Psybeam (move)

Psybeam (Japanese: サイケこうせん Psyche-beam) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I.

Psybeam
サイケこうせん Psyche-beam
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Type  Psychic
Category  Special
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  65
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Scrambles the order of appeals on the next turn.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Makes audience expect little of other contestants.

Effect

Psybeam does damage and has a 10% chance of confusing the target.

Psybeam can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if Calm Mind was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 A Psychic-type attack. Has a one-in-ten of making the target confused.
GSC An attack that may confuse the foe.
RSE Fires a peculiar ray that may confuse the foe.
Colo.XD Fires a peculiar ray that may confuse the target.
FRLG A peculiar ray is shot at the foe. It may leave the foe confused.
DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is attacked with a peculiar ray. It may also leave the target confused.
BWB2W2 The target is attacked with a peculiar ray. It may also cause confusion.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwSh
The target is attacked with a peculiar ray. This may also leave the target confused.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
012 Butterfree

Bug Bug 32RGB
34Y
34 34 24 24 24 17SMUSUM
16PE
16
048 Venonat

Bug Bug 35 33 33 25 25 25 17SMUSUM
20PE
17BDSP
049 Venomoth

Bug Bug 38 36 36 25 25 25 17SMUSUM
20PE
17BDSP
054 Psyduck
Water 1 Field 27PE
055 Golduck
Water 1 Field 27PE
064 Kadabra
Human-Like Human-Like 27 21 21 24 28 28XY
21ORAS
21SMUSUM
1, Evo.PE
5
065 Alakazam
Human-Like Human-Like 27 21 21 24 28 28XY
21ORAS
21SMUSUM
1PE
5
077 Ponyta
Galarian Form
Field Field 25SwSh
078 Rapidash
Galarian Form

Field Field 25SwSh
096 Drowzee
Human-Like Human-Like 26 25 25 25SMUSUM
22PE
25BDSP
097 Hypno
Human-Like Human-Like 28 25 25 25SMUSUM
22PE
25BDSP
102 Exeggcute

Grass Grass 27PE
110 Weezing
Amorphous Amorphous 1PE
119 Seaking
Water 2 Water 2 1PE
120 Staryu
Water 3 Water 3 24
121 Starmie

Water 3 Water 3 1
122 Mr. Mime

Human-Like Human-Like 36 29 25 25 25 25SMUSUM
30PE
28
122 Mr. Mime
Galarian Form

Human-Like Human-Like 28SwSh
137 Porygon
Mineral Mineral 23 12 12 7 7 7 7SMUSUM
9PE
20
150 Mewtwo
Undiscovered Undiscovered 22PE
196 Espeon
Field Field 36 36 36 36BW
21B2W2
20 20 25
200 Misdreavus
Amorphous Amorphous 27 30 23 28 28 28 28BDSP
203 Girafarig

Field Field 41 43 19 19 19 19 19BDSP
223 Remoraid
Water 1 Water 2 22 22 10 10 10 10 12
224 Octillery
Water 1 Water 2 22 22 1, 10 1, 10 1, 10 1, 10 12
226 Mantine

Water 1 Water 1 1 1 1 1 1
233 Porygon2
Mineral Mineral 12 12 7 7 7 7 20
269 Dustox

Bug Bug 24 24 24 24XY
22ORAS
22 22BDSP
280 Ralts

Human-Like Amorphous 18
281 Kirlia

Human-Like Amorphous 18
282 Gardevoir

Human-Like Amorphous 18
307 Meditite

Human-Like Human-Like 20BDSP
308 Medicham

Human-Like Human-Like 20BDSP
325 Spoink
Field Field 16 14 14 14 14 14BDSP
326 Grumpig
Field Field 1, 16 1, 14 1, 14 1, 14 1, 14 14BDSP
327 Spinda
Field Human-Like 16 19 19 19XY
14ORAS
14 14BDSP
343 Baltoy

Mineral Mineral 11 11 15BW
13B2W2
13XY
16ORAS
16 15
344 Claydol

Mineral Mineral 11 11 15BW
13B2W2
13XY
16ORAS
16 15
352 Kecleon
Field Field 17 15DP
18PtHGSS
18 18 18 18BDSP
413 Wormadam
Plant Cloak

Bug Bug 32 32 32 32 32BDSP
413 Wormadam
Sandy Cloak

Bug Bug 32 32 32 32 32BDSP
413 Wormadam
Trash Cloak

Bug Bug 32 32 32 32 32BDSP
414 Mothim

Bug Bug 32 32 32 32 32BDSP
429 Mismagius
Amorphous Amorphous 1BDSP
439 Mime Jr.

Undiscovered Undiscovered 25 25 25 25 28
474 Porygon-Z
Mineral Mineral 7 7 7 7 20
475 Gallade

Human-Like Amorphous 1
480 Uxie
Undiscovered Undiscovered 21
481 Mesprit
Undiscovered Undiscovered 21
482 Azelf
Undiscovered Undiscovered 21
488 Cresselia
Undiscovered Undiscovered 18
517 Munna
Field Field 11 11 11 8SwSh
518 Musharna
Field Field 1 1 1 1SwSh
561 Sigilyph

