Extrasensory (move)

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Extrasensory じんつうりき Supernatural Power

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  80 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 III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  1 ♥ Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

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

Extrasensory (Japanese: じんつうりき Supernatural Power) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV, it was the signature move of Nuzleaf.

Effect

Generations III to V

Extrasensory inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Generation VI

Extrasensory's PP changed from 30 to 20.

Description

Games Description RSE Attacks with a peculiar power. May cause flinching. FRLG The user attacks with an odd power that may make the foe flinch. The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. It may also make the foe flinch. The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. It may also make the target flinch. The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. This may also make the target flinch.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire				44				51	39	39 31
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic									47	47
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying				37				45			45
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying				42				52			52
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric				64				64			--, 64
244		Entei	Fire		Fire				64				64			--, 64
245		Suicune	Water		Water				64				64			--, 64
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying				65	23		23			23
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying				65	23		23			23
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark	49			49				49			49 36
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic								43	28	28 31
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic								39	28	28 31
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic				46				46			46 22
436		Bronzor	Steel	Psychic				19				19	39	39
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic				19				19	42	42
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic				51				51			51
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic				51				51			51
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic				51				51			51
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying								31			31
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire								43			43
645		Landorus	Ground	Flying								31			31
658		Greninja	Water	Dark											49
678		Meowstic*	Psychic		Psychic											35
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
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire
175		Togepi	Fairy		Fairy
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal
293		Whismur	Normal		Normal
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic
406		Budew	Grass	Poison
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark
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.

Special move

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0144 Articuno Ice Flying Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0146 Moltres Fire Flying Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 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 IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0175 Togepi Normal HeartGold and SoulSilver - Togepi Egg 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 the anime

Landorus Azelf Uxie Noctowl
The opponent is hit by a rainbow-colored beam.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Azelf's eyes glow gold and it releases a rainbow-colored beam from the gem on its forehead at the opponent.
A wild Azelf	The Needs of the Three!		Debut
	Uxie's eyelids glow gold and it fires a rainbow-colored beam from the gem on its forehead at the opponent.
A wild Uxie	The Needs of the Three!		None
	Mesprit's eyes glow gold and it releases a rainbow-colored beam from the gem on its forehead at the opponent.
A wild Mesprit	The Battle Finale of Legend!		None
Noctowl	Noctowl's eyes glow gold and it opens its beak, releasing a multicolored circular beam with white crescents around it at the opponent. The beam surrounds the opponent, and Noctowl lifts it into the air and throws it.
Ash's Noctowl	Working on a Right Move!		None
	Landorus crosses its arms and gold energy starts to form around it and forms into its body, causing its body to become surrounded in a golden aura. It then opens its arms and three rings of rainbow-colored energy surrounded in golden energy shoot out of its body all around it. As the rings of energy expand, they leave behind a rainbow-colored energy.
A wild Landorus	Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Spoink
The user fires a blast of psychic energy at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Spoink's eyes flash brightly and a large explosion appears on the ground underneath the opponent.
Tate's Spoink	With a Spoink in Your Step I		Debut
Liza's Spoink	With a Spoink in Your Step I		Debut
	Bronzong's eyes glow brightly and a large burst of energy is releases from them at the opponent.
Byron's Bronzong	Hurrah for Rapidash		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, and Sky	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, and Sky	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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Prior to Generation VI, aside from Magnitude 8, 9, and 10, this move had the highest base power of any move with a base PP of 30 or greater.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 神通力 Shéntōnglì French Extrasenseur German Sondersensor Greek Έκτη Αίσθηση Indonesian Tenaga Supranatural Italian Extrasenso Korean 신통력 Sintongryeok Polish Paranormalny atak Portuguese Brazil Extrasensorial Portugal Paranormal Serbian Ekstračulnost Spanish Latin America Paranormal (DP186) Extrasensorial (BW060) Spain Paranormal

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