Psychic (move)
Psychic サイコキネシス Psychokinesis | ||||||||||||
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Psychic (Japanese: サイコキネシス Psychokinesis) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Generation I
Psychic does damage and has a 30% chance of lowering the target's Special by one stage. Psychic will not be able to lower the target's Special if it is at a stage of -6 or a value of 1, or if the target has a Substitute.
Generation II and on
Same as Generation I, but with a 10% chance of lowering Special Defense.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
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By TM29
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Generation II
By leveling up
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By TM29
By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0054
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| style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Espeon
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| 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.
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Generation III
By leveling up
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By TM29
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| 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" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Espeon
Girafarig
Spoink, Grumpig
Gorebyss
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| 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.
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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By TM29
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| 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" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Espeon
Girafarig
Spoink, Grumpig
Gorebyss
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| 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.
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In the anime
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The foe is hit by a strong telekinetic force. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Kadabra's eyes flash red. The opponent then glows blue and Kadabra can control it, and it turns its head in the direction it wants the opponent to be thrown, or Kadabra's eyes glow light blue, and the opponent becomes outlined in light blue. Kadabra can then control the opponent. | |||
Sabrina's Kadabra | Abra and the Psychic Showdown | Debut | |
A wild Kadabra | Fear Factor Phony | None | |
Mewtwo's eyes and body glow light blue. The target is surrounded by a light blue aura and is thrown into a wall. | |||
Giovanni's Mewtwo | The Battle of the Badge | None | |
Exeggutor's eyes glow light green and it can control anything. | |||
Mandi's Exeggutor | Round One - Begin! | None | |
Drowzee sticks its arms out and deflects an attack with its mind, or Drowzee's eyes glow light blue and the opponent glows light blue. Drowzee can then control the opponent with its mind. | |||
Cassidy's Drowzee | Pikachu Re-Volts | None | |
Golduck's eyes glow blue, and it raises its finger and that turns blue too. The target becomes surrounded in a blue aura and Golduck can control it. | |||
A wild Golduck | Bye Bye Psyduck | None | |
Haunter's eyes and body glow purple. The target is then surrounded by a light purple aura and rises into the air. | |||
Captain's Haunter | A Shipful of Shivers | None | |
Alakazam crosses its spoons and it becomes surrounded in a orange or blue aura. The opponent then becomes frozen and under Alakazam's control, or Alakazam releases a invisible blast towards the opponent, or Alakazams eyes flash blue, then its whole body as it crosses its spoons, and it sends light blue shockwaves at the opponent. Once the shockwaves hit the opponent, Alakazam can control it. | |||
Luana's Alazakam | Pokémon Double Trouble | None | |
Unknown Trainer's Alakazam | Flower Power | None | |
Alex Davis's Alakazam | Power Play! | None | |
Vito Winstrate's Alakazam | Candid Camerupt! | None | |
A Coordinator's Alakazam | Deceit and Assist | None | |
A Coordinator's Alakazam | A Hurdle for Squirtle | None | |
A wild Alakazam | Fear Factor Phony | None | |
Anabel's Alakazam | Talking a Good Game! | None | |
Abra puts its hands in front of it and shoots a light blue energy beam at the foe. | |||
Mrs. Bellows's Abra | The Psychic Sidekicks! | None | |
Celebi's eyes or whole body glow light green. The opponent becomes surrounded in a light blue aura and rises into the air. | |||
Celebi (movie 4) | Celebi: Voice of the Forest | None | |
Multiple wild Celebi | Celebi: Voice of the Forest | None | |
Psyduck's eyes glow blue and it send out an invisible blast of power that hits the opponent. | |||
Misty's Psyduck | Just Add Water | None | |
Espeon's eyes glow red and the target becomes surrounded in a red aura that hurts them, or the gem on Espeon's forehead glows multicolored, its body becomes outlined in light green, and a multicolored shadow reaches around it. Anything caught in the shadow becomes outlined in blue and can be controlled by Espeon, or Espeon's eyes glow light blue and the opponent becomes outlined in light blue. Espeon can then control the opponent. | |||
Annie's Espeon | Pokémon Heroes | None | |
Lilian Meridian's Espeon | The Saffron Con | None | |
Anabel's Espeon | Second Time's the Charm! | None | |
Hypno's eyes glow light blue. The opponent then is surrounded by a light blue aura and rises into the air. | |||
Harrison's Hypno | Playing with Fire! | None | |
A wild Hypno | Fear Factor Phony | None | |
Dusclops's eye glows red and it can control the opponent. Sometimes the opponent is surrounded by a blue aura, or it fires a light blue energy beam from its eye. | |||
Butler's Dusclops | Jirachi: Wish Maker | None | |
Timmy Grimm's Dusclops | Disguise Da Limit | None | |
Medicham's body becomes surrounded in a blue aura. Then, the opponent becomes surrounded in a blue aura and Medicham can control it. | |||
