Extrasensory (move)

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Extrasensory
じんつうりき Supernatural Power
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
Condition  Cool
Appeal  1
Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  1
Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

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

Generation III

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

Extrasensory will deal double the damage if its target had previously used Minimize.

Generations IV to V

Extrasensory will now deal regular damage if its target had previously used Minimize.

Generation VI

Extrasensory's PP changed from 30 to 20.

Description

Games Description
RSEColoXD Attacks with a peculiar power. May cause flinching.
FRLG The user attacks with an odd power that may make the foe flinch.
DPPtHGSS The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. It may also make the foe flinch.
BWB2W2 The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. It may also make the target flinch.
XYORAS
SM
The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. This may also make the target flinch.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0037 Vulpix Field Field 44 51BW
39B2W2
39XY
31ORAS
31
037A Vulpix
Vulpix
Alola Form
Field Field 31
0102 Exeggcute Grass Grass 47B2W2 47 47
0163 Hoothoot Flying Flying 37 45 45 22
0164 Noctowl Flying Flying 42 52 52 23
0243 Raikou style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 64 64 1, 64 1, 64
0244 Entei style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 64 64 1, 64 1, 64
0245 Suicune style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 64 64 1, 64 64
0249 Lugia style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 65DPPt
23HGSS
23 23 23
0250 Ho-Oh style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 65DPPt
23HGSS
23 23 23
0274 Nuzleaf Field Grass 49 49 49 49XY
36ORAS
36
0343 Baltoy Mineral Mineral 43BW
28B2W2
28XY
31ORAS
31
0344 Claydol Mineral Mineral 39BW
28B2W2
28XY
31ORAS
31
0358 Chimecho Amorphous Amorphous 46 46 46XY
22ORAS
22
0436 Bronzor Mineral Mineral 19 19BW
39B2W2
39 39
0437 Bronzong Mineral Mineral 19 19BW
42B2W2
42 42
0480 Uxie style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 51 51 50 50
0481 Mesprit style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 51 51 50 50
0482 Azelf style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 51 51 50 50
0641 Tornadus style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 31 31 25
0643 Reshiram style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 43 43 43
0645 Landorus style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 31 31 25
0658 Greninja Water 1 Water 1 49 49
678F Meowstic
Meowstic
Female
Field Field 35 35
0780 Drampa Monster Dragon 37
0786 Tapu Lele style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 48
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 Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0037 Vulpix Field Field
037A Vulpix
Vulpix
Alola Form
Field Field
0155 Cyndaquil Field Field HGSS
0175 Togepi style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered HGSS
0234 Stantler Field Field
0293 Whismur Monster Field
0325 Spoink Field Field
0406 Budew style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0570 Zorua Field Field
0765 Oranguru Field Field
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 Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0144 Articuno style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0145 Zapdos style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0146 Moltres style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
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.


Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0175 Togepi style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered HeartGold and SoulSilver - Togepi Egg
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


Landorus

Azelf

Uxie

Noctowl
The opponent is hit by a rainbow-colored beam.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Azelf 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 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 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 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


In other generations

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 Paranormalność
Portuguese Brazil Extra-sensorial ({HeartGold & SoulSilver-Boundaries Crossed)
Extrassensorial (Steam Siege-present)
Portugal Extrassensorial
Serbian Ekstračulnost
Spanish Latin America Paranormal (DP186)
Extrasensorial (BW060)
Spain Paranormal
Turkish Duyu Ötesi
Vietnamese Năng lực thần thông


Variations of the move Waterfall
WaterfallPoison JabIron HeadZing Zap
ExtrasensoryDark PulseScald



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