Psycho Boost (move)

Psycho Boost サイコブースト Psychoboost

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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 but 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  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Psycho Boost (Japanese: サイコブースト Psychoboost) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III. It is the signature move of Deoxys in the handheld games.

Effect

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

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0386 Deoxys Psychic 45 0386 Deoxys Psychic 45 0386 Deoxys Psychic 45 0386 Deoxys Psychic 45 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 purification

#   Pokémon Type Game 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying XD 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

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0386 Deoxys Psychic 89 0386 Deoxys Psychic 89 0386 Deoxys Psychic 89 0386 Deoxys Psychic 89 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

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0386 Deoxys Psychic 10th Movie Events 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 V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0386 Deoxys Psychic 89 0386 Deoxys Psychic 89 0386 Deoxys Psychic 89 0386 Deoxys Psychic 89 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

File:Psycho Boost anime.png Deoxys Deoxys
The user forms a glowing ball of energy and shoots it at foe.
Pokémon	Method
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

Pokémon Adventures

File:Psycho Boost Adventures.png Deoxys
The user forms a glowing ball of energy and shoots it at foe.
Pokémon	Method
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.
Entity Two	Deoxys Gets Down		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.
Entity Two	The Fake Aurora		None

Trivia

• Psycho Boost has the highest base power out of all Psychic-type moves.
• Psycho Boost has the same description as its Fire-type counterpart, Overheat.
• This move is the last Generation III move in index number order.

In other languages

• Dutch: Psycho Bol
• French: Psycho Boost
• German: Psyschub
• Greek: Ψυχική Επιτάχυνση
• Italian: Psicoslancio
• Korean: 사이코부스트 Psycho Boost
• Portuguese (European): Aumento Psíquico
• Spanish: Psicoataque
• Serbian: Psihičko Pojačanje

Variations of the move Overheat
Overheat • Draco Meteor • Leaf Storm • Fleur Cannon Formerly a variation 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.