Psystrike (move)

Psystrike サイコブレイク Psycho Break

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Battles Type  Psychic Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  100 Accuracy  100% 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 Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Psystrike (Japanese: サイコブレイク Psycho Break) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 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 BW 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	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

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0150 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.

Trivia

• Despite being Mewtwo's signature move, it was introduced four generations after Mewtwo itself was introduced.
• In Pokémon Rumble Blast, the charging animation of this move is similiar to the animation of a Pokémon charging up a healing move.

In other languages

Language Title French Frappe Psy German Psychostoß Italian Psicobotta Spanish Onda Mental

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