Psychic-type

The Psychic-type was introduced in Pokémon Red & Green in 1996. At present, there are 133 different Pokémon, including unique forms and Mega Evolutions, that share this type and 78 different moves with it.

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Psychic-type Pokémon

Count: 133

No.	Pic	Name	Type	Abilities	Base Stats
					HP	Att	Def	S.Att	S.Def	Spd
#0026		Raichu		Surge Surfer Surge Surfer	60	85	50	95	85	110
#0063		Abra		Synchronize Inner Focus Magic Guard	25	20	15	105	55	90
#0064		Kadabra		Synchronize Inner Focus Magic Guard	40	35	30	120	70	105
#0065		Alakazam		Synchronize Inner Focus Magic Guard	55	50	45	135	95	120
#0065		Alakazam		Trace	55	50	65	175	105	150
#0077		Ponyta		Run Away Pastel Veil Anticipation	50	85	55	65	65	90
#0078		Rapidash		Run Away Pastel Veil Anticipation	65	100	70	80	80	105
#0079		Slowpoke		Oblivious Own Tempo Regenerator	90	65	65	40	40	15
#0079		Slowpoke		Gluttony Own Tempo Regenerator	90	65	65	40	40	15
#0080		Slowbro		Oblivious Own Tempo Regenerator	95	75	110	100	80	30
#0080		Slowbro		Shell Armor	95	75	180	130	80	30
#0080		Slowbro		Quick Draw Own Tempo Regenerator	95	100	95	100	70	30
#0096		Drowzee		Insomnia Forewarn Inner Focus	60	48	45	43	90	42
#0097		Hypno		Insomnia Forewarn Inner Focus	85	73	70	73	115	67
#0102		Exeggcute		Chlorophyll Harvest	60	40	80	60	45	40
#0103		Exeggutor		Chlorophyll Harvest	95	95	85	125	75	55
#0121		Starmie		Illuminate Natural Cure Analytic	60	75	85	100	85	115
#0122		Mr. Mime		Soundproof Filter Technician	40	45	65	100	120	90
#0122		Mr. Mime		Vital Spirit Screen Cleaner Ice Body	50	65	65	90	90	100
#0124		Jynx		Oblivious Forewarn Dry Skin	65	50	35	115	95	95
#0144		Articuno		Competitive Competitive	90	85	85	125	100	95
#0150		Mewtwo		Pressure Unnerve	106	110	90	154	90	130
#0150		Mewtwo		Steadfast	106	190	100	154	100	130
#0150		Mewtwo		Insomnia	106	150	70	194	120	140
#0151		Mew		Synchronize	100	100	100	100	100	100
#0177		Natu		Synchronize Early Bird Magic Bounce	40	50	45	70	45	70
#0178		Xatu		Synchronize Early Bird Magic Bounce	65	75	70	95	70	95
#0196		Espeon		Synchronize Magic Bounce	65	65	60	130	95	110
#0199		Slowking		Oblivious Own Tempo Regenerator	95	75	80	100	110	30
#0199		Slowking		Curious Medicine Own Tempo Regenerator	95	65	80	110	110	30
#0201		Unown		Levitate	48	72	48	72	48	48
#0202		Wobbuffet		Shadow Tag Telepathy	190	33	58	33	58	33
#0203		Girafarig		Inner Focus Early Bird Sap Sipper	70	80	65	90	65	85
#0238		Smoochum		Oblivious Forewarn Hydration	45	30	15	85	65	65
#0249		Lugia		Pressure Multiscale	106	90	130	90	154	110
#0251		Celebi		Natural Cure	100	100	100	100	100	100
#0280		Ralts		Synchronize Trace Telepathy	28	25	25	45	35	40
#0281		Kirlia		Synchronize Trace Telepathy	38	35	35	65	55	50
