What is Psychic type strong against?

Psychic-type moves are super effective (2x damage) against Fighting, Poison-type Pokemon.

What is Psychic type weak to?

Psychic-type Pokemon take super-effective damage from Bug, Ghost, Dark-type moves.

What resists Psychic type?

Psychic-type Pokemon resist damage from Fighting, Psychic-type moves.

Is Psychic type immune to anything?

No, Psychic-type Pokemon have no immunities.

How many Psychic-type Pokemon are there?

There are 103 Psychic-type Pokemon across all generations.

Psychic Type

Generation 1 · 103 Pokemon

Psychic-type was dominant in Gen I before Dark and Steel were introduced to counter it. Psychic moves hit Fighting and Poison super effectively but are completely walled by Dark-types.

AtkDef	Normal	Fire	Water	Electric	Grass	Ice	Fighting	Poison	Ground	Flying	Psychic	Bug	Rock	Ghost	Dragon	Dark	Steel	Fairy
Normal	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	0	x1	x1	½	x1
Fire	x1	½	½	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x1	x2	x1
Water	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	x1	x1
Electric	x1	x1	x2	½	½	x1	x1	x1	0	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1
Grass	x1	½	x2	x1	½	x1	x1	½	x2	½	x1	½	x2	x1	½	x1	½	x1
Ice	x1	½	½	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1
Fighting	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	½	½	½	x2	0	x1	x2	x2	½
Poison	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	½	½	x1	x1	x1	½	½	x1	x1	0	x2
Ground	x1	x2	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x2	x1	0	x1	½	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1
Flying	x1	x1	x1	½	x2	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x1	½	x1
Psychic	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	0	½	x1
Bug	x1	½	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	½	x1	½	x2	x1	x1	½	x1	x2	½	½
Rock	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x2	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1
Ghost	0	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	x1
Dragon	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	0
Dark	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	½
Steel	x1	½	½	½	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	½	x2
Fairy	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x2	½	x1

Psychic + ... ↑	Weak	Resist/Immune	Weaknesses	Immunities
normal	2	2	bugdark	ghost
fire	5	7	watergroundrockghostdark	–
water	5	6	electricgrassbugghostdark	–
electric	4	5	groundbugghostdark	–
grass	7	6	bug4xfireicepoisonflyingghostdark	–
ice	6	2	firebugrockghostdarksteel	–
fighting	3	2	flyingghostfairy	–
poison	3	4	groundghostdark	–
ground	6	5	watergrassicebugghostdark	electric
flying	5	4	electricicerockghostdark	ground
bug	6	4	fireflyingbugrockghostdark	–
rock	7	5	watergrassgroundbugghostdarksteel	–
ghost	2	4	ghost4xdark4x	normal fighting
dragon	6	6	icebugghostdragondarkfairy	–
dark	2	1	bug4xfairy	psychic
steel	4	10	firegroundghostdark	poison
fairy	3	3	poisonghoststeel	dragon

Move	Category	Power	Acc.	PP	Description
Prismatic Laser	Special	160	100%	10	User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Psycho Boost	Special	140	90%	5	Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.
Future Sight	Special	120	100%	10	Hits the target two turns later.
Synchronoise	Special	120	100%	10	Hits any Pokémon that shares a type with the user.
Dream Eater	Special	100	100%	15	Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
Psystrike	Special	100	100%	10	Inflicts damage based on the target’s Defense, not Special Defense.
Photon Geyser	Special	100	100%	5	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Luster Purge	Special	95	100%	5	Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
Mist Ball	Special	95	100%	5	Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage.
Freezing Glare	Special	90	100%	10	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Psychic	Special	90	100%	10	Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
Psychic Fangs	Physical	85	100%	10	Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.
Extrasensory	Special	80	100%	20	Has a chance to make the target flinch.
Zen Headbutt	Physical	80	90%	15	Has a chance to make the target flinch.
Psyshock	Special	80	100%	10	Inflicts damage based on the target’s Defense, not Special Defense.
Hyperspace Hole	Special	80	—	5	Ignores and destroys protection effects.
Expanding Force	Special	80	100%	10	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Eerie Spell	Special	80	100%	5	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Esper Wing	Special	80	100%	10
Lumina Crash	Special	80	100%	10
Psyblade	Physical	80	100%	15
Psychic Noise	Special	75	100%	10
Psycho Cut	Physical	70	100%	20	Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Psyshield Bash	Physical	70	90%	10
Mystical Power	Special	70	90%	10

Stat	Average	Rank
HP	75	#6/18
Attack	76	#13/18
Defense	76	#8/18
Sp. Atk	95	#2/18
Sp. Def	87	#1/18
Speed	77	#6/18
BST	486	#4/18

Psychic Type

Offensive Matchups – Psychic Attacking

Defensive Matchups – Psychic Defending

Dual-Type Combinations with Psychic

Psychic-Type Moves (73)

Psychic-Type Related Abilities

Psychic-Type Boosting Items

Psychic-Type Average Stats

Type Changes Involving Psychic

Psychic-Type Special Mechanics

Psychic-Type Pokemon (103)

FAQ – Psychic Type