Cut (move)

This article is about the move Cut. For the field move, see Field Move (Ranger).

Cut
いあいぎり Iai Cut
Cut IX.png
Cut IX 2.png
Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  30 (max. 48)
Power  50
Accuracy  95%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Cut (Japanese: いあいぎり Iai Cut) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It is HM01 in Generations I through VI, and TM93 in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Effect

In battle

Cut inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation IX

Cut is programmed into Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, but cannot be selected in a battle as no available Pokémon can learn it. However, it can be called by Metronome.

Outside of battle

In certain games, Cut is a field move that requires a specific badge to be used outside of battle: the Cascade BadgeRBYFRLG, Hive BadgeGSCHGSS, Stone BadgeRSEORAS, Forest BadgeDPPtBDSP, or Bug BadgeXY.

Removing plants

Main article: Cuttable plant

In Generations IVI, and also in the Hidden Moves Pokétch appBDSP, Cut can be used to remove cuttable plants, which are obstacles that block the player's way.

The trees are restored once the player leaves the current area or resets the game.

Generation I

In this generation, the player can only remove plants by using this move from the party screen.

Generations II to VI

In addition to using this move from the party screen, the player can now remove plants simply by interacting with them and pressing A, which opens up a dialog box asking if the plant should be cut.

Generation VII onwards

Cut is no longer usable outside of battle, except from the Hidden Moves Pokétch app in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (instead of being taught to a Pokémon).

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, small trees can be cut down with the Secret Technique Chop Down instead.

Cuttable plants do not appear in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, Sword, Shield, Legends: Arceus, Scarlet, and Violet.

Removing tall grass

In Generations IIII, Cut can be used to remove a portion of tall grass. This is only available by using the move from the party screen.

The grass is restored once the player leaves the current area or resets the game.

Generation I

Cut removes a 2×2 tall grass tile patch (4 tiles per patch). It does not matter if the player is located inside or outside the 2×2 patch, as long as the player is facing one of its tiles.

In this generation, it is not possible to remove tall grass from Viridian Forest or Safari Zone (the only two areas where not all the grass is arranged in 2×2 tile patches).

Generation II

Cut still removes a 2×2 tall grass tile patch like before.

In addition, long grass (tall grass that is longer than usual) was introduced as well. If the player uses Cut on a 2×2 patch of long grass, it becomes the regular variety of tall grass. Therefore, using Cut twice removes the long grass completely.

Generation III

In this generation, Cut removes tall grass from the player's current tile and all the adjacent tiles at once (if any), up to 9 tiles in a 3×3 arrangement. Unlike in the previous generation, Cut now also removes long grass completely with a single use.

Unlike in Generation I, Viridian Forest and Safari Zone are not exceptions anymore. The tall grass found there can be cut normally in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

In Pokémon Emerald, Pokémon with Hyper Cutter cut a larger amount of tall grass (or long grass) at once, up to 25 tiles in a 5×5 arrangement.

In Pokémon Emerald, if the player uses Cut to remove all the long grass on Faraway Island before battling the Mew that is hiding in the grass, Mew will disappear without a battle.

Generation IV onwards

Cut no longer removes any tall grass.

Other uses

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, there is a sealed cave in Ruin Valley with the word "CUT" written in braille. The player may open it by using Cut on the entrance, which grants access to Dotted Hole.

Cut can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Swords Dance was used in the previous turn.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 A Normal-type attack. Also used for cutting small bushes to open new paths.
GSC Cuts using claws, scythes, etc.
RSE Cuts the foe with sharp scythes, claws, etc.*
Attacks the foe with sharp blades or claws.*
FRLG A basic attack. It can be used to cut down thin trees and grass.
Colo.XD Cuts the target with sharp scythes, claws, etc.
DPPtHGSS The foe is cut with a scythe or a claw. It can also be used to cut down thin trees.
PBR The foe is cut with a scythe or claw.
BWB2W2 The target is cut with a scythe or a claw. It can also be used to cut down thin trees.
XYORAS The target is cut with a scythe or claw. This can also be used to cut down thin trees.
SMUSUMPE
SwShLA
The target is cut with a scythe or claw.
BDSP The target is cut with a scythe or claw. It’s also one of the Pokétch’s hidden moves.
SV The target is cut with a scythe, a claw, or the like to inflict damage.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0083    
 
