Psybeam (move)
Psybeam サイケこうせん Psyche-beam | ||||||||||||
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Psybeam (Japanese: サイケこうせん Psyche-beam) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Psybeam does damage and has a 10% chance of confusing the target.
Psybeam can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if Calm Mind was used in the prior turn.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | ||||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0012 | |
Bug | 32RGB 34Y |
34 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17SMUSUM 16PE | |||||
0048 | |
Bug | 35 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17SMUSUM 20PE | |||||
0049 | |
Bug | 38 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17SMUSUM 20PE | |||||
0054 | Water 1 | Field | 27PE | |||||||||||
0055 | Water 1 | Field | 27PE | |||||||||||
0064 | Human-Like | 27 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 28XY 21ORAS |
21SMUSUM 1, Evo.PE | ||||||
0065 | Human-Like | 27 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 28XY 21ORAS |
21SMUSUM 1PE | ||||||
0096 | Human-Like | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25SMUSUM 22PE | |||||||||
0097 | Human-Like | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25SMUSUM 22PE | |||||||||
0102 | |
Grass | 27PE | |||||||||||
0110 | Amorphous | 1PE | ||||||||||||
0119 | Water 2 | 1PE | ||||||||||||
0122 | |
Human-Like | 36 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25SMUSUM 30PE | ||||||
0137 | Mineral | 23 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7SMUSUM 9PE | ||||||
0150 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | 22PE | |||||||||||
0196 | Field | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36BW 21B2W2 |
20 | 20 | |||||||
0200 | Amorphous | 27 | 30 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |||||||
0203 | |
Field | 41 | 43 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | ||||||
0223 | Water 1 | Water 2 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
0224 | Water 1 | Water 2 | 22 | 22 | 1, 10 | 1, 10 | 1, 10 | 1, 10 | ||||||
0226 | |
Water 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
0233 | Mineral | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||
0269 | |
Bug | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24XY 22ORAS |
22 | |||||||
0325 | Field | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | ||||||||
0326 | Field | 1, 16 | 1, 14 | 1, 14 | 1, 14 | 1, 14 | ||||||||
0327 | Field | Human-Like | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19XY 14ORAS |
14 | |||||||
0343 | |
Mineral | 11 | 11 | 15BW 13B2W2 |
13XY 16ORAS |
16 | |||||||
0344 | |
Mineral | 11 | 11 | 15BW 13B2W2 |
13XY 16ORAS |
16 | |||||||
0352 | Field | 17 | 15DP 18PtHGSS |
18 | 18 | 18 | ||||||||
0413 | Wormadam
Plant Cloak |
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Bug | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | |||||||
413G | Wormadam
Sandy Cloak |
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Bug | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | |||||||
413S | Wormadam
Trash Cloak |
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Bug | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | |||||||
0414 | |
Bug | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | ||||||||
0439 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |||||||
0474 | Mineral | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
0517 | Field | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||
0518 | Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
0561 | |
Flying | 18 | 18 | 18 | |||||||||
0574 | Human-Like | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||
0575 | Human-Like | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||
0576 | Human-Like | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||
0605 | Human-Like | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||
0606 | Human-Like | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||
0648 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | 31 | 31 | 31 | ||||||||
0653 | Field | 17 | 17 | |||||||||||
0654 | Field | 18 | 18 | |||||||||||
0655 | |
Field | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||
0666 | |
Bug | 17 | 17 | ||||||||||
0677 | Field | 17 | 17 | |||||||||||
0678 | Meowstic
Male |
Field | 17 | 17 | ||||||||||
678F | Meowstic
Female |
Field | 17 | 17 | ||||||||||
0686 | |
Water 1 | Water 2 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||
0687 | |
Water 1 | Water 2 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||
0720 | Hoopa
Confined |
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style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | 15XY 19ORAS |
19 | ||||||||
720U | Hoopa
Unbound |
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style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | 19ORAS | 19 | ||||||||
0786 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | 14 | ||||||||||
0801 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | 1 | ||||||||||
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 breeding
# | Pokémon | Types | Parent Egg Groups |
Egg Move | |||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0046 | |
Bug | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
0054 | Water 1 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0109 | Amorphous | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0118 | Water 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0165 | |
Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0167 | |
Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0170 | |
Water 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0283 | |
Water 1 | Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0456 | Water 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
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. |
Special move
Generation III
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0165 | |
Bug | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | |||
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. |
Generation V
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0118 | Water 2 | Dream World - Sparkling Sea | ||||
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
Pokémon Conquest
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Stars: ★★★
Power: 35
Accuracy: 100%
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Effect: Has a 10% chance of confusing each target. |
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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.
