Psychic · Status move · Gen 7
Psychic Terrain
Psychic Terrain is a Psychic-type status move introduced in Generation 7. It never misses and has 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 80 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Psychic
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
5 turns. Grounded: +Psychic power, priority-safe. For 5 turns, the terrain becomes Psychic Terrain. During the effect, the power of Psychic-type attacks made by grounded Pokemon is multiplied by 1.3 and grounded Pokemon cannot be hit by moves with priority greater than 0, unless the target is an ally. Camouflage transforms the user into a Psychic type, Nature Power becomes Psychic, and Secret Power has a 30% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1 stage. Fails if the current terrain is Psychic Terrain.
- Targets
- The whole field
- Terrain
- Sets Psychic Terrain for 5 turns (8 with Terrain Extender)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (61 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (24 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Psychic Terrain
80 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 | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Psychic | 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic | 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 7–8 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Psychic/Grass | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Rock/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Psychic | 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Bug/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Psychic/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Psychic/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Psychic/Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fire/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Fairy/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | 9 |
Psychic Terrain FAQ
What does Psychic Terrain do?
Psychic Terrain is a Psychic-type status move. For 5 turns, the terrain becomes Psychic Terrain. During the effect, the power of Psychic-type attacks made by grounded Pokemon is multiplied by 1.3 and grounded Pokemon cannot be hit by moves with priority greater than 0, unless the target is an ally. Camouflage transforms the user into a Psychic type, Nature Power becomes Psychic, and Secret Power has a 30% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1 stage. Fails if the current terrain is Psychic Terrain.
Which Pokémon can learn Psychic Terrain?
80 Pokémon and forms can learn Psychic Terrain in at least one game: 61 in Scarlet & Violet, 24 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Alolan Raichu, Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam, Galarian Rapidash and Slowpoke.
Is Psychic Terrain in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 24 Pokémon can use Psychic Terrain in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
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.