Psyshock (move)

Psyshock サイコショック Psycho Shock

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make 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 V TM03 in Generation V TM03 in Generation VI TM03 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon TR25 in Pokémon Sword and Shield TM054 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Contests Condition  [[(condition)|]] Appeal  0   Jam  0   ???

Super Contests Condition  [[(condition)|]] Appeal  0   ???

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Psyshock (Japanese: サイコショック Psycho Shock) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation V. It is TM03 from Generation V to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, TR25 in Generation VIII, and TM054 in Generation IX.

Effect

Psyshock inflicts damage. Despite being a special move, Psyshock uses the target's Defense instead of its Special Defense to calculate damage.

Psyshock is still a special move. It uses the user's Special Attack to calculate damage. It activates Mirror Coat (not Counter), has its damage reduced by Light Screen (not Reflect), activates the Maranga Berry (not the Kee Berry), etc.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This attack does physical damage. SV The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This move deals physical damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like				30SwShBDSP
065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like				30SwShBDSP
096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	57	57	57	57BDSP	45
097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like	57	57	57	57BDSP	51
103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	17	17	17	1
103		Exeggutor Alolan Form		Grass		Grass			17	1
325		Spoink		Field		Field	34BW 38B2W2	38	38	38BDSP	38
326		Grumpig		Field		Field	37BW 42B2W2	42	42	42BDSP	42
337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral			1	20
574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like	25	25	25	20	20
575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like	25	25	25	20	20
576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like	25	25	25	20	20
577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous	25	25	25	20
578		Duosion		Amorphous		Amorphous	25	25	25	20
579		Reuniclus		Amorphous		Amorphous	25	25	25	20
653		Fennekin		Field		Field		31	31		31
654		Braixen		Field		Field		34	36		36
655		Delphox		Field		Field		34	38		38
677		Espurr		Field		Field		25	25	33
678		Meowstic Male		Field		Field		25	25	39
678		Meowstic Female		Field		Field		25	25	39
779		Bruxish		Water 2		Water 2					25
786		Tapu Lele		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			32	45
898		Calyrex		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				24	24
898		Calyrex Ice Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				24	24
898		Calyrex Shadow Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				24	24
936		Armarouge		Human-Like		Human-Like					Evo.
987		Flutter Mane		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					63
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 TM03	VI TM03	VII TM03	VIII TR25	IX TM054
026		Raichu Alolan Form		Field	Fairy			✔	✔	✔
035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
038		Ninetales		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
038		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field			✔	✔
039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy					✔
040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy					✔
054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
055		Golduck		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
063		Abra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
079		Slowpoke		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
079		Slowpoke Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1				✔	✔
080		Slowbro		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
080		Slowbro Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1				✔	✔
096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔		✔
097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔		✔
103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
103		Exeggutor Alolan Form		Grass		Grass			✔	✔
121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
122		Mr. Mime Galarian Form		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔
124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
137		Porygon		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
144		Articuno Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔	✔
150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
173		Cleffa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
175		Togepi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
177		Natu		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
178		Xatu		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
196		Espeon		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
199		Slowking Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1				✔	✔
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔
203		Girafarig		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔		✔
233		Porygon2		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
234		Stantler		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔		✔
238		Smoochum		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
249		Lugia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
281		Kirlia		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔		✔
308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔		✔
325		Spoink		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔		✔
326		Grumpig		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔		✔
337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
358		Chimecho		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
375		Metang		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
376		Metagross		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
380		Latias		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
381		Latios		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
385		Jirachi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
386		Deoxys		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔
429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔
433		Chingling		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔
436		Bronzor		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
439		Mime Jr.		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔
468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
474		Porygon-Z		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
480		Uxie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
481		Mesprit		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
482		Azelf		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
488		Cresselia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
493		Arceus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔		✔
494		Victini		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
517		Munna		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
518		Musharna		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
527		Woobat		Field	Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
528		Swoobat		Field	Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
561		Sigilyph		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
578		Duosion		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
579		Reuniclus		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
605		Elgyem		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
606		Beheeyem		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
628		Braviary Hisuian Form		Flying		Flying					✔
648		Meloetta		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔		✔
653		Fennekin		Field		Field		✔	✔		✔
654		Braixen		Field		Field		✔	✔		✔
655		Delphox		Field		Field		✔	✔		✔
677		Espurr		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
678		Meowstic Male		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
678		Meowstic Female		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
683		Aromatisse		Fairy		Fairy		✔	✔	✔
687		Malamar		Water 1	Water 2		✔	✔	✔
700		Sylveon		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
707		Klefki		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔
716		Xerneas		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔
719		Diancie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔
720		Hoopa Confined		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔		✔
720		Hoopa Unbound		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔		✔
765		Oranguru		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
779		Bruxish		Water 2		Water 2					✔
786		Tapu Lele		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
791		Solgaleo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
792		Lunala		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
793		Nihilego		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
800		Necrozma		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
800		Necrozma Dusk Mane		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔USUM	✔
800		Necrozma Dawn Wings		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔USUM	✔
801		Magearna		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
806		Blacephalon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔USUM	✔
825		Dottler		Bug		Bug				✔
826		Orbeetle		Bug		Bug				✔
854		Sinistea		Mineral	Amorphous				✔	✔
855		Polteageist		Mineral	Amorphous				✔	✔
856		Hatenna		Fairy		Fairy				✔	✔
857		Hattrem		Fairy		Fairy				✔	✔
858		Hatterene		Fairy		Fairy				✔	✔
866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔
869		Alcremie		Fairy	Amorphous				✔
876		Indeedee Male		Fairy		Fairy				✔	✔
876		Indeedee Female		Fairy		Fairy				✔	✔
898		Calyrex		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔	✔
898		Calyrex Ice Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔	✔
898		Calyrex Shadow Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔	✔
899		Wyrdeer		Field		Field					✔
936		Armarouge		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔
954		Rabsca		Bug		Bug					✔
955		Flittle		Flying		Flying					✔
956		Espathra		Flying		Flying					✔
981		Farigiraf		Field		Field					✔
984		Great Tusk		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
985		Scream Tail		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
987		Flutter Mane		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
100		Gholdengo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
100		Iron Valiant		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
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 games

