psychic special
Psybeam
The target is attacked with a peculiar ray. This may also confuse the target.
Move stats
Base Power
65
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Crit Rate
4.2%
Secondary effect
May induce Confusion
Pokémon that learn Psybeam
8 Pokémon from Gen 9 (Paldean dex)
About Psybeam
Psybeam is a special psychic-type Pokémon move with a base power of 65 and 100% accuracy. Each use consumes 1 of 20 PP.
Damage calculation
To calculate Psybeam's damage against a specific target, plug it into our damage calculator. Special moves use the user's Sp. Atk stat against the target's Sp. Def stat in the formula:
damage = (((2 × level / 5 + 2) × 65 × A / D) / 50 + 2) × modifiers × roll(0.85-1.00)STAB applies if the user is psychic-type (1.5× damage, or 2× if the user is Terastallized into psychic). Type effectiveness against the defender stacks on top.
Move data summary
| Type | psychic |
|---|---|
| Category | special |
| Base Power | 65 |
| Accuracy | 100% |
| PP | 20 |
| Priority | 0 |
| Critical Rate | 4.17% |