Psychic Fangs
PsychicPsychic Fangs is a Psychic-type physical attack. It has 85 base power, 100% accuracy, 10 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It makes contact, which matters for contact-triggering abilities and items.
Technical data
- Type
- Psychic
- Category
- physical
- Power
- 85
- Accuracy
- 100
- PP
- 10
- Priority
- 0
- Target
- adjacent
- Contact
- Yes
- Spread
- No
- Protect blocks
- Yes
- Wide Guard blocks
- No
Competitive value
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.
How to learn it
Pokémon that can learn or be taught this move, by method.
Level-up2 Pokémon
No Pokémon listed in the current dataset.
TM / HM95 Pokémon
Metagross Mega
Steelix Mega
Houndoom Mega
Aerodactyl Mega
Dragapult
Sharpedo Mega
Feraligatr Mega
Arcanine
Basculegion Female
Aerodactyl
Feraligatr
Pyroar Male
Houndstone
Lycanroc Dusk
Manectric Mega
Farigiraf
Lycanroc Midnight
Lycanroc Midday
Mawile Mega
Steelix
Luxray
Arcanine Hisui
Basculegion Male
Houndoom
Metagross
Sharpedo
Manectric
Espeon
Tyrantrum
Gliscor
Arbok
Morpeko Hangry
Morpeko Full Belly
Mawile
Egg move (breeding)3 Pokémon
No Pokémon listed in the current dataset.
Pokémon that use this move
95 Pokémon, sorted by usage
Metagross Mega
Steelix Mega
Houndoom Mega
Aerodactyl Mega
Dragapult
Sharpedo Mega
Feraligatr Mega
Arcanine
Basculegion Female
Aerodactyl
Feraligatr
Pyroar Male
Houndstone
Lycanroc Dusk
Manectric Mega
Farigiraf
Lycanroc Midnight
Lycanroc Midday
Mawile Mega
Steelix
Luxray
Arcanine Hisui
Basculegion Male
Houndoom
Metagross
Sharpedo
Manectric
Espeon
Tyrantrum
Gliscor
Arbok
Morpeko Hangry
Morpeko Full Belly
Mawile
What this move does
Psychic Fangs is a Psychic-type physical attack. It has 85 base power, 100% accuracy, 10 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It makes contact, which matters for abilities and items that trigger on contact. Psychic Fangs is a Psychic-type physical attack. It has 85 base power, 100% accuracy, 10 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It makes contact, which matters for contact-triggering abilities and items.
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.
When to consider it
Consider Psychic Fangs when its type and power cover targets your team otherwise struggles with. Single-target attacks are reliable and do not risk your own partner, but they can be redirected by Follow Me or Rage Powder. Evaluate the move alongside your team's speed tiers and overall coverage.
How to evaluate it in team building
In team building, Psychic Fangs is usually a coverage or primary STAB option. It shines when your team already has speed control or when it patches a matchup hole. Compare it with alternative moves of the same type and category to decide whether the extra power, accuracy or side effect justifies the slot over a more defensive option.
Common mistakes
Common mistakes with Psychic Fangs include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Spamming it predictably and letting the opponent switch into a resist. Not considering how redirectors like Follow Me and Rage Powder change targeting.
VGC interactions
Protect and Detect block this move. These interactions are situational, so test them in the team builder and matchup analyzer before committing to the moveslot.
Related tools and guides
Use the tools below to test Psychic Fangs in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.
VGC interactions
- Protect / Detect: blocks this move.
- Wide Guard: does not block this move.
- Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
- Quick Guard: no effect (non-priority).
Frequently asked questions
+Is Psychic Fangs good in ChampionsVGC?
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder. It is blocked by Protect and Detect, which can waste a key turn if predicted.
+Is Psychic Fangs blocked by Protect?
Yes, Psychic Fangs is blocked by Protect and Detect.