Extrasensory (move)

Move data

Type Psychic
Category Special  Special
Power 80
Accuracy 100
PP 20  (max. 32)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 3

Effects

Extrasensory deals damage and has a 10% chance of causing the target to flinch (if the target has not yet moved).

Pokémon with the ability Inner Focus or those behind a Substitute cannot be made to flinch.

Changes

  • In Generations 3-5, Extrasensory has 30 PP.
  • In Generation 3 if the target has used Minimize, Extrasensory deals double damage.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Psychium Z and uses its Z-Power, Extrasensory turns into Shattered Psyche and has base power 160.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Extrasensory
Japanese じんつうりき (Jintsūriki)
German Sondersensor
French Extrasenseur
Italian Extrasenso
Spanish Paranormal
Korean 신통력
Chinese (Simplified) 神通力
Chinese (Traditional) 神通力

Game descriptions

Ruby​/​Sapphire
Emerald
Attacks with a peculiar power. May cause flinching.
FireRed​/​LeafGreen The user attacks with an odd power that may make the foe flinch.
Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. It may also make the foe flinch.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. It may also make the target flinch.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. This may also make the target flinch.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. This may also make the target flinch.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. This may also make the target flinch.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. This may also make the target flinch.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Extrasensory at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Vulpix Vulpix
#0037 / Fire
Level 28
Alolan Vulpix Vulpix
Alolan Vulpix
#0037 / Ice
Level 28
Exeggcute Exeggcute
#0102 / Grass · Psychic
Level 40
Exeggutor Exeggutor
#0103 / Grass · Psychic
Level 1
Alolan Exeggutor Exeggutor
Alolan Exeggutor
#0103 / Grass · Dragon
Level 1
Hoothoot Hoothoot
#0163 / Normal · Flying
Level 21
Noctowl Noctowl
#0164 / Normal · Flying
Level 23
Raikou Raikou
#0243 / Electric
Level 48
Entei Entei
#0244 / Fire
Level 48
Suicune Suicune
#0245 / Water
Level 48
Lugia Lugia
#0249 / Psychic · Flying
Level 36
Ho-oh Ho-oh
#0250 / Fire · Flying
Level 36
Nuzleaf Nuzleaf
#0274 / Grass · Dark
Level 43
Chimecho Chimecho
#0358 / Psychic
Level 22
Bronzor Bronzor
#0436 / Steel · Psychic
Level 28
Bronzong Bronzong
#0437 / Steel · Psychic
Level 28
Uxie Uxie
#0480 / Psychic
Level 35
Mesprit Mesprit
#0481 / Psychic
Level 35
Azelf Azelf
#0482 / Psychic
Level 35
Tornadus (Incarnate Forme) Tornadus
Incarnate Forme
#0641 / Flying
Level 45
Tornadus (Therian Forme) Tornadus
Therian Forme
#0641 / Flying
Level 45
Reshiram Reshiram
#0643 / Dragon · Fire
Level 24
Landorus (Incarnate Forme) Landorus
Incarnate Forme
#0645 / Ground · Flying
Level 45
Landorus (Therian Forme) Landorus
Therian Forme
#0645 / Ground · Flying
Level 45
Greninja Greninja
#0658 / Water · Dark
Level 49
Greninja (Ash-Greninja) Greninja
Ash-Greninja
#0658 / Water · Dark
Level 49
Meowstic (Female) Meowstic
Female
#0678 / Psychic
Level 44
Enamorus (Incarnate Forme) Enamorus
Incarnate Forme
#0905 / Fairy · Flying
Level 45
Enamorus (Therian Forme) Enamorus
Therian Forme
#0905 / Fairy · Flying
Level 45
Rabsca Rabsca
#0954 / Bug · Psychic
Level 29

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Extrasensory as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.

Quilava Quilava
#0156 / Fire
Field
Hisuian Typhlosion Typhlosion
Hisuian Typhlosion
#0157 / Fire · Ghost
Field
Zorua Zorua
#0570 / Dark
Field
Hisuian Zorua Zorua
Hisuian Zorua
#0570 / Normal · Ghost
Field
Zoroark Zoroark
#0571 / Dark
Field
Hisuian Zoroark Zoroark
Hisuian Zoroark
#0571 / Normal · Ghost
Field
Indeedee (Male) Indeedee
Male
#0876 / Psychic · Normal
Fairy