Psystrike (move)

Psystrike サイコブレイク Psycho Break

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Battles Type  Psychic Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  100 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

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

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

Psystrike (Japanese: サイコブレイク Psycho Break) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V. It is the signature move of Mewtwo. It is considered to be a stronger version of Psyshock.

Effect

In battle

Psystrike inflicts damage. Despite being classified as Special move, this move calculates damage using the user's Special Attack and the opponent's Defense stat.

Learnset

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 100 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Psystrike has the highest fixed attack power of any move with 100% accuracy and no drawbacks (tied with Judgment, Searing Shot, Earthquake, Fusion Flare, and Fusion Bolt).
• Despite being Mewtwo's signature move, it was introduced four generations after Mewtwo itself.

In other languages

• French: Frappe Psy
• German: Psychostoß
• Greek: Ψυχοθραύση
• Italian: Psicobotta
• Spanish: Onda mental

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