Changes: PSI Rockin

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PK Rockin (PK Kiai) is a PSI ability in EarthBound. It works on all enemies and has the possibility of decreasing one of the targets' Psychic Shield strength by 1. PK Rockin is realized in EarthBound by Ness, and is also used by Giygas in the game's final battle. Ness's Nightmare is also capable of using the attack. At its Ω level, its power is rivaled only by (to an extent) PK Freeze Ω.

Like the four main characters, King, and Ness' favorite food, PK Rockin can be given a unique name by the player when asked what the player's favorite thing is before the story begins.

Unlike PK Love, it has no out-of-battle effect. But it, when used, displays a lot of technicolor lights and loud sounds (in the Virtual Console release, the visual effects are significantly blurred so as to lower the risk of epiletic seizures). The power depends on the level of PK Rockin selected.

MOTHER_2_Flashing_Animation_Changes_for_Wii_U — MOTHER 2 Flashing Animation Changes for Wii U

A comparison of the animations for PSI Rockin and PSI Starstorm in in the Super Famicom and Wii U versions of *MOTHER 2*.

In EarthBound

Level	Users	Level	PP Cost	Target	Effect	Comments	Description
α	Ness	8	10	To all enemies	Deals 40 - 120 damage	Ness' special PSI that is named for his favorite thing. It affects all enemies on the battle screen and decreases one enemy's Psychic Shield strength by 1.	A deadly PSI attack which only Ness can use. It's a psychokinetic wave generated by concentration that deals each enemy about 80 points of damage.
β	Ness	22	14	To all enemies	Deals 90 - 270 damage	Ness' special PSI that is named for his favorite thing. It affects all enemies on the battle screen and decreases one enemy's Psychic Shield strength by 1.	A deadly PSI attack which only Ness can use. It's a psychokinetic wave generated by concentration that deals each enemy about 180 points of damage.
γ	Ness	49	40	To all enemies	Deals 160 - 480 damage	Ness' special PSI that is named for his favorite thing. It affects all enemies on the battle screen and decreases one enemy's Psychic Shield strength by 1.	A deadly PSI attack which only Ness can use. It's a psychokinetic wave generated by concentration that deals each enemy about 320 points of damage.
Ω	Ness	75	98	To all enemies	Deals 320 - 960 damage	Ness' special PSI that is named for his favorite thing. It affects all enemies on the battle screen and decreases one enemy's Psychic Shield strength by 1.	A deadly PSI attack which only Ness can use. It's a psychokinetic wave generated by concentration that deals each enemy about 640 points of damage.

Trivia

Using the Don't Care naming option, possible names for PK Rockin (or, "your favorite thing") are "Rockin", "Hammer", "Love", "Gifts", "Slime", "Gaming", and "Boxing".
Before Pokey turns off the Devil's Machine, Giygas can use this move.
One of the default names for PK Rockin is Love, which is the name of the special attack that only Lucas can use in Mother 3.
PK Rockin's Japanese name is PK Kiai. The most possible reason why it was changed to Rockin, is because kiai, or "unification of will" is basically when you scream at someone while fighting with them; or your battle cry. Of course, with kiai being a Japanese term and the majority of Americans not knowing what kiai is in the first place, they had to go with something else. They translated it as Rockin because rock singers often scream during the song.

