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Psych Up

In Pokémon ChampionsGen II
Game

Pokémon Champions

NormalStatus

Copies the target's current stat stages.

Power
–
Accuracy
—
PP
12 Scarlet & Violet: 10
Hits
One Pokémon next to the user
On Showdown
0.2% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
Properties
Through Substitute

Changes over time

How Psych Up changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Champions

    PP 10 → 12 Buffed

  2. Gen III

    … the target's current stat stage changes. dropped: Fails if the target's stat stages are 0.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

The user copies all of the target's current stat stage changes.

“The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

What interacts

Abilities and items that boost Psych Up, block it, punish its user or change how it works.

Boosts it

1

Good to know

Works with or against it

Dragon CheerFocus EnergyLaser Focus

Who runs Psych Up on Showdown

  1. Politoed5.8% of its sets
  2. Mega Metagross5.7% of its sets
  3. Mega Slowbro20.5% of its sets
  4. Mega Sableye83.9% of its sets
  5. Klefki11.6% of its sets
  6. Mega Malamar23.1% of its sets
  7. Mega Clefable31.6% of its sets
  8. Alcremie9.8% of its sets

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.

Who learns Psych Up

73 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 73 in Champions
ClefableNinetalesSlowbroGengarPolitoedEspeonUmbreonSlowkingGardevoirSableyeMedichamMiloticBanetteChimechoMetagrossInfernapeEmpoleonLucarioGalladeFroslassWatchogZoroarkReuniclusChandelureGolurkHydreigonDelphoxMeowsticAromatisseMalamarSylveonKlefkiTrevenantPrimarinaToucannonOranguruMimikyuHattereneAlcremieFalinksWyrdeerMeowscaradaQuaquavalArmarougeCeruledgeEspathraPalafinFarigirafSinistchaMega GengarMega GardevoirMega MedichamMega BanetteMega LucarioMega SableyeMega GalladeMega SlowbroMega MetagrossAlolan NinetalesGalarian SlowbroGalarian SlowkingHisuian ZoroarkMega ClefableMega FroslassMega ChandelureMega DelphoxMega MalamarMega FalinksMega ChimechoMega Lucario ZMega GolurkMega MeowsticMega Meowstic

All 308 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →