Psycho Boost (move): Difference between revisions

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Psycho Boost
サイコブースト Psycho Boost

Battles

Type	Psychic
Category	Special
PP	5 (max. 8)
Power	140
Accuracy	90%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jam	0
After this move, the user is more easily startled.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jamming	0
A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Psycho Boost (Japanese: サイコブースト Psycho Boost) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation III. It is the signature move of Deoxys.

Effect

Psycho Boost inflicts damage and lowers the user's Special Attack stat by two stages.

Description

Games	Description
RS E	Allows a full-power attack, but sharply lowers Sp. Atk.
FRLG	An intense attack that also sharply reduces the user’s Sp. Atk stat.
	The user attacks the foe at full power. The attack’s recoil sharply reduces the user’s Sp. Atk stat.
	The user attacks the target at full power. The attack's recoil harshly reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat.
	The user attacks the target at full power. The attack's recoil harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type	Level
#	Pokémon		Type	I		II	III	IV	V	VI
386		Deoxys	Psychic	Psychic	45		89		89		89 67
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation III

#		Pokémon	Type		Obtained with
0249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

#		Pokémon	Type		Obtained with
0386		Deoxys^Lv.50	Psychic		Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs - Deoxys and the Odd Temple
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation IV

#		Pokémon	Type		Obtained with
0386		Deoxys^Lv.50	Psychic		10th Movie Event GameStop Event Nintendo of Korea
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Deoxys (M07) Deoxys
The user forms a glowing ball of energy and shoots it at the foe.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Deoxys creates a glowing multi-colored ball of energy within its tentacles and throws it at the opponent.
Deoxys (Purple Crystal)	Destiny Deoxys	Debut
A wild Deoxys	Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys Crisis! (Part 1)	None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Deoxys's Attack Forme Deoxys's Normal Forme
The user forms a glowing ball of energy and shoots it at foe.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Deoxys holds its arms up and a large ball of energy forms in between it. Deoxys then absorbs the energy ball into the crystal on its chest and fires an even larger ball of energy with a powerful aura around it from its chest at the opponent.
Organism No. 2	Don't Doubt Deoxys	Debut
	Deoxys puts its tentacles together in front of its body and a mass of energy forms in between them. It then bends its body backwards and holds its tentacles around the orb of energy like a cannon. It then fires the orb at the opponent.
Organism No. 2	Down-for-the-Count Deoxys	None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Pokémon	Method
Deoxys
The user forms a glowing spherical ball.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Deoxys forms a glowing spherical ball and releases it at the opponent.
A wild Deoxys	Deoxys, The Phantom Pokémon! (Part 1)	Debut

In other generations

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	DP Pt	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	BW	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

Psycho Boost has the highest base power of all Psychic-type moves.
Psycho Boost has the same descriptions as Overheat.
This move is the last Generation III move in index number order.
Unlike other similar moves, the power of Psycho Boost was not lowered to 130 in Generation VI.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		精神提升 Jīngshen Tíshēng
Dutch		Psycho Bol
French		Psycho Boost
German		Psyschub
Greek		Ψυχική Επιτάχυνση
Italian		Psicoslancio
Korean		사이코부스트 Psycho Boost
Brazilian Portuguese		Impulso Psíquico
Serbian		Psihičko Pojačanje
Spanish	Latin America	Psico-impulso
Spanish	Spain	Psicoataque

Variations of the move Overheat

Formerly a variation
	Overheat • Draco Meteor • Leaf Storm • Fleur Cannon
	Psycho Boost

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.

