Psychic Charged move

Psychic

Raid and GO Battle League stats for Psychic, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

−50

Cost per use

Duration

3.0s

Animation time

DPS

31.7

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 95
Energy: −50
Duration: 3.0s
DPS: 31.7 dmg/s
DPE: 1.9 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 1.50s
Damage window end: 2.80s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 75
Energy: −55
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1.36 dmg/energy

Buff / debuff effect

opponent DEF -1 — 10% chance each time the move lands.

Editor's notes

Notable Pokémon that can learn it include Mewtwo, Alakazam, Latios and Gengar. These are the Pokémon that get the most out of Psychic.

Hits for 95 base power and costs 50 energy.

Toni Ramón

Founder & lead editor

What these stats mean

Power, energy, duration, DPS and the PvP numbers

Power: Base damage each use deals before type and stat multipliers.
Energy: Energy the move costs to fire.
Duration: Animation time. You cannot dodge or attack during it.
DPS: Damage per second — power × 1000 / duration.
PvP stats: GO Battle League runs on 0.5s turns with its own power and energy values, so they differ from the raid numbers.

Top Pokemon with Psychic

Released Pokemon that learn this move, ranked by base attack. Max CP is at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs.

#	Pokemon	Max CP	ATK	DEF	STA
1	Mewtwo Psychic	4,724	300	182	214
2	AlakazamElite TM Psychic	3,457	271	167	146
3	Latios DragonPsychic	4,311	268	212	190
4	GengarElite TM GhostPoison	3,254	261	149	155
5	Espeon Psychic	3,584	261	175	163
6	Hoopa PsychicGhost	3,798	261	187	173
7	Metagross SteelPsychic	4,287	257	228	190
8	Lunala PsychicGhost	4,571	255	191	264
9	Yveltal DarkFlying	4,275	250	185	246
10	Polteageist Ghost	3,458	248	189	155
11	Magmortar Fire	3,542	247	172	181
12	Honchkrow DarkFlying	3,066	243	103	225
13	Hatterene PsychicFairy	3,198	237	182	149
14	Gallade PsychicFighting	3,498	237	195	169
15	Gardevoir PsychicFairy	3,498	237	195	169
16	Exeggutor GrassPsychic	3,408	233	149	216
17	Primarina WaterFairy	3,619	232	195	190
18	Delphox FirePsychic	3,459	230	189	181
19	Latias DragonPsychic	3,969	228	246	190
20	Beheeyem Psychic	3,113	221	163	181
21	Florges Fairy	3,657	212	244	186
22	Gorebyss Water	2,820	211	179	146
23	Jirachi SteelPsychic	3,692	210	210	225
24	Starmie WaterPsychic	2,922	210	184	155
25	Victini PsychicFire	3,692	210	210	225
26	Celebi PsychicGrass	3,692	210	210	225
27	Mew Psychic	3,692	210	210	225
28	Wyrdeer NormalPsychic	3,090	206	145	230
29	Noivern FlyingDragon	3,125	205	175	198
30	Espathra Psychic	2,801	204	127	216

FAQ

Is Psychic a good move?

Psychic deals 95 base damage over 3.0 seconds, which works out at 31.7 DPS and 1.9 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Psychic moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Psychic?

The table above lists the 30 strongest by base attack, led by Mewtwo, Alakazam, Latios.

Is Psychic better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 95 power for 50 energy over 3.0s. In GO Battle League it uses 75 power for 55 energy. It also has a stat-changing effect that only applies in PvP. The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.

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