Psystrike (move)

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Psystrike
サイコブレイク Psycho Break
Type  Psychic
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  100
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Psystrike (Japanese: サイコブレイク Psycho Break) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation V. It is the signature move of Mewtwo.

Effect

Psystrike inflicts physical damage. Despite being classified as Special move, this move calculates damage using the user's Special Attack and the opponent's Defense stat (similar to Psyshock and Secret Sword).

Description

Games Description
The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This attack does physical damage.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
150 Mewtwo Mewtwo Psychic Psychic 100 '
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 event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0150 150 MewtwoLv.70 Psychic Pokémon Smash! Mewtwo
Mighty Mewtwo
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 games

Pokémon Conquest

Psystrike is the only move of Mewtwo.

In the anime



The user sacrifices itself to heal its allies.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Mewtwo Mewtwo creates a whits force field that expands rapidly from around it and explodes on contact with the opponent.
A wild Mewtwo Genesect and the Legend Awakened Debut
Mewtwo Mewtwo creates a whits force field that expands rapidly from around it and explodes on contact with the opponent.
A wild Mewtwo Genesect and the Legend Awakened None


In the manga

In the movie adaptations


In other generations

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
France Flag.png French Frappe Psy
Germany Flag.png German Psychostoß
Italy Flag.png Italian Psicobotta
South Korea Flag.png Korean 사이코브레이크 Psycho Break
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Pancada Psíquica
Spain Flag.png Spanish Onda Mental


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