Psywave (move)

Psywave
サイコウェーブ Psychowave

Battles

Type	Psychic
Category	Special
PP	15 (max. 24)
Power	—
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 I
TM46 in Generation I

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	1 ♥
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	1 ♥
Jamming	0
Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Psywave (Japanese: サイコウェーブ Psychowave) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I. It is TM46 in Generation I. In Generation II, it was the signature move of Misdreavus.

Effect

Generation I

Psywave inflicts a random amount of damage, varying between 1 damage and 1.5× the user's level.

In a link battle, the damage dealt varies between 1 damage and 1.5× the user's level on the user's side, and between 0 damage and 1.5× the user's level on its opponent's side in a link battle. As a result, if a 0 is generated in a link battle, it causes the games to desynchronize as the target will receive 0 damage on the opponent's game, while the user's side will keep generating pseudorandom numbers until it produces a number between 1 and 1.5× the user's level. Additionally, the game will freeze if a Level 0, 1, or 171 Pokémon uses the move, though Pokémon cannot normally be obtained at these levels without the use of glitches.

In Pokémon Stadium (English), Psywave always deals at least 1 damage.

Psywave has an accuracy of 80%

Generation II

Psywave inflicts a random amount of damage, varying between 1 HP and 1.5× the user's level. The damage is always rounded down; however, Psywave will always deal at least 1 HP of damage.

Psywave does not take weaknesses or resistances into account; however, type immunity is not ignored.

Generations III and IV

Psywave inflicts damage equal to $\left\lfloor {\frac {Level_{user}\times (10r+50)}{100}}\right\rfloor$ , where r is a random number from 0 to 10. However, if this calculation produces a value of 0, Psywave deals 1 HP of damage instead.

Psywave can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Calm Mind was used in the previous turn.

Generation V

Psywave inflicts damage equal to $\left\lfloor {\frac {Level_{user}\times (r+50)}{100}}\right\rfloor$ , where r is a random number from 0 to 100. However, if this calculation produces a value of 0, Psywave deals 1 HP of damage instead.

Generations VI and VII

Psywave's accuracy is now 100% instead of 80%.

Generation VIII onwards

Psywave cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games	Description
StadStad2	A Psychic-type attack of varying intensity. It occasionally inflicts heavy damage.
GS C	An attack with variable power.
RS EColo.XD	Attacks with a psychic wave of varying intensity.
FRLG	The foe is attacked with an odd, hot energy wave that varies in intensity.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The foe is attacked with an odd, hot energy wave. The attack varies in intensity.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE	The target is attacked with an odd psychic wave. The attack varies in intensity.
SwSh BDSP LA SV	This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3						13^ORAS	13^SMUSUM 4^PE
121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3							1^PE
122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like					15^B2W2	15	15^SMUSUM 20^PE
150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							1
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							33^PE
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous		1	1	1	1	1	1
325		Spoink		Field		Field			7	7	7	7	7
326		Grumpig		Field		Field			1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7
337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral			25	23	23^BW 17^B2W2	17^XY 13^ORAS	13
338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral			25	23	23^BW 17^B2W2	17^XY 13^ORAS	13
358		Chimecho		Amorphous		Amorphous			30	30	30	30^XY 16^ORAS	16
380		Latias		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			1	1	1	1	1
381		Latios		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			1	1	1	1	1
429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous				1	1	1	1
436		Bronzor		Mineral		Mineral					15^B2W2	15	15
437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral					15^B2W2	15	15
517		Munna		Field		Field					1	1	1
561		Sigilyph		Flying		Flying					8	8	8
577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous					1	1	1
578		Duosion		Amorphous		Amorphous					1	1	1
579		Reuniclus		Amorphous		Amorphous					1	1	1
686		Inkay		Water 1	Water 2						13	13
687		Malamar		Water 1	Water 2						13	13
779		Bruxish		Water 2		Water 2							25
786		Tapu Lele		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							8
793		Nihilego		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							13
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
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
092		Gastly		Amorphous	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
109		Koffing		Amorphous	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
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

