What Psychic can do

Psychic pays for its damage somewhere else — discarding its own energy, hurting itself, or asking you to set up first.

Hits hardest, soonest

Ranked by damage per turn — the earliest turn an attack can be used, counting evolutions as well as energy. How this is ranked

  1. 1Team Rocket’s MewtwoPsychic Explosion · PPC · BasicThis Pokémon also does 70 damage to itself.130turn 316% of ex
  2. 2LatiosLuster Purge · PPP · BasicDiscard all Energy from this Pokémon.120turn 35% of ex
  3. 3XerneasGeoburst · PPC · BasicThis attack's damage is reduced by the amount of damage this Pokémon has on it.120turn 35% of ex
  4. 4Ceruledge exShimmering Slash · PC · Stage 1Discard a random Energy from among the Energy attached to all Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's).80turn 20% of ex
  5. 5Espeon exSuper Psy Bolt · PP · Stage 180turn 20% of ex
  6. 6RabscaPsybeam · PP · Stage 1Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused.80turn 20% of ex
  7. 7Team Rocket’s Mr. MimeSlap Push · P · Basic40turn 10% of ex
  8. 8Mewtwo exPsydrive · PPCC · BasicDiscard 2 [P] Energy from this Pokémon.150turn 451% of ex
  9. 9Mega Gardevoir exFantasia Force · PP · Stage 2Take 3 [P] Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to your [P] Pokémon in any way you like.110turn 31% of ex
  10. 10MeowsticSuper Psy Bolt · PP · Stage 170turn 20% of ex
  11. 11Mimikyu exClaw Slash · PP · Basic70turn 20% of ex
  12. 12MismagiusSpooky Shot · PP · Stage 170turn 20% of ex

Gets energy down faster

One energy attaches per turn on its own. These are every card that beats that rate for Psychic, the quickest to play first.

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52 Psychic cards are left out of the ranking because their damage is a coin flip, a multiplier or conditional. Current as of Team Rocket’s Ambition.