Psychic (move)

Psychic サイコキネシス Psychokinesis

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Battles Type  Psychic Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  90 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 adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM29 in Generation I TM29 in Generation II TM29 in Generation III TM29 in Generation IV TM29 in Generation V

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart 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

Psychic (Japanese: サイコキネシス Psychokinesis) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. It is TM29 in every generation so far.

Effect

Generation I

Psychic does damage and has a 30% chance of lowering the target's Special by one stage.

Generation II and on

Same as Generation I, but with a 10% chance of lowering Special Defense.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison	43			41			41			47				47			'
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	50			52			52			55				55			'
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	38			38			36			40				40			''''
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	38			38			36			40				40			''''
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	48			48			48	40	48				48			''''
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	55			54			54	44	54				54			''''
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	32			40			40	31	40				40			''''
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	37			49			49	35	50				50			''''
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic										47				47			''''
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic							45	43	39				39			''''
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	66			66			66			71				71			''''
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	40			40			40			30				30			''''
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison				53			53			40				40			'
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison				63			63			46				46			'
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying				50			50			47				47			''''
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying				65			65			59				59			''''
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic				47			47			64				64			''''
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic				48			48	40	48				48			''''
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic										37				37			''''
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic				37			45			35				35			''''
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic							26			28				28			''''
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic							26			31				31			''''
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic							26			33				33			''''
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic							34			31				31			''''
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic							37			47				47			''''
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic							37			45				45			''''
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic							46										''''
368		Gorebyss	Water		Water							36			42				42			'
375		Metang	Steel	Psychic							38			36				36			''''
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic							38			36				36			''''
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic							40			65				65			''''
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic							40			65				65			''''
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic							20			20				20			''''
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic							25			41				41			''''
413		Wormadam	Bug	Grass										44				44			'
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying										44				44			'
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic										39				39			''''
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic										93				93			''''
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic														37			''''
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying														41			''''
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying														41			''''
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying														44			''''
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic														37			''''
575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic														39			''''
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic														39			''''
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic														37			''''
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic														39			''''
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic														39			''''
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic														39			''''
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic														39			''''
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic														57			''''
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		Type		Machine
					I TM29		II TM29		III TM29		IV TM29		V TM29		VI TM08
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water										✔				✔		✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water										✔				✔		✔
060		Poliwag	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
120		Staryu	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
186		Politoed	Water		Water				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying										✔				✔		✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
222		Corsola	Water	Rock				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
223		Remoraid	Water		Water							✔			✔				✔		✔
224		Octillery	Water		Water							✔			✔				✔		✔
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
240		Magby	Fire		Fire				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison							✔			✔				✔		✔
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost							✔			✔				✔		✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost							✔			✔				✔		✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost							✔			✔				✔		✔
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost							✔			✔				✔		✔
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost							✔			✔				✔		✔
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
368		Gorebyss	Water		Water							✔			✔				✔		✔
375		Metang	Steel	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
413		Wormadam	Bug	Grass										✔				✔		✔
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying										✔				✔		✔
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying										✔				✔		✔
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying										✔				✔		✔
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost										✔				✔		✔
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying										✔				✔		✔
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
436		Bronzor	Steel	Psychic										✔				✔		✔
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic										✔				✔		✔
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark										✔				✔		✔
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel										✔				✔		✔
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric										✔				✔		✔
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire										✔				✔		✔
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying										✔				✔		✔
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying										✔				✔		✔
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting										✔				✔		✔
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost										✔				✔		✔
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost										✔				✔		✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon										✔				✔		✔
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water										✔				✔		✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark										✔				✔		✔
492		Shaymin	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire														✔		✔
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic														✔		✔
518		Musharna	Psychic		Psychic														✔		✔
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying														✔		✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying														✔		✔
531		Audino	Normal		Normal														✔		✔
547		Whimsicott	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire														✔		✔
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying														✔		✔
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost														✔		✔
563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost														✔		✔
569		Garbodor	Poison		Poison														✔		✔
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic														✔		✔
575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic														✔		✔
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic														✔		✔
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic														✔		✔
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic														✔		✔
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic														✔		✔
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost														✔		✔
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost														✔		✔
594		Alomomola	Water		Water														✔		✔
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic														✔		✔
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic														✔		✔
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire														✔		✔
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire														✔		✔
609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire														✔		✔
622		Golett	Ground	Ghost														✔		✔
623		Golurk	Ground	Ghost														✔		✔
636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire														✔		✔
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire														✔		✔
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying														✔		✔
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying														✔		✔
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire														✔		✔
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric														✔		✔
645		Landorus	Ground	Flying														✔		✔
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice														✔		✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic														✔		✔
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 breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
054		Psyduck	Water		Water
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 the anime