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I TM46	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII --	IX --
012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug	✔
035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	✔
036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy	✔
039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔
040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔
048		Venonat		Bug		Bug	✔
049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug	✔
060		Poliwag		Water 1		Water 1	✔
061		Poliwhirl		Water 1		Water 1	✔
062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1	✔
063		Abra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
079		Slowpoke		Monster	Water 1	✔
080		Slowbro		Monster	Water 1	✔
092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	✔
103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	✔
113		Chansey		Fairy		Fairy	✔
120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	✔
121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3	✔
122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
125		Electabuzz		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
126		Magmar		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	✔
137		Porygon		Mineral		Mineral	✔
143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster	✔
150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
151		Mew		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

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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Psywave has 19PP and 100% accuracy. The attack travels up to 10 tiles away and hits the first Pokémon it encounters, ally or enemy, dealing damage between 1/2 and 383/256 (~1.49x) of the user's level. It is affected by type matchup and STAB unlike in main series. Before accounting for type matchup and STAB, the move is guaranteed to deal at least 1HP of damage, but no more than 199 (although that number is impossible to achieve under normal gameplay).

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 12, and its accuracy to 95%.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Psywave

★
Attack power	31.55416
Charge time	0.82 seconds
Range type	Wide Shot
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	None

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. The amount of damage depends on the user's level.
MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. The higher the user's level, the greater the damage.
BSL	はなれたポケモンにダメージをあたえるじぶんのレベルがたかいほどダメージがおおきくなりやすい
MDGtI	Its damage varies. The higher your level, the greater the possible damage.* It damages even a faraway Pokémon. The higher your level, the greater the damage.*
SMD	Its damage varies. The higher your level, the greater the possible damage.* It damages an enemy. The higher your level, the greater the damage.*

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Mismagius	Duosion	Solrock	Exeggutor
The target is attacked with an odd psychic wave.
User	First Used In		Notes
Jynx	Jynx's eyes glow and she raises her hands in the air. The opponent then lifts up into the air, and by waving her arms, Jynx can control wherever the opponent goes.
Santa Claus's Jynx	Holiday Hi-Jynx		Debut
Exeggutor	Exeggutor's eyes glow green and it bends down, firing a white ring of energy at the opponent from the middle of its leaves.
Mandi's Exeggutor	Round One - Begin!		None
Gastly	Gastly shoots the fog around its body at the opponent and the fog morphs into an arrow-like shape that hits the opponent.
Officer Jenny's Gastly	Pikachu Re-Volts		None
Mr. Mime	Mr. Mime raises its hands and then brings them down in the shape of a circle and a white circle appears in front of it. It then fires the ring at the opponent.
Toku's Mr. Mime	The Psychic Sidekicks!		None
Solrock	Solrock's body becomes outlined in light blue, and its eyes also glow light blue. Solrock then fires light blue rings at the opponent from its body.
Brandon's Solrock	Pace - The Final Frontier!		None
Mismagius	Mismagius becomes surrounded by a light blue aura and it releases a wave of energy out of its body. When it hits the opponent, its body glows multicolored and Mismagius can control the opponent; or, Mismagius's body becomes outlined in light blue energy and it fires invisible or light blue shockwaves at the opponent from its body, or the gems on Mismagius's body glow pink and its body becomes outlined in light blue. It then fires multiple light blue tentacles from the outline at the opponent; or, Mismagius's eyes become surrounded in multicolored energy and it fires a beam of multicolored energy from its eyes at the opponent.
Cocoa's Mismagius	Arriving in Style!		None
Fantina's Mismagius	Playing the Leveling Field!		None
Zoey's Mismagius	Coming Full - Festival Circle!		None
Grings Kodai's Mismagius	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		None
Chimecho	Chimecho's body becomes outlined in light blue and it releases multiple light blue rings of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Maya's Chimecho	Mastering Current Events!		None
Reuniclus	Reuniclus puts its hands together in front of it and fires a multicolored beam of energy from its hands at the opponent.
Damon's Reuniclus	White—Victini and Zekrom		None
Duosion	Duosion puts its arms out in front of it and a ball of multicolored energy forms in front of its body. A wavy multicolored beam of energy then fires from the ball at the opponent.
Officer Jenny's Duosion	Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!		None
Mewtwo	Mega Mewtwo Y creates a white force field that expands rapidly from around it and explodes on contact with the opponent.
Mewtwo (M16)	Genesect and the Legend Awakened		Mewtwo cannot legally know Psywave in Generation V
Grumpig	Grumpig fires a beam of multicolored energy from between its hands at the opponent.
A wild Grumpig	An Oasis of Hope!		None
Spoink	Spoink fires a beam of multicolored energy from between its hands at the opponent.
Multiple wild Spoink	An Oasis of Hope!		None
Sigilyph	Sigilyph's two eyes on its head start to glow and then it fires a beam of multicolored energy from its eyes at the opponent.
Carrie's Sigilyph	Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Jynx	Mewtwo (Tornado)	Mewtwo (Fork)

