PokéKit
PsychicSpecNon-contact

Psychic

  • Non-contact — Damaging moves that don’t make contact (status moves excluded). The attacker takes no damage from Rough Skin, Iron Barbs or Rocky Helmet.

Values in Pokémon Champions

Pow
90
Acc
100
PP
10
Priority
0
Range
Single

Effect

Has a 10% chance of lowering the target’s Sp. Def stat by 1 stage.

Effects & flags

10% chance: SpD↓

Changes by generation

Newest first. Periods with identical values are grouped; bold values changed from the previous (older) period.

GenerationTypeCatPowAccPPPriority
Pokémon ChampionsPsychicSpec90100100
Gen 1–9PsychicSpec90100100

Pokémon that run this move

Champions Doubles2026-09

Indeedee (Female)Indeedee (Female)69.9%GholdengoGholdengo0.6%FarigirafFarigiraf58.5%Mega FloetteMega Floette1%Mega GardevoirMega Gardevoir8.4%ArmarougeArmarouge3.4%Mega GengarMega Gengar2.9%Mega DelphoxMega Delphox72.6%HattereneHatterene5.7%Mega MeowsticMega Meowstic1.8%Mega AlakazamMega Alakazam5.6%OranguruOranguru54.6%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Champions Doubles (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (Champions VGC reg.MC)

Champions Singles2026-09

Mega Lucario ZMega Lucario Z2.2%VolcaronaVolcarona5.7%Mega FloetteMega Floette36.2%Mega DelphoxMega Delphox45%HattereneHatterene36%Slowking (Galarian Form)Slowking (Galarian Form)19.1%Zoroark (Hisuian Form)Zoroark (Hisuian Form)9.2%Floette (Eternal Flower)Floette (Eternal Flower)54.5%EspeonEspeon48.9%Mega AlakazamMega Alakazam17%SlowkingSlowking4.2%Mega ChandelureMega Chandelure1.8%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Champions Singles (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (Champions BSS reg.MC)

VGC 20262026-09

LandorusLandorus1.8%Calyrex (Shadow Rider)Calyrex (Shadow Rider)56.2%FarigirafFarigiraf61.2%Indeedee (Female)Indeedee (Female)62.3%GothitelleGothitelle100%HattereneHatterene84.8%ArmarougeArmarouge1.2%DusclopsDusclops0%EspeonEspeon100%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in VGC 2026 (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (VGC 2024 reg.G)

OU (Singles)2026-09

Iron MothIron Moth7.8%Iron CrownIron Crown11%LatiasLatias37.5%RibombeeRibombee7.8%MewMew41.7%MunkidoriMunkidori98.8%NoivernNoivern0.1%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in OU (Singles) (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (OU)

Doubles OU2026-09

LandorusLandorus10.3%Chi-YuChi-Yu35%KyuremKyurem1.7%Indeedee (Female)Indeedee (Female)30.2%FarigirafFarigiraf54.7%CresseliaCresselia17.2%HattereneHatterene5.1%Iron CrownIron Crown0.2%SylveonSylveon2.8%SpectrierSpectrier45.3%IndeedeeIndeedee3.7%ManaphyManaphy94.6%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Doubles OU (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (Doubles OU)

Type

Super effective (×2)
FightingPoison
Not very effective (×½)
PsychicSteel
No effect (×0)
Dark

Moves of the same type

PsychicPrismatic LaserPsychicPsycho BoostPsychicFuture SightPsychicDream EaterPsychicPhoton GeyserPsychicPsystrikePsychicLuster PurgePsychicMist BallPsychicFreezing GlarePsychicPsychic FangsPsychicEerie SpellPsychicEsper Wing