Spoink Beautifly Mewtwo Gothitelle
The foe is hit by a strong telekinetic force.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Kadabra's eyes flash red. The opponent then becomes surrounded by a light blue aura and Kadabra can control it with its mind, or Kadabra's eyes glow light blue, and the opponent becomes outlined in light blue. Kadabra can then control the opponent.
Sabrina's Kadabra	Abra and the Psychic Showdown		Debut
A wild Kadabra	Fear Factor Phony		None
	Mewtwo's eyes and body glow light blue. The opponent becomes surrounded by a light blue aura and Mewtwo can control it.
Mewtwo (anime)	The Battle of the Badge		None
	Exeggutor's eyes glow light green and it can control the opponent.
Mandi's Exeggutor	Round One - Begin!		None
	Drowzee sticks its arms out and deflects an attack with its mind, or Drowzee's eyes glow light blue and the opponent glows light blue. Drowzee can then control the opponent with its mind.
Cassidy's Drowzee	Pikachu Re-Volts		None
	Golduck's eyes glow blue, and it raises its finger and that glows blue as well. The opponent then becomes surrounded in a blue aura and Golduck can control it.
A wild Golduck	Bye Bye Psyduck		None
	Haunter's eyes and body glow purple. The opponent then becomes surrounded in light purple and Haunter can control it.
Captain's Haunter	A Shipful of Shivers		None
	Slowking's body or eyes glow light blue and the opponent becomes surrounded by light blue as well. Slowking can then control the opponent with its mind.
Slowking (movie 2)	Slowking's Day		None
Conway's Slowking	Tag! We're it...!		None
	Alakazam crosses its spoons and it becomes surrounded in a orange or blue aura. The opponent then becomes frozen and under Alakazam's control, or Alakazam releases a invisible blast towards the opponent, or Alakazam's eyes flash blue, then its whole body as it crosses its spoons, and it sends light blue shockwaves at the opponent. Once the shockwaves hit the opponent, Alakazam can control it.
Luana's Alakazam	Pokémon Double Trouble		None
Unknown Trainer's Alakazam	Flower Power		None
Alex Davis's Alakazam	Power Play!		None
Vito Winstrate's Alakazam	Candid Camerupt!		None
A Coordinator's Alakazam	Deceit and Assist		None
A Coordinator's Alakazam	A Hurdle for Squirtle		None
A wild Alakazam	Fear Factor Phony		None
Alakazam of Team A.C.T.	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate		None
Anabel's Alakazam	Talking a Good Game!		None
	Abra puts its hands in front of it and fires a light blue energy beam from them at the opponent.
Mrs. Bellows's Abra	The Psychic Sidekicks!		None
	Celebi's eyes or whole body glow light green. The opponent becomes surrounded in light blue and Celebi can control it.
Celebi (movie 4)	Celebi: Voice of the Forest		None
Multiple wild Celebi	Celebi: Voice of the Forest		None
	Psyduck's eyes glow blue and it send out an invisible blast of power that hits the opponent.
Misty's Psyduck	Just Add Water		None
	Espeon's eyes glow red and the opponent becomes surrounded in a red aura that hurts them, or the gem on Espeon's forehead glows multicolored, its body becomes outlined in light green, and a multicolored shadow reaches around it. Anything caught in the shadow becomes outlined in blue and can be controlled by Espeon, or Espeon's eyes glow light blue and the opponent becomes outlined in light blue. Espeon can then control the opponent.
Annie's Espeon	Pokémon Heroes		None
Lilian Meridian's Espeon	The Saffron Con		None
Anabel's Espeon	Second Time's the Charm!		None
	Hypno's eyes glow light blue. The opponent then becomes surrounded in light blue and Hypno can control it.
Harrison's Hypno	Playing with Fire!		None
A wild Hypno	Fear Factor Phony		None
	Dusclops's eye glows red and it can control the opponent. Sometimes the opponent becomes surrounded by blue, or Dusclops fires a light blue energy beam from its eye at the opponent.
Butler's Dusclops	Jirachi: Wish Maker		None
Timmy Grimm's Dusclops	Disguise Da Limit		None
	Medicham's body becomes surrounded in light blue. Then, the opponent becomes surrounded in light blue and Medicham can control it.
Grace's Medicham	Pros and Con Artist		None
Meredith's Medicham	Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea		None
	Mr. Mime's eyes glow red or light blue and its hands glow blue. The opponent also becomes outlined in blue and Mr. Mime can control them with its mind.
Delia's Mimey	Journey to the Starting Line!		None
Rhonda's Mr. Mime	Hail to the Chef!		None
Clayton's Mr. Mime	Short and To the Punch!		None
	Spoink's entire body glows light blue. The opponent also glows blue and Spoink can control it.
A wild Spoink	Pearls Are a Spoink's Best Friend		None