#0282		Gardevoir		Synchronize Trace Telepathy	68	65	65	125	115	80
#0282		Gardevoir		Pixilate	68	85	65	165	135	100
#0307		Meditite		Pure Power Telepathy	30	40	55	40	55	60
#0308		Medicham		Pure Power Telepathy	60	60	75	60	75	80
#0308		Medicham		Pure Power	60	100	85	80	85	100
#0325		Spoink		Thick Fat Own Tempo Gluttony	60	25	35	70	80	60
#0326		Grumpig		Thick Fat Own Tempo Gluttony	80	45	65	90	110	80
#0337		Lunatone		Levitate	90	55	65	95	85	70
#0338		Solrock		Levitate	90	95	85	55	65	70
#0343		Baltoy		Levitate	40	40	55	40	70	55
#0344		Claydol		Levitate	60	70	105	70	120	75
#0358		Chimecho		Levitate	75	50	80	95	90	65
#0360		Wynaut		Shadow Tag Telepathy	95	23	48	23	48	23
#0374		Beldum		Clear Body Light Metal	40	55	80	35	60	30
#0375		Metang		Clear Body Light Metal	60	75	100	55	80	50
#0376		Metagross		Clear Body Light Metal	80	135	130	95	90	70
#0376		Metagross		Tough Claws	80	145	150	105	110	110
#0380		Latias		Levitate	80	80	90	110	130	110
#0380		Latias		Levitate	80	130	100	160	120	110
#0381		Latios		Levitate	80	90	80	130	110	110
#0381		Latios		Levitate	80	100	120	140	150	110
#0385		Jirachi		Serene Grace	100	100	100	100	100	100
#0386		Deoxys		Pressure	50	150	50	150	50	150
#0386		Deoxys		Pressure	50	180	20	180	20	150
#0386		Deoxys		Pressure	50	70	160	70	160	90
#0386		Deoxys		Pressure	50	95	90	95	90	180
#0433		Chingling		Levitate	45	30	50	65	50	45
#0436		Bronzor		Levitate Heatproof Heavy Metal	57	24	86	24	86	23
#0437		Bronzong		Levitate Heatproof Heavy Metal	67	89	116	79	116	33
#0439		Mime Jr.		Soundproof Filter Technician	20	25	45	70	90	60
#0475		Gallade		Steadfast Sharpness Justified	68	125	65	65	115	80
#0475		Gallade		Inner Focus	68	165	95	65	115	110
#0480		Uxie		Levitate	75	75	130	75	130	95
#0481		Mesprit		Levitate	80	105	105	105	105	80
#0482		Azelf		Levitate	75	125	70	125	70	115
#0488		Cresselia		Levitate	120	70	110	75	120	85
#0493		Arceus		Multitype	120	120	120	120	120	120
#0494		Victini		Victory Star	100	100	100	100	100	100
#0517		Munna		Forewarn Synchronize Telepathy	76	25	45	67	55	24
#0518		Musharna		Forewarn Synchronize Telepathy	116	55	85	107	95	29
#0527		Woobat		Unaware Klutz Simple	65	45	43	55	43	72
#0528		Swoobat		Unaware Klutz Simple	67	57	55	77	55	114
#0555		Darmanitan		Zen Mode	105	30	105	140	105	55
#0561		Sigilyph		Wonder Skin Magic Guard Tinted Lens	72	58	80	103	80	97
#0574		Gothita		Frisk Competitive Shadow Tag	45	30	50	55	65	45
#0575		Gothorita		Frisk Competitive Shadow Tag	60	45	70	75	85	55
#0576		Gothitelle		Frisk Competitive Shadow Tag	70	55	95	95	110	65
#0577		Solosis		Overcoat Magic Guard Regenerator	45	30	40	105	50	20
#0578		Duosion		Overcoat Magic Guard Regenerator	65	40	50	125	60	30
#0579		Reuniclus		Overcoat Magic Guard Regenerator	110	65	75	125	85	30