Flying Flying 18 18 18 20SwSh
574 Gothita
Human-Like Human-Like 16 16 16 12SwSh
575 Gothorita
Human-Like Human-Like 16 16 16 12SwSh
576 Gothitelle
Human-Like Human-Like 16 16 16 12SwSh
577 Solosis
Amorphous Amorphous 12SwSh
578 Duosion
Amorphous Amorphous 12SwSh
579 Reuniclus
Amorphous Amorphous 12SwSh
605 Elgyem
Human-Like Human-Like 15 15 15 18SwSh
606 Beheeyem
Human-Like Human-Like 15 15 15 18SwSh
648 Meloetta

Undiscovered Undiscovered 31 31 31
653 Fennekin
Field Field 17 17
654 Braixen
Field Field 18 18
655 Delphox

Field Field 18 18
666 Vivillon

Bug Bug 17 17
677 Espurr
Field Field 17 17 21SwSh
678 Meowstic
Male
Field Field 17 17 21SwSh
678 Meowstic
Female
Field Field 17 17 21SwSh
686 Inkay

Water 1 Water 2 21 21 15SwSh
687 Malamar

Water 1 Water 2 21 21 15SwSh
720 Hoopa
Confined

Undiscovered Undiscovered 15XY
19ORAS
19
720 Hoopa
Unbound

Undiscovered Undiscovered 19ORAS 19
786 Tapu Lele

Undiscovered Undiscovered 14 20SwSh
801 Magearna

Undiscovered Undiscovered 1 30SwSh
826 Orbeetle

Bug Bug 16SwSh
856 Hatenna
Fairy Fairy 20SwSh
857 Hattrem
Fairy Fairy 20SwSh
858 Hatterene

Fairy Fairy 20SwSh
866 Mr. Rime

Human-Like Human-Like 28SwSh
876 Indeedee
Male

Fairy Fairy 15SwSh
876 Indeedee
Female

Fairy Fairy 15SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII
046 Paras

Bug Grass BDSP
054 Psyduck
Water 1 Field
109 Koffing
Amorphous Amorphous
118 Goldeen
Water 2 Water 2
165 Ledyba

Bug Bug BDSP
167 Spinarak

Bug Bug BDSP
170 Chinchou

Water 2 Water 2
283 Surskit

Water 1 Bug BDSP
456 Finneon
Water 2 Water 2 BDSP
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
165 Ledyba

Bug Bug Purified Shadow PokémonXD
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
118 Goldeen
Water 2 Water 2 Dream World - Sparkling Sea
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Psybeam has 12 baser power, 17 PP and 84% accuracy. The attack travels up to 10 tiles away and hits the first Pokémon it encounters, ally or enemy, possibly inflicting confusion on them.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's accurasy has been decreased to 79.8%.

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★★
Power: 35
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Has a 10% chance of confusing each target.
Users:      
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 Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description
Special 2 48 57 100% An opponent Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target confused.

Past Description

  • Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Has a very small chance of leaving the target confused.

Pokémon GO

 Psybeam
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 70
Energy cost 50
Duration 3.2 seconds
Damage window 1.3 - 2.7 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power 70
Energy cost 60
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 35 → 40
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 40 → 70
    • Energy cost: 25 → 50
    • Duration: 3.8 → 3.2 seconds
    • Damage window: 2.3 - 3.6 → 1.3 - 2.7 seconds

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also leave the target confused.
MDTD
MDS*
Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Confused status condition.
MDS* Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also afflict the target with a Confused status condition.
BSL はなれたポケモンに ダメージをあたえる いっていのかくりつで こんらんじょうたいにかえる
Conq. Emit a beam of mysterious light in the enemy's direction. It may leave the target confused.
MDGtI It damages even a faraway Pokémon. It could also cause the Confused status condition. The Confused status impairs its sense of direction.
SMD It damages a Pokémon, even one far away. It could also make the enemy confused.


In the anime


In the manga

Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~


Pokémon Adventures


  • Black's Musharna, Musha, was revealed to know Psybeam on the official web site, but he was never shown using the move.

Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!


Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All


Pokémon Pocket Monsters


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 幻象光線 Waahnjeuhng Gwōngsin *
幻像光線 Waahnjeuhng Gwōngsin *
幻象光 Waahnjeuhnggwōng
Mandarin 幻象光線 / 幻象光线 Huànxiàng Guāngxiàn *
幻象光 Huànxiàng Guāng *
幻象 Huànxiàng *
Czech Psychický paprsek
Danish Telebølge
Dutch Psystraal
Finnish Psykosäde
Ajatussäde (EP024)
French Rafale Psy
German Psystrahl
Greek Ψυχοριπή Psychoripí
Hebrew קרן על-חושית Keren Al-Khushit
Hindi मानसिक बीम Maansik Beam
Italian Psicoraggio
Korean 환상빔 Hwansangbim
Polish Psychopromień*
Atak Promieniowania*
Psychocios/Psychoatak*
Psycho*
Portuguese Brazil Feixe Psíquico (games, Pokémon the Series: XY-present, Plasma Blast-present, and manga)
Raio Psíquico (Undaunted-Boundaries Crossed)
Raio Mental (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portugal Raio Psíquico
Russian Психо Луч Psiho Luch
Serbian Psi-Zrak
Spanish Latin America Psícorrayo
Rayo Psíquico
Hipnorayo (EP024)
Super Rayo (EP032)
Spain Psicorrayo (Gen III-present)
Psico-Rayo (Gen I-II)
Swedish Psykstråleattack*
Blängattack*
Strålen*
Thai ลำแสงพลังจิต
Turkish Psişik Işın
Vietnamese Chùm Tia Tâm Linh



Variations of the move Aurora Beam
Spark
Aurora BeamBubble BeamSludgePsybeam
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