Psycho Cut (move)

Psycho Cut サイコカッター Psycho Cutter

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Battles Type  Psychic Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  70 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Psycho Cut (Japanese: サイコカッター Psycho Cutter) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Psycho Cut deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.

Description

Games Description The user tears at the foe with blades formed by psychic power. It has a high critical-hit ratio. The user tears at the target with blades formed by psychic power. Critical hits land more easily. PMDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It has a high critical-hit rate. Conq The user tears at the target with blades formed by psychic power. It has a high critical-hit ratio.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	34				40			''''
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	34				40			''''
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	50				43			''''
359		Absol	Dark		Dark	60				60	49	'
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting	31				36			''''
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic	66				66			''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel	no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0096 Drowzee Psychic Dream World - Spooky Manor 0624 Pawniard Dark Steel Dream World - Spooky Manor Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In side games

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Cresselia appears on the Spear Pillar stage, often shooting Psycho Cuts around the field, and sometimes shooting one large Psycho Cut as if it were a boomerang, hitting anyone that touches it.

In the anime

Gallade Variation with circles
Both of the user's hands glow blue and it uses them to slice the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Gallade's forearms glow light blue and both of them grow and extend in the back. Gallade then swings its arms repeatedly and multiple light blue crescent blades or light blue rings of energy comes out of them and hits the opponent, or Gallade's forearms glow light blue and they extend in the back. Gallade then slices the opponent with its forearms.
Zoey's Gallade	A Grand Fight for Winning!		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Kadabra Meditite File:Caitlin Gallade Psycho Cut Adventures.png Gallade
The user throws a blade made of psychic energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Meditite waves one of its arms upward and a wave of psychic energy is released from its arm at the opponent. As it waves its arm, a trail of energy is left behind.
Maylene's Meditite	Magnificent Meditite & Really Riolu II		Debut
	Gallade slashes the opponent with its arm blades multiple times, but doesn't hit it. Each time it slashes its arm, a wave of invisible mental energy comes out of its arm blade and cuts the opponent.
Caitlin's Gallade	VS. Porygon-Z		None
	Kadabra waves the hand it is holding the spoon in upwards. As it does, it leaves behind a trail of energy. A psychic crescent-shaped energy then comes out of the middle of the trail of energy and hits the opponent.
The Battle Factory's Kadabra	VS. Seedot		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Absol is the only non-Psychic-type Pokémon to learn Psycho Cut through level up.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 幻象斬 Huànxiàng Zhǎn Dutch Psycho Snij French Coupe Psycho German Psychoklinge Greek Ψυχοδρέπανο Italian Psicotaglio Korean 사이코커터 Psycho Cutter Polish Psycho cięcie Brazilian Portuguese Cortador Psíquico Spanish Psico-corte

Variations of the move Slash
Slash • Night Slash • Shadow Claw • Psycho Cut • Cross Poison • Aqua Cutter Formerly a variation Leaf Blade

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