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Psychic

In Pokémon ChampionsGen I
Game

Pokémon Champions

PsychicSpecial

10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.

Power
90
Accuracy
100%
PP
12 Scarlet & Violet: 10
Hits
One Pokémon next to the user
On Showdown
4.8% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
Properties
No contactSecondary effect10%

Changes over time

How Psychic changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Champions

    PP 10 → 12 Buffed

  2. Gen II

    Has a dropped: 33% added: 10% chance to lower the target's Special added: Defense by 1 stage.

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

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by 1 stage.

“The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

What interacts

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

Boosts it

1

Blocks or weakens it

1

Changes how it works

1
Only in other games 2

Boosts it

1

Blocks or weakens it

1

Mold Breaker, Teravolt and Turboblaze ignore the abilities that block or weaken it.

Who runs Psychic on Showdown

  1. Female Indeedee69.9% of its sets
  2. Farigiraf58.5% of its sets
  3. Mega Delphox72.6% of its sets
  4. Mega Gardevoir8.4% of its sets
  5. Armarouge3.4% of its sets
  6. Mega Gengar2.9% of its sets
  7. Hatterene5.7% of its sets
  8. Oranguru54.6% of its sets
  9. Mega Floette1.0% of its sets
  10. Galarian Slowking31.3% of its sets
  11. Reuniclus42.0% of its sets
  12. Alolan Raichu28.1% of its sets

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

On the ladder today

Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Psychic among their most used moves.

Female Indeedee, ladder rank #10Farigiraf, ladder rank #14Delphox, ladder rank #42Hatterene, ladder rank #59Oranguru, ladder rank #92Galarian Slowking, ladder rank #119Wyrdeer, ladder rank #130Galarian Slowbro, ladder rank #149Espeon, ladder rank #151Alolan Raichu, ladder rank #158Mr. Mime, ladder rank #168Mr. Rime, ladder rank #177Reuniclus, ladder rank #178Slowking, ladder rank #189Chimecho, ladder rank #198Musharna, ladder rank #211

Who learns Psychic

87 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 87 in Champions
ClefableAlakazamSlowbroGengarStarmieAriadosPolitoedEspeonUmbreonSlowkingGardevoirSableyeMedichamBanetteChimechoMetagrossSpiritombLucarioGalladeFroslassMusharnaAudinoWhimsicottCofagrigusGarbodorZoroarkReuniclusChandelureGolurkVolcaronaDelphoxVivillonFlorgesMeowsticAromatisseSlurpuffMalamarAurorusSylveonKlefkiTrevenantGourgeistNoivernPrimarinaOranguruMimikyuPolteageistHattereneMr. RimeRunerigusAlcremieWyrdeerArmarougeEspathraFarigirafGholdengoSmall GourgeistLarge GourgeistSuper GourgeistMega AlakazamMega GengarMega GardevoirMega MedichamMega BanetteMega LucarioEternal FloetteMega SableyeMega GalladeMega AudinoMega SlowbroMega MetagrossAlolan RaichuGalarian SlowbroGalarian SlowkingHisuian ZoroarkMega ClefableMega StarmieMega FroslassMega ChandelureMega DelphoxMega FloetteMega MalamarMega ChimechoMega Lucario ZMega GolurkMega MeowsticMega Meowstic

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