Psyblade (move)

Psyblade (Japanese: サイコブレイド Psycho Blade) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced during Generation IX. It is the signature move of Iron Leaves.

Psyblade サイコブレイド Psycho Blade

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IX Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Effect

Psyblade inflicts damage. If there is Electric Terrain on the field, its base power is increased to 120, whether or not the user is grounded. If used by a Pokémon with Sharpness, its power is increased by 50%.

Description

Games Description SV The user rends the target with an ethereal blade. This move's power is boosted by 50 percent if the user is on Electric Terrain.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						IX
						SV
1010		Iron Leaves		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	56
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 Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Buddy move
Shining Sword Psyblade	Physical	2	1	350	420	—%	All opponents	Sure Hit	Activation Condition: When the user uses any move once. Deactivation Condition: Cannot be deactivated. Never misses. Makes the target flinch. The power of this move is not lowered even if there are multiple targets. This attack's power increases 50% when a terrain applies to the field of play. Turns the field of play's terrain into Electric Terrain when the terrain is Electric Terrain. Turns the field of play's terrain into Grassy Terrain when the terrain is Grassy Terrain. Turns the field of play's terrain into Psychic Terrain when the terrain is Psychic Terrain.	Hilda (Champion) & Iron Leaves
Sync move
Name	Category	State		Base power	Max power	Target		Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair
A Future of Helping One Another Psyblade	Physical	Default		250	300	An opponent		—	No additional effect.	Hilda (Champion) & Iron Leaves
		6★ EX				All opponents
		6★ EX with EX role							The first time the user's sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three.

Trivia

• Among the signature moves of the six Paradox Pokémon connected to Legendary Pokémon, Psyblade is the only one to not match its user's primary type, namely Grass.
• Psyblade is the only non-Electric-type move to benefit from a power boost from Electric Terrain.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	精神劍 Jīngsàhn Gim
	Mandarin	精神劍 / 精神剑 Jīngshén Jiàn
French		Lame Psychique
German		Psychoschneide
Italian		Psicolama
Korean		사이코블레이드 Psycho Blade
Spanish		Psicohojas

Variations of the move Hydro Steam
Psyblade Hydro Steam

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