Psyshock (move)

Psyshock サイコショック Psycho Shock

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make 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 V TM03 in Generation V TM03 in Generation VI TM03 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon TR25 in Pokémon Sword and Shield TM054 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Contests Condition  [[(condition)|]] Appeal  0   Jam  0   ???

Super Contests Condition  [[(condition)|]] Appeal  0   ???

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Psyshock (Japanese: サイコショック Psycho Shock) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation V. It is TM03 from Generation V to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, TR25 in Generation VIII, and TM054 in Generation IX.

Effect

Psyshock inflicts damage. Despite being a special move, Psyshock uses the target's Defense instead of its Special Defense to calculate damage. Due to being a special move, it uses the user's Special Attack to calculate damage. It activates Mirror Coat (not Counter), has its damage reduced by Light Screen (not Reflect), activates the Maranga Berry (not the Kee Berry), etc.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This attack does physical damage. SV The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This move deals physical damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like				30SwShBDSP
0065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like				30SwShBDSP
0096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	57	57	57	57BDSP	45
0097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like	57	57	57	57BDSP	51
0103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	17	17	17	1
0103		Exeggutor Alolan Form		Grass		Grass			17	1
0325		Spoink		Field		Field	34BW 38B2W2	38	38	38BDSP	38
0326		Grumpig		Field		Field	37BW 42B2W2	42	42	42BDSP	42
0337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral			1	20
0574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like	25	25	25	20	20
0575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like	25	25	25	20	20
0576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like	25	25	25	20	20
0577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous	25	25	25	20
0578		Duosion		Amorphous		Amorphous	25	25	25	20
0579		Reuniclus		Amorphous		Amorphous	25	25	25	20
0653		Fennekin		Field		Field		31	31		31
0654		Braixen		Field		Field		34	36		36
0655		Delphox		Field		Field		34	38		38
0677		Espurr		Field		Field		25	25	33
0678		Meowstic Male		Field		Field		25	25	39
0678		Meowstic Female		Field		Field		25	25	39
0779		Bruxish		Water 2		Water 2					25
0786		Tapu Lele		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			32	45
0898		Calyrex		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				24	24
0898		Calyrex Ice Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				24	24
0898		Calyrex Shadow Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				24	24
0936		Armarouge		Human-Like		Human-Like					Evo.
0987		Flutter Mane		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					63
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM/TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II --	III --	IV --	V TM03	VI TM03	VII TM03	VIII TR25	IX TM054
0026		Raichu Alolan Form		Field	Fairy			✔	✔	✔
0035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0038		Ninetales		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0038		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
0039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy					✔
0040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy					✔
0054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0055		Golduck		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0063		Abra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0079		Slowpoke		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0079		Slowpoke Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1				✔	✔
0080		Slowbro		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0080		Slowbro Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1				✔	✔
0096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔		✔
0097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔		✔
0103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
0103		Exeggutor Alolan Form		Grass		Grass			✔	✔
0121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
0122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0122		Mr. Mime Galarian Form		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔
0124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0137		Porygon		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0144		Articuno Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔	✔
0150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0173		Cleffa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0175		Togepi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
0177		Natu		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
0178		Xatu		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
0196		Espeon		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0199		Slowking Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1				✔	✔
0200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔
0203		Girafarig		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔		✔
0233		Porygon2		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0234		Stantler		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔		✔
0238		Smoochum		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0249		Lugia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0281		Kirlia		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔		✔
