Psychic Fangs (move)

Move data

Type Psychic
Category Physical  Physical
Power 85
Accuracy 100
PP 10  (max. 16)
Makes contact? Yes
Introduced Generation 7

Machine/Record

Sword​/​Shield TR97
Scarlet​/​Violet TM063

Effects

The user bites the target with its psychic capabilities. This can also destroy Light Screen and Reflect.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Psychium Z and uses its Z-Power, Psychic Fangs turns into Shattered Psyche and has base power 160.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Psychic Fangs
Japanese サイコファング (Psycho Fang)
German Psychobeißer
French Psycho-Croc
Italian Psicozanna
Spanish Psicocolmillo
Korean 사이코팽
Chinese (Simplified) 精神之牙
Chinese (Traditional) 精神之牙

Game descriptions

Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
The user bites the target with its psychic capabilities. This can also destroy Light Screen and Reflect.
Sword​/​Shield The user bites the target with its psychic capabilities. This can also destroy Light Screen and Reflect.
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user attacks by biting the target with its psychic capabilities. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Psychic Fangs at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Bruxish Bruxish
#0779 / Water · Psychic
Level 41
Scream Tail Scream Tail
#0985 / Fairy · Psychic
Level 56

Learnt by TM

Ekans Ekans
#0023 / Poison
Arbok Arbok
#0024 / Poison
Growlithe Growlithe
#0058 / Fire
Hisuian Growlithe Growlithe
Hisuian Growlithe
#0058 / Fire · Rock
Arcanine Arcanine
#0059 / Fire
Hisuian Arcanine Arcanine
Hisuian Arcanine
#0059 / Fire · Rock
Mew Mew
#0151 / Psychic
Croconaw Croconaw
#0159 / Water
Feraligatr Feraligatr
#0160 / Water
Espeon Espeon
#0196 / Psychic
Gligar Gligar
#0207 / Ground · Flying
Snubbull Snubbull
#0209 / Fairy
Granbull Granbull
#0210 / Fairy
Houndour Houndour
#0228 / Dark · Fire
Houndoom Houndoom
#0229 / Dark · Fire
Poochyena Poochyena
#0261 / Dark
Mightyena Mightyena
#0262 / Dark
Seviper Seviper
#0336 / Poison
Salamence Salamence
#0373 / Dragon · Flying
Metagross Metagross
#0376 / Steel · Psychic
Shinx Shinx
#0403 / Electric
Luxio Luxio
#0404 / Electric
Luxray Luxray
#0405 / Electric
Gliscor Gliscor
#0472 / Ground · Flying
Basculin (Red-Striped Form) Basculin
Red-Striped Form
#0550 / Water
Basculin (Blue-Striped Form) Basculin
Blue-Striped Form
#0550 / Water
Basculin (White-Striped Form) Basculin
White-Striped Form
#0550 / Water
Litleo Litleo
#0667 / Fire · Normal
Pyroar Pyroar
#0668 / Fire · Normal
Yungoos Yungoos
#0734 / Normal
Gumshoos Gumshoos
#0735 / Normal
Rockruff Rockruff
#0744 / Rock
Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc
Midday Form
#0745 / Rock
Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Lycanroc
Midnight Form
#0745 / Rock
Lycanroc (Dusk Form) Lycanroc
Dusk Form
#0745 / Rock
Bruxish Bruxish
#0779 / Water · Psychic
Solgaleo Solgaleo
#0791 / Psychic · Steel
Necrozma Necrozma
#0800 / Psychic
Greedent Greedent
#0820 / Normal
Arrokuda Arrokuda
#0846 / Water
Morpeko (Full Belly Mode) Morpeko
Full Belly Mode
#0877 / Electric · Dark
Drakloak Drakloak
#0886 / Dragon · Ghost
Dragapult Dragapult
#0887 / Dragon · Ghost
Zacian (Hero of Many Battles) Zacian
Hero of Many Battles
#0888 / Fairy
Zamazenta (Hero of Many Battles) Zamazenta
Hero of Many Battles
#0889 / Fighting
Basculegion (Male) Basculegion
Male
#0902 / Water · Ghost
Fidough Fidough
#0926 / Fairy
Dachsbun Dachsbun
#0927 / Fairy
Maschiff Maschiff
#0942 / Dark
Mabosstiff Mabosstiff
#0943 / Dark
Greavard Greavard
#0971 / Ghost
Houndstone Houndstone
#0972 / Ghost
Veluza Veluza
#0976 / Water · Psychic
Chien-Pao Chien-Pao
#1002 / Dark · Ice
Okidogi Okidogi
#1014 / Poison · Fighting