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Psychic (move)

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Psychic
サイコキネシス Psychokinesis
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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
  • 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  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

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.

Effect

Generation I

Psychic does damage and has a 30% chance of lowering the target's Special by one stage.

Generation II and on

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

Description

Games Description
A Psychic-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of lowering the target's Special rating.
A Psychic-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of lowering the target's Spcl.Def rating.
An attack that may lower Spcl.Def.
RSE A powerful psychic attack that may lower Sp. Def.
FRLG A strong telekinetic attack. It may also lower the foe’s Sp. Def stat.
The foe is hit with a strong telekinetic force. It may also reduce the foe's Sp. Def stat.
The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. It may also reduce the target's Sp.Def stat.
Conq The user launches a strong psychokinetic attack, lowering their enemy's Defense.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
048   Venonat Bug Poison 43 41 41 47 47 '
049   Venomoth Bug Poison 50 52 52 55 55 '
064   Kadabra Psychic Psychic 38 38 36 40 40 ''''
065   Alakazam Psychic Psychic 38 38 36 40 40 ''''
079   Slowpoke Water Psychic 48 48 48 40 48 48 ''''
080   Slowbro Water Psychic 55 54 54 44 54 54 ''''
096   Drowzee Psychic Psychic 32 40 40 31 40 40 ''''
097   Hypno Psychic Psychic 37 49 49 35 50 50 ''''
102   Exeggcute Grass Psychic       47 47 ''''
122   Mr. Mime Psychic Psychic     45 43 39 39 ''''
150   Mewtwo Psychic Psychic 66 66 66 71 71 ''''
151   Mew Psychic Psychic 40 40 40 30 30 ''''
167   Spinarak Bug Poison   53 53 40 40 '
168   Ariados Bug Poison   63 63 46 46 '
177   Natu Psychic Flying   50 50 47 47 ''''
178   Xatu Psychic Flying   65 65 59 59 ''''
196   Espeon Psychic Psychic   47 47 64 64 37 ''''
199   Slowking Water Psychic   48 48 40 48 48 ''''
203   Girafarig Normal Psychic       37 37 ''''
238   Smoochum Ice Psychic   37 45 35 35 ''''
280   Ralts Psychic Psychic     26 28 28 ''''
281   Kirlia Psychic Psychic     26 31 31 ''''
282   Gardevoir Psychic Psychic     26 33 33 ''''
325   Spoink Psychic Psychic     34 31 31 44 ''''
326   Grumpig Psychic Psychic     37 47 47 52 ''''
337   Lunatone Rock Psychic     37 45 45 33 ''''
338   Solrock Rock Psychic           33 ''''
358   Chimecho Psychic Psychic     46     ''''
368   Gorebyss Water Water     36 42 42 '
375   Metang Steel Psychic     38 36 36 41 ''''
376   Metagross Steel Psychic     38 36 36 41 ''''
380   Latias Dragon Psychic     40 65 65 ''''
381   Latios Dragon Psychic     40 65 65 ''''
385   Jirachi Steel Psychic     20 20 20 ''''
386   Deoxys Psychic Psychic     25 41 41 ''''
413   Wormadam Bug Grass       44 44 '
414   Mothim Bug Flying       44 44 '
439   Mime Jr. Psychic Psychic       39 39 ''''
488   Cresselia Psychic Psychic       93 93 ''''
517   Munna Psychic Psychic         37 ''''
527   Woobat Psychic Flying         41 ''''
528   Swoobat Psychic Flying         41 ''''
561   Sigilyph Psychic Flying         44 ''''
574   Gothita Psychic Psychic         37 ''''
575   Gothorita Psychic Psychic         39 ''''
576   Gothitelle Psychic Psychic         39 ''''
577   Solosis Psychic Psychic         37 ''''
578   Duosion Psychic Psychic         39 ''''
579   Reuniclus Psychic Psychic         39 ''''
605   Elgyem Psychic Psychic         39 ''''
606   Beheeyem Psychic Psychic         39 ''''
648   Meloetta Normal Psychic         57 ''''
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 Type Father
II III IV V VI
054   Psyduck Water Water                 
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 Type Machine
I
TM29 		II
TM29 		III
TM29 		IV
TM29 		V
TM29 		VI
TM08
012   Butterfree Bug Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
035   Clefairy Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
036   Clefable Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
039   Jigglypuff Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
040   Wigglytuff Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
048   Venonat Bug Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
049   Venomoth Bug Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
054   Psyduck Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
055   Golduck Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
060   Poliwag Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
061   Poliwhirl Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
062   Poliwrath Water Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
063   Abra Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
064   Kadabra Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
065   Alakazam Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
079   Slowpoke Water Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
080   Slowbro Water Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
092   Gastly Ghost Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
093   Haunter Ghost Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
094   Gengar Ghost Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
096   Drowzee Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
097   Hypno Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
102   Exeggcute Grass Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
103   Exeggutor Grass Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
113   Chansey Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
120   Staryu Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
121   Starmie Water Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
122   Mr. Mime Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
124   Jynx Ice Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
125   Electabuzz Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
126   Magmar Fire Fire ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
131   Lapras Water Ice ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
137   Porygon Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
143   Snorlax Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
150   Mewtwo Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
151   Mew Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
163   Hoothoot Normal Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
164   Noctowl Normal Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
167   Spinarak Bug Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
168   Ariados Bug Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
173   Cleffa Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
174   Igglybuff Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
175   Togepi Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
176   Togetic Normal Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
177   Natu Psychic Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
178   Xatu Psychic Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
186   Politoed Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
193   Yanma Bug Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
196   Espeon Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
197   Umbreon Dark Dark ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
198   Murkrow Dark Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
199   Slowking Water Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
200   Misdreavus Ghost Ghost ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
203   Girafarig Normal Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
222   Corsola Water Rock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
223   Remoraid Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
224   Octillery Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
233   Porygon2 Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
234   Stantler Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
238   Smoochum Ice Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
239   Elekid Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
240   Magby Fire Fire ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
242   Blissey Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
249   Lugia Psychic Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
250   Ho-Oh Fire Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
251   Celebi Psychic Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
267   Beautifly Bug Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
269   Dustox Bug Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
280   Ralts Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
281   Kirlia Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
282   Gardevoir Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
302   Sableye Dark Ghost ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
307   Meditite Fighting Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
308   Medicham Fighting Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
325   Spoink Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
326   Grumpig Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
327   Spinda Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
337   Lunatone Rock Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
338   Solrock Rock Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
343   Baltoy Ground Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
344   Claydol Ground Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
353   Shuppet Ghost Ghost ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
354   Banette Ghost Ghost ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
355   Duskull Ghost Ghost ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
356   Dusclops Ghost Ghost ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
358   Chimecho Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
368   Gorebyss Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
375   Metang Steel Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
376   Metagross Steel Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
380   Latias Dragon Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
381   Latios Dragon Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
385   Jirachi Steel Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
386   Deoxys Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
413   Wormadam Bug Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
414   Mothim Bug Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
425   Drifloon Ghost Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
426   Drifblim Ghost Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
429   Mismagius Ghost Ghost ✔ ✔ ✔
430   Honchkrow Dark Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
433   Chingling Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
436   Bronzor Steel Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
437   Bronzong Steel Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
439   Mime Jr. Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
440   Happiny Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
442   Spiritomb Ghost Dark ✔ ✔ ✔
446   Munchlax Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
448   Lucario Fighting Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
466   Electivire Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
467   Magmortar Fire Fire ✔ ✔ ✔
468   Togekiss Normal Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
469   Yanmega Bug Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
474   Porygon-Z Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
475   Gallade Psychic Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
477   Dusknoir Ghost Ghost ✔ ✔ ✔
478   Froslass Ice Ghost ✔ ✔ ✔
480   Uxie Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
481   Mesprit Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
482   Azelf Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
487   Giratina Ghost Dragon ✔ ✔ ✔
488   Cresselia Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
490   Manaphy Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
491   Darkrai Dark Dark ✔ ✔ ✔
492   Shaymin Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
493   Arceus Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
494   Victini Psychic Fire ✔ ✔
517   Munna Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
518   Musharna Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
527   Woobat Psychic Flying ✔ ✔
528   Swoobat Psychic Flying ✔ ✔
531   Audino Normal Normal ✔ ✔
547   Whimsicott Grass Grass ✔ ✔
555   Darmanitan Fire Fire ✔ ✔
561   Sigilyph Psychic Flying ✔ ✔
562   Yamask Ghost Ghost ✔ ✔
563   Cofagrigus Ghost Ghost ✔ ✔
569   Garbodor Poison Poison ✔ ✔
574   Gothita Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
575   Gothorita Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
576   Gothitelle Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
577   Solosis Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
578   Duosion Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
579   Reuniclus Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
592   Frillish Water Ghost ✔ ✔
593   Jellicent Water Ghost ✔ ✔
594   Alomomola Water Water ✔ ✔
605   Elgyem Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
606   Beheeyem Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
607   Litwick Ghost Fire ✔ ✔
608   Lampent Ghost Fire ✔ ✔
609   Chandelure Ghost Fire ✔ ✔
622   Golett Ground Ghost ✔ ✔
623   Golurk Ground Ghost ✔ ✔
636   Larvesta Bug Fire ✔ ✔
637   Volcarona Bug Fire ✔ ✔
641   Tornadus Flying Flying ✔ ✔
642   Thundurus Electric Flying ✔ ✔
643   Reshiram Dragon Fire ✔ ✔
644   Zekrom Dragon Electric ✔ ✔
645   Landorus Ground Flying ✔ ✔
646   Kyurem Dragon Ice ✔ ✔
648   Meloetta Normal Psychic ✔ ✔
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 the anime


