# Psywave (move)

Psywave
サイコウェーブ Psychowave
Type Psychic Special 15 (max. 24) — 100% {{{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 I TM46 in Generation I
Condition Smart 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.
Condition Smart 3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition Clever 1 ♥ 0 Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.
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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. In Generation II, it was the signature move of Misdreavus.

## Effect

### Generation I

Psywave inflicts a random amount of damage, varying between 1 damage and 1.5× the user's level.

In a link battle, the damage dealt varies between 1 damage and 1.5× the user's level on the user's side, and between 0 damage and 1.5× the user's level on its opponent's side in a link battle. As a result, if a 0 is generated in a link battle, it causes the games to desynchronize as the target will receive 0 damage on the opponent's game, while the user's side will keep generating pseudorandom numbers until it produces a number between 1 and 1.5× the user's level. Additionally, the game will freeze if a Level 0, 1, or 171 Pokémon uses the move, though Pokémon cannot normally be obtained at these levels without the use of glitches.

### Generation II

Psywave inflicts a random amount of damage, varying between 1 HP and 1.5× the user's level. The damage is always rounded down; however, Psywave will always deal at least 1 HP of damage.

Psywave does not take weaknesses or resistances into account; however, type immunity is not ignored.

### Generations III and IV

Psywave inflicts damage equal to ${\displaystyle \left\lfloor {\frac {Level_{user}\times (10r+50)}{100}}\right\rfloor }$, where r is a random number from 0 to 10. However, if this calculation produces a value of 0, Psywave deals 1 HP of damage instead.

Psywave can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra two appeal points if Calm Mind was used in the prior turn.

### Generation V

Psywave inflicts damage equal to ${\displaystyle \left\lfloor {\frac {Level_{user}\times (r+50)}{100}}\right\rfloor }$, where r is a random number from 0 to 100. However, if this calculation produces a value of 0, Psywave deals 1 HP of damage instead.

### Generations VI and VII

Psywave's accuracy is now 100% instead of 80%.

### Generation VIII

Psywave cannot be selected in a battle.

## 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.
DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is attacked with an odd, hot energy wave. The attack varies in intensity.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
The target is attacked with an odd psychic wave. The attack varies in intensity.
SwSh This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

## Learnset

### By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
120 Staryu
Water 3 13ORAS 13SMUSUM
4PE
121 Starmie

Water 3 1PE
122 Mr. Mime

Human-Like 15B2W2 15 15SMUSUM
20PE
150 Mewtwo
Undiscovered 1
151 Mew
Undiscovered 33PE
200 Misdreavus
Amorphous 1 1 1 1 1 1
325 Spoink
Field 7 7 7 7 7
326 Grumpig
Field 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7
337 Lunatone

Mineral 25 23 23BW
17B2W2
17XY
13ORAS
13
338 Solrock

Mineral 25 23 23BW
17B2W2
17XY
13ORAS
13
358 Chimecho
Amorphous 30 30 30 30XY
16ORAS
16
380 Latias

Undiscovered 1 1 1 1 1
381 Latios

Undiscovered 1 1 1 1 1
429 Mismagius
Amorphous 1 1 1 1
436 Bronzor

Mineral 15B2W2 15 15
437 Bronzong

Mineral 15B2W2 15 15
517 Munna
Field 1 1 1
561 Sigilyph

Flying 8 8 8
577 Solosis
Amorphous 1 1 1
578 Duosion
Amorphous 1 1 1
579 Reuniclus
Amorphous 1 1 1
686 Inkay

Water 1 Water 2 13 13
687 Malamar

Water 1 Water 2 13 13
779 Bruxish

Water 2 25
786 Tapu Lele

Undiscovered 8
793 Nihilego

Undiscovered 13
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
092 Gastly

Amorphous
109 Koffing
Amorphous
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

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
TM46
II
--
III
--
IV
--
V
--
VI
--
VII
--
VIII
--
012 Butterfree

Bug
035 Clefairy
Fairy
036 Clefable
Fairy
039 Jigglypuff
Fairy
040 Wigglytuff
Fairy
048 Venonat

Bug
049 Venomoth

Bug
060 Poliwag
Water 1
061 Poliwhirl
Water 1
062 Poliwrath

Water 1
063 Abra
Human-Like
Human-Like
065 Alakazam
Human-Like
079 Slowpoke

Monster Water 1
080 Slowbro

Monster Water 1
092 Gastly

Amorphous
093 Haunter

Amorphous
094 Gengar

Amorphous
096 Drowzee
Human-Like
097 Hypno
Human-Like
102 Exeggcute

Grass
103 Exeggutor

Grass
113 Chansey
Fairy
120 Staryu
Water 3
121 Starmie

Water 3
122 Mr. Mime
Human-Like
124 Jynx

Human-Like
125 Electabuzz
Human-Like
126 Magmar
Human-Like
131 Lapras

Monster Water 1
137 Porygon
Mineral
143 Snorlax
Monster
150 Mewtwo
Undiscovered
151 Mew
Undiscovered
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

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### Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Psywave has 19PP and 100% accuracy. The attack travels up to 10 tiles away and hits the first Pokémon it encounters, ally or enemy, dealing damage between 1/2 and 383/256 (~1.49x) of the user's level. It is affected by type matchup and STAB unlike in main series. Before accounting for type matchup and STAB, the move is guaranteed to deal at least 1HP of damage, but no more than 199 (although that number is impossible to achieve under normal gameplay).

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 12, and its accuracy to 95%.

### Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. The amount of damage depends on the user's level.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. The higher the user's level, the greater the damage.
BSL はなれたポケモンに ダメージをあたえる じぶんの レベルがたかいほど ダメージが おおきくなりやすい
MDGtI Its damage varies. The higher your level, the greater the possible damage.*
It damages even a faraway Pokémon. The higher your level, the greater the damage.*
SMD Its damage varies. The higher your level, the greater the possible damage.*
It damages an enemy. The higher your level, the greater the damage.*

## In the anime

Pokémon Method User First Used In Mismagius Duosion Solrock Exeggutor The foe is attacked with an odd, hot energy wave. Jynx Jynx's eyes glow and she raises her hands in the air. The opponent then lifts up into the air, and by waving her 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 and 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 Reuniclus Reuniclus puts its hands together in front of it and fires a multicolored beam of energy from its hands at the opponent. Damon's Reuniclus White—Victini and Zekrom 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 Mewtwo Mega Mewtwo Y creates a white force field that expands rapidly from around it and explodes on contact with the opponent. Mewtwo (M16) Genesect and the Legend Awakened Mewtwo cannot legally know Psywave in Generation V 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 other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 精神波 Jīngsàhn Bō *

Mandarin 精神波 Jīngshén Bō *

Dutch Psygolf
Finnish Psykoaalto
French Vague Psy
German Psywelle
Greek Ψυχοκύμα Psychokýma
Hindi मानसिक लहर Maansik leher
Indonesian Psywave
Italian Psiconda*
Psico-onda*
Korean 사이코웨이브 Saikoweibeu
Polish Psychofala
Brazilian Portuguese Onda Psíquica
Romanian Psywave
Serbian Psihički Talas
Spanish Psicoonda*
Psico-Onda*
Swedish Psykvåg
Hypnos*
Vietnamese Sóng Tâm Linh

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Generation I HMs
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