Psychic — Pokémon Move

Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.

Type: psychic; class: special; power: 90; accuracy: 100; PP: 10; priority: 0.

Weather and terrain in scarlet-violet

psychicterrain	power ×1.3

Effect notes

Inflicts regular damage. Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.

In-game descriptions by version

gold silver	An attack that may lower SPCL.DEF.
crystal	An attack that may lower SPCL.DEF.
ruby sapphire	A powerful psychic attack that may lower SP. DEF.
emerald	A powerful psychic attack that may lower SP. DEF.
firered leafgreen	A strong telekinetic attack. It may also lower the foe’s SP. DEF stat.
diamond pearl	The foe is hit by a strong telekinetic force. It may also reduce the foe’s Sp. Def stat.
platinum	The foe is hit by a strong telekinetic force. It may also reduce the foe’s Sp. Def stat.
heartgold soulsilver	The foe is hit by a strong telekinetic force. It may also reduce the foe’s Sp. Def stat.
black white	The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. It may also reduce the target’s Sp. Def stat.
black 2 white 2	The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. It may also reduce the target’s Sp. Def stat.
x y	The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
omega ruby alpha sapphire	The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
sun moon	The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
ultra sun ultra moon	The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
lets go pikachu lets go eevee	The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
sword shield	The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
legends arceus	The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target’s defensive stats.
scarlet violet	The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.

Pokémon that learn this move in scarlet-violet

clefairy — tm
clefable — tm
jigglypuff — tm
wigglytuff — tm
venonat — level-up, level 47
venonat — tm
venomoth — level-up, level 55
venomoth — tm
psyduck — tm
golduck — tm
poliwag — tm
poliwhirl — tm
poliwrath — tm
slowpoke — level-up, level 36
slowpoke — tm
slowbro — level-up, level 36
slowbro — tm
gastly — tm
haunter — tm
gengar — tm
drowzee — level-up, level 37
drowzee — tm
hypno — level-up, level 42
hypno — tm
exeggcute — tm
exeggutor — tm
chansey — tm
electabuzz — tm
magmar — tm
lapras — tm
porygon — tm
mewtwo — level-up, level 48
mewtwo — tm
mew — level-up, level 100
mew — tm
hoothoot — tm
noctowl — tm
spinarak — level-up, level 36
spinarak — tm
ariados — level-up, level 41
ariados — tm
cleffa — tm
igglybuff — tm
politoed — tm
yanma — tm
espeon — level-up, level 40
espeon — tm
umbreon — tm
murkrow — tm
slowking — level-up, level 36