Psychic type in PokéSurvivor
Everything the Psychic type does in PokéSurvivor: which of the 18 types its moves punish, what shrugs them off, every Psychic move you can build around, and the legendary arena that tests it.
- 4
- moves
- 4
- evolvable
- 96
- Pokémon
- 23
- legendaries
Attacking
Playing Psychic on offence
Psychic moves deal ×1.6 damage to these types.
dual types cap at ×2.4
Psychic moves and their evolutions
4 of the game's 64 moves are {type} moves, and 4 of them can evolve.
Confusion
ProjectileA wave that homes in on its target.
Evolves intoPsyshockReflexes
Psybeam
BeamA wide, heavy-hitting psychic beam.
Evolves intoFuture SightPower
Psychic
BurstA radial mental burst that seeks enemies.
Evolves intoExpanding ForceMagnet
Psycho Cut
BoomerangPsychic blades that come back to you.
Evolves intoPsychic FangsReflexes
The kind tells you how the move is delivered, which matters as much as the type: an orbit defends your body, a beam kills one large target, a burst clears a crowd.
The Psychic rift arena
Dual-type legendaries pick one of their types at random for the arena, so Mind Temple is the home you will see roughly half the time when a Psychic legendary opens a rift.
- Psychic23 legendaries
Mind Temple
A shifting temple where telegraphed psychic attacks cover wide areas.
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Psychic legendaries
23 legendaries can open a Psychic rift, including the ones that only pass through this type on one half of a dual typing.
#150MewtwoPsychicLegendary
#151MewPsychicLegendary
#249LugiaPsychicFlyingLegendary
#251CelebiPsychicGrassLegendary
#380LatiasDragonPsychicLegendary
#381LatiosDragonPsychicLegendary
#385JirachiSteelPsychicLegendary
#386DeoxysPsychicLegendary
#480UxiePsychicLegendary
#481MespritPsychicLegendary
#482AzelfPsychicLegendary
#488CresseliaPsychicLegendary
#494VictiniPsychicFireLegendary
#648MeloettaNormalPsychicLegendary
#720HoopaPsychicGhostLegendary
#786Tapu LelePsychicFairyLegendary
#789CosmogPsychicLegendary
#790CosmoemPsychicLegendary
#791SolgaleoPsychicSteelLegendary
#792LunalaPsychicGhostLegendary
#800NecrozmaPsychicLegendary
#898CalyrexPsychicGrassLegendary
#1015MunkidoriPoisonPsychicLegendary
Psychic partners
73 of the 966 partners are Psychic in at least one of their types, not counting the legendaries listed above. Starters are marked, and every entry links back to the region it comes from.
#063AbraPsychic
#064KadabraPsychic
#065AlakazamPsychic
#079SlowpokeWaterPsychicStarter
#080SlowbroWaterPsychic
#096DrowzeePsychic
#097HypnoPsychic
#102ExeggcuteGrassPsychic
#103ExeggutorGrassPsychic
#121StarmieWaterPsychic
#122Mr. MimePsychicFairy
#124JynxIcePsychic
#177NatuPsychicFlying
#178XatuPsychicFlying
#196EspeonPsychic
#199SlowkingWaterPsychic
#201UnownPsychic
#202WobbuffetPsychic
#203GirafarigNormalPsychic
#238SmoochumIcePsychic
#280RaltsPsychicFairy
#281KirliaPsychicFairy
#282GardevoirPsychicFairy
#307MedititeFightingPsychic
#308MedichamFightingPsychic
#325SpoinkPsychic
#326GrumpigPsychic
#337LunatoneRockPsychic
#338SolrockRockPsychic
#343BaltoyGroundPsychic
#344ClaydolGroundPsychic
#358ChimechoPsychic
#360WynautPsychic
#374BeldumSteelPsychic
#375MetangSteelPsychic
#376MetagrossSteelPsychic
#433ChinglingPsychic
#436BronzorSteelPsychic
#437BronzongSteelPsychic
#439Mime Jr.PsychicFairy
#475GalladePsychicFighting
#517MunnaPsychic
#518MusharnaPsychic
#527WoobatPsychicFlying
#528SwoobatPsychicFlying
#561SigilyphPsychicFlying
#574GothitaPsychic
#575GothoritaPsychic
#576GothitellePsychic
#577SolosisPsychic
#578DuosionPsychic
#579ReuniclusPsychic
#605ElgyemPsychic
#606BeheeyemPsychic
#655DelphoxFirePsychic
#677EspurrPsychic
#678MeowsticPsychic
#686InkayDarkPsychic
#687MalamarDarkPsychic
#779BruxishWaterPsychic
#825DottlerBugPsychic
#826OrbeetleBugPsychic
#856HatennaPsychic
#857HattremPsychic
#858HatterenePsychicFairy
#876IndeedeePsychicNormal
#899WyrdeerNormalPsychic
#936ArmarougeFirePsychic
#955FlittlePsychic
#976VeluzaWaterPsychic
#981FarigirafNormalPsychic
#985ColagritoFairyPsychic
#1010FerroverdorGrassPsychic
966 Pokémon · Pokédex →
Related types
Types that interact with Psychic on the chart, on offence or defence, for whatever you build next.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Psychic type good in PokéSurvivor?
It has 4 moves to build around, 4 of which evolve, and it hits 2 of the 18 types for ×1.6. That is enough range to carry a run, provided you keep a second answer for anything that resists it.
What are Psychic moves super effective against?
Fighting, Poison. Against a dual-type target those multipliers multiply up to the ×2.4 cap, which is the largest damage bonus the game allows.
What is Psychic weak against?
Moves of these types deal ×1.6 to Psychic Pokémon: Bug, Ghost, Dark. At the other end, Psychic takes only ×0.6 from Fighting, Psychic, so those are the matchups you can ignore.
Which Psychic moves should I choose?
Confusion, Psybeam, Psychic, Psycho Cut. As a rule, take one crowd-clearing move and one single-target move, then add a stat or utility slot once your damage is stable.
Which legendary guards the Psychic arena?
Mind Temple is the {type} rift arena, and the legendaries that can open it are Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Celebi, Latias, Latios, Jirachi, Deoxys. A win is always worth ×10 gacha tickets.
- GuideControls on PC and phone, levelling, evolutions, builds, enemy behaviour, rifts, economy and co-op — plus the habits that extend a run.Read the guide →
- PokédexAll 966 partners with types, region, starter and legendary flags, searchable and filterable, each one linked to its type pages.Open the Pokédex →
- Legendaries & arenasThe 18 rift arenas with their terrain, and all 87 legendaries that can open them — plus a checklist to run before you step through.See the arenas →
- Moves64 moves and 59 evolutions, with the delivery kind, the effect, the card each evolution needs and what the evolved form gains.Browse moves →
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