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Psywave

Psywave is a Psychic-type special move introduced in Generation 1. It has variable or fixed damage and 100% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 67 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Psychic

Category

Special

Power

—

Accuracy

100%

PP

15 (max 24)

Priority

0

Effect

Random damage equal to 0.5×-1.5× user's level. Deals damage to the target equal to (user's level) × (X + 50) / 100, where X is a random number from 0 to 100, rounded down, but not less than 1 HP.

Targets
One adjacent Pokémon
Scarlet & Violet
Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
Pokémon Champions
Not usable
Legends: Z-A
Not usable

Type matchups as a Psychic attack

2× vsFightingPoison

½× vsPsychicSteel

0× vsDark

Pokémon that learn Psywave

67 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.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
ButterfreeBug/Flying7
ClefairyFairy7
ClefableFairy7
JigglypuffNormal/Fairy7
WigglytuffNormal/Fairy7
VenonatBug/Poison7
VenomothBug/Poison7
PoliwagWater7
PoliwhirlWater7
PoliwrathWater/Fighting7
AbraPsychic7
KadabraPsychic7
AlakazamPsychic7
SlowpokeWater/Psychic7
SlowbroWater/Psychic7
GastlyGhost/Poison3–7
HaunterGhost/Poison3–7
GengarGhost/Poison3–7
DrowzeePsychic7
HypnoPsychic7
ExeggcuteGrass/Psychic7
ExeggutorGrass/Psychic7
Alolan ExeggutorGrass/Dragon7
KoffingPoison3–7
WeezingPoison3–7
Galarian WeezingPoison/Fairy3–7
ChanseyNormal7
StaryuWater6–8
StarmieWater/Psychic6–8
Mr. MimePsychic/Fairy5–8
JynxIce/Psychic7
ElectabuzzElectric7
MagmarFire7
LaprasWater/Ice7
PorygonNormal7
SnorlaxNormal7
MewtwoPsychic7–8
MewPsychic7–8
PolitoedWater7
SlowkingWater/Psychic7
MisdreavusGhost3–7
Porygon2Normal7
BlisseyNormal7
SpoinkPsychic3–7
GrumpigPsychic3–7
LunatoneRock/Psychic3–7
SolrockRock/Psychic3–7
ChimechoPsychic3–7
LatiasDragon/Psychic3–7
LatiosDragon/Psychic3–7
MismagiusGhost3–7
BronzorSteel/Psychic5–7
BronzongSteel/Psychic5–7
ElectivireElectric7
MagmortarFire7
Porygon-ZNormal7
MunnaPsychic5–7
MusharnaPsychic5–7
SigilyphPsychic/Flying5–7
SolosisPsychic5–7
DuosionPsychic5–7
ReuniclusPsychic5–7
InkayDark/Psychic6–7
MalamarDark/Psychic6–7
BruxishWater/Psychic7
Tapu LelePsychic/Fairy7
NihilegoRock/Poison7

Psywave FAQ

What does Psywave do?

Psywave is a Psychic-type special move. Deals damage to the target equal to (user's level) × (X + 50) / 100, where X is a random number from 0 to 100, rounded down, but not less than 1 HP.

Which Pokémon can learn Psywave?

67 Pokémon and forms can learn Psywave in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Butterfree, Clefairy, Clefable, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff and Venonat.

Is Psywave in Pokémon Champions?

No, no Pokémon can use Psywave in Pokémon Champions.

What is Psywave super effective against?

As a Psychic-type attack, Psywave 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.