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Psycho Boost サイコブースト Psycho Boost
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Target
Foe
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Foe
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Foe
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Self
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Ally
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Ally
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May affect anyone adjacent to the user
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Availability
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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
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Description
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RSEColoXD
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Allows a full-power attack, but sharply lowers Sp. Atk.
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FRLG
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An intense attack that also sharply reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat.
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DPPtHGSS
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The user attacks the foe at full power. The attack's recoil sharply reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat.
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BWB2W2
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The user attacks the target at full power. The attack's recoil harshly reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat.
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XYORAS
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The user attacks the target at full power. The attack's recoil harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.
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Learnset
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Pokémon
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Type
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Level
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I
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II
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III
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IV
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V
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VI
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386
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Deoxys
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Psychic
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Psychic
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45
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89
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89
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89 67
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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.
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Special move
In other games
Description
Games
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Description
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MDRB
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Inflicts damage on the target. However, it also lowers the user's Special Attack by two levels.
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In the anime
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Deoxys's Attack Forme
Deoxys's Normal Forme
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The user forms a glowing ball of energy and shoots it at foe.
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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First Chapter Used In
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Notes
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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.
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Organism No. 2
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Don't Doubt Deoxys
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Debut
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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.
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Organism No. 2
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Down-for-the-Count Deoxys
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None
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In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
In other generations
Trivia
In other languages