The foe is attacked with an odd, hot energy wave.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Jynx	Jynx releases a powerful wave of psychic energy from her body that distorts the air around the opponent and creates a horrible sound in the target's head.
Ken's Jynx	The Jynx Jinx	Debut
Mewtwo	Mewtwo releases a powerful tornado from its body that traps the opponent inside, or Mewtwo creates a spoon out of psychic energy and hits the opponent with it. When in the spoon form, Mewtwo can fire the energy from the spoon by transforming it into a fork and extending it.
Blaine's Mewtwo	And Mewtwo Too?!	None
Misdreavus	Misdreavus releases a beam of energy from its face at the opponent.
Morty's Misdreavus	Misdreavus Misgivings	None
Girafarig	Girafarig releases a powerful wave of psychic energy from its antennae that distorts the air around and causes the opponent's head to hurt.
Harry's Girafarig	Great Girafarig	None
Solrock	Solrock glares at the opponent and releases a powerful wave of psychic energy at the opponent from its body.
Tate's Solrock	You Can Fight Day or Night With Lunatone & Solrock	None
Mewtwo	Mega Mewtwo X creates a spoon out of psychic energy and hits the opponent with it.
Blaine's Mewtwo	PS591	None

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

	Mismagius

The user releases a powerful blast of energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Mismagius	Mismagius glows and shoots a blast of energy at the opponent.
Lily's Mismagius	A Fated Reunion	Debut
Mime Jr.	Mime Jr. glows and shoots a blast of energy at the opponent.
Hiori's Mime Jr.	Lily Regains Her Memories!	Used via Mimic

Pokémon Try Adventure

	Spoink

The user fires a beam of psychic energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Spoink	Spoink fires a beam of psychic energy at the opponent.
Soro's Spoink	TA30	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

In Generation I, Psywave was responsible for two glitches, one of which could desynchronize games connected for a link battle in normal gameplay.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	精神波 Jīngsàhn Bō * 幻象波 Waahnjeuhng Bō * 幻像波浪 Waahnjeuhng Bōlohng *
Chinese	Mandarin	精神波 Jīngshén Bō * 幻象波 Huànxiàng Bō *
Czech		Psychická Vlna
Dutch		Psygolf
Finnish		Psykoaalto
French		Vague Psy
German		Psywelle
Greek		Ψυχοκύμα Psychokýma
Hindi		मानसिक लहर Maansik Leher
Indonesian		Psywave
Italian		Psiconda^III+ Psico-onda^I–II
Korean		사이코웨이브 Saikoweibeu
Polish		Psychofala
Brazilian Portuguese		Onda Psíquica
Romanian		Psywave
Serbian		Psihički Talas
Spanish		Psicoonda^III+ Psico-Onda^I–II
Swedish		Psykvåg Hypnos*
Vietnamese		Sóng Tâm Linh

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

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