Psychic Fast move

Psycho Cut

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

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

Gained per use

Duration

0.5s

Animation time

DPS

8.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 4
Energy: +7
Duration: 0.5s
DPS: 8.0 dmg/s
EPS: 14 energy/s
Damage window start: 0.27s
Damage window end: 0.47s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 4
Energy: +9
Turns: 1 (0.5s)
DPT: 4 dmg/turn
EPT: 9 energy/turn

Editor's notes

Psycho Cut is best judged by its GO Battle League profile. In GO Battle League it generates 9 energy and over 1 turn.

In raids it puts out 8.0 DPS and 14 energy/sec, so it charges your charged move quickly.

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 generated per use — it fuels your charged move.
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 Psycho Cut

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	Alakazam Psychic	3,457	271	167	146
3	Necrozma Psychic	4,164	251	195	219
4	Absol Dark	2,857	246	120	163
5	Hatterene PsychicFairy	3,198	237	182	149
6	Gallade PsychicFighting	3,498	237	195	169
7	Kadabra Psychic	2,328	232	117	120
8	Doublade SteelGhost	2,762	188	206	153
9	Malamar DarkPsychic	2,667	177	165	200
10	Orbeetle BugPsychic	2,514	156	240	155
11	Cresselia Psychic	3,231	152	258	260
12	Honedge SteelGhost	1,572	135	139	128
13	Medicham FightingPsychic	1,618	121	152	155
14	Spinda Normal	1,380	116	116	155

FAQ

Is Psycho Cut a good move?

Psycho Cut deals 4 base damage over 0.5 seconds, which works out at 8.0 DPS while generating 14 energy per second for your charged move. Compare it with the rest of the Psychic moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Psycho Cut?

The table above lists the 14 strongest by base attack, led by Mewtwo, Alakazam, Necrozma.

Is Psycho Cut better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 4 power for 7 energy over 0.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 4 power for 9 energy over 1 turns (0.5s). 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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