Psychic · Special move · Gen 7
Photon Geyser
Photon Geyser is a Psychic-type special move introduced in Generation 7. It has 100 base power and 100% accuracy, with 5 PP (8 with PP Max). 1 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Psychic
Category
Special
Power
100
Accuracy
100%
PP
5 (max 8)
Priority
0
Effect
Physical if user's Atk > Sp. Atk. Ignores Abilities. This move becomes a physical attack if the user's Attack is greater than its Special Attack, including stat stage changes. This move and its effects ignore the Abilities of other Pokemon.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Psychic attack
2× vsFightingPoison
½× vsPsychicSteel
0× vsDark
Pokémon that learn Photon Geyser
1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Necrozma | Psychic | ✓ | 7–9 |
Photon Geyser FAQ
What does Photon Geyser do?
Photon Geyser is a Psychic-type special move with 100 power. This move becomes a physical attack if the user's Attack is greater than its Special Attack, including stat stage changes. This move and its effects ignore the Abilities of other Pokemon.
Which Pokémon can learn Photon Geyser?
1 Pokémon and forms can learn Photon Geyser in at least one game: 1 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Necrozma.
Is Photon Geyser in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Photon Geyser in Pokémon Champions.
What is Photon Geyser super effective against?
As a Psychic-type attack, Photon Geyser 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.