Psycho Boost (move)

Psycho Boost サイコブースト Psycho Boost

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Battles Type  Psychic Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  140 Accuracy  90% 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 Unknown

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

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   ???

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Psycho Boost is a slightly inaccurate and very highly-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III. It is essentially a Psychic form of Overheat.

Effect

The user deals massive damage, but their Special Attack harshly falls.

In the anime

Deoxys. Deoxys creates a multi-colored ball within its tentacles and fires it at the opponent.

• Used by Deoxys in Destiny Deoxys.
• Used by a wild Deoxys in Pokemon Ranger- Deoxys Crisis!.

Learnset

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Level 0386 Deoxys Psychic 45 0386 Deoxys Psychic 45 0386 Deoxys Psychic 45 0386 Deoxys Psychic 45 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By purification

#   Pokémon Type Game 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying XD Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0386 Deoxys Psychic 89 0386 Deoxys Psychic 89 0386 Deoxys Psychic 89 0386 Deoxys Psychic 89 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0386 Deoxys Psychic 10th Movie Events Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other languages

French: psycho boost, German: psyschub, Italian: psicoslancio, Spanish: psicoataque

Variations of the move Overheat
Overheat • Draco Meteor • Leaf Storm • Fleur Cannon Formerly a variation Psycho Boost