Psyshock (move)

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Psyshock
サイコショック Psycho Shock
Type  Psychic
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
Condition  [[(condition)|]]
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
???
Condition  [[(condition)|]]
Appeal  0  
???
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  1
Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

Psyshock (Japanese: サイコショック Psycho Shock) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation V. It is TM03 from Generation V to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, TR25 in Generation VIII, and TM054 in Generation IX.

Effect

This move effect may be in need of research.
Reason: Interaction with Defense or Special Defense change from stat stage and others (stat-increasing Abilities and items).
You can discuss this on the talk page.

Psyshock inflicts damage. Psyshock uses the target's Defense instead of its Special Defense to calculate damage. Otherwise, it is considered a special move: it uses the user's Special Attack, activates Mirror Coat and Maranga Berry (not Counter or Kee Berry), has its damage reduced by Light Screen (not Reflect), etc.

Description

Games Description
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This attack does physical damage.
SV The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This move deals physical damage.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0064 Kadabra Human-Like Human-Like 30 30
0065 Alakazam Human-Like Human-Like 30 30
0096 Drowzee Human-Like Human-Like 57 57 57 57 45
0097 Hypno Human-Like Human-Like 57 57 57 57 51
0103 Exeggutor
Grass Grass 17 17 17 1 1 1
0103 Exeggutor
Exeggutor
Alolan Form

Grass Grass 17 1 1
0325 Spoink Field Field 34BW
38B2W2
38 38 38 38
0326 Grumpig Field Field 37BW
42B2W2
42 42 42 42
0337 Lunatone
Mineral Mineral 1 20 20
0386 Deoxys
Deoxys
All forms
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 25
0574 Gothita Human-Like Human-Like 25 25 25 20 20
0575 Gothorita Human-Like Human-Like 25 25 25 20 20
0576 Gothitelle Human-Like Human-Like 25 25 25 20 20
0577 Solosis Amorphous Amorphous 25 25 25 20 20
0578 Duosion Amorphous Amorphous 25 25 25 20 20
0579 Reuniclus Amorphous Amorphous 25 25 25 20 20
0653 Fennekin Field Field 31 31 31
0654 Braixen Field Field 34 36 36
0655 Delphox
Field Field 34 38 38
0677 Espurr Field Field 25 25 33 33
0678 Meowstic
Meowstic
All forms
Field Field 25 25 39 39
0779 Bruxish
Water 2 Water 2 25
0786 Tapu Lele
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 32 45
0898 Calyrex
Calyrex
All forms

No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 24 24
0936 Armarouge
Human-Like Human-Like Evo.
0987 Flutter Mane
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 63
1023 Iron Crown
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 28
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 TM/TR

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
TM03
0026 Raichu
Raichu
Alolan Form

Field Fairy
0035 Clefairy Fairy Fairy
0036 Clefable Fairy Fairy
0038 Ninetales Field Field
0038 Ninetales
Ninetales
Alolan Form

Field Field
0039 Jigglypuff
Fairy Fairy
0040 Wigglytuff
Fairy Fairy
0054 Psyduck Water 1 Field
0055 Golduck Water 1 Field
0063 Abra Human-Like Human-Like
0064 Kadabra Human-Like Human-Like
0065 Alakazam Human-Like Human-Like
0079 Slowpoke
Monster Water 1
0079 Slowpoke
Slowpoke
Galarian Form
Monster Water 1
0080 Slowbro
Monster Water 1
0080 Slowbro
Slowbro
Galarian Form

Monster Water 1
0096 Drowzee Human-Like Human-Like
0097 Hypno Human-Like Human-Like
0102 Exeggcute
Grass Grass
0103 Exeggutor
Grass Grass
0103 Exeggutor
Exeggutor
Alolan Form

Grass Grass
0121 Starmie
Water 3 Water 3
0122 Mr. Mime
Human-Like Human-Like
0122 Mr. Mime
Mr. Mime
Galarian Form

Human-Like Human-Like
0124 Jynx
Human-Like Human-Like
0137 Porygon Mineral Mineral
0144 Articuno
Articuno
Galarian Form

No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0150 Mewtwo No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151 Mew No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0173 Cleffa No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0175 Togepi No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0176 Togetic
Flying Fairy
0177 Natu
Flying Flying
0178 Xatu
Flying Flying
0196 Espeon Field Field
0199 Slowking
Monster Water 1
0199 Slowking
Slowking
Galarian Form

