Psychic · Special move · Gen 2
Future Sight
Future Sight is a Psychic-type special move introduced in Generation 2. It has 120 base power and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 117 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Psychic
Category
Special
Power
120
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Hits two turns after being used. Deals damage two turns after this move is used. At the end of that turn, the damage is calculated at that time and dealt to the Pokemon at the position the target had when the move was used. If the user is no longer active at the time, damage is calculated based on the user's natural Special Attack stat, types, and level, with no boosts from its held item or Ability. Fails if this move or Doom Desire is already in effect for the target's position.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (73 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (28 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (35 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Psychic attack
2× vsFightingPoison
½× vsPsychicSteel
0× vsDark
Pokémon that learn Future Sight
117 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Water/Ice | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fairy | 3–8 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 3–8 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | 3–8 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ice/Flying | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic/Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Rock/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ground/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dragon/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Dragon/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Fairy/Flying | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic/Fire | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Fire | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 6–8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Bug/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Psychic/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Psychic/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Psychic/Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire/Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Bug/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Fairy/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 9 |
Future Sight FAQ
What does Future Sight do?
Future Sight is a Psychic-type special move with 120 power. Deals damage two turns after this move is used. At the end of that turn, the damage is calculated at that time and dealt to the Pokemon at the position the target had when the move was used. If the user is no longer active at the time, damage is calculated based on the user's natural Special Attack stat, types, and level, with no boosts from its held item or Ability. Fails if this move or Doom Desire is already in effect for the target's position.
Which Pokémon can learn Future Sight?
117 Pokémon and forms can learn Future Sight in at least one game: 73 in Scarlet & Violet, 28 in Pokémon Champions and 35 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Alolan Raichu, Clefable, Psyduck, Golduck, Kadabra and Alakazam.
Is Future Sight in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 28 Pokémon can use Future Sight in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Future Sight super effective against?
As a Psychic-type attack, Future Sight is super effective against Fighting and Poison, not very effective against Psychic and Steel and has no effect on Dark (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.