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.
Pokémon GO
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Updates
- Gyms & Raids
- July 30, 2016
- Power: 35 → 40
- February 16, 2017
- Power: 40 → 70
- Energy cost: 25 → 50
- Duration: 3.8 → 3.2 seconds
- Damage window: 2.3 - 3.6 → 1.3 - 2.7 seconds
Description
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In the anime
The Pokémon creates a multicolored beam and releases it into the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Kadabra's eyes glow red. Then, multicolored circles are released from its eyes at the opponent. | |||
Sabrina's Kadabra | Haunter Versus Kadabra | Debut | |
Venonat releases a multicolored beam from its eyes at the opponent. | |||
Aya's Venonat | The Ninja Poké-Showdown! | None | |
Alakazam crosses its spoons and releases a multicolored beam from them at the opponent. | |||
A giant Alakazam | The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis | None | |
Eusine's Alakazam | The Legend of Thunder! | None | |
Anabel's Alakazam | Talking a Good Game! | None | |
Girafarig fires a multicolored beam from between its horns at the opponent. | |||
Lisa's Girafarig | Spell of the Unown: Entei | None | |
Cherry's Girafarig | The Psychic Sidekicks! | None | |
Lucian's Girafarig | An Elite Meet and Greet! | None | |
The stripe on Kecleon's stomach glows multicolored and it releases a multicolored beam from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Madison's Reddy | The Kecleon Caper | None | |
Alexa's Greeny | The Kecleon Caper | None | |
Harrison's Kecleon | Playing with Fire! | None | |
The red gem on Espeon's forehead shines and it releases a multicolored beam from it at the opponent. | |||
Sakura's Espeon | Espeon, Not Included | None | |
Annie's Espeon | Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias | None | |
Misdreavus releases a multicolored beam from its eyes at the opponent. | |||
Marina's Little Miss | The Legend of Thunder! | None | |
Nelson's Misdreavus | Entei at Your Own Risk | None | |
Venomoth releases two multicolored beams from its eyes at the opponent. | |||
Chaz's Venomoth | All Things Bright and Beautifly! | None | |
A wild Venomoth | I Choose You! | None | |
Dustox releases a multicolored beam from its eyes at the opponent. | |||
Jessie's Dustox | Seeing is Believing! | None | |
Spoink releases a multicolored beam from its pearl at the opponent. | |||
Spoink (anime) | Clamperl of Wisdom | None | |
Claydol points its arms at the opponent and fires two multicolored beams from the tips of its arms at the opponent. | |||
Spenser's Claydol | Ka Boom with a View! | None | |
Buck's Claydol | Bucking the Treasure Trend! | None | |
Butterfree's eyes or antennae glow purple and it releases a purple beam from them at the opponent. | |||
Drew's Butterfree | The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing! | None | |
A wild Butterfree | Butterfree and Me! | None | |
The green orbs on Bonsly's head glow white and it releases a multicolored beam from in between them at the opponent. | |||
Brock's Bonsly | A Staravia is Born! | Used via Mimic | |
Mothim fires a multicolored beam from his eyes at the opponent. | |||
Cheryl's Mothim | Some Enchanted Sweetening! | None | |
Mismagius's eyes glow multicolored and its body becomes outlined in a multicolor outline. It then fires one or two multicolored beams from its eyes at the opponent. | |||
Fantina's Mismagius | Playing the Leveling Field! | None | |
Drowzee releases a multicolored beam from its eyes at the opponent. | |||
Azure's Drowzee | Beating the Bustle and Hustle! | None | |
Gothitelle fires a magenta beam of energy with multicolored particles inside from its palms or eyes at the opponent, or its eyes and wrists glow red and it fires a multicolored beam of energy outlined in dark purple energy from its chest at the opponent. | |||
A wild Gothitelle | The Lost World of Gothitelle! | None | |
Damon's Gothitelle | Black—Victini and Reshiram | None | |
Anthea's Gothitelle | What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals! | None | |
Sigilyph fires a magenta beam of energy with multicolored particles from the eye on top of its head. | |||