Flying Field 9 15 15
0798    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 15
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/HM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
HM01
0001    
 
Monster Grass
0002    
 
Monster Grass
0003    
 
Monster Grass
0004     Monster Dragon
0005     Monster Dragon
0006    
 
Monster Dragon
0015    
 
Bug Bug
0019     Field Field
0020     Field Field
0027     Field Field
0028     Field Field
0029     Monster Field
0030     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0031    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0032     Monster Field
0033     Monster Field
0034    
 
Monster Field
0043    
 
Grass Grass
0044    
 
Grass Grass
0045    
 
Grass Grass
0046    
 
Bug Grass
0047    
 
Bug Grass
0050     Field Field Y
0051     Field Field Y
0052     Field Field
0053     Field Field
0069    
 
Grass Grass
0070    
 
Grass Grass
0071    
 
Grass Grass
0072    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0073    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0083    
 
Flying Field
0098     Water 3 Water 3
0099     Water 3 Water 3
0108     Monster Monster
0112    
 
Monster Field
0114     Grass Grass
0115     Monster Monster
0123    
 
Bug Bug
0127     Bug Bug
0141    
 
Water 1 Water 3 Y
0149    
 
Water 1 Dragon
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0152     Monster Grass
0153     Monster Grass
0154     Monster Grass
0155     Field Field
0156     Field Field
0157     Field Field
0158     Monster Water 1
0159     Monster Water 1
0160     Monster Water 1
0161     Field Field
0162     Field Field
0182     Grass Grass
0190     Field Field
0191     Grass Grass
0192     Grass Grass
0196     Field Field
0197     Field Field
0207    
 
Bug Bug
0208    
 
Mineral Mineral
0212    
 
Bug Bug
0214    
 
Bug Bug
0215    
 
Field Field
0216     Field Field
0217     Field Field
0227    
 
Flying Flying
0243     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0244     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0245     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0248    
 
Monster Monster
0251    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0252     Monster Dragon
0253     Monster Dragon
0254     Monster Dragon
0255     Field Field
0256    
 
Field Field
0257    
 
Field Field
0263     Field Field
0264     Field Field
0274    
 
Field Grass
0275    
 
Field Grass
0286    
 
Fairy Grass
0287     Field Field
0288     Field Field
0289     Field Field
0290    
 
Bug Bug
0291    
 
Bug Bug
0292    
 
Mineral Mineral
0302    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0304    
 
Monster Monster
0305    
 
Monster Monster
0306    
 
Monster Monster
0315    
 
Fairy Grass
0331     Grass Human-Like
0332    
 
Grass Human-Like
0341     Water 1 Water 3
0342    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0347    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0348    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0352     Field Field
0357    
 
Monster Grass
0359     Field Field
0371     Dragon Dragon
0372     Dragon Dragon
0373    
 
Dragon Dragon
0375    
 
Mineral Mineral
0376    
 
Mineral Mineral
0380    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0381    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0383     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0386  
Deoxys
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0387     Monster Grass
0388     Monster Grass
0389    
 
Monster Grass
0390     Field Human-Like
0391    
 
Field Human-Like
0392    
 
Field Human-Like
0393     Water 1 Field
0394     Water 1 Field
0395    
 
Water 1 Field
0399     Water 1 Field
0400    
 
Water 1 Field
0402     Bug Bug
0406    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0407    
 
Fairy Grass
0409     Monster Monster
0416    
 
Bug Bug
0417     Field Fairy
0424     Field Field
0425    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0426    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0427     Field Human-Like
0428     Field Human-Like
0431     Field Field
0432     Field Field
0434    
 
Field Field
0435    
 
Field Field
0443    
 
Monster Dragon
0444    
 
Monster Dragon
0445    
 
Monster Dragon
0451    
 
Bug Water 3
0452    
 
Bug Water 3
0454    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0455     Grass Grass
0461    
 
