Psywave (move)
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| Psywave サイコウェーブ | |
|---|---|
| The foe is attacked with an odd, hot energy wave. The attack varies in intensity. | |
| Battles | |
| Type | Psychic |
| Category | Special |
| PP | 15 (max. 24) |
| Power | Varies |
| Accuracy | 80% |
| Introduced | Generation I |
| Availability | |
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| ??? | |
| Contests | |
| Category | Smart |
| Appeal | 2 ♥♥
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| Jam | 1 ♥
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| Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals. | |
| Super Contests | |
| Category | Smart |
| Appeal | 3 ♥♥♥
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| A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon. | |
Psywave (Japanese: サイコウェーブ Psychowave) is a mostly accurate Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I that deals a varying amount of damage.
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Effect
Psywave causes a random amount of damage. The minimum damage it can do is 1, and the maximum damage it can do is less than 1.5 times the user's level. The game will freeze if a level 1 Pokémon uses the attack in Generation I, though this error was fixed in later generations.
In the anime
 Alex Davis's Alakazam using Psywave in Power Play. |
 Alakazam's Psywave, charging against Gary's Umbreon. |
 Exeggutor using Psywave against Ash's Krabby. |
Learnset
Generation I
By TM46
| # | Pokémon | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 012 | 
| Butterfree | Bug | Flying | |
| 035 | 
| Clefairy | Normal | ||
| 036 | 
| Clefable | Normal | ||
| 039 | 
| Jigglypuff | Normal | ||
| 040 | 
| Wigglytuff | Normal | ||
| 048 | 
| Venonat | Bug | Poison | |
| 049 | 
| Venomoth | Bug | Poison | |
| 060 | 
| Poliwag | Water | ||
| 061 | 
| Poliwhirl | Water | ||
| 062 | 
| Poliwrath | Water | Fighting | |
| 063 | 
| Abra | Psychic | ||
| 064 | 
| Kadabra | Psychic | ||
| 065 | 
| Alakazam | Psychic | ||
| 079 | 
| Slowpoke | Water | Psychic | |
| 080 | 
| Slowbro | Water | Psychic | |
| 092 | 
| Gastly | Ghost | Poison | |
| 093 | 
| Haunter | Ghost | Poison | |
| 094 | 
| Gengar | Ghost | Poison | |
| 096 | 
| Drowzee | Psychic | ||
| 097 | 
| Hypno | Psychic | ||
| 102 | 
| Exeggcute | Grass | Psychic | |
| 103 | 
| Exeggutor | Grass | Psychic | |
| 113 | 
| Chansey | Normal | ||
| 120 | 
| Staryu | Water | ||
| 121 | 
| Starmie | Water | ||
| 122 | 
| Mr. Mime | Psychic | ||
| 124 | 
| Jynx | Ice | Psychic | |
| 125 | 
| Electabuzz | Electric | ||
| 126 | 
| Magmar | Fire | ||
| 131 | 
| Lapras | Water | Ice | |
| 137 | 
| Porygon | Normal | ||
| 143 | 
| Snorlax | Normal | ||
| 150 | 
| Mewtwo | Psychic | ||
| 151 | 
| Mew | Psychic | ||
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. | |||||
Generation II
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | 
| Misdreavus | Ghost | -- | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 092 |
| Gastly | Ghost | Poison | Misdreavus |
| 109 | 
| Koffing | Poison | Misdreavus | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
Generation III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 |
| Misdreavus | Ghost | -- | |
| 325 | 
| Spoink | Psychic | 7 | |
| 326 | 
| Grumpig | Psychic | 1 | |
| 326 |
| Grumpig | Psychic | 7 | |
| 337 | 
| Lunatone | Rock | Psychic | 25 |
| 338 | 
| Solrock | Rock | Psychic | 25 |
| 358 | 
| Chimecho | Psychic | 30 | |
| 380 | 
| Latias | Dragon | Psychic | -- |
| 381 | 
| Latios | Dragon | Psychic | -- |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 092 |
| Gastly | Ghost | Poison | Misdreavus Chimecho |
| 109 |
| Koffing | Poison | Misdreavus Chimecho | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
Generation IV
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 |
| Misdreavus | Ghost | -- | |
| 325 |
| Spoink | Psychic | 7 | |
| 326 |
| Grumpig | Psychic | -- | |
| 326 |
| Grumpig | Psychic | 7 | |
| 337 |
| Lunatone | Rock | Psychic | 23 |
| 338 |
| Solrock | Rock | Psychic | 23 |
| 358 |
| Chimecho | Psychic | 30 | |
| 380 |
| Latias | Dragon | Psychic | -- |
| 381 |
| Latios | Dragon | Psychic | -- |
| 429 | 
| Mismagius | Ghost | -- | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 092 |
| Gastly | Ghost | Poison | Misdreavus, Mismagius Chimecho |
| 109 |
| Koffing | Poison | Misdreavus, Mismagius Chimecho | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
In other languages
- French: Vague Psy
- German: Psywelle
- Italian: Psico-onda - Psiconda
| This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |
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