A wild Sigilyph | Explorers of the Hero's Ruin! | None | |
Elgyem fires a magenta beam of energy with multicolored particles from its hand. | |||
Ricky's Elgyem | Climbing the Tower of Success! | None | |
Mantine fires a magenta beam of energy with multicolored particles from its mouth. | |||
Marlon's Mantine | The Road to Humilau! | None | |
Gothorita fires a magenta beam of energy with multicolored particles from its eyes at the opponent. | |||
A wild Gothorita | Eevee & Friends | None | |
Inkay flips upside down and fires a streaky blue beam with pink circles inside it from its mouth at the opponent. On occasion, this will confuse the opponent. | |||
James's Inkay | A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship! | None | |
Vivillon fires a streaky blue beam with pink circles inside it from its mouth at the opponent. On occasion, this will confuse the opponent. | |||
Aria's Vivillon | Performing a Pathway to the Future! | None | |
Lotad fires a streaky blue beam with pink circles inside it from its mouth at the opponent. On occasion, this will confuse the opponent. | |||
A wild Lotad | A Diamond in the Rough! | Lotad cannot legally learn Psybeam | |
Mega Alakazam releases multicolored streams of aura from in front of itself at the opponent. | |||
Dogha and Ether's Alakazam | Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel | None | |
Tapu Lele releases multicolored streams of aura from in front of itself at the opponent. | |||
Tapu Lele (anime) | Run, Heroes, Run! | None |
In the manga
In the Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~ manga
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Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Gothorita's eyes glows and fires supersonic waves at them. | |||
Gracia's Gothorita | The Scarlet Scroll: Kunoichi's Situation | Debut |
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The foe is attacked with a peculiar ray. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Jynx's pupils disappear and she fires a circular beam of circle-shaped energy from her body at the opponent. | |||
Ken's Jynx | The Jynx Jinx | Debut | |
Kadabra fires a beam of energy from its eyes at the opponent. Sometimes, its pupils disappear before using the attack. | |||
Sabrina's Kadabra | Kalling Kadabra | None | |
Porygon fires a beam of energy from its body or eyes at the opponent. | |||
Blue's Porygon | Gimme Shellder | None | |
Gladion's Porygon | The Announcement and the Prize | None | |
Misdreavus fires a beam of energy from its eyes at the opponent. | |||
Morty's Misdreavus | Hello, Lickitung | None | |
Mr. Mime fires a zig-zagging beam of energy from its hand at the opponent. | |||
Sabrina's Mr. Mime | Silly Scyther | None | |
Dustox points its antennae at the opponent and it fires a beam of energy from in between them at the opponent. | |||
A wild Dustox | Distracting Dustox | None | |
Surskit points two of its front legs at the opponent and it fires two beams of energy from their tips at the opponent. | |||
Guile Hideout's Surskit | Skirting Around Surskit II | None | |
Munna fires a zig-zagging beam of energy from the spot on its nose at the opponent. | |||
Black's Musha | Black's First Trainer Battle | None |
In the Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master manga
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Ryū's Misdreavus | ABM11 | Debut |
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
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Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Alakazam. | |||
Shu's Alakazam | GDZ35 | Debut |
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
The user blasts the foe with a zig-zagging ray. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Porygon fires a beam from the eyes at the opponent. | |||
Giovanni's Porygon | Finish Off Team Rocket!! | Debut |
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
Trivia
- In Generation VI and Generation VII, Psybeam uses an upgraded version of its original sound effect from Generations I and II.
In other languages
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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. |