Psywave (move)

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Psywave
サイコウェーブ Psychowave
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Type  Psychic
Category  Special
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  Varies
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.

Psywave (Japanese: サイコウェーブ Psychowave) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM46 in Generation I. It was the signature move of Misdreavus in Generation II.

Effect

Generation I

Psywave inflicts a random amount of damage, varying between 1 damage and 1.5× the user's level on the player's side, and between 0 damage and 1.5× the user's level on the opponent's side in a Link battle. If a 0 is generated by the PRNG, it causes the games to desync immediately as the target will receive 0 damage on the opponent's game, while the user's side will keep generating pseudo-random numbers until one between 1 and (User's Level ×1.5) is produced. Additionally, the game will freeze if a Level 0, 1, or 171 Pokémon uses the move, though this error is only possible with external modification or through the use of other glitches and was fixed in later generations.

Generations II to V

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 1:

(X + 0.5) × User's level

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

Though it is a Psychic move, Psywave deals typeless damage, taking neither weakness nor resistance into account, and not being affected by STAB, though it still cannot hit Dark-type Pokémon without using Miracle Eye.

Generation VI

Psywave's accuracy is changed from 80% to 100%.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 A Psychic-type attack of varying intensity. It occasionally inflicts heavy damage.
GSC An attack with variable power.
RSEColo.XD Attacks with a psychic wave of varying intensity.
FRLG The foe is attacked with an odd, hot energy wave that varies in intensity.
DPPtHGSS The foe is attacked with an odd, hot energy wave. The attack varies in intensity.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
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
120 Staryu Staryu Water Water           13
122 Mr. Mime Mr. Mime Psychic Fairy           15 15
200 Misdreavus Misdreavus Ghost Ghost   1 1 1 1 1
325 Spoink Spoink Psychic Psychic     7 7 7 7
326 Grumpig Grumpig Psychic Psychic     1, 7 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7
337 Lunatone Lunatone Rock Psychic     25 23 23 17 17
13
338 Solrock Solrock Rock Psychic     25 23 23 17 17
13
358 Chimecho Chimecho Psychic Psychic     30 30 30 30
16
380 Latias Latias Dragon Psychic     1 1 1 1
381 Latios Latios Dragon Psychic     1 1 1 1
429 Mismagius Mismagius Ghost Ghost       1 1 1
436 Bronzor Bronzor Steel Psychic           15 15
437 Bronzong Bronzong Steel Psychic           15 15
517 Munna Munna Psychic Psychic         1 1
561 Sigilyph Sigilyph Psychic Flying         8 8
577 Solosis Solosis Psychic Psychic         1 1
578 Duosion Duosion Psychic Psychic         1 1
579 Reuniclus Reuniclus Psychic Psychic         1 1
686 Inkay Inkay Dark Psychic           13
687 Malamar Malamar Dark Psychic           13
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 Gastly Ghost Poison Misdreavus MisdreavusChimecho MisdreavusMismagiusChimecho MisdreavusMismagiusChimechoSolosisDuosionReuniclus MisdreavusMismagiusChimechoSolosisDuosionReuniclus
109 Koffing Koffing Poison Poison Misdreavus MisdreavusChimecho MisdreavusMismagiusChimecho MisdreavusMismagiusChimechoSolosisDuosionReuniclus MisdreavusMismagiusChimechoSolosisDuosionReuniclus
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
--
012 Butterfree Butterfree Bug Flying
035 Clefairy Clefairy Normal Normal
036 Clefable Clefable Normal Normal
039 Jigglypuff Jigglypuff Normal Normal
040 Wigglytuff Wigglytuff Normal Normal
048 Venonat Venonat Bug Poison
049 Venomoth Venomoth Bug Poison
060 Poliwag Poliwag Water Water
061 Poliwhirl Poliwhirl Water Water
062 Poliwrath Poliwrath Water Fighting
063 Abra Abra Psychic Psychic
064 Kadabra Kadabra Psychic Psychic
065 Alakazam Alakazam Psychic Psychic
079 Slowpoke Slowpoke Water Psychic
080 Slowbro Slowbro Water Psychic
092 Gastly Gastly Ghost Poison
093 Haunter Haunter Ghost Poison
094 Gengar Gengar Ghost Poison
096 Drowzee Drowzee Psychic Psychic
097 Hypno Hypno Psychic Psychic
102 Exeggcute Exeggcute Grass Psychic
103 Exeggutor Exeggutor Grass Psychic
113 Chansey Chansey Normal Normal
120 Staryu Staryu Water Water
121 Starmie Starmie Water Psychic
122 Mr. Mime Mr. Mime Psychic Psychic
124 Jynx Jynx Ice Psychic
125 Electabuzz Electabuzz Electric Electric
126 Magmar Magmar Fire Fire
131 Lapras Lapras Water Ice
137 Porygon Porygon Normal Normal
143 Snorlax Snorlax Normal Normal
150 Mewtwo Mewtwo Psychic Psychic
151 Mew 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.


In other games

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Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. The amount of damage depends on the user's level.


In the anime

Cocoa Mismagius Psywave.png
Mismagius
Officer Jenny Duosion Psywave.png
Duosion
Brandon Solrock Psywave.png
Solrock
Mandi Exeggutor Psywave.png
Exeggutor
The foe is attacked with an odd, hot energy wave.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Jynx 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 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 Gastly shoots the fog around its body at the opponent and the fog morphs into an arrow-like shape that hits the opponent.
Officer Jenny's Gastly Pikachu Re-Volts None
Mr. Mime 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.
Toku's Mr. Mime The Psychic Sidekicks! None
Solrock 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 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 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 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
Grumpig Grumpig fires a beam of multicolored energy from between its hands at the opponent.
A wild Grumpig An Oasis of Hope! None
Spoink Spoink fires a beam of multicolored energy from between its hands at the opponent.
Multiple wild Spoink An Oasis of Hope! None
Sigilyph Sigilyph's two eyes on its head start to glow and then it fires a beam of multicolored energy from its eyes at the opponent.
Carrie's Sigilyph Cloudy Fate, Bright Future! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga


In the Pokémon Try Adventure manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 精神波 Jīngsàhn Bō *
幻象波 Waahnjeuhng Bō *
幻像波浪 Waahnjeuhng Bōlohng *
Mandarin 精神波 Jīngshén Bō *
幻象波 Huànxiàng Bō *
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Psygotisch
Finland Flag.png Finnish Psykoaalto
France Flag.png French Vague Psy
Germany Flag.png German Psywelle
Greece Flag.png Greek Ψυχοκύμα
India Flag.png Hindi मानसिक लहर Maansik leher
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Psywave
Italy Flag.png Italian Psiconda*
Psico-onda*
South Korea Flag.png Korean 사이코웨이브 Psycho Wave
Poland Flag.png Polish Psychofala
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Onda Psíquica
Romania Flag.png Romanian Psywave
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Psihički Talas
Spain Flag.png Spanish Psicoonda*
Psico-Onda*


Generation I TMs
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Generation I HMs
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