Psybeam (move)

Psybeam サイケこうせん Psyche-beam

File:PsybeamDPPt.png

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 Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation I 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 I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Psybeam (Japanese: サイケこうせん Psyche-beam) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

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

Psybeam can't confuse a target that is already confused.

In Stadium, Psybeam can't confuse a target that has a Substitute.

Generation II and on

Same as before, but with a 10% chance of causing confusion.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 32 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 34 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 35 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 38 0064 Kadabra Psychic 27 0065 Alakazam Psychic 27 0137 Porygon Normal -- 0137 Porygon Normal 23 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 II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 34 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 33 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 36 0064 Kadabra Psychic 21 0065 Alakazam Psychic 21 0137 Porygon Normal 12 0196 Espeon Psychic 36 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 27 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 41 0223 Remoraid Water 22 0224 Octillery Water 22 0233 Porygon2 Normal 12 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0054 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Espeon
Girafarig
Remoraid, Octillery |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0109 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Koffing
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0118 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Goldeen
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0165 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Ledyba
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0167 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spinarak
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 34 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 33 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 36 0064 Kadabra Psychic 21 0065 Alakazam Psychic 21 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 29 0137 Porygon Normal 12 0196 Espeon Psychic 36 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 27 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 41 0223 Remoraid Water 22 0224 Octillery Water 22 0233 Porygon2 Normal 12 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 24 0325 Spoink Psychic 16 0326 Grumpig Psychic -- 16 0327 Spinda Normal 16 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 11 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic 11 0352 Kecleon Normal 17 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0054 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Espeon
Girafarig
Remoraid, Octillery
Spoink, Grumpig
Spinda
Kecleon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0109 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Koffing
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0118 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Goldeen
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0165 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Ledyba
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0167 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spinarak
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0283 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Surskit
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Remoraid, Octillery
Dustox

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 24 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 25 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 25 0064 Kadabra Psychic 24 0065 Alakazam Psychic 24 0096 Drowzee Psychic 26 0097 Hypno Psychic 28 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 25 0137 Porygon Normal 7 0196 Espeon Psychic 36 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 23 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 19 0223 Remoraid Water 10 0224 Octillery Water -- 10 0226 Mantine Water Flying -- 0233 Porygon2 Normal 7 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 24 0325 Spoink Psychic 14 0326 Grumpig Psychic -- 14 0327 Spinda Normal 19 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 11 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic 11 0352 Kecleon Normal 15 0352 Kecleon Normal 18 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass 32 0413 Wormadam Bug Ground 32 0413 Wormadam Bug Steel 32 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 32 0439 Mime Jr. Psychic 25 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 7 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox
Mothim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0054 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Espeon
Girafarig
Remoraid, Octillery
Spoink, Grumpig
Spinda
Kecleon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0109 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Koffing
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0118 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Goldeen
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0165 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Ledyba
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox
Mothim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0167 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spinarak
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Dustox
Mothim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0170 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Chinchou
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#FAC000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0283 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Surskit
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Remoraid, Octillery
Dustox
Mothim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0456 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Finneon
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In the anime

File:Episode 24 Screenshot - 3.png Kadabra File:Espeon using Psybeam.PNG Espeon File:Mismagius psybeam.jpg Mismagius File:Drowzee pbeam.png Drowzee
The Pokémon creates a multicolored beam and releases it into the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Kadabra's eyes glow red. Multicolored circles are released and shot towards the foe.
Sabrina's Kadabra	Haunter Versus Kadabra		Debut
	A multicolored beam is created from Venonat's eyes.
Aya's Venonat	The Ninja Poké-Showdown!		None
	Alakazam crosses its spoons and a multicolored beam is released from them.
Alakazam (Giant)	The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis		None
	A multicolored beam is created and released from between Girafarig's horns.
Lisa's Girafarig	Spell of the Unown		None
Cherry's Girafarig	The Psychic Sidekicks!		None
Lucian's Girafarig	An Elite Meet and Greet!		None
	A multicolored beam is created and released from the ball on spoink's head.
Spoink	Clamperl of Wisdom!		None
	The red gem on its head creates a multicolored beam.
Sakura's Espeon	Espeon, Not Included		None
Annie's Espeon	Pokémon Heroes		None
	A multicolored beam is created from Misdreavus's eyes.
Marina's Little Miss	Legend of Thunder!		None
	The stripes start to glow and get unleashed.
Madison's and Alexa's Reddy and Greeny	The Kecleon Caper		None
	A multicolored beam is created from Venomoth's eyes.
Chaz's Venomoth	All Things Bright and Beautifly!		None
	A multicolored beam is fired from Dustox's eyes.
Jessie's Dustox	Seeing is Believing!		None
	A multicolored beam is created from Mothim's eyes.
Cheryl's Mothim	An Angry Combeenation!		None
	A multicolored beam is fired from Mismagius's eyes.
Fantina's Mismagius	Barry's Busting Out All Over!		None
	A multicolored beam is fired from the middle of its hands.
Atsuki's Drowzee	DP135		None

In other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Raio Psíquico.
• Dutch: Psychostraal.
• French: Rafale Psy.
• German: Psystrahl.
• Hindi: Maansik Beam.
• Italian: Psicoraggio.
• Spanish: Psicorrayo.

Variations of the move Psybeam
Spark Psybeam • Bubble Beam • Aurora Beam • Sludge

Template:Project MoveDex notice