Psychic Type Chart

Psychic is a powerful special-attacking type, but Dark-types are immune to it and Bug, Ghost and Dark moves all threaten it.

Psychic Type Weaknesses

Psychic-type Pokémon are weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark moves.

Bug Ghost Dark

Psychic Type Resistances

Psychic-type Pokémon resist Fighting and Psychic moves.

Fighting Psychic

Psychic Type Immunities

Psychic has no immunities.

No immunities

Psychic Type Effectiveness

Psychic-type moves are super effective against Fighting and Poison, and Dark-types are immune to them.

Super effective (2×): Fighting Poison
Normal damage (1×): Normal Fire Water Electric Grass Ice Ground Flying Bug Rock Ghost Dragon Fairy
Not very effective (0.5×): Psychic Steel
No effect (0×): Dark

Psychic Type Dual-Type Chart

This chart shows how much damage a Psychic-type move deals to every combination of two defending types. Rows are the first defender type and columns are the second. Each cell gives the damage multiplier: 4 is extremely effective (400%), 2 is super effective (200%), ½ is not very effective (50%), ¼ is highly resistant (25%) and 0 means no effect. Blank cells are normal 1× damage, and the gray diagonal marks a type paired with itself, which is not a valid dual type.

Psychic type dual-type chart. Rows are the first defense type, columns are the second defense type. The diagonal has no value because a Pokémon cannot have the same type twice.
Type 2Type 1	Normal	Fire	Water	Electric	Grass	Ice	Fighting	Poison	Ground	Flying	Psychic	Bug	Rock	Ghost	Dragon	Dark	Steel	Fairy
Normal	—						2	2			½					0	½
Fire		—					2	2			½					0	½
Water			—				2	2			½					0	½
Electric				—			2	2			½					0	½
Grass					—		2	2			½					0	½
Ice						—	2	2			½					0	½
Fighting	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	4	2	2		2	2	2	2	0		2
Poison	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	—	2	2		2	2	2	2	0		2
Ground							2	2	—		½					0	½
Flying							2	2		—	½					0	½
Psychic	½	½	½	½	½	½			½	½	—	½	½	½	½	0	¼	½
Bug							2	2			½	—				0	½
Rock							2	2			½		—			0	½
Ghost							2	2			½			—		0	½
Dragon							2	2			½				—	0	½
Dark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Steel	½	½	½	½	½	½			½	½	¼	½	½	½	½	0	—	½
Fairy							2	2			½					0	½	—

Psychic Type Summary

A powerful special type that Dark-types can ignore completely.

Psychic is a special offense type with strong coverage against Fighting and Poison, but it is weak to three types and unable to touch Dark-types at all. That hard Dark immunity makes Psychic one of the most matchup-dependent attacking types in the game.

Psychic on offense

Psychic-type moves are super effective against Fighting and Poison and are resisted by Psychic and Steel, while Dark-types take no damage at all. Moves such as Psychic, Psyshock and Future Sight hit hard, and Psyshock's physical-damage effect lets special attackers break special walls.

Psychic on defense

Psychic-types are weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark and resist Fighting and Psychic. The Dark weakness is especially punishing because Dark is common coverage, so most Psychic-types rely on Speed, a useful second type, or abilities to avoid taking hits.

Notable Psychic-type Pokémon

Famous Psychic-types include Alakazam, Mewtwo, Gardevoir, Metagross, Latios, Tapu Lele, Slowbro and Reuniclus. They range from glass-cannon special attackers to surprisingly bulky pivots, often shaped by their secondary typing.

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