Air Cutter (move)

Air Cutter
エアカッター Air Cutter
Air Cutter IX.png
Air Cutter IX 2.png
Type  Flying
Category  Special
PP  25 (max. 40)
Power  60
Accuracy  95%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects all adjacent foes, but not allies
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Air Cutter (Japanese: エアカッター Air Cutter) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation III. It is TM040 in Generation IX.

Effect

Generations III-V

Air Cutter deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio. It hits both opponents in a Double Battle and all opposing adjacent Pokémon in Triple Battles. Air Cutter's odds of landing critical hits is calculated for each hit opponent individually.

Generation VI onwards

Air Cutter's power changed from 55 to 60. In Horde Encounters, it will target all opponents. Air Cutter will also knock down Berries growing on Berry trees found in the background of battles. If used by a Pokémon with Sharpness, its power is increased by 50%.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Air Cutter's PP has been reduced to 15, and like all other moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, it can only hit one target.

Category  Special
PP  15
Agile Strong
Power  60  45  75
Accuracy  95%  95%  100%
Action speed modifier
Self  0  0  +5
Target  0  +3  0
Additional effect
Crit. stage  1  1  2
   ?  ?
   ?  ?
Has a high critical-hit ratio

Description

Games Description
RSEColo.XD Hacks with razorlike wind. High critical-hit ratio.
FRLG The foe is hit with razor-like wind. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user launches razorlike wind to slash the foe. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
BWB2W2 The user launches razor-like wind to slash the opposing team. Critical hits land more easily.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
The user launches razor-like wind to slash the opposing Pokémon. Critical hits land more easily.
SwShBDSP The user launches razor-like wind to slash opposing Pokémon. Critical hits land more easily.
LA The user launches razor-like wind to slash the target. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
SV The user launches razor-like wind to slash opposing Pokémon. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0041    
 
Flying Flying 31 25 25BW
26B2W2
26XY
19ORAS
19 25 25 18
0042    
 
Flying Flying 35 27 27BW
28B2W2
28XY
19ORAS
19 27 27 18
0083    
 
Flying Field 21 21 21 21 25 25
0169    
 
Flying Flying 35 27 27BW
28B2W2
28XY
19ORAS
19 27 27 18
0176    
 
Flying Fairy Evo.
0193    
 
Bug Bug 14
0198    
 
Flying Flying 35
0227    
 
Flying Flying 29 24DP
23PtHGSS
23 23XY
12ORAS
12
0267    
 
Bug Bug 20ORAS 20 20 Evo.
0274    
 
Field Grass 1 1 1
0275    
 
Field Grass 1 1 1
0278    
 
Water 1 Flying 33B2W2 33XY
22ORAS
22
0284    
 
Water 1 Bug 22ORAS 22 22 22
0430    
 
Flying Flying 1
0441    
 
Flying Flying 11
0468    
 
Flying Fairy 11
0519    
 
Flying Flying 15 15 15 16
0520    
 
Flying Flying 15 15 15 16
0521  
Unfezant
All forms
 
 
Flying Flying 15 15 15 16
0527    
 
Field Flying 21 21 21 15
0528    
 
Field Flying 21 21 21 15
0561    
 
Flying Flying 21 21 21 15
0641  
Tornadus
All available forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 25 25 19 20 14 20
0714    
 
Flying Dragon 23 23 24 24
0715    
 
Flying Dragon 23 23 24 24
0741  
Oricorio
All forms
 
 
Flying Flying 13 13
0798    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 20
0804    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1, Evo.USUM 1, Evo.
0993    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1
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 TM/Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
0006    
 
Monster Dragon
0012    
 
Bug Bug
0015    
 
Bug Bug
0016    
 
Flying Flying
0017    
 
Flying Flying
0018    
 
Flying Flying
0021    
 
Flying Flying
0022    
 
Flying Flying
0041    
 
Flying Flying
0042    
 
Flying Flying
0049    
 
Bug Bug
0083    
 
Flying Field
0084    
 
Flying Flying
0085    
 
Flying Flying
0123    
 
Bug Bug
0142    
 
Flying Flying
0144    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0144  
Articuno
Galarian Form
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0145    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0146    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0149    
 
Water 1 Dragon
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0163    
 
Flying Flying
0164    
 
Flying Flying
0165    
 
Bug Bug
0166    
 
Bug Bug
0169    
 
Flying Flying
0176    
 
Flying Fairy
0177    
 
Flying Flying
0178    
 
Flying Flying
0193    
 
Bug Bug
0198    
 
Flying Flying
0212    
 
Bug Bug
0225    
 
Water 1 Field
0226    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0227    
 
Flying Flying
0249    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0250    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0267    
 
