Psychic (move)

For trainer class, see Psychic (Trainer Class).

Psychic

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Introduced:	Generation I

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	90
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	10 (Max. 16), max: {{{max_pp}}}
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Condition:
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	3 ♥♥♥
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Super Contests (DPPt)

Condition:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
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Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:
Appeal:	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam:	0
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Psychic (サイコキネシス Psychokinesis) is a Psychic-type special move introduced in Generation I. It has been TM29 since Generation I.

Description

The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force.

Effect

In battle

It has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense by 1 stage.

Contests

Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests

Earn +2 of the Pokémon performs first this turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Quite an appealing move.

Learnset

By Leveling Up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				VII	VIII	IX
	Venonat	bug/poison	43	41	41	47
	Venomoth	bug/poison	50	52	52	55
	Kadabra	psychic	38	38	36	40
	Alakazam	psychic	38	38	36	40
	Slowpoke	water/psychic	48	48	48 (Template:RSE) 40 (Template:FRLG)	45
	Slowbro	water/psychic	55	54	54 (Template:RSE) 44 (Template:FRLG)	49
	Drowzee	psychic	32	40	40 (Template:RSE) 31 (Template:FRLG)	49
	Hypno	psychic	37	49	49 (Template:RSE) 35 (Template:FRLG)	49
	Exeggcute	grass/psychic				47
	Staryu	water
	Mr. Mime	psychic			45 (Template:RSE) 43 (Template:FRLG)	39
	Mewtwo	psychic	1, 66	66	66	71
	Mew	psychic	40	40	40	30
	Spinirak	bug/poison		53	53	40
	Ariados	bug/poison		63	63	46
	Natu	psychic/flying		50	50	47
	Xatu	psychic/flying		65	65	59
	Espeon	psychic		47	47	64
	Slowking	water/psychic		48	48 (Template:RSE) 50 (Template:FRLG)	48
	Girafarig	normal/psychic				37
	Smoochum	ice/psychic		37	45	35
	Ralts	psychic/fairy			26	28
	Kirlia	psychic/fairy			26	31
	Gardevoir	psychic/fairy			26	33
	Spoink	psychic			34	31
	Grumpig	psychic			37	47
	Lunatone	rock/psychic			37	45
	Solrock	rock/psychic
	Chimecho	psychic			46
	Gorebyss	water			36	42
	Metang	steel/psychic			38	36
	Metagross	steel/psychic			38	36
	Latias	dragon/psychic			40	65
	Latios	dragon/psychic			40	65
	Jiraichi	steel/psychic			20	20
	Deoxys	psychic			25	41
	Wormadam	bug/grass				44
	Mothim	bug/flying				44
	Mime Jr.	psychic/fairy				39
	Cresselia	psychic				93
	Munna	psychic
	Woobat	psychic/flying
	Swoobat	psychic/flying
	Sigilyph	psychic/flying
	Gothita	psychic
	Gothorita	psychic
	Gothitelle	psychic
	Solosis	psychic
	Duosion	psychic
	Reuniclus	psychic
	Elgyem	psychic
	Beheeyem	psychic
	Meloetta	normal/psychic
	Fennekin	fire
	Braixen	fire
	Delphox	fire/psychic
	Meowstic	psychic
	Spritzee	fairy
	Aromatisse	fairy
	Yveltal	dark/flying
	Hoopa	psychic/ghost
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Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By Breeding

Pokémon		Type	Egg Groups	Father
				VI	VII	VIII
	Psyduck	water
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn this move through chain breeding.

By TM

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Gallery

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See Also

• Confusion