Psychic (move)

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Psychic
サイコキネシス Psychokinesis
Psychic PE.png
Psychic PE 2.png
Type  Psychic
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  90
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Psychic (Japanese: サイコキネシス Psychokinesis) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I. It is TM29 in every generation so far, except in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, where it is TM40. It can be upgraded to the special Z-Move Genesis Supernova by Mew holding Mewnium Z.

Effect

Generation I

Psychic does damage and has a 33.2% chance of lowering the target's Special by one stage.

Generation II onwards

Psychic now has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense by one stage.

Psychic can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if any of the moves Calm Mind, Confusion or Kinesis was used in the prior turn. It can also be used to start a combination, causing certain moves (Confusion, Future Sight, Kinesis and Teleport) to have their base appeal points doubled if used in the next turn.

Description

Games Description
Stad A Psychic-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of lowering the target's Special rating.
Stad2 A Psychic-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of lowering the target's Spcl.Def rating.
GSC An attack that may lower Spcl.Def.
RSEColo.XD A powerful psychic attack that may lower Sp. Def.
FRLG A strong telekinetic attack. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def stat.
DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is hit by a strong telekinetic force. It may also reduce the foe's Sp. Def stat.
BWB2W2 The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. It may also reduce the target's Sp.Def stat.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
026A  
Raichu
Alola Form
 
 
Field Fairy 1, Evo.
0048    
 
Bug Bug 43 41 41 47 47 47 47SMUSUM
32PE
0049    
 
Bug Bug 50 52 52 55 55 55 55SMUSUM
37PE
0064     Human-Like Human-Like 38 38 36 40 46 46XY
38ORAS
38SMUSUM
45PE
0065     Human-Like Human-Like 38 38 36 40 46 46XY
38ORAS
38SMUSUM
45PE
0079    
 
Monster Water 1 48 48 48RSE
40FRLG
48 45 45 45SMUSUM
42PE
0080    
 
Monster Water 1 55 54 54RSE
44FRLG
54 49 49 49
0096     Human-Like Human-Like 32 40 40RSE
31FRLG
40 49 49 49SMUSUM
31PE
0097     Human-Like Human-Like 37 49 49RSE
35FRLG
50 49 49 49SMUSUM
36PE
0102    
 
Grass Grass 47 47BW
0120     Water 3 Water 3 42ORAS 42SMUSUM
36PE
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 45RSE
43FRLG
39 39 39 39SMUSUM
46PE
0124    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 40PE
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 1, 66 66 66 71 64 57 57SMUSUM
66PE
0151     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 40 40 40 30 30 30 30SMUSUM
77PE
0167    
 
Bug Bug 53 53 40 40 40 40
0168    
 
Bug Bug 63 63 46 46 46 46
0177    
 
Flying Flying 50 50 47 50 50XY
33ORAS
33
0178    
 
Flying Flying 65 65 59 66 66XY
35ORAS
35
0196     Field Field 47 47 64 64BW
37B2W2
37 37
0199    
 
Monster Water 1 48 48RSE
40FRLG
48 45 45 45
0203    
 
Field Field 37 37 37XY
50ORAS
50
0238    
 
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 37 45 35 38 38 38
0280    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 26 28 32 32XY
27ORAS
27
0281    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 26 31 36 36XY
30ORAS
30
0282    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 26 33 40 40XY
31ORAS
31
0325     Field Field 34 41 46BW
44B2W2
44 44
0326     Field Field 37 47 55BW
52B2W2
52 52
0337    
 
Mineral Mineral 37 45 45BW
33B2W2
33XY
29ORAS
29
0338    
 
Mineral Mineral 33B2W2 33XY
29ORAS
29
0358     Amorphous Amorphous 46
0368     Water 1 Water 1 36 42 42 42XY
34ORAS
34
0375    
 
