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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Despite Psystrike being Mewtwo's signature move, it was introduced in Generation V, in which Mewtwo could not be obtained except by trade, Poké Transfer, or Nintendo events.
*Despite Psystrike being Mewtwo's signature move, it was introduced in Generation V, in which Mewtwo could not be obtained except by trade, Poké Transfer, or Nintendo events.
*Psystrike and [[Volt Tackle]] are the only Final Smashes from the ''Pokémon'' series that have the names of actual moves from the series, excluding [[Triple Finish]]'s usage of three canonical moves and [[Max Malicious Moonsault]] taking most of its name from the Z-Move Malicious Moonsault.
*Psystrike and [[Volt Tackle]] are the only Final Smashes from the ''Pokémon'' series that have the names of actual moves from the series, excluding [[Triple Finish]]'s usage of [[Hydro Pump|three]] [[bulbapedia:Solar Beam (move)|canonical]] [[bulbapedia:Fire Blast (move)|moves]] and [[Max Malicious Moonsault]] taking most of its name from the {{iw|bulbapedia|Z-Move}} {{iw|bulbapedia|Malicious Moonsault|move}}.
*Mewtwo unleashes a barely audible cry that is obscured by the sound the Final Smash makes. The cry can be heard clearer if sound effects are set to mute from the options menu or from Mewtwo's sound test.
*Mewtwo unleashes a barely audible cry that is obscured by the sound the Final Smash makes. The cry can be heard clearer if sound effects are set to mute from the options menu or from Mewtwo's sound test.
*Although Psystrike is depicted in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series as an energy sphere that targets the opponent's mind, it was originally depicted in the ''Pokémon'' series as a plethora of shards made out of energy that targeted the opponent's body. As of Generation VII, Psystrike's depiction in the ''Pokémon'' series heavily resembles its depiction in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, albeit with the energy sphere exploding on contact with the opponent's body, instead of targeting their mind.
*Although Psystrike is depicted in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series as an energy sphere that targets the opponent's mind, it was originally depicted in the ''Pokémon'' series as a plethora of shards made out of energy that targeted the opponent's body. As of Generation VII, Psystrike's depiction in the ''Pokémon'' series heavily resembles its depiction in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, albeit with the energy sphere exploding on contact with the opponent's body, instead of targeting their mind.