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  0 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

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: 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

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 has been TM03 since Generation V.

Effect

Psyshock inflicts physical damage. Despite being classified as a special move, this move calculates damage using the user's Special Attack and the opponent's Defense stat (similar to Psystrike and Secret Sword).

Despite targeting the opponent's Defense stat, the move's damage is unaffected by Reflect and it will not activate Counter or Shell Trap; instead, it is affected by Light Screen and activates Mirror Coat.

Description

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

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	57	57	57
0097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like	57	57	57
0103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	17	17	17
103A		Exeggutor Alola Form		Grass		Grass			17
0325		Spoink		Field		Field	34BW 38B2W2	38	38
0326		Grumpig		Field		Field	37BW 42B2W2	42	42
0337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral			1
0574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like	25	25	25
0575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like	25	25	25
0576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like	25	25	25
0577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous	25	25	25
0578		Duosion		Amorphous		Amorphous	25	25	25
0579		Reuniclus		Amorphous		Amorphous	25	25	25
0653		Fennekin		Field		Field		31	31
0654		Braixen		Field		Field		34	36
0655		Delphox		Field		Field		34	38
0677		Espurr		Field		Field		25	25
0678		Meowstic Male		Field		Field		25	25
678F		Meowstic Female		Field		Field		25	25
0786		Tapu Lele		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			32
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		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II --	III --	IV --	V TM03	VI TM03	VII TM03	VIII --	IX --
026A		Raichu Alola Form		Field	Fairy			✔
0035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔
0036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔
0038		Ninetales		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
038A		Ninetales Alola Form		Field		Field			✔
0054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔
0055		Golduck		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔
0063		Abra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0079		Slowpoke		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔
0080		Slowbro		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔
0096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔
103A		Exeggutor Alola Form		Grass		Grass			✔
0121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔
0122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0137		Porygon		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0150		Mewtwo		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0173		Cleffa		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0175		Togepi		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔	✔
0177		Natu		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔
0178		Xatu		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔
0196		Espeon		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔
0203		Girafarig		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0233		Porygon2		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0234		Stantler		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0238		Smoochum		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0249		Lugia		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0280		Ralts		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0281		Kirlia		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0282		Gardevoir		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0325		Spoink		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0326		Grumpig		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0358		Chimecho		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0375		Metang		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0376		Metagross		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0380		Latias		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0381		Latios		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0385		Jirachi		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0386		Deoxys		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0433		Chingling		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0436		Bronzor		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0439		Mime Jr.		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔	✔
0474		Porygon-Z		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0475		Gallade		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0480		Uxie		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0481		Mesprit		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0482		Azelf		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0488		Cresselia		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0493		Arceus		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0494		Victini		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0517		Munna		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0518		Musharna		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0527		Woobat		Field	Flying	✔	✔	✔
0528		Swoobat		Field	Flying	✔	✔	✔
0531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔
0561		Sigilyph		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔
0574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0578		Duosion		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0579		Reuniclus		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0605		Elgyem		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0606		Beheeyem		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0648		Meloetta		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0653		Fennekin		Field		Field		✔	✔
0654		Braixen		Field		Field		✔	✔
0655		Delphox		Field		Field		✔	✔
0677		Espurr		Field		Field		✔	✔
0678		Meowstic Male		Field		Field		✔	✔
678F		Meowstic Female		Field		Field		✔	✔
0683		Aromatisse		Fairy		Fairy		✔	✔
0687		Malamar		Water 1	Water 2		✔	✔
0700		Sylveon		Field		Field		✔	✔
0707		Klefki		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔
0716		Xerneas		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		✔	✔
0719		Diancie		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		✔	✔
0720		Hoopa Confined		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		✔	✔
720U		Hoopa Unbound		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		✔	✔
0765		Oranguru		Field		Field			✔
0786		Tapu Lele		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔
0791		Solgaleo		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔
0792		Lunala		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔
0793		Nihilego		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔
0800		Necrozma		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔
800DM		Necrozma Dusk Mane		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔USUM
800DW		Necrozma Dawn Wings		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔USUM
0806		Blacephalon		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔USUM
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

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 ? Duration 2.7 seconds Damage window ? seconds
Trainer Battles Power ? Energy cost ? Secondary effect ? Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Psyshock had a power of 40.

Ninetales (both variants) and Chimecho could only learn this move from February 1, 2019 onwards.

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.

In the anime

Gothorita Gothita Duosion Metang
The user creates a blob of psychic power and hurls it at the opponent
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	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 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 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 forms a purple orb of energy in one of its hands. It then fires three dark purple beams from the orb at the opponent.
Olympia's two Meowstic	All Eyes on the Future!		None
	Metang creates a stream of purple energy inbetween its hands and it then fires a purple beam of aura from its hands towards the opponent.
Alain's Metang	The Synchronicity Test!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Gothitelle Mega Gardevoir
The user shoots the opponent with energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Gothitelle releases energy from its eyes at the opponent.
Caitlin's Gothitelle	The Power of Dreams		Debut
	Mega Gardevoir releases energy from its eyes at the opponent.
Diantha's Gardevoir	X & Y chapter		None

In other generations

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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, and Sky	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.

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 Psycho Shock Polish Psychoszok Portuguese Brazil Choque Psíquico (games, XY series-present, TCG, manga) Psicochoque (early anime) Portugal Psicochoque Spanish Latin America Choque Psíquico Spain Psicocarga Swedish Psykchock* Vietnamese Cú Sốc Tâm Linh

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