Field Field
0463     Monster Monster
0464    
 
Monster Field
0465     Grass Grass
0472    
 
Bug Bug
0475    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0483  
Dialga
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0484  
Palkia
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0487  
Giratina
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0491     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0493  
Arceus
All available forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0495     Field Grass
0496     Field Grass
0497     Field Grass
0501     Field Field
0502     Field Field
0503     Field Field
0504     Field Field
0505     Field Field
0509     Field Field
0510     Field Field
0511     Field Field
0512     Field Field
0513     Field Field
0514     Field Field
0515     Field Field
0516     Field Field
0529     Field Field
0530    
 
Field Field
0540    
 
Bug Bug
0541    
 
Bug Bug
0542    
 
Bug Bug
0545    
 
Bug Bug
0548     Grass Grass
0549     Grass Grass
0550  
Basculin
Red- and
Blue-Striped Forms
  Water 2 Water 2
0551    
 
Field Field
0552    
 
Field Field
0553    
 
Field Field
0557    
 
Bug Mineral
0558    
 
Bug Mineral
0566    
 
Flying Water 3
0567    
 
Flying Water 3
0570     Field Field
0571     Field Field
0586  
Sawsbuck
All forms
 
 
Field Field
0587    
 
Field Field
0588     Bug Bug
0589    
 
Bug Bug
0595    
 
Bug Bug
0596    
 
Bug Bug
0598    
 
Grass Mineral
0604     Amorphous Amorphous
0610     Monster Dragon
0611     Monster Dragon
0612     Monster Dragon
0613     Field Field
0614     Field Field
0621     Dragon Monster
0624    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0625    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0626     Field Field
0627    
 
Flying Flying
0628    
 
Flying Flying
0629    
 
Flying Flying
0630    
 
Flying Flying
0631     Field Field
0632    
 
Bug Bug
0638    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0639    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0640    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0643    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0644    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0646  
Kyurem
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0647    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0650     Field Field
0651     Field Field
0652    
 
Field Field
0653     Field Field
0654     Field Field
0655    
 
Field Field
0656     Water 1 Water 1
0657     Water 1 Water 1
0658  
Greninja
All available forms
 
 
Water 1 Water 1
0659     Field Field
0660    
 
Field Field
0674     Field Human-Like
0675    
 
Field Human-Like
0677     Field Field
0678  
Meowstic
All forms
  Field Field
0679    
 
Mineral Mineral
0680    
 
Mineral Mineral
0681    
 
Mineral Mineral
0686    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0687    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0688    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0689    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0692     Water 1 Water 3
0693     Water 1 Water 3
0694    
 
Monster Dragon
0695    
 
Monster Dragon
0700     Field Field
0701    
 
Flying Human-Like
0702    
 
Field Fairy
0707    
 
Mineral Mineral
0708    
 
Grass Amorphous
0709    
 
Grass Amorphous
0714    
 
Flying Dragon
0715    
 
Flying Dragon
0716     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0717    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0721    
 
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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB 10 - 10 - 84% - 1 tile around user Enemy Yes
MDTDS 10 - 10 - 73.92% - 1 tile around user Enemy Yes
BSL 10 - 10 - 73.92% - 1 tile around user Enemy Yes
MDGtI 5 99 20 99 90% 98% 1 tile around user Enemy Yes
SMD 5 50 20 40 90% 98% 1 tile around user Enemy Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:


Pokémon GO

  Cut
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 5
Energy boost 5
Duration 0.5 seconds
Damage window 0.3 - 0.5 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 3
Energy boost 2
Turns 1
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
   
By Elite Fast TM
 
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Energy boost: 7 → 10
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 12 → 10
    • Energy boost: 10 → 5
    • Duration: 1.13 → 1 seconds
    • Damage window: 0.93 - 1.13 → 0.3 - 0.5 seconds
  • February 21, 2017
    • Power: 10 → 5
    • Duration: 1 → 0.5 seconds

Description

Games Description
MDRB Damages all foes around the user.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on all enemies within a 1-tile range.
BSL まわりの てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる
MDGtI
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages nearby enemies.


