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Psychic Seed Effect and How to Get It

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Psychic Seed Effect and How to Get It

This is a page on the Battle Item Psychic Seed and its location in Pokemon Sword and Shield, Isle of Armor, and the Crown Tundra DLC. Read on to see its effect, how to get it, and how to use it competitively.

Psychic Seed Effect

Psychic Seed ImagePsychic Seed
Effect An item to be held by a Pokemon. It boosts Sp.Def on Psychic Terrain. It can only be used once.

How to Get Psychic Seed

Locations

Places This Item Can Be Found
Route 2

You can pick up Psychic Seed in Route 2, in the lower left side of the lake. You can only have access to this after getting six badges, and unlocking the second Rotom Bike.

Use Flying Taxi

Professor Magnolia House.jpg
Since the item is near Professor Magnolia's house, it is faster to to get there by calling a Flying Taxi.

Obtain from Wild Pokemon

The following Pokemon may hold the item, Psychic Seed. You can get it by using the move Thief or Trick.

Dottler ImageDottler Orbeetle ImageOrbeetle

How to Use Psychic Seed

In Psychic Terrain, the Pyschic Seed is consumed and boosts the user's Sp. Defense stat by one stage.

This item has a niche in defensive teams that can set up Psychic Terrain, or in groups that have Tapu Fini or Indeedee that can instantly set up the terrain with their Psychic Surge Abilities.

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