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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

Psychic Power Bomb How to Unlock and Effects

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Metroid Prime 4 Beyond - Psychic Power Bomb

Psychic Power Bomb is a Bomb upgrade in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Learn what Psychic Power Bomb does, its effects, location, how to unlock it and more here!

Psychic Power Bomb Overview

Details and Effects

Type Bomb Location Great Mines - Crystal Extraction
Effect
Upgrades the regular Psychic Bomb to deal significantly more damage while also allowing to pair with Motes, which can help solve puzzles.

How to Unlock Psychic Power Bomb

Defeat Omega Griever in Great Mines

Clear the Great Mines until you reach Level 3 of the Crystal Extraction sub-area to defeat the Omega Griever and get the Psychic Power Bomb after his defeat.

Collectibles Unlocked

List of All Collectibles Unlocked with Psychic Power Bomb

✔️ Overworld View Map Location
Energy Tank 1
Location: Great Mines
Area: Level 3 - Chasm
How to Get: Go to the 3rd floor via the Pit area in the 2nd floor. Use Psychic Power Bombs to break the walls then use Psychic Boost Ball together with the control stick to get momentum to reach the tether. Then use bomb jump using your Psychic Bombs and Morph Ball with the right timing to get the extra height needed for the upgrade.
Missile Expansion 3
Location: Great Mines
Area: Level 2 - Easing Tunnel
How to Get: Use the Psychic Power Bomb on the Bomb Slot in the wall to make a cart appear. Shoot the ore in the cart with a Super Missile to reveal the upgrade.
Large Shot Expansion 1
Location: Great Mines
Area: Level 1 - Garnbocask Site B
How to Get: Use a Psychic Power Bomb to destroy the ore wall. Find the upgrade in the room on the other side.
Psychic Power Bomb Expansion
Location: Fury Green
Area: Quiet Clearing
How to Get: Scan the cracked statue to find that there is an item inside. Use the Psychic Power Bomb to blow up the statue and find the upgrade inside.
Mech Part
Location: Sol Valley
Area: Eastern G.F. Debris
How to Get: It will be eaten by Varmis. Defeat it in a boss fight by targeting and shooting its tail with Vi-O-La's A-button shot to slow it down, then using the B-button boost to slam into it. At the end, go in its mouth with the Morph Ball and use a Psychic Power Bomb to blow up the container and Varmis with it, and get the Mech Part.
Shot Expansion 8
Location: Flare Pool
Area: Scrapyard
How to Get: Use the Psychic Power Bomb to blow up the debris, then use the Psychic Spider Node to climb up the Magnetic Track and reach the upgrade.

These are all the collectibles unlocked primarily with the Psychic Power Bomb upgrade. The Power Bomb can be used to open larger obstacles in the overworld. These obstacles are usually scannable so make sure to look and scan carefully!

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Related Guides

PPA Partial

All Upgrades and Psychic Abilities

List of Suits and Chip Upgrades

List of All Suits List of All Chip Upgrades

All Upgrades and Psychic Abilities

Psychic Visor Missile Launcher Psychic Glove
Control Beam Psychic Bomb Vi-O-La
Vi-O-La Suit Psychic Boots Fire Shot
Psychic Lasso Psychic Boost Ball Ice Shot
Vi-O-La IC Suit Psychic Grapple Thunder Shot
Psychic Spider Ball Super Missile Charged Thunder Shot
Super Thunder Shot Charged Fire Shot Super Fire Shot
Charged Ice Shot Super Ice Shot Psychic Power Bomb
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