#0605		Elgyem		Telepathy Synchronize Analytic	55	55	55	85	55	30
#0606		Beheeyem		Telepathy Synchronize Analytic	75	75	75	125	95	40
#0628		Braviary		Keen Eye Sheer Force Tinted Lens	110	83	70	112	70	65
#0648		Meloetta		Serene Grace	100	77	77	128	128	90
#0655		Delphox		Blaze Magician	75	69	72	114	100	104
#0677		Espurr		Keen Eye Infiltrator Own Tempo	62	48	54	63	60	68
#0678		Meowstic		Keen Eye Infiltrator Prankster	74	48	76	83	81	104
#0686		Inkay		Contrary Suction Cups Infiltrator	53	54	53	37	46	45
#0687		Malamar		Contrary Suction Cups Infiltrator	86	92	88	68	75	73
#0720		Hoopa		Magician	80	110	60	150	130	70
#0720		Hoopa		Magician	80	160	60	170	130	80
#0741		Oricorio		Dancer	75	70	70	98	70	93
#0765		Oranguru		Inner Focus Telepathy Symbiosis	90	60	80	90	110	60
#0773		Silvally		RKS System	95	95	95	95	95	95
#0779		Bruxish		Dazzling Strong Jaw Wonder Skin	68	105	70	70	70	92
#0786		Tapu Lele		Psychic Surge Telepathy	70	85	75	130	115	95
#0789		Cosmog		Unaware	43	29	31	29	31	37
#0790		Cosmoem		Sturdy	43	29	131	29	131	37
#0791		Solgaleo		Full Metal Body	137	137	107	113	89	97
#0792		Lunala		Shadow Shield	137	113	89	137	107	97
#0800		Necrozma		Prism Armor	97	107	101	127	89	79
#0800		Necrozma		Neuroforce	97	167	97	167	97	129
#0800		Necrozma		Prism Armor	97	157	127	113	109	77
#0800		Necrozma		Prism Armor	97	113	109	157	127	77
#0825		Dottler		Swarm Compoundeyes Telepathy	50	35	80	50	90	30
#0826		Orbeetle		Swarm Frisk Telepathy	60	45	110	80	120	90
#0856		Hatenna		Healer Anticipation Magic Bounce	42	30	45	56	53	39
#0857		Hattrem		Healer Anticipation Magic Bounce	57	40	65	86	73	49
#0858		Hatterene		Healer Anticipation Magic Bounce	57	90	95	136	103	29
#0866		Mr. Rime		Tangled Feet Screen Cleaner Ice Body	80	85	75	110	100	70
#0876		Indeedee		Inner Focus Synchronize Psychic Surge	60	65	55	105	95	95
#0876		Indeedee		Own Tempo Synchronize Psychic Surge	70	55	65	95	105	85
#0898		Calyrex		Unnerve	100	80	80	80	80	80
#0898		Calyrex		As One - Unnerve Chilling Neigh	100	165	150	85	130	50
#0898		Calyrex		As One - Unnerve Grim Neigh	100	85	80	165	100	150
#0899		Wyrdeer		Intimidate Frisk Sap Sipper	103	105	72	105	75	65
#0936		Armarouge		Flash Fire Weak Armor	85	60	100	125	80	75
#0954		Rabsca		Synchronize Telepathy	75	50	85	115	100	45
#0955		Flittle		Anticipation Frisk Speed Boost	30	35	30	55	30	75
#0956		Espathra		Opportunist Frisk Speed Boost	95	60	60	101	60	105
#0976		Veluza		Mold Breaker Sharpness	90	102	73	78	65	70
#0981		Farigiraf		Cud Chew Armor Tail Sap Sipper	120	90	70	110	70	60
#0985		Scream Tail		Protosynthesis	115	65	99	65	115	111
#1010		Iron Leaves		Quark Drive	90	130	88	70	108	104
#1015		Munkidori		Toxic Chain	88	75	66	130	90	106
#1022		Iron Boulder		Quark Drive	90	120	80	68	108	124
#1023		Iron Crown		Quark Drive	90	72	100	122	108	98

