Pokemon Ultra Sun and Moon - Psychic Type Pokemon: Directory

Psychic Type Pokemon

Going back to its roots in Generation 1 Psychic Type Pokemon were a force to be reckoned with thanks to its lone weaknesses to Bug. With the advent of Generation 2 Ghost and Dark Type moves were introduced to balance that aspect of the game. Starting in Generation 4 Pokemon moves were split into two with Physical Splits and Special Splits. In effect Dark Types and Ghost Types could capitalize off the poor defenses of Psychic Types. The arrival of Generation 6 also marked the changes in terms of Types. Previously Steel types offered cover against Dark Types but Pokemon like Metagross who are Steel/ Psychic no longer take neutral damage from Dark and Ghost but instead take double the damage.Notable Trainers who specialize in the use of Psychic Type Pokemon include Sabrina the Gym Leader of Saffron City Will of the Elite Four Gym Leaders Tate and Liza from Hoenn Lucian who belongs to Sinnoh Region’s Elite Four Caitlin of the Unova Region’s Elite Four member and Olympia the Anistar City’s Gym Leader.

Battle Properties

Like any other pokemon Psychic Type Pokemon in Pokemon Ultra Sun and Moon have an advantage over certain types. Some of those types are Poison and Fighting Types. However they also take neutral damage from other elements but deal halved damage against other pokemon. Dark types are immune to Psychic whereas Steel types take half-damage from Psychic Type Pokemon.

Type Defenses

The above mentioned Type Defenses pertain to the damage dealt by certain types to a Single-type Psychic Pokemon. Note that this will vary for certain Dual-type Psychic Pokemon as it will also have to factor the other typing.However this can change if the Psychic Type Pokemon is a dual-type (i.e. Psychic/ Fairy like Mr. Mime). Then it will take quarter damage from Fighting Types and neutral damage from Dark thanks to its part Fairy Typing from Generation 6 onwards. However if it gets hit by Poison or Steel Type Attacks it will get double damage in addition to its Ghost Type weakness.

Psychic Type

Dual Type

Dual Type pokemon often take more damage from a single element. However this is done in exchange for taking regular damage from another element the type in question is weak to. For example Mr. Mime is a dual Psychic/ Fairy Type pokemon. If it takes damage from a Bug Type attack it’ll only receive x1 damage because of it being half-Fairy type. However if it gets hit by a Steel type attack Mr. Mime will take double the damage because of its additional typing.

Primary: Psychic

Dual Type Psychic Type Pokemon have two mixtures. One has Psychic as its primary type and the other as its secondary type. While this does not have significant difference in affecting the kind of skills it can learn it indicates that the Pokemon is likely to change the secondary type upon evolution. One example is Psybeam. This attack would do more damage if the pokemon is either a dual type with Psychic or a pure Psychic type pokemon. This is due to the Same Type Attack Bonus (STAB) mechanic.

Psychic/ Dark Type

Psychic Type Pokemon under this category are immune to Psychic Type Attacks. They take neutral damage from Fighting Types and Dark Types. However they receive double the damage from Fairy Types and take quadruple damage from Bug Types.

Psychic/ Fairy Type

Psychic Type Pokemon under this category are immune to Dragon Type Attacks. They take quarter damage from Fighting Types and half damage from Psychic Types. However they receive double the damage from Ghost Poison and Steel Types.

Psychic/ Fighting Type

Psychic Type Pokemon under this category take half damage from Fighting and Rocky Types. They take double the damage from Fairy Flying and Ghost Types.

Psychic/ Fire Type

Psychic Type Pokemon under this category take half damage from Grass Fire Fairy Fighting Ice Psychic and Steel Types. They take double the damage from Dark Ghost Ground Rock and Water Types.

Psychic/ Flying Type

Psychic Type Pokemon under this category are immune to Ground Type Attacks. They take quarter damage from Fighting Types thanks to their part Flying Typing. These also resist Grass and Psychic Types only receiving half damage. However they receive double the damage from Dark Electric Ghost Ice and Rock Types.

Psychic/ Ghost Type

Psychic Type Pokemon under this category are immune to Fighting and Normal Type Attacks. They take half damage from Poison and Psychic Types. However they receive quadruple damage from Dark and Ghost Types.

Psychic/ Grass Type

Psychic Type Pokemon under this category take half damage from Electric Grass Ground Fighting Psychic and Water Types. However they take double the damage from Fire Flying Ghost Ice and Poison Types. They are extremely vulnerable to Bug Types due to their part Grass sharing the same weakness with Psychic.

Psychic/ Steel Type

Psychic Type Pokemon under this category are immune to Poison Types. They take quarter damage from opposing Psychic Types. Thanks to their Steel Typing they take half damage from 8 Types: Dragon Grass Fairy Flying Ice Normal Rock and Steel Types. However they take double the damage from Dark and Ghost Types.

Secondary: Psychic

Dark/ Psychic Type

Psychic Type Pokemon under this category are immune to Psychic Type Attacks. They take neutral damage from Fighting Types and Dark Types. However they receive double the damage from Fairy Types and take quadruple damage from Bug Types.

Dragon/ Psychic Type

Psychic Type Pokemon under this category are immune to Ground Type Attacks thanks to their ability. They take half damage from 6 Types: Electric Fighting Fire Grass Psychic and Water Types. However they receive double the damage from 6 Types: Bug Dark Dragon Fairy Ghost and Ice Types.

Electric/ Psychic Type

Psychic Type Pokemon under this category take half damage from Electric Fighting Flying Psychic and Steel Types. However they take double the damage from Bug Dark Ghost and Ground Types.

Fighting/ Psychic Type

Psychic Type Pokemon under this category take half damage from Fighting and Rocky Types. However they take double the damage from Fairy Flying and Ghost Types.

Fire/ Psychic Type

Psychic Type Pokemon under this category take half damage from 7 Types: Fairy Fire Fighting Grass Ice Psychic and Steel Types. However they take double the damage from Dark Ghost Ground Rock and Water Types.

Grass/ Psychic Type

Psychic Type Pokemon under this category take half damage from Electric Grass Ground Fighting Psychic and Water Types. However they take double the damage from Fire Flying Ghost Ice and Poison Types. They are extremely vulnerable to Bug Types due to their part Grass sharing the same weakness with Psychic.

Ground/ Psychic Type

Psychic Type Pokemon under this category are immune to Electric and Ground Types. They take half damage from Fighting Poison Psychic and Rock Types. However they take double the damage from Bug Dark Ghost Grass Ice and Water Types.

Ice/ Psychic Type

Psychic Type Pokemon under this category take half damage from Ice and Psychic Types. However they take double the damage from Bug Dark Fire Ghost Rock and Steel Types.

Normal/ Psychic Type

Psychic Type Pokemon under this category are immune to Ghost Types. They take half damage from Psychic Types. However they take double the damage from Bug and Dark Types.

Rock/ Psychic Type

Psychic Type Pokemon under this category are immune to Ground Types thanks to their Ability. They take half damage from Fire Flying Normal Poison and Psychic Types. However they take double the damage from Bug Dark Ghost Grass Steel and Water Types.

Steel/ Psychic Type

Psychic Type Pokemon under this category are immune to Poison Type Attacks. They take quarter damage from Psychic Types. These also take half damage from 8 Types: Dragon Fairy Flying Grass Ice Normal Rock and Steel Types. However they take double the damage from Dark Fire Ghost and Ground Types.

Water/ Psychic Type

Psychic Type Pokemon under this category take half damage from 6 Types: Fighting Fire Ice Psychic Steel and Water Types. However they take double the damage from Bug Dark Electric Ghost and Grass Types.

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