Mineral Mineral 38 36 36BW
41B2W2
41XY
38ORAS
38
0376    
 
Mineral Mineral 38 36 36BW
41B2W2
41XY
38ORAS
38
0380    
 
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 40 65 60 60XY
51ORAS
51
0381    
 
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 40 65 60 60XY
51ORAS
51
0385    
 
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 20 20 20 20 20
0386  
Deoxys
Normal Forme
  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 41 41 41XY
31ORAS
31
386A  
Deoxys
Attack Forme
  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 41 41 41XY
31ORAS
31
386D  
Deoxys
Defense Forme
  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 41 41 41XY
31ORAS
31
386S  
Deoxys
Speed Forme
  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 41 41 41XY
31ORAS
31
0413  
Wormadam
Plant Cloak
 
 
Bug Bug 44 44 44 44
413G  
Wormadam
Sandy Cloak
 
 
Bug Bug 44 44 44 44
413S  
Wormadam
Trash Cloak
 
 
Bug Bug 44 44 44 44
0414    
 
Bug Bug 44 44 44 44
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 39 39 39 39
0488     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 93 93 93 93
0517     Field Field 37 37 37
0527    
 
Field Flying 41 41 41
0528    
 
Field Flying 41 41 41
0561    
 
Flying Flying 44 44 44
0574     Human-Like Human-Like 37 37 37
0575     Human-Like Human-Like 39 39 39
0576     Human-Like Human-Like 39 39 39
0577     Amorphous Amorphous 37 37 37
0578     Amorphous Amorphous 39 39 39
0579     Amorphous Amorphous 39 39 39
0605     Human-Like Human-Like 39 39 39
0606     Human-Like Human-Like 39 39 39
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 57 57 57
0653     Field Field 41 41
0654     Field Field 48 49
0655    
 
Field Field 51 57
0678     Field Field 40 40
678F  
Meowstic
Female
  Field Field 40 40
0682     Fairy Fairy 48 48
0683     Fairy Fairy 48 48
0717    
 
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 59 59
0720  
Hoopa
Confined
 
 
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 75 75
720U  
Hoopa
Unbound
 
 
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 75ORAS 75
0765    
 
Field Field 43
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
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0054     Water 1 Field
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 TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
TM29
II
TM29
III
TM29
IV
TM29
V
TM29
VI
TM29
VII
TM29
VIII
--
IX
--
0012    
 
Bug Bug
026A  
Raichu
Alola Form
 
 
Field Fairy
0035     Fairy Fairy
0036     Fairy Fairy
0039    
 
Fairy Fairy
0040    
 
Fairy Fairy
0048    
 
Bug Bug
0049    
 
Bug Bug
0054     Water 1 Field
0055     Water 1 Field
0060     Water 1 Water 1
0061     Water 1 Water 1
0062    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0063     Human-Like Human-Like
0064     Human-Like Human-Like
0065     Human-Like Human-Like
0079    
 
Monster Water 1
0080    
 
Monster Water 1
0092    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0093    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0094    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0096     Human-Like Human-Like
0097     Human-Like Human-Like
0102    
 
Grass Grass
0103    
 
Grass Grass
103A  
Exeggutor
Alola Form
 
 
Grass Grass
0113     Fairy Fairy
0120     Water 3 Water 3
0121    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0124    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0125     Human-Like Human-Like
0126     Human-Like Human-Like
0131    
 
Monster Water 1
0137     Mineral Mineral
0143     Monster Monster
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
0151     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
0163    
 
Flying Flying
0164    
 
Flying Flying
0167    
 
Bug Bug
0168    
 
Bug Bug
0173     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
0174    
 
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
0175     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
0176    
 
Flying Fairy
0177    
 
Flying Flying
0178    
 
Flying Flying
0186     Water 1 Water 1
0193    
 
Bug Bug
0196     Field Field
0197     Field Field
0198    
 
Flying Flying
0199    
 
Monster Water 1
0200     Amorphous Amorphous
0203    
 
Field Field
0222    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0223     Water 1 Water 2
0224     Water 1 Water 2
0233     Mineral Mineral
0234     Field Field
0238    
 