Psychic-type Moves

Attack Count: 78

Name	Type	Cat.	PP	Att.	Acc.	Effect
Agility			30	--	101	The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat.
Ally Switch			15	--	101	The user teleports using a strange power and switches places with one of its allies. This move's chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Amnesia			20	--	101	The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Def stat.
Barrier			20	--	101	The user throws up a sturdy wall that sharply raises its Defense stat.
Calm Mind			20	--	101	The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
Confusion			25	50	100	The target is hit with a weak telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also confuse the target.
Cosmic Power			20	--	101	The user absorbs a mystical power from space to boost its Defense and Sp. Def stats.
Dream Eater			15	100	100	The user eats the dreams of a sleeping target. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.
Eerie Spell			5	80	100	The user attacks with its tremendous psychic power. This also drains 3 PP from the move last used by the target.
Esper Wing			10	80	100	The user slashes the target with aura-enriched wings. This also boosts the user's Speed stat. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Expanding Force			10	80	100	The user attacks the target with its psychic power. When the ground is Psychic Terrain, this move's power is boosted and it damages all opposing Pokémon.
Extrasensory			20	80	100	The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. This may also make the target flinch.
Freezing Glare			10	90	100	The user shoots its psychic power from its eyes to attack. This may also leave the target frozen.
Future Sight			10	120	100	Two turns after this move is used, a hunk of psychic energy attacks the target.
Genesis Supernova			1	185	101	After obtaining Z-Power, the user, Mew, attacks the target with full force. The terrain will be charged with psychic energy.
Glitzy Glow			15	80	95	The user bombards the target with telekinetic force. A wondrous wall of light is put up to weaken the power of the opposing Pokémon’s special moves.
Gravity			5	--	101	Enables Flying types or Pokémon with the Levitate Ability to be hit by Ground-type moves for five turns. Moves that involve flying can't be used.
Guard Split			10	--	101	The user employs its psychic power to average its Defense and Sp. Def stats with those of the target.
Guard Swap			10	--	101	The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Defense and Sp. Def stats with the target.
Heal Block			15	--	100	For five turns, the user prevents the opposing team from using any moves, Abilities, or held items that recover HP.
Heal Pulse			10	--	101	The user emits a healing pulse that restores the target's HP by up to half its max HP.
Healing Wish			10	--	101	The user faints. In return, the Pokémon taking its place will have its HP restored and status conditions cured.
Heart Stamp			25	60	100	The user unleashes a vicious blow after its cute act makes the target less wary. This may also make the target flinch.
Heart Swap			10	--	101	The user employs its psychic power to switch stat changes with the target.
Hyperspace Hole			5	80	101	Using a hyperspace hole, the user appears right next to the target and strikes. This attack can hit a target using a move such as Protect or Detect.
Hypnosis			20	--	60	The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall asleep.
Imprison			10	--	101	If opposing Pokémon know any move also known by the user, they are prevented from using it.
Instruct			15	--	101	The user instructs the target to reuse the move last used by the target.
Kinesis			15	--	80	The user distracts the target by bending a spoon. This lowers the target's accuracy.
Light Screen			30	--	101	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from special moves for five turns.
Light That Burns the Sky			1	200	101	This attack inflicts Attack or Sp. Atk damage— whichever stat is higher for the user, Necrozma. This move ignores the target's Ability.
Lumina Crash			10	80	100	The user attacks by unleashing a peculiar light that even affects the mind. This also harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
Lunar Blessing			5	--	101	The user receives a blessing from the crescent moon, restoring HP and curing status conditions for itself and its ally Pokémon currently in the battle.
Lunar Dance			10	--	101	The user faints. In return, the Pokémon taking its place will have its HP and PP restored and its status conditions cured.
Luster Purge			5	95	100	The user lets loose a damaging burst of light. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Magic Coat			15	--	101	A barrier reflects back to the target moves like Leech Seed and moves that damage status.
Magic Powder			20	--	100	The user scatters a cloud of magic powder that changes the target's type to Psychic.
Magic Room			10	--	101	The user creates a bizarre area in which Pokémon's held items lose their effects for five turns.
Max Mindstorm			10	10	101	This is a Psychic-type attack Dynamax Pokémon use. The user turns the ground into Psychic Terrain for five turns.
