Psybeam in Pokemon Survivor

Psybeam at a glance

What Psybeam does

Psybeam is a Psychic-type beam move. A wide, heavy-hitting psychic beam.

A Pokemon can learn it if it is Psychic-type, which is true of 96 of the 966 Pokemon. It reaches you as a new-move card when you level up, as long as one of your four move slots is free. No Pokemon begins a run with it, so you only find it on level-up cards. Each level-up draws three cards by weight from up to six new-move candidates, your move upgrades and the stat cards, so even a good move can sit out several level-ups.

Psybeam stats by level

At level 1, Psybeam deals 17 damage with a 1.15 second cooldown. At level 5 that becomes 37 damage every 0.86 seconds, which is 42.9 potential damage per second against 14.8 at level 1.

Potential damage per second multiplies damage by the number of hits and divides by the cooldown. It assumes every one lands on the same enemy and leaves out the Pokemon's attack multiplier, your cards and the type chart, so treat it as an upper bound for comparing levels and moves, not as a kill time.

Psybeam level-up changes

Each level-up card for Psybeam applies the changes below. They stack, so the level 5 row above already includes all of them.

• Level 2: +45% damage
• Level 3: +30% length, +30% width
• Level 4: -25% cooldown
• Level 5: +50% damage

Psybeam evolution: Future Sight

Psybeam evolves into Future Sight when it reaches level 5 and you have taken the Power card at least once in the same run. Once both are true, a golden evolution card is always offered at your next level-up. Until then, the Power card keeps showing up with a note that it unlocks this evolution, so you do not have to hunt for it.

Future Sight keeps the Psychic type and the same slot. Its damage goes from 37 to 67 and its cooldown goes from 0.86 to 0.73 seconds. The move evolution guide lists all 59 evolutions and the cards they need.

• +80% damage
• +50% width
• +20% length
• -15% cooldown

Which Pokemon can use Psybeam

96 Pokemon can learn Psybeam: every Psychic-type, which is 38 single-type and 58 dual-type. The best of them by Stat Score are Mewtwo, Solgaleo, Lunala, and Deoxys.

No Pokemon starts with Psybeam, so you only find it on level-up cards.

How to use Psybeam

• Beam moves aim at a boss within 330 pixels first, then at an enemy touching you, then at the nearest enemy, so this is the kind of move that reaches a boss through a crowd. It waits until a target is in reach before it fires.
• Fighting and Poison take 60% more damage from Psychic moves, while Psychic and Steel take 40% less and Dark takes only 30% of the damage. Enemies with two types multiply both effects. See the type chart.
• Other beam moves are Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, and Dragon Rage. The moves list compares all 64.
• Each Reflexes card multiplies every cooldown by 0.92 and each Power card multiplies damage by 1.10. After 5 Reflexes cards the 1.15 second cooldown of Psybeam at level 1 becomes 0.76 seconds.
• Only the move group in your active slot fires, and every move in the group keeps its own cooldown timer. A bond, which a rift win gives you, fuses loose moves into one group.
• Weather can boost or weaken Psychic moves: see the weather guide.

Psybeam in Pokemon Survivor FAQ

What does Psybeam do in Pokemon Survivor?

A wide, heavy-hitting psychic beam. It is a Psychic-type beam move with 5 levels. It deals 17 damage at level 1 and 37 at level 5.

How do you evolve Psybeam?

Level it to 5 and take the Power card at least once in the same run. A golden evolution card then appears at the next level-up and turns it into Future Sight.

Which Pokemon can learn Psybeam?

The 96 Psychic-type Pokemon, including dual types. None of them start with it.

Browse all 64 moves in the Pokemon Survivor moves list, or read the Pokemon Survivor guides.