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★★ Power: 43 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: None

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Psyshock
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 65 Energy cost 33 Duration 2.7 seconds Damage window 2 - 2.6 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 70 Energy cost 45 Secondary effect ? Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Gyms & Raids

• February 16, 2017
  • Power: 40 → 65
  • Damage window: 2.2 - 2.7 → 2 - 2.6 seconds

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Psyshock

★★★★
Attack power	59.61046
Charge time	0.86 seconds
Range type	Circular (ranged)
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	None

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Psyshock is Espeon's first move and Gardevoir's second move.

Espeon can obtain the move by evolving from Eevee at level 4 and upgrading Swift into it instead of Stored Power. The user materializes psychic projectiles and hurls them at a designated location; dealing damage to enemies hit by the projectiles and decreasing their movement speed for a short time. Orbs start in a horizontal line perpendicular to the user's facing. Orbs continue to fly in the direction once past the target location up until the maximum range of the move. Targets hit by all five projectiles are stunned. When one enemy is hit by a projectile, subsequent projectiles deal 70% less damage. At level 10, the projectiles become faster.

Gardevoir can obtain the move by evolving into Kirlia at level 5 and upgrading Teleport into it instead of Future Sight. The user channels three attacks at the targeted area, damaging enemies. Psyshock's cooldown is reduced each time it hits an enemy. At level 11, each hit of Psyshock also increases the damage of the next hit.

Description

Games Description Conq. The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This attack does physical damage. MDGtI This is a special move, but it won't be affected by the enemy's Special Defense.* It damages an enemy. This move is a special attack, but the enemy's Defense stat determines damage instead of its Special Defense stat.* SMD It damages an enemy. This move is a special attack, but the damage is determined by the enemy's Defense stat rather than its Sp. Def stat. MDRTDX It damages an enemy. The damage is determined by the enemy's Defense stat.

In the anime

Meditite	Gothita	Nihilego	Metang
The user materializes an odd psychic blast to attack the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Gothita	Gothita jumps into the air and puts its arms out in front of it. It then forms a mass of thick light blue, blue, and purple energy and fires it at the opponent. When it hits the opponent, it pushes it back and explodes. Sometimes, the black tuft of hair on its head twitches and glows light purple before using the attack. When this happens, its body flashes light blue, blue, and purple before forming the mass of energy.
Christie's Gothita	Where Did You Go, Audino?		Debut
Katharine's Gothita	Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!		None
Duosion	Duosion crouches its body together and three thick masses of light blue, blue, and purple energy forms around the front of its body. Duosion then fires the masses at the opponent, one after the other.
Officer Jenny's Duosion	Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!		None
Gothorita	Gothorita floats into the air and closes its eyes. Three thick masses of light blue, blue, and purple energy forms in front of Gothorita's body, and it fires the orbs at the opponent.
Lewis's Gothorita	Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2		None
Flora's Gothorita	The Clubsplosion Begins!		None
Meowstic Meowstic	Meowstic forms a purple orb of energy in one of its hands. It then fires three dark purple beams of energy from the orb at the opponent.
Olympia's two Meowstic	All Eyes on the Future!		None
Metang	Metang creates a stream of purple energy in between its hands before firing a purple beam of energy from its hands towards the opponent.
Alain's Metang	The Synchronicity Test!		None
Meditite	Meditite forms a ring of purple masses of energy in front of its body. Meditite then fires the masses at the opponent, one after the other.
Kira's Meditite	Raid Battle in The Ruins!		None
Nihilego	Nihilego fires multiple purple blasts of energy from its body at the opponent in a quick succession.
Gladion's Lillie	Helping the Hometown Hero!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Gothitelle	Mega Gardevoir
The user materializes an odd psychic blast to attack the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Gothitelle	Gothitelle releases energy from its eyes at the opponent.
Caitlin's Gothitelle	The Power of Dreams		Debut
Gardevoir	Mega Gardevoir forms a sphere of energy and fires it at the opponent.
Diantha's Gardevoir	Connecting with Gardevoir		None

In other generations

Core series games

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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Psyshock is an attack that has appeared as the translated name of ねんりき Nenriki on many English trading cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game since Generation I (starting with Base Set Abra), long before its actualization as a move in Generation V. Its effect induces paralysis.
• Out of the three moves that deal physical damage despite being special-based, Psyshock is the only one that is not the signature move of a Legendary Pokémon.
• Psyshock has the same description text as Psystrike.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 精神衝擊 Jīngsàhn Chūnggīk * 幻象攻擊 Waahnjeuhng Gūnggīk * Mandarin 精神衝擊 / 精神冲击 Jīngshén Chōngjí / Jīngshén Chōngjī * 幻象攻擊 Huànxiàng Gōngjí * French Choc Psy German Psychoschock Greek ψυχικοπληξία Italian Psicoshock Korean 사이코쇼크 Saikosyokeu Polish Psychoszok Portuguese Brazil Choque Psíquico (games, Pokémon the Series: XY-present, TCG, manga) Psicochoque (early anime) Portugal Psicochoque Spanish Latin America Choque Psíquico Spain Psicocarga Swedish Psykchock* Thai ไซโคช็อค Vietnamese Cú Sốc Tâm Linh

Variations of the move Psyshock
Body Press Psyshock

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