Psybeam (move): Difference between revisions

Psybeam (Japanese: サイケこうせん Psyche-beam) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Psybeam does damage and has a 10% chance of confusing the target.

Psybeam can't confuse a target that is already confused or has the ability Own Tempo.

In Stadium, Psybeam can't confuse a target that has a Substitute.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 32 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 34 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 35 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 38 0064 Kadabra Psychic 27 0065 Alakazam Psychic 27 0137 Porygon Normal -- 0137 Porygon Normal 23 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 34 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 33 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 36 0064 Kadabra Psychic 21 0065 Alakazam Psychic 21 0137 Porygon Normal 12 0196 Espeon Psychic 36 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 27 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 41 0223 Remoraid Water 22 0224 Octillery Water 22 0233 Porygon2 Normal 12 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0054 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Espeon
Girafarig
Remoraid, Octillery |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0109 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Koffing
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0118 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Goldeen
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0165 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Ledyba
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0167 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spinarak
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth

|- | colspan="6" | 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 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 34 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 33 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 36 0064 Kadabra Psychic 21 0065 Alakazam Psychic 21 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 29 0137 Porygon Normal 12 0196 Espeon Psychic 36 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 27 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 41 0223 Remoraid Water 22 0224 Octillery Water 22 0233 Porygon2 Normal 12 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 24 0325 Spoink Psychic 16 0326 Grumpig Psychic -- 16 0327 Spinda Normal 16 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 11 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic 11 0352 Kecleon Normal 17 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0054 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Espeon
Girafarig
Remoraid, Octillery
Spoink, Grumpig
Spinda
Kecleon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0109 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Koffing
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0118 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Goldeen
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0165 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Ledyba
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0167 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spinarak
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0283 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Surskit
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Remoraid, Octillery
Dustox

|- | colspan="6" | 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 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 24 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 25 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 25 0064 Kadabra Psychic 24 0065 Alakazam Psychic 24 0096 Drowzee Psychic 26 0097 Hypno Psychic 28 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 25 0137 Porygon Normal 7 0196 Espeon Psychic 36 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 23 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 19 0223 Remoraid Water 10 0224 Octillery Water -- 10 0226 Mantine Water Flying -- 0233 Porygon2 Normal 7 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 24 0325 Spoink Psychic 14 0326 Grumpig Psychic -- 14 0327 Spinda Normal 19 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 11 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic 11 0352 Kecleon Normal 15 0352 Kecleon Normal 18 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass 32 0413 Wormadam Bug Ground 32 0413 Wormadam Bug Steel 32 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 32 0439 Mime Jr. Psychic 25 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 7 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox
Mothim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0054 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Espeon
Girafarig
Remoraid, Octillery
Spoink, Grumpig
Spinda
Kecleon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0109 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Koffing
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0118 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Goldeen
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0165 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Ledyba
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox
Mothim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0167 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spinarak
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox
Mothim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0170 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Chinchou
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#FAC000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0283 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Surskit
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Remoraid, Octillery
Dustox
Mothim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0456 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Finneon
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery

|- | colspan="6" | 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 V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 24 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 25 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 25 0064 Kadabra Psychic 28 0065 Alakazam Psychic 28 0096 Drowzee Psychic 25 0097 Hypno Psychic 25 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 25 0137 Porygon Normal 7 0196 Espeon Psychic 36 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 28 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 19 0223 Remoraid Water 10 0224 Octillery Water -- 10 0226 Mantine Water Flying -- 0233 Porygon2 Normal 7 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 24 0325 Spoink Psychic 14 0326 Grumpig Psychic -- 14 0327 Spinda Normal 19 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 15 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic 15 0352 Kecleon Normal 18 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass 32 0413 Wormadam Bug Ground 32 0413 Wormadam Bug Steel 32 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 32 0439 Mime Jr. Psychic 25 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 7 0517 Munna Psychic 11 0518 Musharna Psychic -- 0561 Sigilyph Psychic Flying 18 0574 Gothita Psychic 16 0575 Gothorita Psychic 16 0576 Gothitelle Psychic 16 0605 Elgyem Psychic 15 0606 Beheeyem Psychic 15 0648 Meloetta Normal Psychic 31 0648 Meloetta Normal Fighting 31 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox
Mothim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0054 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Espeon
Girafarig
Remoraid, Octillery
Spoink, Grumpig
Spinda
Kecleon
Munna, Musharna |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0109 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Koffing
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0118 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Goldeen
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0165 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Ledyba
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox
Mothim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0167 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spinarak
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox
Mothim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0170 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Chinchou
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#FAC000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0283 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Surskit
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Remoraid, Octillery
Dustox
Mothim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0456 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Finneon
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery

|- | colspan="6" | 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 the anime

