Slash (move)
Slash きりさく Slash | ||||||||||||
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Slash (Japanese: きりさく Slash) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Slash deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||||
004 | Charmander | Fire | 30 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 34 | 34 | ||||||||
005 | Charmeleon | Fire | 33 | 41 | 41 | 32 | 39 | 39 | ||||||||
006 | Charizard | Fire | Flying | 36 | 44 | 44 | 32 | 41 | 41 | |||||||
027 | Sandshrew | Ground | 17 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 26 | |||||||
028 | Sandslash | Ground | 17 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 26 28 | |||||||
046 | Paras | Bug | Grass | 34 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 27 | 27 | |||||||
047 | Parasect | Bug | Grass | 39 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 29 | 29 | |||||||
050 | Diglett | Ground | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 37 | ||||||||
051 | Dugtrio | Ground | 35 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 45 | 45 | ||||||||
052 | Meowth | Normal | 44 | 46 | 46 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |||||||
053 | Persian | Normal | 51 | 53 | 53 | 49 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |||||||
083 | Farfetch'd | Normal | Flying | 39 | 37 | 41 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |||||||
123 | Scyther | Bug | Flying | 29 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |||||||
127 | Pinsir | Bug | 49 | ' | ||||||||||||
140 | Kabuto | Rock | Water | 39 | ' | |||||||||||
141 | Kabutops | Rock | Water | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||||
158 | Totodile | Water | 35 | 35 | 29 | 34 | 34 | |||||||||
159 | Croconaw | Water | 37 | 37 | 33 | 39 | 39 | |||||||||
160 | Feraligatr | Water | 38 | 38 | 37 | 45 | 45 | |||||||||
207 | Gligar | Ground | Flying | 36 | 36 | 31 | 34 | 27 | 27 | |||||||
212 | Scizor | Bug | Steel | 36 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | ||||||||
215 | Sneasel | Dark | Ice | 49 | 50 | 35 | 38 | 35 | 35 | |||||||
216 | Teddiursa | Normal | 36 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |||||||||
217 | Ursaring | Normal | 39 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |||||||||
227 | Skarmory | Steel | Flying | 46 | 42 | 45 | 45 39 | |||||||||
255 | Torchic | Fire | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 37 | ||||||||||
256 | Combusken | Fire | Fighting | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 42 | |||||||||
257 | Blaziken | Fire | Fighting | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 44 | |||||||||
264 | Linoone | Normal | 41 | 41 | 47 | 47 32 | ||||||||||
288 | Vigoroth | Normal | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 23 | ||||||||||
291 | Ninjask | Bug | Flying | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 23 | |||||||||
319 | Sharpedo | Water | Dark | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |||||||||
335 | Zangoose | Normal | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 19 | |||||||||
347 | Anorith | Rock | Bug | 49 | 43 | 43 | 43 34 | |||||||||
348 | Armaldo | Rock | Bug | 55 | 46 | 46 | 46 25, 34 | |||||||||
352 | Kecleon | Normal | 31 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 25 | |||||||||
359 | Absol | Dark | 36 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 28 22 | |||||||||
383 | Groudon | Ground | 20 | 20 | ||||||||||||
402 | Kricketune | Bug | 26 | 26 | 26 | |||||||||||
416 | Vespiquen | Bug | Flying | 31 | 31 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||
431 | Glameow | Normal | 37 | 37 | 37 | |||||||||||
432 | Purugly | Normal | 37 | 37 | 37 | |||||||||||
434 | Stunky | Poison | Dark | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||
435 | Skuntank | Poison | Dark | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||
443 | Gible | Dragon | Ground | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||||||
444 | Gabite | Dragon | Ground | 28 | 28 | 28 | ||||||||||
445 | Garchomp | Dragon | Ground | 28 | 28 | 28 | ||||||||||
469 | Yanmega | Bug | Flying | 38 | 43 | 43 | 43 | |||||||||
475 | Gallade | Psychic | Fighting | 22 | 22 | 22 17 | ||||||||||
483 | Dialga | Steel | Dragon | 70 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||
484 | Palkia | Water | Dragon | 70 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||
