Psyshield Bash (move)

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Psyshield Bash バリアーラッシュ Barrier Rush

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Battles Type  Psychic Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  70 Accuracy  90% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII 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 VIII Generation IX

Psyshield Bash (Japanese: バリアーラッシュ Barrier Rush) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. It is the signature move of Stantler and Wyrdeer.

Effect

Generation VIII

Psyshield Bash inflicts damage and raises the user's defensive stats.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Category  Physical PP  10 Agile Strong Power  70  55  85 Accuracy  90%  90%  100% Action speed modifier Self  0  0  +5 Target  0  +3  0 Additional effect Turns  3  2  4    ?  ?    ?  ? Raises the user's defensive stats

Generation IX

Psyshield Bash inflicts damage and raises the user's Defense by one stage.

Other effects

A Stantler that has used Psyshield Bash in the agile style at least 20 times can evolve into Wyrdeer.

Description

Games Description LA Cloaking itself in psychic energy, the user slams into the target. This may also raise the user’s defensive stats. SV Cloaking itself in psychic energy, the user slams into the target. This also boosts the user’s Defense stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
234		Stantler		Field		Field	21LA
899		Wyrdeer		Field		Field	21LA	Evo.
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
234		Stantler		Field		Field		✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 屏障猛攻 Pìhngjeung Máahnggūng Mandarin 屏障猛攻 Píngzhàng Měnggōng French Sprint Bouclier German Barrierenstoß Italian Barrierassalto Korean 배리어러시 Baeri-eoreosi Brazilian Portuguese Pancada de Escudo Psíquico Spanish Asalto Barrera

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