Kinesis (move)

Kinesis (Japanese: スプーンまげ Spoon Bend) is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation I. It is the signature move of and.

Generations I to III
Kinesis decreases the target's stat by one stage.

Kinesis can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if either the move or  was used in the prior turn. It can also be used to start a combination, causing certain moves (,, and ) to have their base appeal points doubled.

Generation IV onward
Kinesis can now be reflected with.

If powered up by a Psychium Z into Z-Kinesis, the user's is raised by one stage.

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Trivia

 * This move is a reference to the psychokinetic spoon bending tricks popularized by stage psychic.
 * Along with and, Kinesis is one of three moves introduced in Generation I that have not been featured in the main  series. In the case of Kinesis, this may be due to legal issues between Nintendo and Geller.
 * This may also be why Kinesis is one of the two Generation I moves never seen in the Pokémon Adventures (the other being Struggle).
 * In, no Pokémon could learn Kinesis; it only appeared as a random result of . From onward, Kadabra has it as a starting move, such that wild Kadabra know Kinesis in Pokémon Yellow and the Generation II games. Kadabra and Alakazam can also be taught Kinesis using the Move Reminder in Pokémon Stadium 2.

In other languages
Psykraft Kinético Télékinésie Cinèsi スプーンまげ 折弯汤匙（招式）