Psycho Boost (move)

Psycho Boost サイコブースト Psycho Boost

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

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Does not affect any Pokémon*

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

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