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 gameimage=Psycho Boost.png |
+gameimage2=Psycho Boost 2.png |
+gameimagewidth=300px |
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 appealsc=2 |
 scdesc=Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage. |
+category6=Clever |
+appeal6=6 |
+jam6=0 |
+cdesc6=A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled. |
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-'''Psycho Boost''' (Japanese: '''サイコブースト''' ''Psychoboost'') is a damage-dealing {{type|Psychic}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation III]]. It is the [[signature move]] of {{p|Deoxys}} in the handheld games.
+'''Psycho Boost''' (Japanese: '''サイコブースト''' ''Psycho Boost'') is a damage-dealing {{type|Psychic}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation III]]. It is the [[signature move]] of {{p|Deoxys}}.
 ==Effect==
-Psycho Boost inflicts damage, and lowers the user's {{stat|Special Attack}} stat by two stages.
+Psycho Boost inflicts damage and lowers the user's {{stat|Special Attack}} stat by two stages.
 ==Description==
 {{movedesc|psychic}}
-{{movedescentry|RSEColoXD|Allows a full-power attack, but sharply lowers <sc>Sp. Atk</sc>.}}
+{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|RSE}}{{gameabbrev3|Colo}}{{gameabbrev3|XD}}|Allows a full-power attack, but sharply lowers <sc>Sp. Atk</sc>.}}
-{{movedescentry|FRLG|An intense attack that also sharply reduces the user’s <sc>Sp. Atk</sc> stat.}}
+{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|An intense attack that also sharply reduces the user’s <sc>Sp. Atk</sc> stat.}}
-{{movedescentry|DPPtHGSS|The user attacks the foe at full power. The attack’s recoil sharply reduces the user’s Sp. Atk stat.}}
+{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|DPPt}}{{gameabbrev3|HGSS}}|The user attacks the foe at full power. The attack’s recoil sharply reduces the user’s Sp. Atk stat.}}
-{{movedescentry|BW|The user attacks the target at full power. The attack's recoil harshly reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat.}}
+{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|BWB2W2}}|The user attacks the target at full power. The attack's recoil harshly reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat.}}
+{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|XY}}{{gameabbrev3|ORAS}}|The user attacks the target at full power. The attack's recoil harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.}}
 |}
 |}{{left clear}}
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 ===By [[Level|leveling up]]===
 {{Moveheader/Level|Psychic|3}}
-{{Moveentry/Level3|386|Deoxys|1|Psychic|Psychic|45|89|89|'''}}
+{{Moveentry/Level3|386|Deoxys|1|Psychic|Psychic|45|89|89|{{tt|89|XY}}<br>{{tt|67|ORAS}}|STAB='''}}
 {{Movefooter|Psychic|3}}
-===By [[purification]]===
+===Special move===
 ====[[Generation III]]====
-{{Purificationlist|Psychic}}
+{{Learnlistspecial|Psychic}}
-{{Moveentry|249|Lugia|2|Psychic|Flying|[[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness|XD]]|'''}}
+{{Moveentryspecial|249|Lugia|2|Psychic|Flying|[[Purification|Purified]] in {{pkmn|XD: Gale of Darkness}}|'''}}
+{{Learnlist/footer}}
+====[[Generation IV]]====
+{{Learnlistspecial|Psychic}}
+{{Moveentryspecial|386|Deoxys|1|Psychic|Psychic|[[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]] - ''[[Ranger Net#Deoxys and the Odd Temple|Deoxys and the Odd Temple]]''|'''|||50}}
 {{Learnlist/footer}}
@@ Line 61: / Line 73: @@
 ====[[Generation IV]]====
 {{Learnlistspecial|Psychic}}
-{{Moveentryspecial|386|Deoxys|1|Psychic|Psychic|[[M10|10th Movie]] [[List of Nintendo event Pokémon in 2007#10th Deoxys|Event]]<br>[[List of Nintendo event Pokémon in 2008#GameStop Deoxys|GameStop Event]]<br>[[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs|Guardian Signs]] - [[Ranger Net#Deoxys and the Odd Temple|Ranger Net]]|'''|||50}}
+{{Moveentryspecial|386|Deoxys|1|Psychic|Psychic|[[M10|10th Movie]] [[List of local Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV#10th Movie Deoxys|Event]]<br>[[List of local English event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV#GameStop Deoxys|GameStop Event]]<br>[[List of local Korean event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV#Nintendo of Korea Deoxys|Nintendo of Korea]]|'''|||50}}
 {{Learnlist/footer}}
 ==In the anime==
-{{moveanime|type=psychic|gen=The user forms a glowing ball of energy and shoots it at foe.|image1=Deoxys Psycho Boost.png|image1p=Deoxys}}
