Psyduck - Generation 3 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Psyduck can learn in Generation 3, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Ruby
Pokémon Sapphire
Pokémon FireRed
Pokémon LeafGreen
Pokémon Emerald

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Psyduck artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald

Moves learnt by level up

Psyduck learns the following moves in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
1	Water Sport	Water	—	—
5	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
10	Disable	Normal	—	55
16	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
23	Screech	Normal	—	85
31	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
40	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
50	Hydro Pump	Water	120	80

Egg moves

Psyduck learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Cross Chop	Fighting	100	80
Foresight	Normal	—	100
Future Sight	Psychic	80	90
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Psychic	Psychic	90	100
Refresh	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Psyduck is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	95	100
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
05	Flash	Normal	—	70
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	20	100
07	Waterfall	Water	80	100
08	Dive	Water	60	100

Moves learnt by TM

Psyduck is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by level up

Psyduck learns the following moves in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
1	Water Sport	Water	—	—
5	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
10	Disable	Normal	—	55
16	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
23	Screech	Normal	—	85
31	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
40	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
50	Hydro Pump	Water	120	80

Egg moves

Psyduck learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Cross Chop	Fighting	100	80
Foresight	Normal	—	100
Future Sight	Psychic	80	90
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Psychic	Psychic	90	100
Refresh	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Psyduck can be taught these attacks in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
Substitute	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Psyduck is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	95	100
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
05	Flash	Normal	—	70
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	20	100
07	Waterfall	Water	80	100
08	Dive	Water	60	100

Moves learnt by TM

Psyduck is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by level up

Psyduck learns the following moves in Pokémon Emerald at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
1	Water Sport	Water	—	—
5	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
10	Disable	Normal	—	55
16	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
23	Screech	Normal	—	85
31	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
40	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
50	Hydro Pump	Water	120	80

Egg moves

Psyduck learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Emerald. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Cross Chop	Fighting	100	80
Foresight	Normal	—	100
Future Sight	Psychic	80	90
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Psychic	Psychic	90	100
Refresh	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Psyduck can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Emerald from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
DynamicPunch	Fighting	100	50
Endure	Normal	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Psych Up	Normal	—	—
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Swagger	Normal	—	90
Swift	Normal	60	∞

Moves learnt by HM

Psyduck is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	95	100
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
05	Flash	Normal	—	70
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	20	100
07	Waterfall	Water	80	100
08	Dive	Water	60	100

Moves learnt by TM

Psyduck is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100

Psyduck egg move parents

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Psyduck

Psyduck's egg groups: Field, Water 1

The egg moves for Psyduck are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Psyduck with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Psyduck with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Cross Chop

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mankey Primeape
Breeding	Psyduck Golduck
Sketch	Smeargle

Foresight

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Farfetch'd Lapras Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Girafarig Sneasel Surskit Masquerain
Sketch	Smeargle

Future Sight

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Absol
Breeding	Psyduck Golduck Slowpoke Slowbro Marill Azumarill Slowking Girafarig Delibird Spoink Grumpig
Sketch	Smeargle

Hypnosis

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Politoed Stantler Spinda
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Psyduck Golduck Ponyta Rapidash Feebas Milotic
Sketch	Smeargle

Light Screen

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pikachu Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos
TM	Pikachu Raichu Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Espeon Girafarig Swinub Piloswine Corsola Stantler Spoink Grumpig
Breeding	Psyduck Golduck Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Marill Azumarill Feebas Milotic
Pre-evolution Level up	Raichu
Sketch	Smeargle

Psybeam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Espeon Girafarig Remoraid Octillery Spoink Grumpig Spinda Kecleon
Breeding	Psyduck Golduck Surskit Masquerain
Sketch	Smeargle

Psychic

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slowpoke Slowbro Espeon Slowking Spoink Grumpig Gorebyss
TM	Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Slowpoke Slowbro Lapras Politoed Espeon Umbreon Slowking Girafarig Corsola Remoraid Octillery Stantler Spoink Grumpig Spinda Gorebyss
Breeding	Psyduck Golduck
Sketch	Smeargle

Refresh

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Corsola Milotic
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Psyduck Golduck Lapras Marill Azumarill Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Clamperl Huntail Gorebyss
Sketch	Smeargle