Psycho Boost (move)

Psycho Boost サイコブースト Psycho Boost

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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 adjacent to the user

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

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   After this move, the user is more easily startled.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Psycho Boost on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Psycho Boost on Eevee's Movedex

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 in the handheld games.

Effect

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

Description

Games Description RSEColo.XD Allows a full-power attack, but sharply lowers Sp. Atk. FRLG An intense attack that also sharply reduces the user’s Sp. Atk stat. DPPtHGSS The user attacks the foe at full power. The attack’s recoil sharply reduces the user’s Sp. Atk stat. BWB2W2 The user attacks the target at full power. The attack's recoil harshly reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	45			89				89
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By purification

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Game 249 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.

By event

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 386 DeoxysLv.50 Psychic 10th Movie Event GameStop Event Nintendo of Korea Guardian Signs - Ranger Net 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

	Deoxys (M07)	Deoxys
The user forms a glowing ball of energy and shoots it at foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Deoxys	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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Deoxys's Attack Forme	Deoxys
The user forms a glowing ball of energy and shoots it at foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Deoxys	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	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

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

	Deoxys
The user forms a glowing spherical ball.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Deoxys	Deoxys forms a glowing spherical ball and releases it at the opponent.
A wild Deoxys	Deoxys, The Phantom Pokémon! (Part 1)		Debut

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	DPPt	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

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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 精神提升 Jīngshen Tíshēng Dutch Psycho Bol French Psycho Boost German Psyschub Greek Ψυχική Επιτάχυνση Italian Psicoslancio Korean 사이코부스트 Psycho Boost Brazilian Portuguese Impulso Psíquico Serbian Psihičko Pojačanje Spanish Latin America Psico-impulso Spain Psicoataque

Variations of the move Overheat
Overheat • Psycho Boost • Draco Meteor • Leaf Storm

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.