Psybeam (move)
Psybeam サイケこうせん Psyche-beam | ||||||||||||
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Psybeam (Japanese: サイケこうせん Psyche-beam) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Psybeam does damage and has a 10% chance of confusing the target.
Psybeam can't confuse a target that is already confused.
In Stadium, Psybeam can't confuse a target that has a Substitute.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
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Generation II
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0054
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Espeon
Girafarig
Remoraid, Octillery
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0109
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Koffing
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0118
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Goldeen
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0165
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Ledyba
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0167
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Spinarak
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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Generation III
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0054
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Espeon
Girafarig
Remoraid, Octillery
Spoink, Grumpig
Spinda
Kecleon
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0109
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Koffing
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0118
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Goldeen
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0165
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Ledyba
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0167
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Spinarak
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0283
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Surskit
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Remoraid, Octillery
Dustox
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox
Mothim
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0054
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Espeon
Girafarig
Remoraid, Octillery
Spoink, Grumpig
Spinda
Kecleon
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0109
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Koffing
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0118
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Goldeen
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0165
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Ledyba
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox
Mothim
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0167
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Spinarak
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox
Mothim
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0170
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Chinchou
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#FAC000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0283
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Surskit
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Remoraid, Octillery
Dustox
Mothim
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0456
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Finneon
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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Generation V
By leveling up
By breeding
Template:Breedlist
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox
Mothim
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0054
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Espeon
Girafarig
Remoraid, Octillery
Spoink, Grumpig
Spinda
Kecleon
Munna, Musharna
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0109
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Koffing
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0118
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Goldeen
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0165
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Ledyba
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox
Mothim
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0167
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Spinarak
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox
Mothim
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0170
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Chinchou
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#FAC000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0283
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Surskit
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Remoraid, Octillery
Dustox
Mothim
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0456
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Finneon
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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In the anime
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The Pokémon creates a multicolored beam and releases it into the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Kadabra's eyes glow red. Then, multicolored circles are released from its eyes at the opponent. | |||
Sabrina's Kadabra | Haunter Versus Kadabra | Debut | |
Venonat releases a multicolored beam from its eyes at the opponent. | |||
Aya's Venonat | The Ninja Poké-Showdown! | None | |
Alakazam crosses its spoons and releases a multicolored beam from them at the opponent. | |||
A giant Alakazam | The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis | None | |
Eusine's Alakazam | The Legend of Thunder! | None | |
Anabel's Alakazam | Talking a Good Game! | None | |
Girafarig fires a multicolored beam from between its horns at the opponent. | |||
Lisa's Girafarig | Spell of the Unown | None | |
Cherry's Girafarig | The Psychic Sidekicks! | None | |
Lucian's Girafarig | An Elite Meet and Greet! | None | |
The stripe on Kecleon's stomach glows multicolored and it releases a multicolored beam from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Madison's Reddy | The Kecleon Caper | None | |
Alexa's Greeny | The Kecleon Caper | None | |
Harrison's Kecleon | Playing with Fire! | None | |
The red gem on Espeon's forehead shines and it releases a multicolored beam from it at the opponent. | |||
Sakura's Espeon | Espeon, Not Included | None | |
Annie's Espeon | Pokémon Heroes | None | |
Misdreavus releases a multicolored beam from its eyes at the opponent. | |||
Marina's Little Miss | The Legend of Thunder! | None | |
Nelson's Misdreavus | Entei at Your Own Risk | None | |
Venomoth releases two multicolored beams from its eyes at the opponent. | |||
Chaz's Venomoth | All Things Bright and Beautifly! | None | |
Dustox releases a multicolored beam from its eyes at the opponent. | |||
Jessie's Dustox | Seeing is Believing! | None | |
Claydol points its arms at the opponent and fires two multicolored beams from the tips of its arms at the opponent. | |||
Spenser's Claydol | Ka Boom with a View! | None | |
Buck's Claydol | Bucking the Treasure Trend! | None | |
Butterfree's eyes glow purple and it releases a purple beam from its eyes at the opponent. | |||
Drew's Butterfree | The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing! | None | |
Unknow Trainer's | Campin It Up! | None | |
The green orbs on Bonsly's head glow white and it releases a multicolored beam from in between them at the opponent. | |||
Brock's Bonsly | A Staravia is Born! | Used via Mimic | |
Mothim fires a multicolored beam from its eyes at the oppponent. | |||
Cheryl's Mothim | Some Enchanted Sweetening! | None | |
Mismagius's eyes glow multicolored and its body becomes outlined in a multicolor outline. It then fires one or two multicolored beams from its eyes at the opponent. | |||
Fantina's Mismagius | Playing the Leveling Field! | None | |
Drowzee releases a multicolored beam from its eyes at the opponent. | |||
Azure's Drowzee | Beating the Bustle and Hustle! | None |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
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The foe is attacked with a peculiar ray. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Jynx's pupils disappear and it fires a circular beam of circles from its body at the opponent. | |||
A Team Rocket grunt's Jynx | The Jynx Jinx | Debut | |
Kadabra releases a beam from its eyes at the opponent. Sometimes, its pupils disappear before using the attack. | |||
Sabrina's Kadabra | Kalling Kadabra | None | |
Porygon fires a beam from its body at the opponent. | |||
Blue's Porygon | Gimme Shellder | None | |
Misdreavus fires a beam of energy from its eyes at the opponent. | |||
Morty's Misdreavus | Sticky Lickitung | None | |
Mr. Mime fires a zig-zagging beam of energy from its hand at the opponent. | |||
Sabrina's Mr. Mime | Mighty Cuts, Scyther! | None |
In other languages
- Dutch: Psychostraal
- Finnish: Psykosäde
- French: Rafale Psy
- German: Psystrahl
- Greek: Ψυχοριπή
- Hindi: Maansik Beam
- Italian: Psicoraggio
- Korean: 환상빔 Hwansang Beam
- Portuguese (Brazilian): Raio Psíquico
- Portuguese (European): Feixe Psíquico
- Spanish: Psico-Rayo (Gen I-II), Psicorrayo (Gen III-present)
Variations of the move Psybeam | ||||
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