Pokémon that learn this move177 Pokémon

Raichu (Alolan Form)#0026Raichu (Alolan Form)Clefairy#0035ClefairyClefable#0036ClefableJigglypuff#0039JigglypuffWigglytuff#0040WigglytuffVenonat#0048VenonatVenomoth#0049VenomothPsyduck#0054PsyduckGolduck#0055GolduckPoliwag#0060PoliwagPoliwhirl#0061PoliwhirlPoliwrath#0062PoliwrathSlowpoke#0079SlowpokeSlowbro#0080SlowbroGastly#0092GastlyHaunter#0093HaunterGengar#0094GengarDrowzee#0096DrowzeeHypno#0097HypnoExeggcute#0102ExeggcuteExeggutor#0103ExeggutorChansey#0113ChanseyElectabuzz#0125ElectabuzzMagmar#0126MagmarLapras#0131LaprasPorygon#0137PorygonArticuno (Galarian Form)#0144Articuno (Galarian Form)Mewtwo#0150MewtwoMew#0151MewHoothoot#0163HoothootNoctowl#0164NoctowlSpinarak#0167SpinarakAriados#0168AriadosCleffa#0173CleffaIgglybuff#0174IgglybuffPolitoed#0186PolitoedYanma#0193YanmaEspeon#0196EspeonUmbreon#0197UmbreonMurkrow#0198MurkrowSlowking#0199SlowkingMisdreavus#0200MisdreavusGirafarig#0203GirafarigPorygon2#0233Porygon2Stantler#0234StantlerElekid#0239ElekidMagby#0240MagbyBlissey#0242BlisseyLugia#0249LugiaHo-Oh#0250Ho-OhRalts#0280RaltsKirlia#0281KirliaGardevoir#0282GardevoirSableye#0302SableyeMeditite#0307MedititeMedicham#0308MedichamSpoink#0325SpoinkGrumpig#0326GrumpigShuppet#0353ShuppetBanette#0354BanetteDuskull#0355DuskullDusclops#0356DusclopsChimecho#0358ChimechoMetang#0375MetangMetagross#0376MetagrossLatias#0380LatiasLatios#0381LatiosJirachi#0385JirachiDeoxys#0386DeoxysDrifloon#0425DrifloonDrifblim#0426DrifblimMismagius#0429MismagiusHonchkrow#0430HonchkrowChingling#0433ChinglingBronzor#0436BronzorBronzong#0437BronzongHappiny#0440HappinySpiritomb#0442SpiritombLucario#0448LucarioElectivire#0466ElectivireMagmortar#0467MagmortarYanmega#0469YanmegaPorygon-Z#0474Porygon-ZGallade#0475GalladeDusknoir#0477DusknoirFroslass#0478FroslassUxie#0480UxieMesprit#0481MespritAzelf#0482AzelfGiratina#0487GiratinaCresselia#0488CresseliaManaphy#0490ManaphyDarkrai#0491DarkraiShaymin#0492ShayminArceus#0493ArceusWhimsicott#0547WhimsicottZoroark#0571ZoroarkGothita#0574GothitaGothorita#0575GothoritaGothitelle#0576GothitelleSolosis#0577SolosisDuosion#0578DuosionReuniclus#0579ReuniclusAlomomola#0594AlomomolaLitwick#0607LitwickLampent#0608LampentChandelure#0609ChandelureGolett#0622GolettGolurk#0623GolurkBraviary (Hisuian Form)#0628Braviary (Hisuian Form)Larvesta#0636LarvestaVolcarona#0637VolcaronaTornadus#0641TornadusThundurus#0642ThundurusReshiram#0643ReshiramZekrom#0644ZekromLandorus#0645LandorusKyurem#0646KyuremMeloetta#0648MeloettaFennekin#0653FennekinBraixen#0654BraixenDelphox#0655DelphoxVivillon#0666VivillonFlabébé#0669FlabébéFloette#0670FloetteFlorges#0671FlorgesEspurr#0677EspurrMeowstic#0678MeowsticInkay#0686InkayMalamar#0687MalamarSylveon#0700SylveonCarbink#0703CarbinkKlefki#0707KlefkiPhantump#0708PhantumpTrevenant#0709TrevenantNoibat#0714NoibatNoivern#0715NoivernDiancie#0719DiancieHoopa#0720HoopaPrimarina#0730PrimarinaCutiefly#0742CutieflyRibombee#0743RibombeeOranguru#0765OranguruSandygast#0769SandygastPalossand#0770PalossandMinior#0774MiniorMimikyu#0778MimikyuBruxish#0779BruxishSolgaleo#0791SolgaleoLunala#0792LunalaNecrozma#0800NecrozmaMagearna#0801MagearnaSinistea#0854SinisteaPolteageist#0855PolteageistHatenna#0856HatennaHattrem#0857HattremHatterene#0858HattereneAlcremie#0869AlcremieIndeedee#0876IndeedeeSpectrier#0897SpectrierCalyrex#0898CalyrexWyrdeer#0899WyrdeerEnamorus#0905EnamorusArmarouge#0936ArmarougeRabsca#0954RabscaFlittle#0955FlittleEspathra#0956EspathraVeluza#0976VeluzaFarigiraf#0981FarigirafScream Tail#0985Scream TailIron Moth#0994Iron MothGholdengo#1000GholdengoChi-Yu#1004Chi-YuIron Valiant#1006Iron ValiantMunkidori#1015MunkidoriIron Boulder#1022Iron BoulderIron Crown#1023Iron Crown

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FAQ

What type is Psychic?

Psychic is a Psychic-type Spec move.

What does Psychic do?

Has a 10% chance of lowering the target’s Sp. Def stat by 1 stage.

What are Psychic's power, accuracy and PP?

Power 90, accuracy 100, PP 10.

Which Pokémon can learn Psychic?

177 Pokémon can learn it, e.g. Raichu (Alolan Form), Clefairy, Clefable, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, Venonat, Venomoth, Psyduck.

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