Psychic (type)

Template:ElementalTypes Template:TypeNotice Some notable Psychic trainers include Sabrina of Saffron City, Will of the Kanto/Johto Elite Four, Tate and Liza of Mossdeep City, and Lucian of the Sinnoh Elite Four.

Psychic type Pokémon are at the center of a balance issue in the Generation I games. The issue arose from the lack of an effective countermeasure against Psychic types caused by the absence of powerful Ghost and Bug type (the only elemental weaknesses of Psychic types) attacks. Additionally the only three Ghost type Pokémon in Generation I were weak to Psychic attacks due to their secondary Poison type. The issue was rectified in later generations with the addition of more powerful Ghost and Bug type attacks, pure Ghost type Pokémon, and Steel type Pokémon (which are resistant to Psychic attacks) and Dark type Pokémon (which are both immune to Psychic attacks, and powerful against Psychic Pokémon).

Statistical Averages

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 69		129 - 176	248 - 342
Attack: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Defense: 68		65 - 132	126 - 258
Sp. Atk: 86		81 - 151	159 - 298
Sp. Def: 81		77 - 146	150 - 287
Speed: 74		71 - 138	137 - 271
Total: 443	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Battle Properties

Psychic-type attacks:

• Are super-effective against: Fighting, Poison
• Are not very effective against: Psychic, Steel
• Have no effect against: Dark

Psychic-type Pokémon:

• Resist: Fighting, Psychic
• Are weak to: Bug, Dark, Ghost
• Have immunity to: None

Pokémon

Pure Psychic-type Pokémon

• Abra
• Kadabra
• Alakazam
• Drowzee
• Hypno
• Mr.Mime
• Mewtwo
• Mew
• Espeon
• Unown
• Wobbuffet
• Ralts
• Kirlia
• Gardevoir
• Spoink
• Grumpig
• Chimecho
• Wynaut
• Deoxys
• Chingling
• Mime Jr.
• Uxie
• Mesprit
• Azelf
• Cresselia

Half Psychic-type Pokémon

Primary Psychic-type Pokémon

• Natu (Psychic/Flying)
• Xatu (Psychic/Flying)
• Lugia (Psychic/Flying)
• Celebi (Psychic/Grass)
• Gallade (Psychic/Fighting)

Secondary Psychic-type Pokémon

• Slowpoke (Water/Psychic)
• Slowbro (Water/Psychic)
• Exeggcute (Grass/Psychic)
• Exeggutor (Grass/Psychic)
• Starmie (Water/Psychic)
• Jynx (Ice/Psychic)
• Slowking (Water/Psychic)
• Girafarig (Normal/Psychic)
• Smoochum (Ice/Psychic)
• Meditite (Fighting/Psychic)
• Medicham (Fighting/Psychic)
• Lunatone (Rock/Psychic)
• Solrock (Rock/Psychic)
• Baltoy (Ground/Psychic)
• Claydol (Ground/Psychic)
• Beldum (Steel/Psychic)
• Metang (Steel/Psychic)
• Metagross (Steel/Psychic)
• Latias (Dragon/Psychic)
• Latios (Dragon/Psychic)
• Jirachi (Steel/Psychic)
• Bronzor (Steel/Psychic)
• Bronzong (Steel/Psychic)

Moves

Damage-dealing moves

• Confusion
• Dream Eater
• Extrasensory
• Future Sight
• Luster Purge
• Mirror Coat
• Mist Ball
• Psybeam
• Psychic
• Psycho Boost
• Psycho Cutter
• Psywave
• Reminiscant Headbutt

Non-damaging moves

• Agility
• Amnesia
• Barrier
• Calm Mind
• Cosmic Power
• Gravity
• Guard Swap
• Heal Wish
• Heart Swap
• Hypnosis
• Imprison
• Kinesis
• Light Screen
• Magic Coat
• Meditate
• Mighty Guard
• Miracle Eye
• Power Swap
• Psycho Shift
• Reflect
• Rest
• Restore Imprison
• Role Play
• Skill Swap
• Teleport
• Trick
• Trick Room

In other languages

• Japanese: エスパー ESPer
• French: psy
• German: psycho
• Italian: psico
• Spanish: psiquico
• Dutch: psycho
• Portuguese: psíquico
• Russian: Психический
• Hebrew: על-חושי al-hushi
• Swedish: psykisk
• Danish: psykisk
• Norwegian: psykisk
• Finnish: meedio
• Polish: psychiczny
• Hungarian: pszicho
• Catalan: psíquic
• Arabic: ذهني