Psychic (TCG)

TCG types
Colorless Grass Fire Water Lightning Fighting Psychic Darkness Metal Dragon

The Psychic type is one of the ten TCG types. It is represented by the color purple, and symbolized by an open eye.

The Psychic type contains all Psychic-, Ghost- and Poison-type Pokémon found in the main series video games. For example, Alakazam, Gengar and Garbodor are all Psychic types in the TCG.

Prior to the Diamond & Pearl set, the Psychic type did not contain any Poison-type Pokémon found in the main series video games. Rather, Poison-type were Grass type cards.

Battle properties

Generally, Psychic Pokémon have a weakness to:

• Psychic (if the Pokémon is a Psychic- or Poison-type in the video games)
• Darkness (if the Pokémon is a Psychic- or Ghost-type type in the video games)

Generally, Psychic Pokémon have a resistance to:

• Colorless (if the Pokémon is a Ghost-type* in the video games)
• Fighting (if the Pokémon is a Ghost-type* in the video games)

These types are generally weak to Psychic Pokémon:

• Grass (if the Pokémon is a Poison-type* type in the video games)
• Fighting (if the Pokémon is a Fighting-type in the video games)
• Psychic (if the Pokémon is a Psychic- or Poison-type in the video games)

These types are generally resistant to Psychic Pokémon:

• Colorless (if the Pokémon is a Normal-* or Dragon-type* in the video games)
• Darkness
• Metal*

Psychic Pokémon in the TCG

See Category:Psychic-type Pokémon cards for all Pokémon cards that have this type.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.