Psyblade (move)

Psyblade サイコブレイド Psycho Blade

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IX Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Psyblade (Japanese: サイコブレイド Psycho Blade) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation IX. It is the signature move of Iron Leaves.

Effect

Psyblade inflicts damage. If there is Electric Terrain on the field, its base power is increased to 120, whether or not the user is grounded. If used by a Pokémon with Sharpness, its power is increased by 50%.

Description

Games Description SV The user rends the target with an ethereal blade. This move's power is boosted by 50 percent if the user is on Electric Terrain.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						IX
						SV
1010		Iron Leaves		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	56
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Trivia

• Among the signature moves of the three Paradox Pokémon connected to the Swords of Justice, Psyblade is the only one to not match its user's primary type, namely Grass.
• Psyblade is the only non-Electric-type move to benefit from a power boost from Electric Terrain.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 精神劍 Jīngsàhn Gim Mandarin 精神劍 / 精神剑 Jīngshén Jiàn French Lame Psychique German Psychoschneide Italian Psicolama Korean 사이코블레이드 Psycho Blade Spanish Psicohojas

Variations of the move Hydro Steam
Psyblade Hydro Steam

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