In the anime

 
Cacturne
 
Farfetch’d
 
Servine
 
Greninja
The foe is cut with a scythe or a claw.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Scyther uses its scythes to strike down its opponent, or Scyther cuts the opponent with one of its scythes.
Yas's Scyther Showdown at Dark City Debut
Danny's Scyther Navel Maneuvers! None
Tracey's Scyther The Rivalry Revival Incorrectly referred to as Slash in its debut appearance in the English dub
English debut in Showdown at the Oak Corral
A Coordinator's Scyther Mounting a Coordinator Assault! None
  Farfetch'd uses its leek to slice through objects. Sometimes, the leek glows white or orange.
Sylvester's Farfetch'd A Farfetch'd Tale None
Goh's Farfetch'd Time After Time! None
  The leaf on Nuzleaf's head glows white and it uses it to slice through objects.
A wild Nuzleaf Turning Over a Nuzleaf None
  The dark green patches on Cacturne's arms glow white and grow into long white needles and then it slices the opponent with them.
Harley's Cacturne New Plot, Odd Lot! None
  Sunflora's leaf-like arms glow white and it slices the opponent.
Nando's Sunflora A Secret Sphere of Influence! None
  Chikorita slices the opponent using the leaf on its head.
A wild Chikorita Arceus and the Jewel of Life None
  Both or one of Servine's arms glow light blue and it slices the opponent with one of them. When it slashes, it leaves behind a light blue, almost white, trail of energy where it slashed.
Trip's Servine A Rival Battle for Club Champ! None
  The white part of Watchog's arm glows light blue and it slices the opponent with it.
Halsey's Watchog The Pokémon Harbor Patrol! None
  Froakie forms a white needle in one of its hands and uses it to strike the opponent. The slash leaves a white trail of energy afterwards.
Ash's Froakie Forging Forest Friendships! None
  Frogadier forms a white needle in one of its hands and uses it to strike the opponent. The slash leaves a white trail of energy afterwards. Sometimes, it forms the needle from its waist, sheathing and unsheathing it like a sword.
Ash's Frogadier A Stealthy Challenge! None
  Ash-Greninja forms a white needle in one or both of its hands, sometimes forming it by pulling it out of one if its hands, with the other hand, as if it were unsheathing a sword and it cuts the opponent with one or both of the needles or Ash-Greninja forms two kunai shaped blades, with multiple variants of blue coloring that shine in some spots, in each of its hands and then strikes the opponent once or multiple times with the blades, sometimes leaving a white trail behind the blades as they move.
Ash's Greninja A Festival of Decisions! None
  Greninja forms a white needle in one of its hands and it punches the opponent with the white needle in its hand or it forms a white needle in one of its hands and uses is to strike the opponent or Greninja forms two kunai shaped blades, with multiple variants of blue coloring that shine in some spots, in each of its hands and then strikes the opponent once or multiple times with the blades, sometimes leaving a white trail behind the blades as they move.
Ippei's Greninja A Festival of Decisions! None
Ash's Greninja Meeting at Terminus Cave! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


  • Bill's Farfetch'd was revealed to know Cut on the official website, but it was never shown using the move.

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All


In other generations

In battle

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Outside of battle

Cutting plants

Main article: Cuttable plant → Gallery

Cutting tall grass

Main article: Tall grass → Gallery

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 居合斬 Gēuihahp Jáam *
斬擊 Jáamgīk *
Mandarin 居合斬 / 居合斩 Jūhé Zhǎn *
居合劈 Jūhé Pī *
一字斬 / 一字斩 Yīzì Zhǎn *
  Danish Hugge*
Skær*
  Dutch Snijd
Hakken*
Snijden*
  Finnish Leikkuu
  French Coupe
  German Zerschneider
  Greek Κόψιμο Kópsimo
  Indonesian Potong
  Italian Taglio
  Korean 풀베기 Pulbegi
  Polish Cięcie
Portuguese   Brazil Cortar (games, early anime, XY100-XY106, XY119-present, TCG, manga)
Corte (XY097, XY115-XY118)
  Portugal Ataque Cortante (PC)
Corte
Cortar*
  Russian Порез Porez
  Serbian Seča
Spanish   Latin America Corte
Corta* (AG174)
  Spain Corte
  Swedish Skärattack
Hugga*
  Thai ตัด
  Turkish Kesme
  Vietnamese Cắt


Generation I TMs
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26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation I HMs
0102030405
Generation II TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation II HMs
01020304050607
Generation III TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation III HMs
0102030405060708RSE
Generation IV TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899


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