Psyshield Bash (move)

Psyshield Bash バリアーラッシュ Barrier Rush

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  70 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Psyshield Bash (Japanese: バリアーラッシュ Barrier Rush) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced during Generation VIII, in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. It is the signature move of Stantler and Wyrdeer.

Effect

Generation VIII

Psyshield Bash inflicts damage and raises the user's defensive stats.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Category  Physical PP  10 Agile Strong Power  70  55  85 Accuracy  90%  90%  100% Action speed modifier Self  0  0  +5 Target  0  +3  0 Additional effect Turns  3  2  4    ?  ?    ?  ? Raises the user's defensive stats

Generation IX

Psyshield Bash inflicts damage and raises the user's Defense by one stage.

Other effects

A Stantler that has used Psyshield Bash in the agile style at least 20 times can evolve into Wyrdeer.

Description

Games Description LA Cloaking itself in psychic energy, the user slams into the target. This may also raise the user’s defensive stats. SV Cloaking itself in psychic energy, the user slams into the target. This also boosts the user’s Defense stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						VIII	IX
						LA	SV
0234		Stantler		Field		Field	21	−
0899		Wyrdeer		Field		Field	21	Evo.
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	Egg Groups		Egg Move
						IX
						SV
0234		Stantler		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.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Psyshield Bash's description says it "may raise the user's defensive stats", despite it in fact having a 100% chance to do so.
• In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Psyshield Bash is the only Evolution-inducing move introduced in Pokémon Legends: Arceus to lack an Evolution effect, as Stantler cannot evolve into Wyrdeer in the games.

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	屏障猛攻 Pìhngjeung Máahnggūng
	Mandarin	屏障猛攻 Píngzhàng Měnggōng
French		Sprint Bouclier
German		Barrierenstoß
Italian		Barrierassalto
Korean		배리어러시 Baeri-eoreosi
Brazilian Portuguese		Pancada de Escudo Psíquico
Spanish		Asalto Barrera

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