	Shuppet's eyes glow blue and the opponent becomes outlined in blue. Shuppet can then control the opponent. Sometimes, its body glows light blue as well.
A wild Shuppet	Take this House and Shuppet		None
Grings Kodai's Shuppet	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		None
	Deoxys becomes outlined in blue and releases a powerful blast of invisible energy at the opponent, or Deoxys's eyes glow light blue and its body becomes outlined in a blue aura. The opponent becomes outlined in a blue aura and Deoxys can control it.
Deoxys (Purple Crystal)	Destiny Deoxys		None
Deoxys (Green Crystal)	Destiny Deoxys		None
A wild Deoxys	Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 1)		None
	Lunatone's eyes glow blue, then the opponent becomes outlined in blue and is lifted into the air.
A wild Lunatone	Crazy as a Lunatone		None
Liza's Lunatone	It's Still Rocket Roll to Me		None
	Grumpig's eyes and the pearls on its head glow light blue. The opponent becomes surrounded by a light blue aura and Grumpig can control them.
Kelly's Grumpig	Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry		None
	Solrock's eyes glow blue and the opponent becomes outlined in blue. Solrock can then control the opponent.
Tate's Solrock	It's Still Rocket Roll to Me		None
	All of Claydol's eyes glow light blue. The opponent then becomes surrounded in light blue and Claydol can control it.
A giant Claydol	Claydol Big and Tall		None
	Ralts's eyes glow blue and it fires two light blue beams of energy at the opponent.
Max's Ralts	Do I Hear a Ralts?		None
	Kirlia's eyes glow light blue, and it crosses its arms. When it opens them, two light blue waves of energy fire at the opponent, or Kirlia's eyes glow light blue, and the opponent becomes surrounded by light blue. Kirlia can then control the opponent.
A wild Kirlia	Do I Hear a Ralts?		None
Zoey's Kirlia	Double-Time Battle Training!		None
	Jynx's eyes glow blue and the opponent becomes surrounded in light blue. Jynx can then control the opponent.
Erica's Jynx	Mean with Envy		None
Three wild Jynx	Three Jynx and a Baby!		None
	The X on Metagross's face glows multicolored. A multicolored shadow reaches out from behind Metagross's body and covers the opponent, hurting it, or the 'X' on Metagross's face glows light blue and it can take control of the opponent with its mind.
Tyson's Metagross	At the End of the Fray		None
Anabel's Metagross	Talking a Good Game!		None
Unknown Trainer's Metagross	Glory Blaze!		None
A wild Metagross	Noodles! Roamin' Off!		None
	Slowbro's eyes glow light blue and the opponent becomes outlined in light blue. Slowbro can then control the opponent.
Solidad's Slowbro	May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!		None
	Meditite becomes outlined in light blue and it can control the opponent.
Meredith's Meditite	Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea		None
	Beautifly's eyes glow light blue and the opponent becomes outlined in light blue. Beautifly can then control the opponent, or Beautifly's eyes glow light blue and it fires a light blue beam of energy from its eyes at the opponent.
May's Beautifly	The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!		None
	Jigglypuff's eyes glow light blue and it can control the opponent with its mind.
Marina's Little Pink	A Stand-up Sit-Down!		None
	Venonat's eyes glow light blue and the opponent becomes outlined in light blue. Venonat can then control the opponent.
A Venonat Conway used briefly	Camping it Up!		None
	Dusknoir's eye glows light blue and the opponent becomes outlined in light blue. Dusknoir can then control the opponent, or Dusknoir's eye and the yellow markings on its body glow gold and it fires a light blue beam of energy from its body at the opponent. When it hits the opponent, Dusknoir can control it.
A wild Dusknoir	Ghoul Daze!		None
	Drifloon's eyes glow light blue and the opponent becomes surrounded by light blue. Drifloon can then control the opponent.
Fantina's Drifloon	Playing the Leveling Field!		None
	Drifblim's eyes glow light blue and the opponent becomes surrounded in light blue. Drifblim can then control the opponent.
Fantina's Drifblim	Shield with a Twist!		None
	Froslass's eyes glow light blue and the opponent becomes surrounded in a light blue aura. Froslass can then control the opponent.
A wild Froslass	The Drifting Snorunt!		None
	Togepi's eyes glow light blue and the opponent becomes outlined in light blue. Togepi can then control the opponent.
A wild Togepi	Where No Togepi Has Gone Before!		None
	Umbreon's eyes glow light blue and Umbreon can then control the opponent.
Gary's Umbreon	The Needs of Three!		None
