bronzong or Metagross, who have great defense, but that is probably due to its second type, Steel. It does help that its weaknesses aren't very common, but as previously stated, physical attacks can usually easily KO a Psychic Pokémon.
Pokémon
Pure Psychic-type Pokémon
| # | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 063 | File:063MS.gif | Abra |
| 064 | File:064MS.gif | Kadabra |
| 065 | File:065MS.gif | Alakazam |
| 096 | File:096MS.gif | Drowzee |
| 097 | File:097MS.gif | Hypno |
| 122 | File:122MS.gif | Mr.Mime |
| 150 | File:150MS.gif | Mewtwo |
| 151 | File:151MS.gif | Mew |
| 196 | File:196MS.gif | Espeon |
| 201 | File:201MS.gif | Unown |
| 202 | File:202MS.gif | Wobbuffet |
| 280 | File:280MS.gif | Ralts |
| 281 | File:281MS.gif | Kirlia |
| 282 | File:282MS.gif | Gardevoir |
| 325 | File:325MS.gif | Spoink |
| 326 | File:326MS.gif | Grumpig |
| 358 | File:358MS.gif | Chimecho |
| 360 | File:360MS.gif | Wynaut |
| 386 | File:386MS.gif | Deoxys |
| 433 | 
|
Chingling |
| 439 | 
|
Mime Jr. |
| 480 | 
|
Uxie |
| 481 | 
|
Mesprit |
| 482 | 
|
Azelf |
| 488 | 
|
Cresselia |
| 493 | 
|
Arceus |
Half Psychic-type Pokémon
Primary Psychic-type Pokémon
Secondary Psychic-type Pokémon
Moves
Damage-dealing moves
| Name | Category | Contest | Power | Accuracy | PP | Target | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confusion | File:SpecialIC.gif | File:SmartIC.gif | 50 | 100% | 25 | One foe | The foe is hit by a weak telekinetic force. It may also leave the foe confused. |
| Dream Eater | File:SpecialIC.gif | File:SmartIC.gif | 100 | 100% | 15 | One foe | An attack that works only on a sleeping foe. It absorbs half the damage caused to heal the user's HP. |
| Extrasensory | File:SpecialIC.gif | File:CoolIC.gif | 80 | 100% | 30 | One foe | The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. It may also make the foe flinch. |
| Future Sight | File:SpecialIC.gif | File:SmartIC.gif | 80 | 90% | 15 | One foe | Two turns after this move is used, the foe is attacked with a hunk of psychic energy. |
| Luster Purge | File:SpecialIC.gif | File:SmartIC.gif | 70 | 100% | 5 | One foe | The user looses a damaging burst of light. It may also reduce the target's Sp. Def stat. |
| Mirror Coat | File:SpecialIC.gif | File:BeautyIC.gif | Varies | 100% | 20 | Reaction | A retaliation move that counters any special attack, inflicting double the damage taken. |
| Mist Ball | File:SpecialIC.gif | File:SmartIC.gif | 70 | 100% | 5 | One foe | A mistlike flurry of down envelops and damages the foe. It may also lower the target's Sp. Atk. |
| Psybeam | File:SpecialIC.gif | File:BeautyIC.gif | 65 | 100% | 20 | One foe | The foe is attacked with a peculiar ray. It may also leave the target confused. |
| Psychic | File:SpecialIC.gif | File:SmartIC.gif | 90 | 100% | 10 | One foe | The foe is hit by a strong telekinetic force. It may also reduce the foe's Sp. Def stat. |
| Psycho Boost | File:SpecialIC.gif | File:SmartIC.gif | 140 | 90% | 5 | One foe | The user attacks the foe at full power. The attack's recoil sharply reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat. |
| Psycho Cut | File:PhysicalIC.gif | File:CoolIC.gif | 70 | 100% | 20 | One foe | The user tears at the foe with blades formed by psychic power. It has a high critical-hit ratio. |
| Psywave | File:SpecialIC.gif | File:SmartIC.gif | Varies | 80% | 15 | One foe | The foe is attacked with an odd, hot energy wave. The attack varies in intensity. |
| Zen Headbutt | File:PhysicalIC.gif | File:BeautyIC.gif | 80 | 90% | 15 | One foe | The user focuses its willpower to its head and rams the foe. It may also make the target flinch. |
Non-damaging moves
| Name | Category | Contest | Power | Accuracy | PP | Target | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agility | File:StatusIC.gif | File:CoolIC.gif | - | -% | 30 | User | The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. It sharply boosts the Speed stat. |
| Amnesia | File:StatusIC.gif | File:CuteIC.gif | - | -% | 20 | User | The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. It sharply raises the user's Sp. Def stat. |
| Barrier | File:StatusIC.gif | File:CoolIC.gif | - | -% | 30 | User | The user throws up a sturdy wall that sharply raises its Defense stat. |
| Calm Mind | File:StatusIC.gif | File:SmartIC.gif | - | -% | 20 | User | The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to raise its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats. |
| Cosmic Power | File:StatusIC.gif | File:CoolIC.gif | - | -% | 20 | User | The user absorbs a mystical power from space to raise its Defense and Sp. Def stats. |
| Gravity | File:StatusIC.gif | File:BeautyIC.gif | - | -% | 5 | All Active | Gravity is intensified for five turns, making moves involving flying unusable and negating Levitation. |
In other languages
- Japanese: エスパー ESPer
- French: psy
- German: psycho
- Italian: psico
- Spanish: psiquico
- Dutch: psycho
- Portuguese: psíquico
- Russian: Психический
- Hebrew: על-חושי al-hushi
- Swedish: psykisk
- Danish: psykisk
- Norwegian: psykisk
- Finnish: meedio
- Polish: psychiczny
- Hungarian: pszicho
- Catalan: psíquic
- Arabic: ذهني