0308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔		✔
0325		Spoink		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔		✔
0326		Grumpig		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔		✔
0337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0358		Chimecho		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔		✔
0375		Metang		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0376		Metagross		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0380		Latias		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0381		Latios		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0385		Jirachi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0386		Deoxys		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔
0429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔
0433		Chingling		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔		✔
0436		Bronzor		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0439		Mime Jr.		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔
0468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
0474		Porygon-Z		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0480		Uxie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0481		Mesprit		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0482		Azelf		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0488		Cresselia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0491		Darkrai		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
0493		Arceus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔		✔
0494		Victini		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0517		Munna		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0518		Musharna		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0527		Woobat		Field	Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
0528		Swoobat		Field	Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
0531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
0561		Sigilyph		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
0574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
0578		Duosion		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
0579		Reuniclus		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
0605		Elgyem		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0606		Beheeyem		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0628		Braviary Hisuian Form		Flying		Flying					✔
0648		Meloetta		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔		✔
0653		Fennekin		Field		Field		✔	✔		✔
0654		Braixen		Field		Field		✔	✔		✔
0655		Delphox		Field		Field		✔	✔		✔
0677		Espurr		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
0678		Meowstic Male		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
0678		Meowstic Female		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
0683		Aromatisse		Fairy		Fairy		✔	✔	✔
0687		Malamar		Water 1	Water 2		✔	✔	✔
0700		Sylveon		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
0707		Klefki		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔
0716		Xerneas		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔
0719		Diancie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔
0720		Hoopa Confined		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔		✔
0720		Hoopa Unbound		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔		✔
0765		Oranguru		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
0779		Bruxish		Water 2		Water 2					✔
0786		Tapu Lele		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
0791		Solgaleo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
0792		Lunala		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
0793		Nihilego		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
0800		Necrozma		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
0800		Necrozma Dusk Mane		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔USUM	✔
0800		Necrozma Dawn Wings		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔USUM	✔
0801		Magearna		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
0806		Blacephalon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔USUM	✔
0825		Dottler		Bug		Bug				✔
0826		Orbeetle		Bug		Bug				✔
0854		Sinistea		Mineral	Amorphous				✔	✔
0855		Polteageist		Mineral	Amorphous				✔	✔
0856		Hatenna		Fairy		Fairy				✔	✔
0857		Hattrem		Fairy		Fairy				✔	✔
0858		Hatterene		Fairy		Fairy				✔	✔
0866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔
0869		Alcremie		Fairy	Amorphous				✔
0876		Indeedee Male		Fairy		Fairy				✔	✔
0876		Indeedee Female		Fairy		Fairy				✔	✔
0898		Calyrex		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔	✔
0898		Calyrex Ice Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔	✔
0898		Calyrex Shadow Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔	✔
0899		Wyrdeer		Field		Field					✔
0936		Armarouge		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔
0954		Rabsca		Bug		Bug					✔
0955		Flittle		Flying		Flying					✔
0956		Espathra		Flying		Flying					✔
0981		Farigiraf		Field		Field					✔
0984		Great Tusk		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
0985		Scream Tail		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
0987		Flutter Mane		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
1000		Gholdengo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
1006		Iron Valiant		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
1015		Munkidori		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
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 games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Psyshock deals damage. The damage is determined by the enemy's Defense stat rather than the Sp. Def stat.

