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Psyshock
Battles
Type  Psychic
Category  Special
Contest  Cool
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Status Chance  -%
Critical Chance  6.25%
Priority  0
Z-Move Power  160
Z-Move Effect  Uses target's defense stat
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat, Magic Bounce, or Crafty Shield
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Does not thaw the user
  • Is not a sound-based move
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
  • TM03

Psyshock is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move.

Effect[]

Psyshock inflicts damage and uses the target's defense stat to calculate damage instead of its special defense, despite it being a special attack.

Description[]

Description
The user materializes an odd psychic burst which does physical damage to the target.

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

# Pokémon Type Level
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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[]

# Pokémon Type Machine
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Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor[]

# Pokémon Type Tutor
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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 Type Father
Direct Chain
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Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By a prior evolution[]

# Pokémon Type Prior evolution
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Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
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