	Bronzor's eyes glow light blue and the opponent becomes surrounded in a light blue outline for a moment. Bronzor can then control the opponent.
Karl's Bronzor	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		None
	Misdreavus's body becomes surrounded in light blue and its eyes glow light blue as well. The opponent's outline then flashes light blue as well and Misdreavus can control it.
Grings Kodai's Misdreavus	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		None
	Mismagius's body becomes surrounded in light blue and its eyes start to glow light blue as well. The light blue glow around its body then fades and appears around the opponent briefly. Mismagius can then control the opponent.
Grings Kodai's Mismagius	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		None
	Munna's eyes glow light blue and the opponent's body becomes surrounded in light blue. It then damages the opponent using its mind.
Fennel's Munna	Dreams by the Yard Full!		None
Unknown Trainer's Munna	BW053		None
	Darmanitan's eyes glow light blue and the opponent's body flashes light blue. Its body then becomes surrounded in light blue, and Darmanitan can control it with its mind, or Damanitan's eyes glow light blue and the opponent's body becomes surrounded in light blue. Darmanitan can then control the opponent with its mind.
A wild Darmanitan	Saving Darmanitan From the Bell!		None
	A light blue outline appears around the opponent and Yamask can control it with its mind.
A wild Yamask	A Night in the Nacrene City Museum!		None
	Ariados's eyes glow light blue and the opponent becomes surrounded by light blue. Ariados can then control the opponent.
A wild Ariados	SS024		None
	Gothitelle's eyes glow light blue. Then, the opponent becomes outlined in light blue and Gothitelle can control it with its mind.
A wild Gothitelle	The Lost World of Gothitelle!		None
	Litwick's eyes glow light blue. Then, the opponent becomes outlined in light blue and Litwick can then control the opponent with its mind.Sometimes, its eyes or the opponent don't become surrounded in light blue at all.
Four wild Litwick	Scare at the Litwick Mansion!		None
	Solosis's eyes glow light blue and the opponent becomes surrounded in light blue. Solosis can then control the opponent with its mind, or Solosis's eyes glow light blue and its body becomes outlined in light blue, as well as its body glowing light blue also. Solosis can then control the opponent with its mind.
Doyle's Solosis	Where Did You Go, Audino?		None
Multiple wild Solosis	White—Victini and Zekrom Black-Victini and Reshiram		None
	Audino's eyes glow light blue and it raises both of its arms into the air. The opponent becomes surrounded by light blue as well for a moment and Audino can control it with its mind.
Mimi's Audino	Where Did You Go, Audino?		None
Unknown Trainer's Audino	Where Did You Go, Audino?		None
	Reuniclus's eyes glow light blue and its body becomes outlined in light blue as well. The opponent's body glows light blue and becomes outlined in light blue, and Reuniclus can then control the opponent with its mind. Sometimes, light blue sparkles appear around its body before using the attack. While controlling the opponent, Reuniclus can make its eyes and outline glow brighter, causing the opponent's glow to glow brighter as well, damaging it.
Damon's Reuniclus	White—Victini and Zekrom		None
	Gothorita's eyes glow light blue and its body becomes outlined in light blue as well. The opponent's body becomes outlined in light blue and its body starts to glow light blue as well. Gothorita can then control it with its mind.
Unknown Trainer's Gothorita	White—Victini and Zekrom		None
	Duosion's eyes glow light blue and its body becomes outlined in light blue, as well as glowing light blue also. Duosion can then control the opponent with its mind.
Multiple wild Duosion	White—Victini and Zekrom Black—Victini and Reshiram		None
	The eye on the appendage on Sigilyph's head starts to glow light blue, and its body becomes outlined in light blue as well. The light blue outline then flashes brightly for a few moments, and Sigilyph can then control the opponent with its mind.
Damon's Sigilyph	White—Victini and Zekrom Black—Victini and Reshiram		None
	Chandelure's entire body starts to glow light blue. Then, the light blue glow fades and it releases continuous multiple glowing multicolored sparkles from the front of its body. The opponent then becomes surrounded in a light blue outline and Chandelure can control the opponent with its mind.
Ingo's Chandelure	Battle For The Underground!		None
	Gothita's eyes glow light blue. Then, the opponent becomes outlined in light blue and Gothita can control it with its mind.
Koharu's Gothita	BW055		None

