Psychic
Fast move
Psywave
Raid and GO Battle League stats for Psywave, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.
Power
4
PvE base damage
Energy
+7
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
- 0.30s
- Damage window end
- 0.60s
GO Battle League stats (PvP)
- Power
- 3
- Energy
- +4
- Turns
- 1 (instant)
Top Pokemon with Psywave
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 |
|
2,957 | 211 | 187 | 155 |
| 2 |
|
2,922 | 210 | 184 | 155 |
| 3 |
|
2,355 | 179 | 143 | 172 |
| 4 |
|
2,632 | 178 | 153 | 207 |
| 5 |
|
2,632 | 178 | 153 | 207 |
| 6 |
|
2,667 | 177 | 165 | 200 |
| 7 |
|
2,679 | 171 | 188 | 190 |
| 8 |
|
2,178 | 167 | 154 | 155 |
| 9 |
|
2,986 | 165 | 174 | 277 |
| 10 |
|
1,049 | 98 | 95 | 142 |
FAQ
Is Psywave a good move?
Psywave 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 Psywave?
The table above lists the 10 strongest by base attack, led by Mismagius, Starmie, Venomoth.
Is Psywave 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 3 power for 4 energy. The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.