What does Psychic Terrain Prevent?
Psychic Terrain prevents moves with increased priority and boosts Psychic-type moves by 50% on grounded Pokémon. This means that when Psychic Terrain is active, grounded Pokémon are immune to opponents’ moves with increased priority, including moves boosted by Prankster, Gale Wings, or Triage, while also increasing the power of Psychic-type moves used by affected Pokémon.
Understanding Psychic Terrain
Psychic Terrain is a powerful tool in the world of Pokémon, offering a unique set of benefits and protections to grounded Pokémon. To fully understand its implications, let’s dive into some frequently asked questions about what Psychic Terrain prevents and how it affects the battlefield.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Does Psychic Terrain prevent Fake Out?
Psychic Terrain prevents Fake Out from affecting grounded Pokémon, but it does not prevent a flying-type Pokémon from using Fake Out on a grounded Pokémon.
2. Does Psychic Terrain stop all priority?
Psychic Terrain blocks most priority moves, but it does not block moves that target all Pokémon or all foes, even if they become priority moves.
3. Does Psychic Terrain stop Follow Me?
Follow Me is a self-afflicted priority move, so Psychic Terrain should not impact it.
4. Does Psychic Terrain stop Prankster?
The final Terrain is notable in part for its ability to block moves boosted by the infamous Prankster Ability, as Pokémon on the ground won’t be affected by moves that have increased priority when Psychic Terrain is active.
5. Does Psychic Terrain stop Taunt?
The effects of the terrain prevent any grounded Pokémon from status-inducing moves, such as Toxic or Spore; but does not prevent the effects of Taunt or Encore.
6. Does Psychic Terrain take 5 or 8 turns?
Psychic Terrain lasts for 5 turns, but if a Pokémon is holding a Terrain Extender when creating Psychic Terrain, the effect lasts for 8 turns instead of 5.
7. Does Psychic Terrain prevent Spore?
Spore does not work on grounded Pokémon in Psychic Terrain, as the terrain prevents status-inducing moves like Spore.
8. Does Psychic Terrain block Triage?
Psychic Terrain prevents any priority moves from affecting any Pokémon who are on the ground, but Triage still works because it is used by the user’s Pokémon.
9. Does Psychic Terrain block Trick Room?
Psychic Terrain does not directly block Trick Room, but it can protect Pokémon from priority moves that might be used to disrupt Trick Room.
10. Does Expanding Force only work on Psychic Terrain?
Expanding Force works on any terrain, but its power increases when used on Psychic Terrain.
11. How strong is Expanding Force with Psychic Terrain?
Expanding Force has a base power of 80, but its power goes up by 30% when Psychic Terrain is in effect, raising its power to 104, and the Psychic Terrain itself raises any Psychic-type move’s power by 50%, further increasing the power of Expanding Force to 156.
12. What is the most powerful Psychic-type move?
Psycho Boost is the most powerful Psychic move that doesn’t require a condition to be met or the user to sacrifice a turn, with a power rating of 140.
13. Is Psychic good vs Dark?
Psychic Pokémon are weak against Dark types, as well as Bug and Ghost types.
14. What is the best type to go with Psychic?
The best types to go with Psychic include Steel, Poison, Fairy, Dark, Flying, Fire, Fighting, and Dragon, as combining types that are traditionally opposed often leads to exciting results.
15. Does Psychic Terrain affect flying types?
Psychic Terrain does not affect flying-type Pokémon or Pokémon with the Levitate Ability, as they are not considered grounded Pokémon.
By understanding what Psychic Terrain prevents and how it affects the battlefield, trainers can better utilize this powerful tool to their advantage, creating complex and effective strategies to outmaneuver their opponents. Whether it’s blocking priority moves or boosting Psychic-type moves, Psychic Terrain is a game-changer in the world of Pokémon battles.