*They're strong against the {{Type|Fighting}}-type because there are sayings regarding the mind's superiority over the body ("Brain beats Brawn", "Mind over Matter," etc.).
*They're strong against the {{Type|Fighting}}-type because there are sayings regarding the mind's superiority over the body ("Brain beats Brawn", "Mind over Matter," etc.).
*They're strong against the {{Type|Poison}}-type because psychic concentration can at times ignore the body's physical pain. Also, while a person's body can be poisoned, their mind cannot.
*They're strong against the {{Type|Poison}}-type because psychic concentration can at times ignore the body's physical pain. Also, while a person's body can be poisoned, their mind cannot.
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*They're weak against the {{Type|Bug}}, {{Type|Dark}} and {{Type|Ghost}}-types because these represent fears, which can take over the mind and affect one's concentration.
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*They're weak against the {{Type|Bug}}, {{Type|Dark}} and {{Type|Ghost}}-types because these represent fears, which can take over the mind and affect one's concentration, and of beings of different and hard to read psyches; insects have a much different mental process than vertebrates, unusual and twisted "dark" minds can be unpredictable and incomprehensible, and where ghosts are of a different frequency of existence.
*The {{Type|Steel}}-type resists them because some of them are based on machines, which don't have thoughts or feelings. As a whole they lack any mental capacity whatsoever, so thus are highly unsusceptible to psychic powers.
*The {{Type|Steel}}-type resists them because some of them are based on machines, which don't have thoughts or feelings. As a whole they lack any mental capacity whatsoever, so thus are highly unsusceptible to psychic powers.
Many Pokémon are of this type, and, being the type with most Legendary Pokémon, for many, the Psychic type is the most powerful. Psychic-type Pokémon tend to be very intelligent.
To attack, the use their mind power, thus having high special stats and low physical stats. However, this is not always like this.
Famous Psychic-type Pokémon Trainers include Sabrina, the sixth Gym Leader in Kanto; Will, the first member of the Johto Elite Four; Tate and Liza, the seventh Gym Leaders in Hoenn; Lucian, the fourth member of the Sinnoh Elite Four; Caitlin, a member of the Unova Elite Four; and Olympia, the seventh Gym Leader in Kalos.
They're strong against the Fighting-type because there are sayings regarding the mind's superiority over the body ("Brain beats Brawn", "Mind over Matter," etc.).
They're strong against the Poison-type because psychic concentration can at times ignore the body's physical pain. Also, while a person's body can be poisoned, their mind cannot.
They're weak against the Bug, Dark and Ghost-types because these represent fears, which can take over the mind and affect one's concentration, and of beings of different and hard to read psyches; insects have a much different mental process than vertebrates, unusual and twisted "dark" minds can be unpredictable and incomprehensible, and where ghosts are of a different frequency of existence.
The Steel-type resists them because some of them are based on machines, which don't have thoughts or feelings. As a whole they lack any mental capacity whatsoever, so thus are highly unsusceptible to psychic powers.