Meditate			40	--	101	The user meditates to awaken the power deep within its body and raise its Attack stat.
Miracle Eye			40	--	101	Enables a Dark-type target to be hit by Psychic-type attacks. This also enables an evasive target to be hit.
Mirror Coat			20	--	100	A retaliatory attack that counters any special move, inflicting double the damage taken.
Mist Ball			5	95	100	A mist-like flurry of down envelops and damages the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Atk stat.
Mystical Power			10	70	90	The user attacks by emitting a mysterious power. This also boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Photon Geyser			5	100	100	The user attacks the target with a pillar of light. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat- whichever is higher for the user.
Power Split			10	--	101	The user employs its psychic power to average its Attack and Sp. Atk stats with those of the target.
Power Swap			10	--	101	The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Attack and Sp. Atk stats with the target.
Power Trick			10	--	101	The user employs its psychic power to switch its Attack stat with its Defense stat.
Prismatic Laser			10	160	100	The user shoots powerful lasers using the power of a prism. The user can't move on the next turn.
Psybeam			20	65	100	The target is attacked with a peculiar ray. This may also confuse the target.
Psyblade			15	80	100	The user rends the target with an ethereal blade. This move's power is boosted by 50 percent if the user is on Electric Terrain.
Psychic			10	90	100	The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Psychic Fangs			10	85	100	The user attacks by biting the target with its psychic capabilities. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Psychic Noise			10	75	100	The user attacks the target with unpleasant sound waves. For two turns, the target is prevented from recovering HP through moves, Abilities, or held items.
Psychic Terrain			10	--	101	This protects Pokémon on the ground from priority moves and powers up Psychic-type moves for five turns.
Psycho Boost			5	140	90	The user attacks the target with all its might. The recoil from this move harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Psycho Cut			20	70	100	The user tears at the target with blades formed by psychic power. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Psycho Shift			10	--	100	Using its psychic power of suggestion, the user transfers its status conditions to the target.
Psyshield Bash			10	70	90	Cloaking itself in psychic energy, the user slams into the target. This also boosts the user's Defense stat.
Psyshock			10	80	100	The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This move deals physical damage.
Psystrike			10	100	100	The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This move deals physical damage.
Psywave			15	--	100	The target is attacked with an odd psychic wave. The attack varies in intensity.
Reflect			20	--	101	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical moves for five turns.
Rest			5	--	101	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Role Play			10	--	101	The user mimics the target completely, copying the target's Ability.
Shattered Psyche			1	--	101	The user controls the target with its Z-Power and hurts the target with full force. The power varies, depending on the original move.
Shattered Psyche			1	--	101	The user controls the target with its Z-Power and hurts the target with full force. The power varies, depending on the original move.
Skill Swap			10	--	101	The user employs its psychic power to exchange Abilities with the target.
Speed Swap			10	--	101	The user exchanges Speed stats with the target.
Stored Power			10	20	100	The user attacks the target with stored power. The more the user's stats are boosted, the greater the move's power.
Synchronoise			10	120	100	Using an odd shock wave, the user inflicts damage on any Pokémon of the same type in the area around it.
Take Heart			15	--	101	The user lifts its spirits, curing its own status conditions and boosting its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
Telekinesis			15	--	101	The user makes the target float with its psychic power. The target is easier to hit for three turns.
Teleport			20	--	101	The user switches places with a party Pokémon in waiting, if any. If a wild Pokémon uses this move, it flees.
Trick			10	--	100	The user catches the target off guard and swaps the target's held item with its own.
Trick Room			5	--	101	The user creates a bizarre area in which slower Pokémon get to move first for five turns.
Twin Beam			10	40	100	The user shoots mystical beams from its eyes to inflict damage. The target is hit twice in a row.
Wonder Room			10	--	101	The user creates a bizarre area in which Pokémon's Defense and Sp. Def stats are swapped for five turns.
Zen Headbutt			15	80	90	The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.

Psychic-type in the Pokémon Trading Card Game

The Psychic-type has been in the Pokémon Trading Card Game since the Base set and has been signified by the Psychic type marking.