Psywave (move)

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Psywave サイコウェーブ Psychowave

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Battles Type  Psychic Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  Varies Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM46 in Generation I

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Psywave (Japanese: サイコウェーブ Psychowave) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM46 in Generation I. It was the signature move of Misdreavus in Generation II.

Effect

Generation I

Psywave inflicts a random amount of damage, varying between 1 damage and 1.5× the user's level on the player's side, and between 0 damage and 1.5× the user's level on the opponent's side in a Link battle. If a 0 is generated by the PRNG, it causes the games to desync immediately as the target will receive 0 damage on the opponent's game, while the user's side will keep generating pseudo-random numbers until one between 1 and (User's Level ×1.5) is produced. Additionally, the game will freeze if a Level 0, 1, or 171 Pokémon uses the move, though this error is only possible with external modification or through the use of other glitches and was fixed in later generations.

Generations II to V

Psywave inflicts a random amount of damage, varying between 0.5× and 1.5× the user's level. The damage can be calculated using the following formula, where X is a randomly generated number between 0 and 1:

(X + 0.5) × User's level

The damage is always rounded down; however, Psywave will always deal at least 1 HP of damage.

Although Psywave is a Psychic-type move, its type does not alter the amount of damage it inflicts. It still cannot hit Dark-type Pokémon, however, except by using Miracle Eye.

Psywave can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra two appeal points if Calm Mind was used in the prior turn.

Generation VI

Psywave's accuracy is changed from 80% to 100%.

Description

Games Description StadStad2 A Psychic-type attack of varying intensity. It occasionally inflicts heavy damage. GSC An attack with variable power. RSEColoXD Attacks with a psychic wave of varying intensity. FRLG The foe is attacked with an odd, hot energy wave that varies in intensity. DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is attacked with an odd, hot energy wave. The attack varies in intensity. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM The target is attacked with an odd psychic wave. The attack varies in intensity.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3						13ORAS	13
0122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like					15B2W2	15	15
0150		Mewtwo		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered							1
0200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous		1	1	1	1	1	1
0325		Spoink		Field		Field			7	7	7	7	7
0326		Grumpig		Field		Field			1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7
0337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral			25	23	23BW 17B2W2	17XY 13ORAS	13
0338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral			25	23	23BW 17B2W2	17XY 13ORAS	13
0358		Chimecho		Amorphous		Amorphous			30	30	30	30XY 16ORAS	16
0380		Latias		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			1	1	1	1	1
0381		Latios		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			1	1	1	1	1
0429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous				1	1	1	1
0436		Bronzor		Mineral		Mineral					15B2W2	15	15
0437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral					15B2W2	15	15
0517		Munna		Field		Field					1	1	1
0561		Sigilyph		Flying		Flying					8	8	8
0577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous					1	1	1
0578		Duosion		Amorphous		Amorphous					1	1	1
0579		Reuniclus		Amorphous		Amorphous					1	1	1
0686		Inkay		Water 1	Water 2						13	13
0687		Malamar		Water 1	Water 2						13	13
0779		Bruxish		Water 2		Water 2							25
0786		Tapu Lele		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered							8
0793		Nihilego		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered							13
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I TM46	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII --	IX --
0012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug	✔
0035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	✔
0036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy	✔
0039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔
0040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔
0048		Venonat		Bug		Bug	✔
0049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug	✔
0060		Poliwag		Water 1		Water 1	✔
0061		Poliwhirl		Water 1		Water 1	✔
0062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1	✔
0063		Abra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0079		Slowpoke		Monster	Water 1	✔
0080		Slowbro		Monster	Water 1	✔
0092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	✔
0103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	✔
0113		Chansey		Fairy		Fairy	✔
0120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	✔
0121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3	✔
0122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0125		Electabuzz		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0126		Magmar		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	✔
0137		Porygon		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster	✔
0150		Mewtwo		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

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Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. The amount of damage depends on the user's level. SMD Its damage varies. The higher your level, the greater the possible damage.* It damages an enemy. The higher your level, the greater the damage.*

