Psychic Fangs (move)

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Psychic Fangs
サイコファング Psycho Fang
Psychic Fangs VII.png
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Type  Psychic
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  85
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VII
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Jamming  0  

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

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
SM 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 IX
0779 Bruxish WaterIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
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.
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
0203 Girafarig NormalIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
Field Field USUM
0318 Carvanha WaterIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Water 2 Water 2
0506 Lillipup NormalIC Big.png 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.
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 languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 精神之牙 Jīngsàhn-jī Ngàh
Mandarin 精神之牙 Jīngshén-zhī Yá
France Flag.png French Psycho-Croc
Germany Flag.png German Psychobeißer
Italy Flag.png Italian Psicozanna
South Korea Flag.png Korean 사이코팽 Psycho Fang
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Caninos Psíquicos
Spain Flag.png Spanish Psicocolmillo


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