Kinesis (move)

Kinesis スプーンまげ Spoon Bend

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Battles Type  Psychic Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  80% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  0   Earn double the score in the next turn.

Kinesis on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Kinesis on Eevee's Movedex

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.

Effect

Kinesis decreases the target's accuracy stat by one stage.

Description

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Games Description StadStad2 A special move of bending spoons to confound the enemy. Makes the user harder to hit. GSC Reduces the foe's accuracy. RSE Distracts the foe. May lower accuracy. FRLG The user distracts the foe by bending a spoon. It may lower accuracy. Colo. Distracts the target. May lower accuracy. DPPtHGSS The user distracts the foe by bending a spoon. It may lower the target’s accuracy. BWB2W2 The user distracts the target by bending a spoon. It lowers the target's accuracy.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic		--	--			--			--				--
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	no			--			--			--				--
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• This move is a reference to the psychokinetic spoon bending tricks popularized by stage psychic Uri Geller.
• In Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue, it was impossible to learn Kinesis, as neither Kadabra nor Alakazam learn it by leveling up. It only appeared as a random Metronome move. Pokémon Yellow featured wild Kadabra's that could be caught and later games featured Move relearners that allowed Kadabra and Alakazam to learn the move.
• Along with Barrage, Leech Life, and Struggle, Kinesis is one of four moves originating from Generation I that has not been featured in the anime.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 折彎湯匙 Zhéwān Tāngchí French Télékinésie German Psykraft Greek Τηλεκίνηση Italian Cinèsi Korean 숟가락휘기 Sutgarak Hwigi Brazilian Portuguese Cinese Serbian Telekineza Spanish Kinético

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