Psyshock (move)

Psyshock (Japanese: サイコショック Psycho Shock) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation V. It has been TM03 since Generation V.

Effect
Psyshock inflicts physical damage. Despite being classified as a special move, this move calculates damage using the user's and the opponent's  stat (similar to  and ).

Despite targeting the opponent's Defense stat, the move's damage is unaffected by and it will not activate  or ; instead, it is affected by  and activates.

Description

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Pokémon GO

 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Psyshock had a power of 40.

(both variants) and could only learn this move from February 1, 2019 onwards.

Description

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Trivia

 * Psyshock is an attack that has appeared as the translated name of on many English trading cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game since Generation I, long before its actualization as a move in Generation V. Its effect induces paralysis.
 * Out of the  that deal physical damage despite being special-based, Psyshock is the only one that is not the signature move of a.

In other languages
Psychoschock Psicocarga Choc Psy Psicoshock サイコショック 精神冲击（招式）