In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

The user releases a series of telekinetic waves. Has a 10% chance of confusing the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Butterfree attacks its opponent with a series of telekinetic waves.
Ash's Butterfree	Clefairy Tale		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Mewtwo Kadabra File:Musha Psychic.png Munna Natu
The foe is hit by a strong telekinetic force.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Kadabra holds its spoon out in front of its body and it can take control of the opponent.
Sabrina's Kadabra	Zap! Zap! Zapdos!		Debut
	Alakazam holds its spoons out like a cross and it fires a blast of psychic energy from them at the opponent.
Sabrina's Alakazam	Bang the Drum, Slowbro		None
	Espeon fires a blast of psychic energy from its body at the opponent.
Red's Vee	Forretress of Solitude		None
	Natu releases a blast of psychic energy from its body at the opponent, or Natu's pupils glow brightly and it can then control the opponent.
Crys's Natee	A Flaaffy Kerfuffle		None
Will's Natu	Escape!!		None
	An aura of energy appears around the opponent and Lugia can control them with its mind.
The Masked Man's Lugia	Sandslash Surprise		None
	Xatu releases two beams of energy from its eyes at the opponent.
Will's Xatu	The Last Battle VII		None
	Slowking controls the opponent with its mind.
Lorelei's Slowking	Red, Man of Failure		None
	Mewtwo creates an orb of psychic energy and holds it in the palm of one of its hands. It then fires the orb at the opponent.
Mewtwo (Adventures)	Last Shot		None
	Gardevoir raises its arms into the air and releases a ring of psychic energy from the middle of its body that expands outwards, hitting the opponent.
The Battle Factory's Gardevoir	VS. Pinsir		None
	Starmie releases a vertical wave of psychic energy from its body that expands outwards until it hits the opponent, or Starmie releases a beam of psychic energy from the gem on the center of its body at the opponent.
Crys's Starmie	VS. Milotic		None
	Dusclops holds its hands out and fires a large, bright orb of energy at the opponent.
Emerald's Dusclops	VS. Shedinja		None
	Spiritomb releases a sphere of psychic energy from its body at an attack. The ball of energy traps and freezes an attack inside it, or Spiritomb glances at an attack and a sphere of psychic energy appears around the attack, trapping and freezing it in place. Spiritomb can then pop the sphere like a bubble with its mind and the attack continues to go in the same direction as it was before.
Cynthia's Spiritomb	VS. Roserade II		None
	Munna waves its arms and a wave of psychic energy shoots out to hit the opponent.
Black's Musha	Unknown		None

In other generations

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	DPPt	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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Psychic is the only move that shares exactly the same name as its type. If affixes were disregarded, then Fly would share the same name as its type. This is not present in the Japanese version of the games, where Esper is the type and Psychokinesis is the move.
• So far, only Psyduck is able to learn Psychic via breeding.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 幻象術 Huànxiàng Shù Dutch Psychisch Finnish Psykovoima Psyko French Psyko German Psychokinese Greek Ψυχισμός Hindi मानसिक हमला Mansik Hamla Indonesian Psikis Italian Psichico Korean 사이코키네시스 Psychokinesis Serbian Psihički Napad Spanish Latin America Fuerza Psiquica Spain Psíquico

Variations of the move Psychic
Psychic • Bug Buzz • Earth Power • Energy Ball

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