Psyshock (move)

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

Psyshock
サイコショック Psycho Shock
Type  Psychic
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
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.

Effect

Psyshock inflicts damage. Despite being a special move, Psyshock uses the target's Defense instead of its Special Defense to calculate damage.

Psyshock is still a special move. It uses the user's Special Attack to calculate damage. It activates Mirror Coat (not Counter), has its damage reduced by Light Screen (not Reflect), activates the Maranga Berry (not the Kee Berry), etc.

Description

Games Description
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwSh
The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This attack does physical damage.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
064 Kadabra
Human-Like Human-Like 30
065 Alakazam
Human-Like Human-Like 30
096 Drowzee
Human-Like Human-Like 57 57 57 57BDSP
097 Hypno
Human-Like Human-Like 57 57 57 57BDSP
103 Exeggutor

Grass Grass 17 17 17 1
103 Exeggutor
Alolan Form

Grass Grass 17 1SwSh
325 Spoink
Field Field 34BW
38B2W2
38 38 38BDSP
326 Grumpig
Field Field 37BW
42B2W2
42 42 42BDSP
337 Lunatone

Mineral Mineral 1 20
574 Gothita
Human-Like Human-Like 25 25 25 20SwSh
575 Gothorita
Human-Like Human-Like 25 25 25 20SwSh
576 Gothitelle
Human-Like Human-Like 25 25 25 20SwSh
577 Solosis
Amorphous Amorphous 25 25 25 20SwSh
578 Duosion
Amorphous Amorphous 25 25 25 20SwSh
579 Reuniclus
Amorphous Amorphous 25 25 25 20SwSh
653 Fennekin
Field Field 31 31
654 Braixen
Field Field 34 36
655 Delphox

Field Field 34 38
677 Espurr
Field Field 25 25 33SwSh
678 Meowstic
Male
Field Field 25 25 39SwSh
678 Meowstic
Female
Field Field 25 25 39SwSh
786 Tapu Lele

Undiscovered Undiscovered 32 45SwSh
898 Calyrex

Undiscovered Undiscovered 24SwSh
898 Calyrex
Ice Rider

Undiscovered Undiscovered 24SwSh
898 Calyrex
Shadow Rider

Undiscovered Undiscovered 24SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM/TR

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
--
II
--
III
--
IV
--
V
TM03
VI
TM03
VII
TM03
VIII
TR25
026 Raichu
Alolan Form

Field Fairy SwSh
035 Clefairy
Fairy Fairy SwSh
036 Clefable
Fairy Fairy SwSh
038 Ninetales
Field Field SwSh
038 Ninetales
Alolan Form

Field Field SwSh
054 Psyduck
Water 1 Field SwSh
055 Golduck
Water 1 Field SwSh
063 Abra
Human-Like Human-Like SwSh
064 Kadabra
Human-Like Human-Like SwSh
065 Alakazam
Human-Like Human-Like SwSh
079 Slowpoke

Monster Water 1 SwSh
079 Slowpoke
Galarian Form
Monster Water 1 SwSh
080 Slowbro

Monster Water 1 SwSh
080 Slowbro
Galarian Form

Monster Water 1 SwSh
096 Drowzee
Human-Like Human-Like
097 Hypno
Human-Like Human-Like
103 Exeggutor

Grass Grass SwSh
103 Exeggutor
Alolan Form

Grass Grass SwSh
121 Starmie

Water 3 Water 3 SwSh
122 Mr. Mime

Human-Like Human-Like SwSh
122 Mr. Mime
Galarian Form

Human-Like Human-Like SwSh
124 Jynx

Human-Like Human-Like SwSh
137 Porygon
Mineral Mineral SwSh
144 Articuno
Galarian Form

Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
150 Mewtwo
Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
151 Mew
Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
173 Cleffa
Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
175 Togepi
Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
176 Togetic

Flying Fairy SwSh
177 Natu

Flying Flying SwSh
178 Xatu

Flying Flying SwSh
196 Espeon
Field Field SwSh
199 Slowking

Monster Water 1 SwSh
199 Slowking
Galarian Form

Monster Water 1 SwSh
203 Girafarig

Field Field
233 Porygon2
Mineral Mineral SwSh
234 Stantler
Field Field
238 Smoochum

Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
249 Lugia

Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
280 Ralts

Human-Like Amorphous SwSh
281 Kirlia

Human-Like Amorphous SwSh
282 Gardevoir

Human-Like Amorphous SwSh
307 Meditite

Human-Like Human-Like
308 Medicham

Human-Like Human-Like
325 Spoink
Field Field
326 Grumpig
Field Field
337 Lunatone

Mineral Mineral SwSh
338 Solrock

Mineral Mineral SwSh
343 Baltoy

Mineral Mineral SwSh
344 Claydol

Mineral Mineral SwSh
358 Chimecho
Amorphous Amorphous
375 Metang

Mineral Mineral SwSh
376 Metagross

Mineral Mineral SwSh
380 Latias

Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
381 Latios

Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
385 Jirachi

Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
386 Deoxys
Undiscovered Undiscovered
433 Chingling
Undiscovered Undiscovered
436 Bronzor

Mineral Mineral SwSh
437 Bronzong

Mineral Mineral SwSh
439 Mime Jr.

Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
468 Togekiss

Flying Fairy SwSh
474 Porygon-Z
Mineral Mineral SwSh
475 Gallade

Human-Like Amorphous SwSh
480 Uxie
Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
481 Mesprit
Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
482 Azelf
Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
488 Cresselia
Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
493 Arceus
Undiscovered Undiscovered
494 Victini

Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
517 Munna
Field Field SwSh
518 Musharna
Field Field SwSh
527 Woobat

Field Flying SwSh
528 Swoobat

Field Flying SwSh
531 Audino
Fairy Fairy SwSh
561 Sigilyph

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

Undiscovered Undiscovered
653 Fennekin
Field Field
654 Braixen
Field Field
655 Delphox

Field Field
677 Espurr
Field Field SwSh
678 Meowstic
Male
Field Field SwSh
678 Meowstic
Female
Field Field SwSh
683 Aromatisse
Fairy Fairy SwSh
687 Malamar

Water 1 Water 2 SwSh
700 Sylveon
Field Field SwSh
707 Klefki

Mineral Mineral SwSh
716 Xerneas
Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
719 Diancie

Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
720 Hoopa
Confined

Undiscovered Undiscovered
720 Hoopa
Unbound

Undiscovered Undiscovered
765 Oranguru

Field Field SwSh
786 Tapu Lele

Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
791 Solgaleo

Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
792 Lunala

Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
793 Nihilego

Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
800 Necrozma
Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
800 Necrozma
Dusk Mane

Undiscovered Undiscovered USUM SwSh
800 Necrozma
Dawn Wings

Undiscovered Undiscovered USUM SwSh
806 Blacephalon

Undiscovered Undiscovered USUM SwSh
825 Dottler

Bug Bug SwSh
826 Orbeetle

Bug Bug SwSh
854 Sinistea
Mineral Amorphous SwSh
855 Polteageist
Mineral Amorphous SwSh
856 Hatenna
Fairy Fairy SwSh
857 Hattrem
Fairy Fairy SwSh
858 Hatterene

Fairy Fairy SwSh
866 Mr. Rime

Human-Like Human-Like SwSh
869 Alcremie
Fairy Amorphous SwSh
876 Indeedee
Male

Fairy Fairy SwSh
876 Indeedee
Female

Fairy Fairy SwSh
898 Calyrex

Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
898 Calyrex
Ice Rider

Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
898 Calyrex
Shadow Rider

Undiscovered Undiscovered SwSh
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 Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★★★
Power: 43
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: None
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 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
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
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

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

Meditite Gothita Duosion Metang
The user creates a blob of psychic power and hurls it at the opponent
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 from the orb at the opponent.
Olympia's male Meowstic All Eyes on the Future! None
Meowstic Meowstic forms a purple orb of energy in one of its hands. It then fires three dark purple beams from the orb at the opponent.
Olympia's female Meowstic All Eyes on the Future! None
Metang Metang creates a stream of purple energy in between its hands and it then fires a purple beam of aura 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


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

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 Psycho Shock
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
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7374757677787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
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Generation VI TMs
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5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
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Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
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767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100
PE
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2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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75767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
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Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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75767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899


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