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners MDGtI 15 99 13 50 95% 98% Front Enemy No SMD 15 99 13 30 95% 98% Front Enemy No With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★★ Power: 43 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: None

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

Psyshock
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 65 Energy cost 33 Duration 2.7 seconds Damage window 2 - 2.6 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 70 Energy cost 45 Secondary effect ? Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Gyms & Raids

• February 16, 2017
  • Power: 40 → 65
  • Damage window: 2.2 - 2.7 → 2 - 2.6 seconds

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Psyshock

★★★★
Attack power	59.61046
Charge time	0.86 seconds
Range type	Circular (ranged)
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	None

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Psyshock is Espeon's first move and Gardevoir's second move.

Espeon can obtain the move by evolving from Eevee at level 4 and upgrading Swift into it instead of Stored Power. The user materializes psychic projectiles and hurls them at a designated location; dealing damage to enemies hit by the projectiles and decreasing their movement speed for a short time. Orbs start in a horizontal line perpendicular to the user's facing. Orbs continue to fly in the direction once past the target location up until the maximum range of the move. Targets hit by all five projectiles are stunned. When one enemy is hit by a projectile, subsequent projectiles deal 70% less damage. At level 10, the projectiles become faster.

Gardevoir can obtain the move by evolving into Kirlia at level 5 and upgrading Teleport into it instead of Future Sight. The user channels three attacks at the targeted area, damaging enemies. Psyshock's cooldown is reduced each time it hits an enemy. At level 11, each hit of Psyshock also increases the damage of the next hit.

Description

Games Description Conq. The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This attack does physical damage. MDGtI This is a special move, but it won't be affected by the enemy's Special Defense.* It damages an enemy. This move is a special attack, but the enemy's Defense stat determines damage instead of its Special Defense stat.* SMD It damages an enemy. This move is a special attack, but the damage is determined by the enemy's Defense stat rather than its Sp. Def stat. MDRTDX It damages an enemy. The damage is determined by the enemy's Defense stat.

In the anime

Gothita Metang Meditite Nihilego
The user materializes an odd psychic blast to attack the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Gothita jumps into the air and puts its arms out in front of it. It then forms a mass of thick light blue, blue, and purple energy and fires it at the opponent. When it hits the opponent, it pushes it back and explodes. Sometimes, the black tuft of hair on its head twitches and glows light purple before using the attack. When this happens, its body flashes light blue, blue, and purple before forming the mass of energy.
Christie's Gothita	Where Did You Go, Audino?		Debut
Katharine's Gothita	Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!		None
	Duosion crouches its body together and three thick masses of light blue, blue, and purple energy forms around the front of its body. Duosion then fires the masses at the opponent, one after the other.
Officer Jenny's Duosion	Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!		None
	Gothorita floats into the air and closes its eyes. Three thick masses of light blue, blue, and purple energy forms in front of Gothorita's body, and it fires the orbs at the opponent.
Lewis's Gothorita	Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2		None
Flora's Gothorita	The Clubsplosion Begins!		None
	Meowstic forms a purple orb of energy in one of its hands. It then fires three dark purple beams of energy from the orb at the opponent.
Olympia's two Meowstic	All Eyes on the Future!		None
	Metang creates a stream of purple energy in between its hands before firing a purple beam of energy from its hands towards the opponent.
Alain's Metang	The Synchronicity Test!		None
	Meditite forms a ring of purple masses of energy in front of its body. Meditite then fires the masses at the opponent, one after the other.
Kira's Meditite	Raid Battle in The Ruins!		None
	Nihilego fires multiple purple blasts of energy from its body at the opponent in a quick succession.
Gladion's Lillie	Helping the Hometown Hero!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Gothitelle Mega Gardevoir
The user materializes an odd psychic blast to attack the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Gothitelle releases energy from its eyes at the opponent.
Caitlin's Gothitelle	The Power of Dreams		Debut
	Mega Gardevoir forms a sphere of energy and fires it at the opponent.
Diantha's Gardevoir	Connecting with Gardevoir		None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Psyshock is an attack that has appeared as the translated name of ねんりき Nenriki on many English trading cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game since Generation I (starting with Base Set Abra), long before its actualization as a move in Generation V. Its effect induces paralysis.
• Out of the three moves that deal physical damage despite being special-based, Psyshock is the only one that is not the signature move of a Legendary Pokémon.
• Psyshock has the same description text as Psystrike.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 精神衝擊 Jīngsàhn Chūnggīk * 幻象攻擊 Waahnjeuhng Gūnggīk * Mandarin 精神衝擊 / 精神冲击 Jīngshén Chōngjí / Jīngshén Chōngjī * 幻象攻擊 Huànxiàng Gōngjí * French Choc Psy German Psychoschock Greek ψυχικοπληξία Italian Psicoshock Korean 사이코쇼크 Saikosyokeu Polish Psychoszok Portuguese Brazil Choque Psíquico (games, Pokémon the Series: XY-present, TCG, manga) Psicochoque (early anime) Portugal Psicochoque Spanish Latin America Choque Psíquico Spain Psicocarga Swedish Psykchock* Thai ไซโคช็อค Vietnamese Cú Sốc Tâm Linh

Variations of the move Psyshock
Body Press Psyshock

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