In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


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


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga



In other generations

     
Generation I Generation II Generation III
     
DPPt HGSS BW
 
Stadium 2

Trivia

  • Psychic is the only move that shares exactly the same name as its type. If affixes were disregarded, then Fly would share the same name as its type. This is not present in the Japanese version of the games, where Esper is the type and Psychokinesis is the move.
  • So far, only Psyduck has been able to learn Psychic via breeding.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 幻象術 Huànxiàng Shù
  Dutch Psychisch
  Finnish Psykovoima
Psyko
  French Psyko
  German Psychokinese
  Greek Ψυχισμός
  Hindi मानसिक हमला Mansik Hamla
  Indonesian Psikis
  Italian Psichico
  Korean 사이코키네시스 Psychokinesis
  Brazilian Portuguese Psíquico
  Romanian Psihic
  Serbian Psihički Napad
Spanish   Latin America Fuerza Psiquica
  Spain Psíquico



Variations of the move Psychic
  Psychic • Bug Buzz • Earth Power • Energy Ball


Generation I TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
Generation I HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05


Generation II TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
Generation II HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07


Generation III TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
Generation III HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE


Generation IV TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23
24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46
47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69
70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92
Generation IV HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08


Generation V TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19
20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38
39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57
58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76
77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95
Generation V HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06


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