Grace's Medicham | Pros and Con Artist | None | |
Meredith's Medicham | Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea | None | |
Mr. Mime's eyes glow red or blue and its hands glow blue. The opponent turns blue and Mr. Mime can control them with its mind. | |||
Delia's Mimey | Journey to the Starting Line! | None | |
Rhonda's Mr. Mime | Hail to the Chef! | None | |
Kijūrō's Mr. Mime | DP159 | None | |
Spoink's entire body glows light blue. The opponent also glows blue and is lifted up into the air. | |||
A wild Spoink | Pearls Are a Spoink's Best Friend | None | |
Shuppet's eyes glow blue and the opponent becomes outlined in blue. Shuppet can then control the opponent. | |||
A wild Shuppet | Take this House and Shuppet | None | |
Deoxys becomes outlined in blue and releases a powerful blast of invisible energy at the opponent, or Deoxys's eyes glow light blue and its body becomes outlined in a blue aura. The opponent becomes outlined in a blue aura and Deoxys can control it. | |||
Deoxys (Purple Crystal) | Destiny Deoxys | None | |
Deoxys (Green Crystal) | Destiny Deoxys | None | |
A wild Deoxys | Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 1) | None | |
Lunatone's eyes glow blue, then the opponent becomes outlined in blue and is lifted into the air. | |||
A wild Lunatone | Crazy as a Lunatone | None | |
Liza's Lunatone | It's Still Rocket Roll to Me | None | |
Grumpig's eyes and the pearls on its head glow light blue. The opponent becomes surrounded by a light blue aura and Grumpig can control them. | |||
Kelly's Grumpig | Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry | None | |
Solrock's eyes glow blue and its opponent becomes outlined in blue. The opponent is then lifted into the air. | |||
Tate's Solrock | It's Still Rocket Roll to Me | None | |
All of Claydol's eyes glow light blue. The opponent then becomes surrounded by a light blue aura and Claydol can control it. | |||
A giant Claydol | Claydol Big and Tall | None | |
Ralts's eyes glow blue and it fires two light blue beams of energy at the opponent. | |||
Max's Ralts | Do I Hear a Ralts? | None | |
Kirlia's eyes glow light blue, and it crosses its arms. When it opens them, two light blue waves of energy fire at the opponent. | |||
A wild Kirlia | Do I Hear a Ralts? | None | |
Zoey's Kirlia | DP155 | None | |
Jynx's eyes glow blue and its opponent is then surrounded in a blue aura. Jynx can then control the opponent. | |||
Erica's Jynx | Mean with Envy | None | |
Three wild Jynx | Three Jynx and a Baby! | None | |
The X on Metagross's face glows multicolored. A multicolored shadow reaches out from behind Metagross's body and covers the opponent, hurting it, or the 'X' on Metagross's face glows light blue and it can take control of the opponent with its mind. | |||
Tyson's Metagross | At the End of the Fray | None | |
Anabel's Metagross | Talking a Good Game! | None | |
Unknown Trainer's Metagross | Glory Blaze! | None | |
A wild Metagross | Noodles! Roamin' Off! | None | |
Metang's eyes glow blue. Its target is then surrounded in a blue aura and is lifted into the air. | |||
Morrison's Metang | Saved by the Beldum! | None | |
Slowbro's eyes glow light blue and the opponent becomes outlined in light blue. Slowbro can then control an opponent. | |||
Solidad's Slowbro | May,We Harley Drew'd Ya! | None | |
Meditite becomes outlined in light blue and it can control the opponent. | |||
Meredith's Meditite | Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea | None | |
Beautifly's eyes glow light blue and the opponent becomes outlined in light blue. Beautifly can then control the opponent, or Beautifly's eyes glow light blue and it fires a light blue beam of energy from its eyes at the opponent. | |||
May's Beautifly | The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing! | None | |
Jigglypuff's eyes glow light blue and it can control the opponent with its mind. | |||
Marina's Little Pink | A Stand-up Sit-Down! | None | |
Slowking's eyes glow light blue and the opponent becomes surrounded by light blue as well. Slowking can then control the opponent with its mind. | |||
Conway's Slowking | Tag! We're it...! | None | |
Its eye glows blue and then its opponent becomes outlined in blue and lifted into the air. | |||
A wild Dusknoir | Ghoul Daze! | None | |
Its eye glows blue and then its opponent becomes outlined in blue and lifted into the air. | |||
Fantina's Drifloon | Playing the Leveling Field! | None | |
Its eye glows blue and then its opponent becomes outlined in blue and lifted into the air. | |||
Fantina's Drifblim | Playing the Leveling Field! | None | |
Its eyes glow blue and then its opponent becomes outlined in blue and lifted in the air. | |||
A Venonat Conway trained briefly | Camping it Up! | None | |
Its eyes glow blue and then its opponent becomes outlined in blue and lifted in the air. | |||
A wild Togepi | Where No Togepi Has Gone Before! | None | |
Its eyes glow blue and then its opponent becomes outlined in blue and lifted in the air. | |||
Gary's Umbreon | DP151 | None |
In other languages
- French: Psyko
- Finnish: Psykovoima, Psyko
- German: Psychokinese
- Italian: Psichico
- Spanish: Psíquico
- Korean: 사이코키네시스 Saikokineshiseu
- Dutch: Psychisch
- Hindi: Mansik Hamla
Variations of the move Psychic | ||
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Generation I TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
Generation I HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 |
Generation II TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
Generation II HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 |
Generation III TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
Generation III HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE |
Generation IV TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
Generation IV HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 |