Kinesis (move)
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| Kinesis スプーンまげ Spoon Bend | ||||||||||||
| The user distracts the foe by bending a spoon. It may lower the target's accuracy. | ||||||||||||
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Kinesis (Japanese: スプーンまげ Spoon Bend) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I. It is the signature move of Kadabra and Alakazam.
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Effect
Kinesis decreases the target's Accuracy stat by one stat level. Kinesis will do nothing if the target's Accuracy stat is at a stat level of -6, and will fail if the target has a Substitute or is under the effect of Mist.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 064 | 
| Kadabra | Psychic | --Y | |
| 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 II
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 064 |
| Kadabra | Psychic | -- | |
| 065 | 
| Alakazam | Psychic | -- | |
| 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 III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 064 |
| Kadabra | Psychic | -- | |
| 065 |
| Alakazam | Psychic | -- | |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 064 |
| Kadabra | Psychic | -- | |
| 065 |
| Alakazam | Psychic | -- | |
| 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 other languages
- French: Télékinésie
- German: Psykraft
- Spanish: Kinético
- Italian: Cinèsi
| This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |
