Psywave (move)

Psywave サイコウェーブ Psychowave

File:Psywave.png

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  Varies Accuracy  80% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch 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  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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 Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. It was TM46 in Generation I.

Effect

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 10:

(X + 5) × (User's level / 10)

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

In Generation I, the game will freeze if a level 1 Pokémon uses the move, though this error is only possible with external modification and was fixed in later generations.

Though it is a Psychic move, Psywave deals typeless damage, taking neither weakness nor resistance into account, though it still cannot hit Template:Type2 Pokémon without using Miracle Eye.

Description

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

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost				--			--			--				--			'
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic							7			7				7			'
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic							--, 7			--, 7				--, 7			'
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic							25			23				23			'
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic							25			23				23			'
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic							30			30				30			'
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic							--			--				--			'
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic							--			--				--			'
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost										--				--			'
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic														--			'
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying														8			'
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic														--			'
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic														--			'
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic														--			'
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		Type		Machine
					I TM46		II --		III --		IV --		V --		VI TM08
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	✔															✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison	✔															✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	✔															✔
060		Poliwag	Water		Water	✔															✔
061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water	✔															✔
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	✔															✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	✔															✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔															✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	✔															✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	✔															✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔															✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	✔															✔
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	✔															✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
120		Staryu	Water		Water	✔															✔
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic	✔															✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	✔															✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	✔															✔
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	✔															✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	✔															✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison
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 the anime

Mismagius Duosion Solrock File:Mr. Mime Psywave.png Mr. Mime
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 a 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.
Unknown Trainer'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
	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

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

File:TR Jynx Psywave Adventures.png 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.
A Team Rocket Grunt'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.
Mewtwo (Adventures)	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.
Al'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	VS. Lunatone & Solrock		None

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

File:Mismagius Psywave P7.png Mismagius File:Mime Jr Mimic Psywave P7.png 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 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)	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

Trivia

• The only Pokémon that learn Psywave by breeding are Poison types.
• Koffing and Weezing can learn Psywave through breeding, despite not having been compatible with the TM for the same move in Generation I.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 幻象波 Huànxiàng Bō Dutch Psygotisch French Vague Psy German Psywelle Greek Ψυχοκύμα Hindi मानसिक लहर Maansik leher Italian Psico-onda (Gen I-II) Psiconda (Gen III-present) Korean 사이코웨이브 Psycho Wave Brazilian Portuguese Onda Psíquica Romanian Psywave Serbian Psihički Talas Spanish Psico-Onda (Gen I-II) Psicoonda (Gen III-present)

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