File:Claydol Psybeam.png Claydol File:Espeon Psybeam.png Espeon File:Kadabra Psybeam.png Kadabra File:Drowzee pbeam.png Drowzee
The Pokémon creates a multicolored beam and releases it into the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Kadabra's eyes glow red. Then, multicolored circles are released from its eyes at the opponent.
Sabrina's Kadabra	Haunter Versus Kadabra		Debut
	Venonat releases a multicolored beam from its eyes at the opponent.
Aya's Venonat	The Ninja Poké-Showdown!		None
	Alakazam crosses its spoons and releases a multicolored beam from them at the opponent.
A giant Alakazam	The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis		None
Eusine's Alakazam	The Legend of Thunder!		None
Anabel's Alakazam	Talking a Good Game!		None
	Girafarig fires a multicolored beam from between its horns at the opponent.
Lisa's Girafarig	Spell of the Unown		None
Cherry's Girafarig	The Psychic Sidekicks!		None
Lucian's Girafarig	An Elite Meet and Greet!		None
	The stripe on Kecleon's stomach glows multicolored and it releases a multicolored beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Madison's Reddy	The Kecleon Caper		None
Alexa's Greeny	The Kecleon Caper		None
Harrison's Kecleon	Playing with Fire!		None
	The red gem on Espeon's forehead shines and it releases a multicolored beam from it at the opponent.
Sakura's Espeon	Espeon, Not Included		None
Annie's Espeon	Pokémon Heroes		None
	Misdreavus releases a multicolored beam from its eyes at the opponent.
Marina's Little Miss	The Legend of Thunder!		None
Nelson's Misdreavus	Entei at Your Own Risk		None
	Venomoth releases two multicolored beams from its eyes at the opponent.
Chaz's Venomoth	All Things Bright and Beautifly!		None
	Dustox releases a multicolored beam from its eyes at the opponent.
Jessie's Dustox	Seeing is Believing!		None
	Claydol points its arms at the opponent and fires two multicolored beams from the tips of its arms at the opponent.
Spenser's Claydol	Ka Boom with a View!		None
Buck's Claydol	Bucking the Treasure Trend!		None
	Butterfree's eyes glow purple and it releases a purple beam from its eyes at the opponent.
Drew's Butterfree	The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!		None
	The green orbs on Bonsly's head glow white and it releases a multicolored beam from in between them at the opponent.
Brock's Bonsly	A Staravia is Born!		Used via Mimic
	Mothim fires a multicolored beam from its eyes at the oppponent.
Cheryl's Mothim	Some Enchanted Sweetening!		None
	Mismagius's eyes glow multicolored and its body becomes outlined in a multicolor outline. It then fires one or two multicolored beams from its eyes at the opponent.
Fantina's Mismagius	Playing the Leveling Field!		None
	Drowzee releases a multicolored beam from its eyes at the opponent.
Azure's Drowzee	Beating the Bustle and Hustle!		None
	Gothitelle releases a multicolored beam from beetween its hands at the opponent.
Sallie's Gothitelle	BW021		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Kadabra Psybeam Adventures.png Kadabra Porygon
The foe is attacked with a peculiar ray.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Jynx's pupils disappear and it fires a circular beam of circles from its body at the opponent.
A Team Rocket Grunt's Jynx	The Jynx Jinx		Debut
	Kadabra releases a beam from its eyes at the opponent. Sometimes, its pupils disappear before using the attack.
Sabrina's Kadabra	Kalling Kadabra		None
	Porygon fires a beam from its body at the opponent.
Blue's Porygon	Gimme Shellder		None
	Misdreavus fires a beam of energy from its eyes at the opponent.
Morty's Misdreavus	Hello, Lickitung		None
	Mr. Mime fires a zig-zagging beam of energy from its hand at the opponent.
Sabrina's Mr. Mime	Mighty Cuts, Scyther!		None
	Dustox points its antennae at the opponent and it fires a beam of energy from in between them at the opponent.
A wild Dustox	VS. Dustox		None
	Surskit points two of its front legs at the opponent. Surskit can then control the opponent with its mind.
Guile's Surskit	VS. Surskit II		None

In other languages

• Chinese: 幻象光 Huànxiàng Guāng
• Dutch: Psychostraal
• Finnish: Psykosäde
• French: Rafale Psy
• German: Psystrahl
• Greek: Ψυχική Ακτίνα
• Hindi: Maansik Beam
• Italian: Psicoraggio
• Korean: 환상빔 Hwansang Beam
• Portuguese (Brazilian): Raio Psíquico
• Portuguese (European): Feixe Psíquico
• Spanish: Psico-Rayo (Gen I-II), Psicorrayo (Gen III-present)
• Serbian: Psi-Zrak

Variations of the move Psybeam
Spark Psybeam • Bubble Beam • Aurora Beam • Sludge

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