Psybeam (move)

Psybeam サイケこうせん Psyche-beam

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  65 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Scrambles the order of appeals on the next turn.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Psybeam (Japanese: サイケこうせん Psyche-beam) is a Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I that deals a small amount of damage.

Effect

Generation I

Psybeam does damage and has a 9.8% chance of confusing the opponent.

Psybeam can't confuse an opponent that is already confused.

In Stadium, Psybeam can't confuse an opponent that has a substitute.

In the anime

• Venonat Psybeam.PNG

  Aya's Venonat using Psybeam.

• Espeon using Psybeam.PNG

  Sakura's Espeon using Psybeam.

• Combee Psybeam.JPG

  Wild Combee using Psybeam.

Pokémon

Venonat. A multicolored beam is created from Venonat's eyes.

• Used by Aya's Venonatin The Ninja Poké-Showdown!.

Espeon. It red gem on its head creates a multicolored beam.

• Used by Sakura's Espeon in The Blue Badge of Courage.

Girafarig. A multicolored beam is created between its horns.

• Used by Lisa's Girafarig in Spell of the Unown.
• Used by Lucian's Girafarig in An Elite Meet and Greet!.

Combee. A multicolored beam is created from Combee's three faces' eyes.

• Used by wild Combee in An Angry Combeenation!.

Mothim. A multicolored beam is created from Mothim's eyes.

• Used by Cheryl's Mothim in An Angry Combeenation!.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

• Butterfree at Lv.32 (R/G/B)
• Butterfree at Lv.34 (Yel.)
• Venonat at Lv.35
• Venomoth at Lv.38
• Kadabra at Lv.27
• Alakazam at Lv.27
• Porygon at Lv.-- (Yel.)
• Porygon at Lv.23

Generation II

By leveling up

• Butterfree at Lv.34
• Venonat at Lv.33
• Venomoth at Lv.36
• Kadabra at Lv.21
• Alakazam at Lv.21
• Mr. Mime at Lv.36
• Porygon at Lv.12
• Espeon at Lv.36
• Misdreavus at Lv.27
• Girafarig at Lv.41
• Remoraid at Lv.22
• Octillery at Lv.22
• Porygon2 at Lv.12

By breeding

• Paras
• Psyduck
• Koffing
• Goldeen
• Ledyba
• Spinarak

Generation III

By leveling up

• Butterfree at Lv.34
• Venonat at Lv.33
• Venomoth at Lv.36
• Kadabra at Lv.21
• Alakazam at Lv.21
• Mr. Mime at Lv.29
• Porygon at Lv.12
• Espeon at Lv.36
• Misdreavus at Lv.30
• Girafarig at Lv.43
• Remoraid at Lv.22
• Octillery at Lv.22
• Porygon2 at Lv.12
• Dustox at Lv.24
• Spoink at Lv.16
• Grumpig at Lv.--
• Grumpig at Lv.16
• Spinda at Lv.16
• Baltoy at Lv.11
• Claydol at Lv.11
• Kecleon at Lv.17

By breeding

• Paras
• Psyduck
• Koffing
• Goldeen
• Ledyba
• Spinarak
• Surskit

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Butterfree at Lv.24
• Venonat at Lv.25
• Venomoth at Lv.25
• Kadabra at Lv.24
• Alakazam at Lv.24
• Drowzee at Lv.26
• Hypno at Lv.28
• Mr. Mime at Lv.25
• Porygon at Lv.7
• Espeon at Lv.36
• Misdreavus at Lv.23
• Girafarig at Lv.19
• Remoraid at Lv.10
• Octillery at Lv.--
• Octillery at Lv.10
• Mantine at Lv.--
• Porygon2 at Lv.7
• Dustox at Lv.24
• Spoink at Lv.14
• Grumpig at Lv.--
• Grumpig at Lv.14
• Spinda at Lv.19
• Baltoy at Lv.11
• Claydol at Lv.11
• Kecleon at Lv.15
• Wormadam (Grass) at Lv.32
• Mothim at Lv.32
• Mime Jr. at Lv.25
• Porygon-Z at Lv.7
• Wormadam (Ground) at Lv.32
• Wormadam (Steel) at Lv.32

By breeding

• Paras
• Psyduck
• Koffing
• Goldeen
• Ledyba
• Spinarak
• Chinchou
• Surskit
• Finneon

In other languages

French: Rafale Psy, German: Psystrahl, Italian: Psicoraggio, Spanish: Psicorrayo, Dutch: Psychostraal.

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