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How To Get TM29 Psychic in Pokémon Yellow

by Andrew Brisbane
Inside Mr Psychic's House in Pokémon Yellow
TM29 Psychic
# Location Repeatable?
1 Mr. Psychic’s House in Saffron City. This is in the lower-right side of the city’s bottom street. No

TM29 Psychic is given to you by a man named Mr. Psychic who lives in Saffron City. You’ll find his house directly east of the Pokémon Center in the city.

You can get TM29 at any point after gaining access to Saffron City.

Prerequisites

This is what you need to do before you can get TM29:

  1. Buy a drink from the vending machine at the top of the Celadon Mart and give it to a guard to gain access to Saffron City.

Getting TM29 Psychic

Starting from the Saffron City Pokémon Center, head east until you reach Mr. Psychic’s house. You’ll recognize his house because there’s a sign out front near the front door.

Standing in front of the Saffron City Pokémon Center. / Pokémon Yellow
Standing in front of the Saffron City Pokémon Center.

Enter Mr. Psychic’s House once you get there.

Standing in front of the sign to Mr. Psychic’s House in Saffron City. / Pokémon Yellow
Standing in front of the sign to Mr. Psychic’s House in Saffron City.

Walk up to Mr. Psychic and talk to him. He’ll predict you wanted TM29 and then give it to you.

Getting TM29 from Mr. Psychic. / Pokémon Yellow
Getting TM29 from Mr. Psychic.

Psychic Move Details

Psychic Move Details
Type Psychic
Power 90
Accuracy 100%
PP 10 (max. 16)
Effect Has a 30% chance of lowering the opposing Pokémon’s Special stat.

Psychic is the premier Psychic type move in Gen 1.

Compared to later gens where Psychic has a 10% chance of lowering the opposing Pokémon’s Special Defense, Psychic in Gen 1 has a 30% chance of lowering the opposing Pokémon’s Special stat.

Since the Special stat in Gen 1 includes both Special Attack and Special Defense, Psychic is made twice as useful.

If you’ve got a Psychic-type Pokémon on your team, then Psychic is a must-have move.

Most Psychic-type Pokémon in Gen 1 have a high Special stat. Pair this with Psychic’s power of 90, and the same type attack bonus (STAB) Psychic types would get from using the move, and Psychic’s power is incredibly high.

Even non-Psychic types with a good Special stat could benefit from using Psychic.

Psychic’s combination of high power and good probability for major stat lowering makes it one of the best TM moves in Gen 1.

Alakazam using Psychic against a wild Grimer. / Pokémon Yellow
Alakazam using Psychic against a wild Grimer.
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A retro game enthusiast since childhood, Andrew aka Andyb is a freelance writer from Canada. From intense games of Tetris to casual Pokémon playthroughs, he loves a wide variety of different genres. He’s also a very passionate musician.

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