In the anime

Mismagius Duosion Solrock Exeggutor
The foe is attacked with an odd, hot energy wave.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Jynx's eyes glow and it raises its hands in the air. The opponent then lifts up into the air, and by waving its arms, Jynx can control wherever the opponent goes.
Santa Claus's Jynx	Holiday Hi-Jynx		Debut
	Exeggutor's eyes glow green and it bends down, firing a white ring at the opponent from the middle of its leaves.
Mandi's Exeggutor	Round One - Begin!		None
	Gastly shoots the fog around its body at the opponent and the fog morphs into an arrow-like shape that hits the opponent.
Officer Jenny's Gastly	Pikachu Re-Volts		None
	Mr. Mime raises its hands then brings them down in the shape of a circle and a white circle appears in front of it. It then fires the ring at the opponent.
Toku's Mr. Mime	The Psychic Sidekicks!		None
	Solrock's body becomes outlined in light blue, and its eyes also glow light blue. Solrock then fires light blue rings at the opponent from its body.
Brandon's Solrock	Pace - The Final Frontier!		None
	Mismagius's outlines glow light blue and it releases a wave of energy out of its body. When it hits the opponent, its body glows multicolored at Mismagius can control the opponent, or Mismagius's body becomes outlined in light blue and it fires invisible or light blue shockwaves at the opponent from its body, or the gems on Mismagius's body glow pink and its body becomes outlined in light blue. It then fires multiple light blue tentacles from the outline at the opponent, or Mismagius's eyes become surrounded in multicolored energy and it fires a beam of multicolored energy from its eyes at the opponent.
Cocoa's Mismagius	Arriving in Style!		None
Fantina's Mismagius	Playing the Leveling Field!		None
Zoey's Mismagius	Coming Full - Festival Circle!		None
Grings Kodai's Mismagius	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		None
	Chimecho's body becomes outlined in light blue and it releases multiple light blue rings from its mouth at the opponent.
Maya's Chimecho	Mastering Current Events!		None
	Reuniclus puts its hands together in front of it and fires a multicolored beam of energy from its hands at the opponent.
Damon's Reuniclus	White—Victini and Zekrom		None
	Duosion puts its arms out in front of it and multicolored energy appears and gathers in front of its body. A wavy multicolored beam of energy then fires from the energy at the opponent.
Officer Jenny's Duosion	Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!		None
	Mega Mewtwo Y creates a white force field that expands rapidly from around it and explodes on contact with the opponent.
Mewtwo (Best Wishes series)	Genesect and the Legend Awakened		None
	Grumpig fires a beam of multicolored energy from between its hands at the opponent.
A wild Grumpig	An Oasis of Hope!		None
	Spoink fires a beam of multicolored energy from between its hands at the opponent.
Multiple wild Spoink	An Oasis of Hope!		None
	Sigilyph's two eyes on its head start to glow and then it fires a beam of multicolored energy from its eyes at the opponent.
Carrie's Sigilyph	Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Jynx Mewtwo (Tornado) Mewtwo (Spoon) Mewtwo (Fork)
The foe is attacked with an odd, hot energy wave.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Jynx releases a powerful wave of psychic energy from its body that distorts the air around the opponent and creates a horrible sound in the target's head.
Ken's Jynx	The Jynx Jinx		Debut
	Mewtwo releases a powerful tornado from its body that traps the opponent inside, or Mewtwo creates a spoon out of psychic energy and hits the opponent with it. When in the spoon form, Mewtwo can fire the energy from the spoon by transforming it into a fork and extending it.
Blaine's Mewtwo	And Mewtwo Too?!		None
	Misdreavus releases a beam of energy from its face at the opponent.
Morty's Misdreavus	Misdreavus Misgivings		None
	Girafarig releases a powerful wave of psychic energy from its antennae that distorts the air around and causes the opponent's head to hurt.
Harry's Girafarig	Great Girafarig		None
	Solrock glares at the opponent and releases a powerful wave of psychic energy at the opponent from its body.
Tate's Solrock	You Can Fight Day or Night With Lunatone & Solrock		None
	Mega Mewtwo X creates a spoon out of psychic energy and hits the opponent with it.
Blaine's Mewtwo	Mewtwo Angered		None

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

Mismagius Mime Jr.
The user releases a powerful blast of energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Mismagius glows and shoots a blast of energy at the opponent.
Lily's Mismagius	A Fated Reunion		Debut
	Mime Jr. glows and shoots a blast of energy at the opponent.
Hiori's Mime Jr.	Lily Regains Her Memories!		Used via Mimic

In the Pokémon Try Adventure manga

Spoink
Unknown.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Spoink
Soro's Spoink	TA30		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 精神波 Jīngsàhn Bō * 幻象波 Waahnjeuhng Bō * 幻像波浪 Waahnjeuhng Bōlohng * Mandarin 精神波 Jīngshén Bō * 幻象波 Huànxiàng Bō * Dutch Psygolf Finnish Psykoaalto French Vague Psy German Psywelle Greek Ψυχοκύμα Psychokýma Hindi मानसिक लहर Maansik leher Indonesian Psywave Italian Psiconda* Psico-onda* Korean 사이코웨이브 Psycho Wave Polish Psychofala Brazilian Portuguese Onda Psíquica Romanian Psywave Serbian Psihički Talas Spanish Psicoonda* Psico-Onda* Swedish Psykvåg Hypnos* Vietnamese Sóng Tâm Linh

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