Psychic-type Pokémon

Strengths & Weaknesses

Modern main-series type chart (Generation VI onward). Abilities, items and battle effects can change these results.

Attacking with Psychic

Defending as pure Psychic

Weak to

Bug2×Ghost2×Dark2×

Resists

Fighting½×Psychic½×

Immune to

None

Psychic attacks against dual types

Choose a row and column to find the damage multiplier. The diagonal represents a single type. Values describe type effectiveness only.

Psychic-type attack effectiveness
Defender	Normal	Fighting	Flying	Poison	Ground	Rock	Bug	Ghost	Steel	Fire	Water	Grass	Electric	Psychic	Ice	Dragon	Dark	Fairy
Normal	1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	0×	1×
Fighting	2×	2×	2×	4×	2×	2×	2×	2×	1×	2×	2×	2×	2×	1×	2×	2×	0×	2×
Flying	1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	0×	1×
Poison	2×	4×	2×	2×	2×	2×	2×	2×	1×	2×	2×	2×	2×	1×	2×	2×	0×	2×
Ground	1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	0×	1×
Rock	1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	0×	1×
Bug	1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	0×	1×
Ghost	1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	0×	1×
Steel	½×	1×	½×	1×	½×	½×	½×	½×	½×	½×	½×	½×	½×	¼×	½×	½×	0×	½×
Fire	1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	0×	1×
Water	1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	0×	1×
Grass	1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	0×	1×
Electric	1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	0×	1×
Psychic	½×	1×	½×	1×	½×	½×	½×	½×	¼×	½×	½×	½×	½×	½×	½×	½×	0×	½×
Ice	1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	0×	1×
Dragon	1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	0×	1×
Dark	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×
Fairy	1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	0×	1×

Species in the PokeGoDex catalog, using their default forms. Regional and other forms may have different types.

Name or Pokédex numberGenerationType combinationSort

102 Pokémon found

Psychic-type Moves

Moves across main-series games; availability and values can vary by game. A dash means a value is not specified, including variable-power moves.

Move nameCategory

Psychic moves and battle values
Move	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Psybeam	Special	65	100%	20
Confusion	Special	50	100%	25
Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
Hypnosis	Status	—	60%	20
Meditate	Status	—	—	40
Agility	Status	—	—	30
Teleport	Status	—	—	20
Barrier	Status	—	—	20
Light Screen	Status	—	—	30
Reflect	Status	—	—	20
Amnesia	Status	—	—	20
Kinesis	Status	—	80%	15
Dream Eater	Special	100	100%	15
Psywave	Special	—	100%	15
Rest	Status	—	—	5
Mirror Coat	Special	—	100%	20
Future Sight	Special	120	100%	10
Trick	Status	—	100%	10
Role Play	Status	—	—	10
Magic Coat	Status	—	—	15
Skill Swap	Status	—	—	10
Imprison	Status	—	—	10
Luster Purge	Special	95	100%	5
Mist Ball	Special	95	100%	5
Cosmic Power	Status	—	—	20
Extrasensory	Special	80	100%	20
Calm Mind	Status	—	—	20
Psycho Boost	Special	140	90%	5
Gravity	Status	—	—	5
Miracle Eye	Status	—	—	40
Healing Wish	Status	—	—	10
Psycho Shift	Status	—	100%	10
Heal Block	Status	—	100%	15
Power Trick	Status	—	—	10
Power Swap	Status	—	—	10
Guard Swap	Status	—	—	10
Heart Swap	Status	—	—	10
Psycho Cut	Physical	70	100%	20
Zen Headbutt	Physical	80	90%	15
Trick Room	Status	—	—	5
Lunar Dance	Status	—	—	10
Guard Split	Status	—	—	10
Power Split	Status	—	—	10
Wonder Room	Status	—	—	10
Psyshock	Special	80	100%	10
Telekinesis	Status	—	—	15
Magic Room	Status	—	—	10
Synchronoise	Special	120	100%	10
Stored Power	Special	20	100%	10
Ally Switch	Status	—	—	15
Heal Pulse	Status	—	—	10
Heart Stamp	Physical	60	100%	25
Psystrike	Special	100	100%	10
Hyperspace Hole	Special	80	—	5
Shattered Psyche	Physical	—	—	1
Shattered Psyche	Special	—	—	1
Psychic Terrain	Status	—	—	10
Speed Swap	Status	—	—	10
Instruct	Status	—	—	15
Genesis Supernova	Special	185	—	1
Psychic Fangs	Physical	85	100%	10
Prismatic Laser	Special	160	100%	10
Photon Geyser	Special	100	100%	5
Light That Burns the Sky	Special	200	—	1
Glitzy Glow	Special	80	95%	15
Magic Powder	Status	—	100%	20
Max Mindstorm	Physical	10	—	10
Expanding Force	Special	80	100%	10
Freezing Glare	Special	90	100%	10
Eerie Spell	Special	80	100%	5
Psyshield Bash	Physical	70	90%	10
Mystical Power	Special	70	90%	10
Esper Wing	Special	80	100%	10
Lunar Blessing	Status	0	—	5
Take Heart	Status	0	—	10
Lumina Crash	Special	80	100%	10
Psyblade	Physical	80	100%	15
Twin Beam	Special	40	100%	10
Psychic Noise	Special	75	100%	10

Average Base Stats

Calculated from 102 default-form species in this catalog. A dual-type species contributes to both types.

HP73.8

Attack67.3

Defense72.6

Sp. Attack88.0

Sp. Defense84.2

Speed71.6

Battle Basics

A damaging move normally receives a 1.5× same-type attack bonus (STAB) when its type matches one of the user’s types. Type effectiveness is then applied separately. For dual-type defenders, multiply the effectiveness against each type; this can produce 4× or ¼× damage.

These pages describe the main-series games. Pokémon GO and the Pokémon Trading Card Game use different battle rules.