Bug Bug
0269    
 
Bug Bug
0274    
 
Field Grass
0275    
 
Field Grass
0276    
 
Flying Flying
0277    
 
Flying Flying
0278    
 
Water 1 Flying
0279    
 
Water 1 Flying
0284    
 
Water 1 Bug
0291    
 
Bug Bug
0313     Bug Human-Like
0314     Bug Human-Like
0329    
 
Bug Dragon
0330    
 
Bug Dragon
0333    
 
Flying Dragon
0334    
 
Flying Dragon
0357    
 
Monster Grass
0373    
 
Dragon Dragon
0380    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0381    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0395    
 
Water 1 Field
0396    
 
Flying Flying
0397    
 
Flying Flying
0398    
 
Flying Flying
0414    
 
Bug Bug
0415    
 
Bug Bug
0416    
 
Bug Bug
0425    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0426    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0430    
 
Flying Flying
0441    
 
Flying Flying
0456     Water 2 Water 2
0457     Water 2 Water 2
0458    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0468    
 
Flying Fairy
0469    
 
Bug Bug
0487  
Giratina
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0492  
Shaymin
Land Forme
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0492  
Shaymin
Sky Forme
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0580    
 
Water 1 Flying
0581    
 
Water 1 Flying
0627    
 
Flying Flying
0628    
 
Flying Flying
0628  
Braviary
Hisuian Form
 
 
Flying Flying
0629    
 
Flying Flying
0630    
 
Flying Flying
0637    
 
Bug Bug
0641  
Tornadus
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0661    
 
Flying Flying
0662    
 
Flying Flying
0663    
 
Flying Flying
0666  
Vivillon
All forms
 
 
Bug Bug
0714    
 
Flying Dragon
0715    
 
Flying Dragon
0722    
 
Flying Flying
0723    
 
Flying Flying
0724    
 
Flying Flying
0724  
Decidueye
Hisuian Form
 
 
Flying Flying
0731    
 
Flying Flying
0732    
 
Flying Flying
0733    
 
Flying Flying
0741  
Oricorio
All forms
 
 
Flying Flying
0818     Water 1 Field
0821     Flying Flying
0822     Flying Flying
0823    
 
Flying Flying
0845    
 
Water 1 Flying
0900    
 
Bug Bug
0912     Flying Water 1
0913     Flying Water 1
0914    
 
Flying Water 1
0931  
Squawkabilly
All forms
 
 
Flying Flying
0940    
 
Water 1 Flying
0941    
 
Water 1 Flying
0962    
 
Flying Flying
0973    
 
Flying Flying
0991    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0993    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1016    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
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 Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0004     Monster Dragon
0016    
 
Flying Flying
0227    
 
Flying Flying
0278    
 
Water 1 Flying
0441    
 
Flying Flying
0580    
 
Water 1 Flying
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.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0012    
 
Bug Bug Dream World - Windswept Sky
0015    
 
Bug Bug Dream World - Dream Park
0226    
 
Water 1 Water 1 Dream World - Sparkling Sea
0415    
 
Bug Bug Dream World - Dream Park
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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Air Cutter inflicts damage, and has an increased critical hit ratio (50% in the Rescue Team series, 30% in the Explorers series).

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB 2 - 17 - 90% - Front Enemy Yes
MDTDS 2 - 17 - 90% - Front Enemy Yes
BSL 2 - 17 - 90% - Front Enemy Yes
MDGtI 7 99 18 50 90% 98% Front Enemy No
SMD 7 99 18 40 90% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon GO

  Air Cutter
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 60
Energy cost 50
Duration 2.7 seconds
Damage window 1.8 - 2.5 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 60
Energy cost 55
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
                 
By Elite Charged TM
  
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 25 → 30
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 30 → 60
    • Energy cost: 25 → 50
    • Duration: 3.3 → 2.7 seconds
    • Damage window: 2.2 - 3.1 → 1.8 - 2.5 seconds

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Air Cutter
★★★
Attack power 47.82716
Charge time 0.82 seconds
Range type Shoot
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 3%
Additional effect None

Pokémon Masters EX

Regular move


Sync move(s)

Flyaway Air Cutter
Playable
sync pair
Role Category Power at each move level Target Effect
tag
Additional effect(s)
1 2 3 4 5
  
Winona & Pelipper
 
Tech
Special 200 210 220 230 240 An opponent This attack's power increases when the target is flinching.
•Description of additional effect(s) prior to Version 2.20.0: This move's power increases when the target is flinching.

Description

Games Description
MDRB
MDTDS
Inflicts damage on the target. It has a high critical-hit rate.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる きゅうしょに あたりやすい
MDGtI
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.


