Psyshock
Essentials
Psystrike
Summary
Inflicts damage based on the target's Defense, not Special Defense.
Damage Dealt
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1
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0
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1
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1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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½
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1
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½
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1
Stats
- Power
- 100; percentile 76.4
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 10, up to 16 with
PP Up - Target
- Selected Pokémon
- Effect chance
- n/a
- Priority
- 0 (normal)
Flags
- Makes contact
- Has a charging turn
- Must recharge
- Blocked by Detect and Protect
- Reflectable
- Snatchable
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Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
- Punch-based
- Sound-based
- Unusable during Gravity
- Defrosts when used
- Targets opposite side in triples
- Heals
- Ignores Substitute
- Powder-based
- Jaw-based
- Pulse-based
- Ballistics-based
- Mental effects
- Unusable during Sky Battles
- Dance
Machines
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
Effect
Inflicts regular damage. Damage calculation always uses the target's Defense, regardless of this move's damage class.
Meta
This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.
Flavor
Flavor Text
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The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This attack does physical damage.
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The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This attack does physical damage.
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The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This attack does physical damage.
Foreign Names
- Japanese
- サイコブレイク (saikobureiku)
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- サイコブレイク
- Korean
- 사이코브레이크
- Chinese
- 精神擊破
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- 精神击破
- French
- Frappe Psy
- German
- Psychostoß
- Spanish
- Onda Mental
- Italian
- Psicobotta
Similar moves
These moves all have the same effect as Psystrike.
| Move | Type | Class | PP | Power | Acc | Pri | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Sword | |
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10 | 85 | 100% | Inflicts damage based on the target's Defense, not Special Defense. |
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| Psyshock | |
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10 | 80 | 100% | Inflicts damage based on the target's Defense, not Special Defense. |
Pokémon
Psychic Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.
Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Psystrike's special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.
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Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | |
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| Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level. | |||||||||||||||
| 100 | 100 | 100 | Mewtwo |
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Pressure
Unnerve |
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Undiscovered | 106 | 110 | 90 | 154 | 90 | 130 | 680 | |
| 100 | 100 |  |
Mega Mewtwo X |
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Steadfast | |
Undiscovered | 106 | 190 | 100 | 154 | 100 | 130 | 780 | |
| 100 | 100 |  |
Mega Mewtwo Y |
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Insomnia | |
Undiscovered | 106 | 150 | 70 | 194 | 120 | 140 | 780 | |
3 Pokémon
