Move card

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Stats and effect
Psychic Status
Power —
Accuracy —
PP 30
Priority 0
Effect

Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.

Target: User's side Introduced: Generation I (Kanto) Learned by 423 Pokémon
Move properties
  • Snatchable — The opponent can steal it with Snatch.
Machines that teach this move
  • TM16 Ruby/Sapphire, Colosseum, FireRed/LeafGreen, Emerald, XD: Gale of Darkness, Diamond/Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold/SoulSilver, Black/White, Black 2/White 2, X/Y, Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, Sun/Moon, Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, Legends: Z-A
  • TM06 Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee
  • TM17 Sword/Shield
  • TM75 Scarlet/Violet, Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk

The same move has different numbers in different games — check the number for your version before going after the machine.

Pokémon that learn this move (423)

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The tiles cover all games at once. “From Lv.” is the level from the latest game in which that species learns this move by level-up — hover over the number to see which game. No number means it never learns the move by level-up.