Psychic (type)

Attack pros & cons

Psychic moves are super-effective against:

Fighting Poison

Psychic moves are not very effective against:

Psychic Steel

Psychic moves have no effect on:

Dark

Defense pros & cons

These types are not very effective against Psychic Pokémon:

Fighting Psychic

These types are super-effective against Psychic Pokémon:

Bug Ghost Dark

Dual-type attack pros & cons

This chart shows the strength of the Psychic type against every type combination. The fraction of damage a Psychic type move will deal is shown - ½ means 50% damage (not very effective), 2 means 200% (super-effective) and so on.

Effects of the Psychic type

• The power of Psychic type moves increases by 30% when Psychic Terrain is active.
• The move Miracle Eye allows Psychic type moves to hit Dark type Pokémon.
• The move Magic Powder changes the target's type to Psychic.
• The items Mind Plate, Twisted Spoon and Odd Incense increase the power of Psychic type moves by 20% when held.
• The Psychic Gem increases the power of a Psychic type move by 30% when held, and is then consumed.
• The Payapa Berry, when held, neutralizes a super-effective Psychic type move.
• Soul Dew boosts Psychic and Dragon type attacks by 20% when held by Latias or Latios.

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