+{{moveanime|type=psychic|gen=The user forms a glowing ball of energy and shoots it at the foe.|image1=Deoxys purple crystal Psycho Boost.png|image1p=Deoxys (M07)|image2=Deoxys Psycho Boost.png|image2p=Deoxys}}
 {{movep|type=psychic|ms=386A|pkmn=Deoxys|method=Deoxys creates a glowing multi-colored ball of energy within its tentacles and throws it at the opponent.}}
 {{movemid|type=psychic|user=Deoxys (M07)|user1=Deoxys (Purple Crystal)|startcode=M07|startname=Destiny Deoxys|notes=Debut}}
@@ Line 72: / Line 84: @@
 ==In the manga==
 ===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
-{{movemanga|type=psychic|exp=yes|gen=The user forms a glowing ball of energy and shoots it at foe.|image1=Entity Two Psycho Boost.png|image1p=Deoxys}}
+{{movemanga|type=psychic|exp=yes|gen=The user forms a glowing ball of energy and shoots it at foe.|image1=Organism No 2 Attack Forme Psycho Boost.png|image1p=Deoxys's Attack Forme|image2=Organism No 2 Normal Forme Psycho Boost.png|image2p=Deoxys's Normal Forme}}
 {{movep|type=psychic|ms=386|pkmn=Deoxys|method=Deoxys holds its arms up and a large ball of energy forms in between it. Deoxys then absorbs the energy ball into the crystal on its chest and fires an even larger ball of energy with a powerful aura around it from its chest at the opponent.}}
-{{movemid|type=psychic|user=Deoxys (Adventures)|user1=Entity Two|startcode=PS279|startname=Deoxys Gets Down|notes=Debut}}
+{{movemid|type=psychic|user=Deoxys (Adventures)|user1=Organism No. 2|startcode=PS279|startname=Don't Doubt Deoxys|notes=Debut}}
 {{movep|type=psychic|ms=386A|pkmn=Deoxys|method=Deoxys puts its tentacles together in front of its body and a mass of energy forms in between them. It then bends its body backwards and holds its tentacles around the orb of energy like a cannon. It then fires the orb at the opponent.}}
-{{movebtmManga|type=psychic|user=Deoxys (Adventures)|user1=Entity Two|startcode=PS293|startname=The Fake Aurora}}
+{{movebtmManga|type=psychic|user=Deoxys (Adventures)|user1=Organism No. 2|startcode=PS293|startname=Down-for-the-Count Deoxys}}
+===In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga===
+{{movemanga|type=psychic|exp=yes|gen=The user forms a glowing spherical ball.|image1=Deoxys Psycho Boost DPA.png|image1p=Deoxys}}
+{{movep|type=psychic|ms=386A|pkmn=Deoxys|method=Deoxys forms a glowing spherical ball and releases it at the opponent.}}
+{{movebtmManga|type=psychic|user=Deoxys (Pokémon)|user1=A wild Deoxys|startcode=DPAS1|startname=Deoxys, The Phantom Pokémon! (Part 1)|notes=Debut}}
 ==In other generations==
-{{incomplete|section|needs=missing Generation III image(s)}}
 {{movegen|
 type=Psychic|
+genIII=Psycho Boost III|
 genIV=Psycho Boost DPPt|
 HGSS=Psycho Boost HGSS|
+BW=Psycho Boost BW|
+}}
+{{Movegen|
+type=Psychic|
+B2W2=Psycho Boost B2W2|
+PMDRB=Psycho Boost PMD RB|
 }}
 ==Trivia==
-* Psycho Boost has the highest base power out of all {{type|Psychic}} moves.
+* Psycho Boost has the highest base power of all {{type|Psychic}} moves.
-* Psycho Boost has the same description as its {{type|Fire}} counterpart, {{m|Overheat}}.
+* Psycho Boost has the same descriptions as {{m|Overheat}}.
-* This move is the last [[Generation III]] move in [[index number]] order.
+* This move is the last [[Generation III]] move in [[List of moves|index number]] order.
+* Unlike other similar moves, the power of Psycho Boost was not lowered to 130 in [[Generation VI]].
 ==In other languages==
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 |it=Psicoslancio
 |ko=사이코부스트 ''Psycho Boost''
-|pt=Aumento Psíquico
+|pt_br=Impulso Psíquico
 |es_la=Psico-impulso
 |es_eu=Psicoataque
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 {{Overheat|psychic}}
 {{Project Moves and Abilities notice}}
 [[Category:Signature moves]]
+[[Category:Moves that can lower the user's Special Attack]]
+[[Category:Moves learned by purification]]
 [[de:Psyschub]]
 [[es:Psicoataque]]
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 [[pl:Psycho Boost]]
 [[pt:Psycho Boost]]
+[[zh:精神提升（技能）]]

Psycho Boost (move): Difference between revisions

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Effect

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

Special move

Generation III

Generation IV

By event

Generation IV

In the anime

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

In other generations

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