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
0239     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
0240     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
0242     Fairy Fairy
0249    
 
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
0250    
 
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
0251    
 
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
0267    
 
Bug Bug
0269    
 
Bug Bug
0280    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0281    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0282    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0302    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0307    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0308    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0325     Field Field
0326     Field Field
0327     Field Human-Like
0337    
 
Mineral Mineral
0338    
 
Mineral Mineral
0343    
 
Mineral Mineral
0344    
 
Mineral Mineral
0353     Amorphous Amorphous
0354     Amorphous Amorphous
0355     Amorphous Amorphous
0356     Amorphous Amorphous
0358     Amorphous Amorphous
0368     Water 1 Water 1
0375    
 
Mineral Mineral
0376    
 
Mineral Mineral
0380    
 
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
0381    
 
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
0385    
 
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
0386     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
0413  
Wormadam
Plant Cloak
 
 
Bug Bug
413G  
Wormadam
Sandy Cloak
 
 
Bug Bug
413S  
Wormadam
Trash Cloak
 
 
Bug Bug
0414    
 
Bug Bug
0425    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0426    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0429     Amorphous Amorphous
0430    
 
Flying Flying
0433     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
0436    
 
Mineral Mineral
0437    
 
Mineral Mineral
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
0440     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
0442    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0446     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
0448    
 
Field Human-Like
0466     Human-Like Human-Like
0467     Human-Like Human-Like
0468    
 
Flying Fairy
0469    
 
Bug Bug
0474     Mineral Mineral
0475    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0477     Amorphous Amorphous
0478    
 
Fairy Mineral
0480     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
0481     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
0482     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
0487    
 
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
0488     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
0490     Water 1 Fairy
0491     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
0492  
Shaymin
Land Forme
  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
492S  
Shaymin
Sky Forme
 
 
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 PtHGSS
0493     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
0494    
 
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
0517     Field Field
0518     Field Field
0527    
 
Field Flying
0528    
 
Field Flying
0531     Fairy Fairy
0547    
 
Grass Fairy
0555     Field Field
0561    
 
Flying Flying
0562     Mineral Amorphous
0563     Mineral Amorphous
0569     Mineral Mineral
0574     Human-Like Human-Like
0575     Human-Like Human-Like
0576     Human-Like Human-Like
0577     Amorphous Amorphous
0578     Amorphous Amorphous
0579     Amorphous Amorphous
0592    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0593    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0594     Water 1 Water 2
0605     Human-Like Human-Like
0606     Human-Like Human-Like
0607    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0608    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0609    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0622    
 
Mineral Mineral
0623    
 
Mineral Mineral
0636    
 
Bug Bug
0637    
 
Bug Bug
0641     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
0642    
 
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
0643    
 
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
0644    
 
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
0645    
 
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
0646  
Kyurem
Normal Kyurem
 
 
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
646B  
Kyurem
Black Kyurem
 
 
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 B2W2
646W  
Kyurem
White Kyurem
 
 
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 B2W2
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
0649    
 
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
0653     Field Field
0654     Field Field
0655    
 
Field Field
0666    
 
Bug Bug
0669     Fairy Fairy
0670     Fairy Fairy
670E  
Floette
Eternal Flower
  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
0671     Fairy Fairy
0677     Field Field
0678     Field Field
678F  
Meowstic
Female
  Field Field
0682     Fairy Fairy
0683     Fairy Fairy
0684     Fairy Fairy
0685     Fairy Fairy
0686    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0687    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0699    
 
Monster Monster
0703    
 
Fairy Mineral
0707    
 
Mineral Mineral
0708    
 
Grass Amorphous
0709    
 
Grass Amorphous
0710    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0711    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0714    
 
Flying Flying
0715    
 
Flying Flying
0716     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
0717    
 