Monster Water 1
0200 Misdreavus Amorphous Amorphous
0203 Girafarig
Field Field
0233 Porygon2 Mineral Mineral
0234 Stantler Field Field
0238 Smoochum
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0249 Lugia
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0280 Ralts
Human-Like Amorphous
0281 Kirlia
Human-Like Amorphous
0282 Gardevoir
Human-Like Amorphous
0307 Meditite
Human-Like Human-Like
0308 Medicham
Human-Like Human-Like
0325 Spoink Field Field
0326 Grumpig Field Field
0337 Lunatone
Mineral Mineral
0338 Solrock
Mineral Mineral
0343 Baltoy
Mineral Mineral
0344 Claydol
Mineral Mineral
0358 Chimecho Amorphous Amorphous
0375 Metang
Mineral Mineral
0376 Metagross
Mineral Mineral
0380 Latias
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0381 Latios
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0385 Jirachi
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0386 Deoxys
Deoxys
All forms
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0429 Mismagius Amorphous Amorphous
0433 Chingling No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0436 Bronzor
Mineral Mineral
0437 Bronzong
Mineral Mineral
0439 Mime Jr.
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0442 Spiritomb
Amorphous Amorphous
0468 Togekiss
Flying Fairy
0474 Porygon-Z Mineral Mineral
0475 Gallade
Human-Like Amorphous
0480 Uxie No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0481 Mesprit No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0482 Azelf No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0488 Cresselia No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0491 Darkrai No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0493 Arceus
Arceus
All available forms
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0494 Victini
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0517 Munna Field Field
0518 Musharna Field Field
0527 Woobat
Field Flying
0528 Swoobat
Field Flying
0531 Audino Fairy Fairy
0561 Sigilyph
Flying Flying
0574 Gothita Human-Like Human-Like
0575 Gothorita Human-Like Human-Like
0576 Gothitelle Human-Like Human-Like
0577 Solosis Amorphous Amorphous
0578 Duosion Amorphous Amorphous
0579 Reuniclus Amorphous Amorphous
0605 Elgyem Human-Like Human-Like
0606 Beheeyem Human-Like Human-Like
0628 Braviary
Braviary
Hisuian Form

Flying Flying
0648 Meloetta
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0653 Fennekin Field Field
0654 Braixen Field Field
0655 Delphox
Field Field
0677 Espurr Field Field
0678 Meowstic
Meowstic
All forms
Field Field
0683 Aromatisse Fairy Fairy
0686 Inkay
Water 1 Water 2
0687 Malamar
Water 1 Water 2
0700 Sylveon Field Field
0707 Klefki
Mineral Mineral
0716 Xerneas No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0719 Diancie
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0720 Hoopa
Hoopa
All available forms

No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0765 Oranguru
Field Field
0779 Bruxish
Water 2 Water 2
0786 Tapu Lele
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0791 Solgaleo
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0792 Lunala
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0793 Nihilego
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0800 Necrozma
Necrozma
All available forms
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0801 Magearna
Magearna
All forms

No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0806 Blacephalon
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered USUM
0825 Dottler
Bug Bug
0826 Orbeetle
Bug Bug
0854 Sinistea
Sinistea
All forms
Mineral Amorphous
0855 Polteageist
Polteageist
All forms
Mineral Amorphous
0856 Hatenna Fairy Fairy
0857 Hattrem Fairy Fairy
0858 Hatterene
Fairy Fairy
0866 Mr. Rime
Human-Like Human-Like
0869 Alcremie
Alcremie
All forms
Fairy Amorphous
0876 Indeedee
Indeedee
All forms

Fairy Fairy
0898 Calyrex
Calyrex
All forms

No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0899 Wyrdeer
Field Field
0936 Armarouge
Human-Like Human-Like
0954 Rabsca
Bug Bug
0955 Flittle Flying Flying
0956 Espathra Flying Flying
0981 Farigiraf
Field Field
0984 Great Tusk
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0985 Scream Tail
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0987 Flutter Mane
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1000 Gholdengo
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1006 Iron Valiant
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1015 Munkidori
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1022 Iron Boulder
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1023 Iron Crown
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
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 IX

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0055 Golduck Water 1 Field Wild Tera Pokémon - South Province (Area Four)SV
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 other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Psyshock deals damage. The damage is determined by the enemy's Defense stat rather than the Sp. Def stat.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDGtI 15 99 13 50 95% 98% Front Enemy No
SMD 15 99 13 30 95% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★★★
Power: 43
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: None
Users: Kirlia   Chimecho
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

 Psyshock
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 65
Energy cost 33
Duration 2.7 seconds
Damage window 2 - 2.6 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power 70
Energy cost 45
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
NinetalesNinetales (Alolan Form)AbraSlowpokeSlowpokeDrowzeeJynxMewCleffaTogepiNatuSmoochumRaltsMedititeChimechoMetangChinglingBronzorBronzongMime Jr.MunnaMusharnaWoobatGothitaSolosisDuosionMeloetta (Aria Forme)FennekinBraixenEspurrTapu LeleArmarouge
By Elite Charged TM
HypnoSylveon
By GO Snapshot
Smeargle
Smeargle
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 40 → 65
    • Damage window: 2.2 - 2.7 → 2 - 2.6 seconds

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Psyshock
★★★★
Attack power 59.61046
Charge time 0.86 seconds
Range type Circular (ranged)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Psyshock is Espeon's first move and Gardevoir's second move.