In the anime

 
Unfezant
 
Golbat
 
Swoobat
 
Crobat and Skarmory
The user launches multiple energy blades that cut through the air to slash at the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Golbat flaps its wings and a strong gust with light blue 'S'-shaped energy blades in it flies and slashes at the opponent; or, Golbat waves one of its wings and a white crescent-shaped blade of energy flies out and hits the opponent; or, Golbat releases light blue 'S'-shaped energy disks from its mouth at the opponent.
Tabitha's Golbat Fight for the Meteorite Debut
A Team Magma Grunt's Golbat Fight for the Meteorite Debut
Agatha's Golbat The Scheme Team None
J's henchmen's Golbat Ill-Will Hunting! None
Team Galactic Grunts' multiple Golbat Enter Galactic! None
  Skarmory opens its mouth and releases a strong gust with light blue 'S'-shaped energy blades in it at the opponent; or, Skarmory's wings glow white and it flaps them, releasing light blue 'S'-shaped energy disks at the opponent; or, Skarmory flaps its wings, releasing multiple light blue blades of energy from them at the opponent.
Green Army's Skarmory Lucario and the Mystery of Mew None
Taylor's Skarmory Pursuing a Lofty Goal! None
Team Rocket's Skarmory Dreams Are Made of These! None
  Pidove waves its wings in an 'X' like motion and a light blue 'X' shaped energy is released from the tip of its wings at the opponent, or Pidove crosses its wings in front of its body and opens them up quickly, releasing multiple light blue 'X' shaped energy from its wings at the opponent.
Multiple wild Pidove Enter Iris and Axew! None
Ash's Pidove Enter Iris and Axew! None
  Tranquill waves its wings in an 'X' like motion and a light blue 'X'-shaped blade of energy is released from the tips of its wings at the opponent; or, Tranquill's wings glow light blue and it fires many light blue blades from them at the opponent; or, Tranquill glows white and releases light blue crescent-shaped blades of energy from its wings at the opponent.
Trip's Tranquill A Venipede Stampede! None
Ash's Tranquill Cottonee in Love! None
  Swoobat flaps its wings and light blue crescent-shaped blades or a stream of light blue 'X' shaped blades are released from the tips of its wings at the opponent.
Skyla's Swoobat Cilan Takes Flight! None
  Unfezant flaps its wings and releases a stream of light blue 'X' shaped blades from the tips of its wings at the opponent.
Ash's Unfezant An Amazing Aerial Battle! None
  Riolu swings its arms inwards and releases a stream of light blue 'X' shaped blades from its hands at the opponent.
Cameron's Riolu Cameron's Secret Weapon! Used via Copycat
  Crobat flaps its wings, releasing multiple light blue blades of energy from them at the opponent.
Team Rocket's Crobat Dreams Are Made of These! None
A wild Crobat Night and Day, You are the Ones! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Air Cutter is the only damage-dealing Flying-type move that cannot hit non-adjacent foes in Triple Battles.
  • Air Cutter is one of three moves that can be used to collect Berries from the Berry trees appearing behind foes in wild battles, the others being Twister and Blizzard.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 空氣利刃 Hūnghei Leihyahn *
破空斬 Pohūng Jáam *
Mandarin 空氣利刃 / 空气利刃 Kōngqì Lìrèn *
破空斬 / 破空斩 Pòkōng Zhǎn *
  Danish Luftskærer
  Dutch Luchtsnijder
  Finnish Ilmasirppi (AG054)
Ilmaleikkuri (AG132)
  French Tranch'Air
  German Windschnitt
  Greek Αεροκόπτης
  Indonesian Pisau Udara
  Italian Aerasoio
  Korean 에어커터 E-eokeo-teoIX+
에어컷터 E-eokeos-teoIIIVIII
  Polish Powietrzny Nóż
Portuguese   Brazil Cortador de Ar (games, BW107-present, TCG, manga)
Ar Cortante (early anime)
  Portugal Cortador de Ar (Advanced Challenge)
Corte Aéreo (Advanced Battle)
Ar Cortante (DP Battle Dimension)
Corta o Ar (DP Galactic Battles)
Golpe de Ar (Best Wishes series)
  Romanian Tăietorul de Aer
  Serbian Razorni vetar
Spanish   Latin America Aire Cortante (AG054, BW002)
Cortador de Aire (AG132-DP045)
Aire Afilado (DP118)
  Spain Aire Afilado
  Thai แอร์คัตเตอร์
  Vietnamese Phi Đao Không Khí*
Máy Cắt Không Khí


Spin-off series games

Pokémon Masters EX

Flyaway Air Cutter

Language Title
  Japanese 世界にはばたく エアカッター Sekai ni Habataku Ea Kattā
Mandarin Chinese 翱翔世界之 空氣利刃 Áoxiáng Shìjiè zhī Kōngqì Lìrèn
  French Le vent de la victoire ! Tranch'Air !
  German Windschnitt der Himmelschoreografie
  Italian Aerasoio ad ali spiegate
  Korean 세상에 날갯짓하는 에어컷터 Sesang-e Nalgaetjithaneun Eeo Keotteo
  Spanish Aire Afilado de las Alturas


Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216
217218219220221222223224225226227228229


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