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'''PSI Magnet''' ({{ja|サイマグネット|Sai Magunetto}}, ''PSI Magnet''; '''Psychic-Magnet''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'') is [[Ness]] and [[Lucas]]'s [[down special move]].

The user creates a psychic field that can [[absorb]] certain projectile attacks (mostly energy-based rather than physical objects) to heal [[damage]]. The move lasts as long as the [[special]] button is held. Ness and Lucas' versions of PSI Magnet differ slightly in terms of speed, size, positioning, healing power, and auxiliary utility.

[[File:PSIMagnet3DS.jpg|thumb|Ness using PSI Magnet in {{for3ds}}.]]

Ness' PSI Magnet is centered around himself and covers his entire body.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', the move has very high starting lag, making it nearly useless and meaning it lacks practical use. However, the crowd releases very enthusiastic cheers for its successful use. In ''Super Smash Bros.'', the move [[healing|recovers]] double the damage the projectile would have dealt normally.

In ''[[Melee]]'', it is now blue instead of green. The move comes out 5 frames faster, but retains the same 30 frames of minimum absorption time and an additional 10 frames of ending lag before it can be dropped, making it a less than viable option.

In ''[[Brawl]],'' the color changes again, from blue to a more purplish color. This move recovers about 1.6x (or one and two thirds) the damage the projectile would have dealt normally, and is the fastest of Ness' PSI Magnets. In ''[[SSB4]]'' and ''[[Brawl]]'', Ness's Magnet [[push]]es enemies and some items (such as [[Snake]]'s [[Hand Grenade]]s) away from his body when released.

In ''[[SSB4]]'', the move returns to its ''Melee''-like blue colouring and is larger in size. In addition, due to certain explosions now being absorbable, it can absorb some previously troublesome items such as [[Bob-omb]]s (outside [[Sudden Death]]) and attached [[Gooey Bomb]]s. As in ''Brawl'', it heals 1.6x, but has a cap of 30% healed damage. Its end lag has been reduced in later patches of the game.

In ''[[Ultimate]]'', the Magnet is largely unchanged in appearance and function. However, it now also slightly damages adjacent foes upon activation, ostensibly giving it a similar offensive use to the [[Reflector]].

[[File:Psimagnet.jpg|thumb|Lucas catching Charizard's [[Flamethrower]] attack.]]

Lucas' PSI Magnet is centered around his outstretched hand: while it does not visibly cover his whole body nor the area behind him, Lucas will instantly turn around when hit from the back. Lucas's version of this attack also has a hitbox on his hand when released, which deals 9% damage and is a moderately strong [[semi-spike]]. This hitbox, however, doesn't have much practical use, due to the delayed nature of it and its extremely small hitbox making it very difficult to land, but tactical use of it can [[bait]] opponents and its horizontal knockback can prove effective in certain circumstances. Additionally, Lucas recovers more percentage than Ness when he absorbs a projectile (2.5x the damage the projectile would have dealt normally, a 56% improvement over Ness'). Its startup and ending lag are much lower than Ness' version.

In ''SSB4'', Lucas' PSI Magnet once again heals 2.5x damage, but with a cap of 30% healed damage. It also has a larger hitbox, but it only deals damage if the opponent is in the center of the magnet. It also deals slightly less damage than it did in ''Brawl''. In addition, Lucas no longer turns around when hit from behind, decreasing the move's range and overall practicality.

This move is very useful in [[Team Battle]]s with [[Friendly Fire]] on, as a teammate can use their projectiles to heal Ness or Lucas. This is often used in doubles by Ness or Lucas players, who can team up with characters who have fast, damaging projectiles (e.g., {{SSBB|Lucario}} or {{SSBB|Bowser}}) to heal themselves. As of version [[List of updates (SSB4)/1.1.3 changelog|1.1.3]] in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', the amount of damage healed when absorbing a fellow teammate's projectiles is cut in half.

In the original ''Super Smash Bros.'', CPUs level 5 and above will almost never use the Fire Flower against Ness because he can absorb the fire with PSI Magnet. Instead, they will throw the Fire Flower at him. This also applies to {{SSB|Fox}}, as he can deflect the fire with his {{h1|Reflector|Fox}}.

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{{CustomSet/Single|Lucas|Down|name=PSI Magnet|desc=Create a magnetic field in front of you that absorbs energy based projectiles.}}

[[File:PSI Magnet M3.png|thumb|Kumatora using PSI Magnet α in ''Mother 3''.]]

PSI Magnet appears in all three {{uv|Mother}} games. However, neither Ness nor Lucas can use it in their source games; instead, PSI Magnet is learned by some of their friends and party members, {{s|wikibound|Paula}} and {{s|wikibound|Poo}} in ''EarthBound'' and {{s|wikibound|Kumatora}} in ''Mother 3'' respectively.

In all three of the ''Mother'' games, the move involves the user absorbing an enemy's Psychic Points (PP) and adding it to their own PP: PSI Magnet drains 10 PP in ''Mother'' and 2-8 PP in ''EarthBound'' and ''Mother 3''. It does not, however, absorb incoming attacks, that being a property of PSI Shield. As PP are not a mechanic in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, PSI Magnet recovers a small amount of health instead: this could be a reference to the healing technique {{iw|wikibound|Lifeup}} which, unlike PSI Magnet, is available to both Ness and Lucas in their respective games.

Ness SSBU Skill Preview Down Special.png|Ness using PSI Magnet as shown by a Skill Preview in ''Ultimate''.

Lucas SSBU Skill Preview Down Special.png|Lucas using PSI Magnet as shown by a Skill Preview in ''Ultimate''.

*In ''SSB64'', PSI Magnet uses the same sound effect as when [[Erase Data|erasing data]], as well as when changing the [[language]] in the European version.

*The color of Ness' PSI Magnet has changed throughout the series, being green in ''Super Smash Bros.'', blue in ''Melee'', indigo in ''Brawl'', and back to blue in ''SSB4''.

*PSI Magnet is Ness and Lucas' only special move whose name does not begin with "PK".

*In ''SSB4'', Ness' PSI Magnet is visually slightly larger than Lucas', but in terms of absorption radius, they are the same size.