Espeon can obtain the move by evolving from Eevee at level 4 and upgrading Swift into it instead of Stored Power. The user materializes psychic projectiles and hurls them at a designated location; dealing damage to enemies hit by the projectiles and decreasing their movement speed for a short time. Orbs start in a horizontal line perpendicular to the user's facing. Orbs continue to fly in the direction once past the target location up until the maximum range of the move. Targets hit by all five projectiles are stunned. When one enemy is hit by a projectile, subsequent projectiles deal 70% less damage. At level 10, the projectiles become faster.

Gardevoir can obtain the move by evolving into Kirlia at level 5 and upgrading Teleport into it instead of Future Sight. The user channels three attacks at the targeted area, damaging enemies. Psyshock's cooldown is reduced each time it hits an enemy. At level 11, each hit of Psyshock also increases the damage of the next hit.

Description

Games Description
Conq. The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This attack does physical damage.
MDGtI This is a special move, but it won't be affected by the enemy's Special Defense.*
It damages an enemy. This move is a special attack, but the enemy's Defense stat determines damage instead of its Special Defense stat.*
SMD It damages an enemy. This move is a special attack, but the damage is determined by the enemy's Defense stat rather than its Sp. Def stat.
MDRTDX It damages an enemy. The damage is determined by the enemy's Defense stat.


In the anime


Gothita

Metang

Meditite

Nihilego
The user materializes an odd psychic blast to attack the target.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Gothita Gothita jumps into the air and puts its arms out in front of it. It then forms a mass of thick light blue, blue, and purple energy and fires it at the opponent. When it hits the opponent, it pushes it back and explodes. Sometimes, the black tuft of hair on its head twitches and glows light purple before using the attack. When this happens, its body flashes light blue, blue, and purple before forming the mass of energy.
Christie's Gothita Where Did You Go, Audino? Debut
Katharine's Gothita Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita! None
Duosion Duosion crouches its body together and three thick masses of light blue, blue, and purple energy forms around the front of its body. Duosion then fires the masses at the opponent, one after the other.
Officer Jenny's Duosion Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief! None
Gothorita Gothorita floats into the air and closes its eyes. Three thick masses of light blue, blue, and purple energy forms in front of Gothorita's body, and it fires the orbs at the opponent.
Lewis's Gothorita Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2 None
Flora's Gothorita The Clubsplosion Begins! None
Meowstic Meowstic forms a purple orb of energy in one of its hands. It then fires three dark purple beams of energy from the orb at the opponent.
Olympia's two Meowstic All Eyes on the Future! None
Metang Metang creates a stream of purple energy in between its hands before firing a purple beam of energy from its hands towards the opponent.
Alain's Metang The Synchronicity Test! None
Meditite Meditite forms a ring of purple masses of energy in front of its body. Meditite then fires the masses at the opponent, one after the other.
Kira's Meditite Raid Battle in The Ruins! None
Nihilego Nihilego fires multiple purple blasts of energy from its body at the opponent in a quick succession.
Gladion's Lillie Helping the Hometown Hero! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Psyshock is an attack that has appeared as the translated name of ねんりき Nenriki on many English trading cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game since Generation I (starting with Base Set Abra), long before its actualization as a move in Generation V. Its effect induces paralysis.
  • Out of the three moves that deal physical damage despite being special-based, Psyshock is the only one that is not the signature move of a Legendary Pokémon.
  • Psyshock has the same description text as Psystrike.
  • In Conquest, this move has the same description as in Generation V of the core series, including the mention of it dealing physical damage. However, the split of physical and special damage does not exist in Conquest - there is only one attack stat and one defense stat, so all damage is in the same, single category.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 精神衝擊 Jīngsàhn Chūnggīk *
幻象攻擊 Waahnjeuhng Gūnggīk *
Mandarin 精神衝擊 / 精神冲击 Jīngshén Chōngjí / Jīngshén Chōngjī *
幻象攻擊 Huànxiàng Gōngjí *
French Choc Psy
German Psychoschock
Greek ψυχικοπληξία
Italian Psicoshock
Korean 사이코쇼크 Saikosyokeu
Polish Psychoszok
Portuguese Brazil Choque Psíquico (games, Pokémon the Series: XY-present, TCG, manga)
Psicochoque (early anime)
Portugal Psicochoque
Spanish Latin America Choque Psíquico
Spain Psicocarga
Swedish Psykchock*
Thai ไซโคช็อค
Vietnamese Cú Sốc Tâm Linh


Variations of the move Psyshock
Body Press
Psyshock



Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS
Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
PE
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216
217218219220221222223224225226227228229


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