Psychic Terrain
Psycho Cut
Psycho Boost
Essentials
Psycho Boost
Summary
Lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.
Damage Dealt
-
1
-
0
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
2
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
2
-
½
-
1
-
½
-
1
Stats
- Power
- 140; percentile 91.5
- Accuracy
- 90% ≈ 126.0 power
- PP
- 5, up to 8 with
PP Up - Target
- Selected Pokémon
- Effect chance
- 100
- Priority
- 0 (normal)
Flags
- Makes contact
- Has a charging turn
- Must recharge
- Blocked by Detect and Protect
- Reflectable
- Snatchable
-
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
-
Not a TM
-
Not a TM
-
Not a TM
-
Not a TM
-
Not a TM
Effect
Inflicts regular damage, then lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages.
Meta
This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.
- Inflicts damage; raises user's stats
- 100% chance to lower Special Attack by 2
Flavor
Flavor Text
-
Allows a full-power attack, but sharply lowers SP. ATK.
An intense attack that also sharply reduces the user’s SP. ATK stat.
-
The user attacks the foe at full power. The attack’s recoil sharply reduces the user’s Sp. Atk stat.
-
The user attacks the target at full power. The attack’s recoil harshly reduces the user’s Sp. Atk stat.
-
The user attacks the target at full power. The attack’s recoil harshly lowers the user’s Sp. Atk stat.
-
The user attacks the target at full power. The attack’s recoil harshly lowers the user’s Sp. Atk stat.
Foreign Names
- Japanese
- サイコブースト (saikobuusuto)
-
- サイコブースト
- Korean
- 사이코부스트
- Chinese
- 精神突進
-
- 精神突进
- French
- Psycho Boost
- German
- Psyschub
- Spanish
- Psicoataque
- Italian
- Psicoslancio
- Czech
- Psyzvýšení
Contests
Contest
- Type
- Appeal
- ♡♡♡♡♡♡
- Jam
- Flavor text
- After this move, the user is more easily startled.
- Use after
- Use before
- None
Super Contest
- Type
- Appeal
- ♡♡
- Flavor text
- Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.
- Use after
- None
- Use before
- None
Similar moves
These moves all have the same effect as Psycho Boost.
| Move | Type | Class | PP | Power | Acc | Pri | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overheat | |
|
5 | 130 | 90% | Lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage. |
|
| Leaf Storm | |
|
5 | 130 | 90% | Lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage. |
|
| Draco Meteor | |
|
5 | 130 | 90% | Lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage. |
|
| Fleur Cannon | |
|
5 | 130 | 90% | Lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage. |
Pokémon
Psychic Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.
Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Psycho Boost's special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | 45 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 67 | 67 | Normal Deoxys |
|
Pressure |  |
Undiscovered | 50 | 150 | 50 | 150 | 50 | 150 | 600 | |||
| 45 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 67 | 67 |  |
Attack Deoxys |
|
Pressure | |
Undiscovered | 50 | 180 | 20 | 180 | 20 | 150 | 600 | |||
| 45 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 67 | 67 |  |
Defense Deoxys |
|
Pressure | |
Undiscovered | 50 | 70 | 160 | 70 | 160 | 90 | 600 | |||
| 45 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 67 | 67 |  |
Speed Deoxys |
|
Pressure | |
Undiscovered | 50 | 95 | 90 | 95 | 90 | 180 | 600 | |||
4 Pokémon
