Psyshock (move)

Psyshock (Japanese: サイコショック Psycho Shock) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation V. It is TM03 from Generation V to , TR25 in Generation VIII, and TM054 in Generation IX.
==Effect==
Psyshock inflicts damage. Psyshock uses the target's instead of its to calculate damage. Otherwise, it is considered a special move: it uses the user's , activates and Maranga Berry (not or Kee Berry), has its damage reduced by (not ), etc.
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
===By TM/TR===
===Special move===
====Generation IX====
==In other games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
Psyshock deals damage. The damage is determined by the enemy's Defense stat rather than the Sp. Def stat.
===Pokémon Conquest===
===Pokémon GO===
====Updates====
;Gyms & Raids
* February 16, 2017
** Power: 40 → 65
** Damage window: 2.2 - 2.7 → 2 - 2.6 seconds
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In Pokémon UNITE, Psyshock is 's first move and 's second move. 
Espeon can obtain the move by evolving from at level 4 and upgrading into it instead of . The user materializes psychic projectiles and hurls them at a designated location; dealing damage to enemies hit by the projectiles and decreasing their movement speed for a short time. Orbs start in a horizontal line perpendicular to the user's facing. Orbs continue to fly in the direction once past the target location up until the maximum range of the move. Targets hit by all five projectiles are stunned. When one enemy is hit by a projectile, subsequent projectiles deal 70% less damage. At level 10, the projectiles become faster.
Gardevoir can obtain the move by evolving into at level 5 and upgrading into it instead of . The user channels three attacks at the targeted area, damaging enemies. Psyshock's cooldown is reduced each time it hits an enemy. At level 11, each hit of Psyshock also increases the damage of the next hit.
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
===Spin-off series games===
==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 (starting with Base Set Abra), long before its actualization as a move in Generation V. Its effect induces paralysis.
** Since the introduction of Psyshock, ねんりき Nenriki was translated as Psy Bolt, to match ちょうねんりき Chōnenriki being translated as Super Psy Bolt.
* Out of the that deal physical damage despite being special-based, Psyshock is the only one that is not a signature move.
* Psyshock has the same description text as .
* In , this move has the same description as in Generation V of the core series, including the mention of it dealing physical damage. However, the split of physical and special damage does not exist in Conquest - there is only one attack stat and one defense stat, so all damage is in the same, single category.
==In other languages==
Category:Moves that use stats from different categories
Category:Moves that can jam
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
de:Psychoschock
es:Psicocarga
fr:Choc Psy
it:Psicoshock
ja:サイコショック
zh:精神冲击（招式）