Psychic Fangs (move)

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Psychic Fangs サイコファング Psycho Fang

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Battles Type  Psychic Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  85 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VII TR97 in Generation VIII

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VII Generation VIII

Psychic Fangs (Japanese: サイコファング Psycho Fang) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation VII. Prior to Generation VIII, it was the signature move of Bruxish. It is TR97 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Psychic Fangs removes Light Screen, Reflect, and Aurora Veil from the target's side of the field, then inflicts damage. It will not remove Light Screen, Reflect, or Aurora Veil if Psychic Fangs misses or the target is immune to or protected from Psychic Fangs.

Description

Games Description SMUSUM SwSh The user bites the target with its psychic capabilities. This can also destroy Light Screen and Reflect.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
779		Bruxish		Water 2		Water 2	41
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM/TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TR97
058		Growlithe		Field		Field		✔
059		Arcanine		Field		Field		✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
196		Espeon		Field		Field		✔
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral		✔
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy		✔
309		Electrike		Field		Field		✔
310		Manectric		Field		Field		✔
528		Swoobat		Field	Flying		✔
550		Basculin		Water 2		Water 2		✔
773		Silvally		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
791		Solgaleo		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
800		Necrozma		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
800		Necrozma Dusk Mane		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
800		Necrozma Dawn Wings		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
820		Greedent		Field		Field		✔
836		Boltund		Field		Field		✔
846		Arrokuda		Water 2		Water 2		✔
847		Barraskewda		Water 2		Water 2		✔
877		Morpeko		Field	Fairy		✔
882		Dracovish		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
883		Arctovish		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
886		Drakloak		Amorphous	Dragon		✔
887		Dragapult		Amorphous	Dragon		✔
888		Zacian		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
889		Zamazenta		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
203		Girafarig		Field		Field	✔USUM
318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2	✔
506		Lillipup		Field		Field	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 精神之牙 Jīngsàhn-jī Ngàh Mandarin 精神之牙 Jīngshén-zhī Yá French Psycho-Croc German Psychobeißer Italian Psicozanna Korean 사이코팽 Psycho Fang Brazilian Portuguese Caninos Psíquicos Spanish Psicocolmillo

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