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+{{Infobox PSI
-[[Image:PSI Rockin a.PNG|thumb|right|Ness using PSI Rockin α against [[Frank Fly|Frank]].]]
+|name        = PK Rockin
-'''PSI Rockin''' (''PK Kiai'') is a fictional [[PSI]] ability in the 1995 video game ''[[EarthBound]]''. It works on all enemies, and has the possibility of decreasing one of the targets' [[PSI Shield|Psychic Shield]] strength by 1. PSI Rockin is realized in ''EarthBound'' by [[Ness]], and is also used by [[Giygas]] in the game's final battle. [[Ness's Nightmare]] is also capable of using the attack. At its Ω level, its power is rivaled only by [[PSI Starstorm|PSI Starstorm Ω]], [[PK Love|PK Love Ω]] , and (to an extant) PSI Freeze Omega.
+|image       = File:Manimani.png
+|caption     = [[Ness]] uses PK Rockin β on the Evil [[Mani Mani]] Statue.
+|kana        =
+|romaji      = PK Kiai
+|users       = [[Ness]], [[Ness's Nightmare]] & [[Giygas]]
+|realized    = Level 8
+|level       = α, β, γ & Ω
+|cost        = 10-98
+|target      = All enemies
+|damage      = 40-960
+|status      =
+|description =
+|appears_in  = ''[[EarthBound]]''
+}}
+'''PK Rockin''' (''PK Kiai'') is a [[PSI]] ability in ''[[EarthBound]]''. It works on all enemies and has the possibility of decreasing one of the targets' [[PSI Shield|Psychic Shield]] strength by 1. PK Rockin is realized in ''EarthBound'' by [[Ness]], and is also used by [[Giygas]] in the game's final battle. [[Ness's Nightmare]] is also capable of using the attack. At its Ω level, its power is rivaled only by (to an extent) [[PK Freeze|PK Freeze Ω]].
-Like the four main characters, [[King]] and Ness' favorite food, PSI Rockin can be given a unique name by the player, when asked what the player's favorite thing is before the story begins.
+Like the four main characters, [[King]], and [[Steak|Ness' favorite food]], PK Rockin can be given a unique name by the player when asked what the player's favorite thing is before the story begins.
-Unlike PK Love, it has no out-of-battle effect. But, it, when used, displays a lot of harsh lights and loud sounds. The power depends on the level of PSI Rockin selected. One hint that Ness first learns this move, but with little power, is that when he was a baby because when the bottle shifted when Ness pointed at the baby's bottle (unknowing to [[Ness' father|his father]] and [[Ness' mother|his mother]]).
+Unlike [[PK Love]], it has no out-of-battle effect. But it, when used, displays a lot of technicolor lights and loud sounds (in the Virtual Console release, the visual effects are significantly blurred so as to lower the risk of epiletic seizures). The power depends on the level of PK Rockin selected.
+[[File:MOTHER 2 Flashing Animation Changes for Wii U|thumb|left|335px|A comparison of the animations for PSI Rockin and PSI Starstorm in in the Super Famicom and Wii U versions of ''[[EarthBound|MOTHER 2]]''.]]
+{{-}}
 ==In ''EarthBound''==
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-|'''Level'''
+! Level
-|'''Users'''
+! Users
-|'''Level'''
+! Level
-|'''PP Cost'''
+! PP Cost
-|'''Target'''
+! Target
-|'''Effect'''
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-|'''Comments'''
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 |α
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 |Deals 40 - 120 damage
 |Ness' special PSI that is named for his favorite thing. It affects all enemies on the battle screen and decreases one enemy's Psychic Shield strength by 1.
-|A deadly PSI attack which only Ness can use. It's a psychokinetic wave generated by concentration that deals each enemy about 50 points of damage.
+|A deadly PSI attack which only Ness can use. It's a psychokinetic wave generated by concentration that deals each enemy about 80 points of damage.
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 ==Trivia==
-* Using the [[Don't Care]] naming option, possible names for PSI Rockin (or, "your favorite thing") are "Rockin", "Hammer", "[[PK Love|Love]]", "Gifts", "Slime", "Gaming", and "Boxing".
+* Using the [[Don't Care]] naming option, possible names for PK Rockin (or, "your favorite thing") are "Rockin", "Hammer", "[[PK Love|Love]]", "Gifts", "Slime", "Gaming", and "Boxing".
+* Before [[Pokey]] turns off the [[Devil's Machine]], [[Giygas]] can use this move.
+*One of the default names for PK Rockin is Love, which is the name of the special attack that only Lucas can use in Mother 3.
+*PK Rockin's Japanese name is ''PK Kiai''. The most possible reason why it was changed to Rockin, is because kiai, or "unification of will" is basically when you scream at someone while fighting with them; or your battle cry. Of course, with kiai being a Japanese term and the majority of Americans not knowing what kiai is in the first place, they had to go with something else. They translated it as Rockin because rock singers often scream during the song.
 [[Category: EarthBound]]
 [[Category: Offense PSI]]
 [[Category: PSI]]
+[[Category:PSI abilities in EarthBound]]