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
0719    
 
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
0720  
Hoopa
Confined
 
 
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
720U  
Hoopa
Unbound
 
 
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 ORAS
0730    
 
Water 1 Field
0742    
 
Bug Fairy
0743    
 
Bug Fairy
0765    
 
Field Field
0769    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0770    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0774    
 
Mineral Mineral
0778    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0779    
 
Water 2 Water 2
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
0791    
 
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
0792    
 
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
0793    
 
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
0800     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
800DM  
Necrozma
Dusk Mane
 
 
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 USUM
800DW  
Necrozma
Dawn Wings
 
 
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 USUM
0806    
 
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 USUM
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 IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0467     Human-Like Human-Like Heated Secret GiftPBR
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: 44
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Has a 10% chance of lowering each target's Defense.
Users:      
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.

Pokémon GO

  Psychic
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 90
Energy cost 50
Duration 2.8 seconds
Damage window 1.3 - 2.6 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 90
Energy cost 55
Secondary effect   1 Opponent Defense
Effect chance 10%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
             *                             *              

 * * *

By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 50 → 55
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 55 → 100
    • Energy cost: 50 → 100
    • Damage window: 1.6 - 2.8 → 1.3 - 2.6 seconds
  • September 27, 2019
    • Power: 100 → 90
    • Energy cost: 100 → 50
Trainer Battles
  • September 27, 2019
    • Power: 100 → 90
    • Energy cost: 70 → 55

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also lower the target's Special Defense by one level.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also reduce the target's Special Defense by 1 level.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる いっていのかくりつで とくぼうを 1だんかいさげる
Conq. The user launches a strong psychokinetic attack, lowering their enemy's Defense.
MDGtI It damages an enemy. It could also lower its Special Defense.
SMD It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Sp. Def.
Monopoly: Pokémon Exclusive Kanto Edition Telekinetically take a Professor Oak or Trainer Battle card from an opponent!


In the anime

In the main series


In the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer


In Pokémon Generations


In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga


In the movie adaptations


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers manga


In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga


In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga


In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team manga


In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Psychic is the only move that has the same English name as that of one of the 18 types.
  • From Generation VI onward, Psychic uses an upgraded version of its original sound effect from Generations I and II.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 精神強念 Jīngsàhn Kèuhngnihm *
幻象術 Waahnjeuhng Seuht *
精神念力 Jīngsàhn Nihmlihk *
Mandarin 精神強念 / 精神强念 Jīngshén Qiángniàn *
幻象術 Huànxiàng Shù
意念致动 Yìniàn Zhìdòng *
  Czech Psychický útok
  Danish Telepati
  Dutch Psychisch
  Finnish Psyko
Psykovoima (AG046)
  French Psyko
  German Psychokinese
  Greek Ψυχισμός Psychismós
  Hebrew על-חושי Al-Khushi
  Hindi मानसिक हमला Mansik Hamla,Dimagi Shakti
  Indonesian Psikis
  Italian Psichico
  Korean 사이코키네시스 Saikokinesisu
  Polish Psychiczny Cios*
Psychiczny Atak*
Psychoatak*
Psychosiła*
Portuguese   Brazil Psíquico (games, anime, TCG, manga)
Efeitos Paranormais (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Poderes Mentais (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Poderes Paranormais (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Paranormal (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
  Portugal Psíquico
  Romanian Psihic
  Russian Психокинез Psihokinez
  Serbian Psihički Napad
Spanish   Latin America Ataque Psíquico (EP022-AG062)
Poder (HS14, AG079)
Fuerza Psiquica (AG090-present)
  Spain Psíquico
  Swedish Psykattack*
Mentalt anfall*
  Vietnamese Niệm Lực



Variations of the move Psychic
  PsychicBug BuzzEarth PowerEnergy Ball


Generation I TMs
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Generation I HMs
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Generation II TMs
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Generation II HMs
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Generation III TMs
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Generation III HMs
0102030405060708RSE
Generation IV TMs
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7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
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58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
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5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS
Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
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81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
PE
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