487 | Giratina | Ghost | Dragon | 70 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||
488 | Cresselia | Psychic | 47 | 47 | 47 | |||||||||||
503 | Samurott | Water | 36 | 36 | ||||||||||||
509 | Purrloin | Dark | 30 | 30 | ||||||||||||
510 | Liepard | Dark | 34 | 34 | ||||||||||||
529 | Drilbur | Ground | 26 | 26 | ||||||||||||
530 | Excadrill | Ground | Steel | 26 | 26 | |||||||||||
542 | Leavanny | Bug | Grass | 29 | 29 | |||||||||||
557 | Dwebble | Bug | Rock | 31 | 31 | |||||||||||
558 | Crustle | Bug | Rock | 31 | 31 | |||||||||||
588 | Karrablast | Bug | 32 | 32 | ||||||||||||
589 | Escavalier | Bug | Steel | 32 | 32 | |||||||||||
595 | Joltik | Bug | Electric | 26 | 26 | |||||||||||
596 | Galvantula | Bug | Electric | 26 | 26 | |||||||||||
610 | Axew | Dragon | 20 | 20 | ||||||||||||
611 | Fraxure | Dragon | 20 | 20 | ||||||||||||
612 | Haxorus | Dragon | 20 | 20 | ||||||||||||
613 | Cubchoo | Ice | 33 | 33 | ||||||||||||
614 | Beartic | Ice | 33 | 33 | ||||||||||||
615 | Cryogonal | Ice | 41 | 41 | ||||||||||||
621 | Druddigon | Dragon | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||
624 | Pawniard | Dark | Steel | 30 | 30 | |||||||||||
625 | Bisharp | Dark | Steel | 30 | 30 | |||||||||||
627 | Rufflet | Normal | Flying | 28 | 28 | |||||||||||
628 | Braviary | Normal | Flying | 28 | 28 | |||||||||||
631 | Heatmor | Fire | 41 | 41 | ||||||||||||
643 | Reshiram | Dragon | Fire | 36 | 36 | |||||||||||
644 | Zekrom | Dragon | Electric | 36 | 36 | |||||||||||
646 | Kyurem | Dragon | Ice | 36 | 36 | |||||||||||
649 | Genesect | Bug | Steel | 29 | 29 | |||||||||||
674 | Pancham | Fighting | 20 | |||||||||||||
675 | Pangoro | Fighting | Dark | 20 | ||||||||||||
679 | Honedge | Steel | Ghost | 29 | ||||||||||||
680 | Doublade | Steel | Ghost | 29 | ||||||||||||
681 | Aegislash | Steel | Ghost | 1 | ||||||||||||
686 | Inkay | Dark | Psychic | 43 | ||||||||||||
687 | Malamar | Dark | Psychic | 43 | ||||||||||||
688 | Binacle | Rock | Water | 13 | ||||||||||||
689 | Barbaracle | Rock | Water | 13 | ||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | ||||||||||
161 | Sentret | Normal | ||||||||||||
287 | Slakoth | Normal | ||||||||||||
418 | Buizel | Water | ||||||||||||
451 | Skorupi | Poison | Bug | |||||||||||
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 II
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Generation V
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In other games
Pokémon Conquest
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Stars: ★★★★
Power: 41
Accuracy: 100%
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Effect: Has an increased critical hit ratio. |
Users: |
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.
Description
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In the anime
In the main series
The user's claws glow. It then slashes the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Scyther repeatedly slashes the opponent with its scythes. | |||
Jeanette Fisher's Scyther | The Fourth Round Rumble | Debut | |
Tracey's Scyther | Tracey Gets Bugged | None | |
Three wild Scyther | Mewtwo Returns | None | |
Pokémon Poacher's Scyther | Celebi: Voice of the Forest | None | |
A Coordinator's Scyther | Mounting a Coordinator Assault! | None | |
A finger on each of Charmander's claws shine. It then slashes the opponent. | |||
Ritchie's Zippo | A Friend in Deed | None | |
Sandslash slashes at the opponent with its two front claws. | |||
Koji's Sandslash | Good 'Quil Hunting | None | |
Teddiursa slashes the opponent with its claws, leaving behind a white energy where it slashed. | |||
A wild Teddiursa | UnBEARable | None | |
Sneasel slashes at the opponent, leaving behind a light purple energy stream where it slashed. | |||
Iron-Masked Marauder's Sneasel | Celebi: Voice of the Forest | None | |
Harrison's Sneasel | Pop Goes the Sneasel | None | |
Croconaw slashes at the opponent with its claws, leaving behind a thin white energy line where it slashed. | |||
Dundee's Croconaw | Celebi: Voice of the Forest | None | |
Bryan's Croconaw | The Champ Twins! | None | |
Totodile slashes the opponent with its claws. | |||
Ash's Totodile | Just Add Water | None | |
Kabutops slashes at the opponent with its claws. | |||
A wild Kabutops | Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias | None | |
Meowth's claws come out and they shine briefly. Then, Meowth slashes the opponent with them. | |||
Tyson's Meowth | Saved by the Beldum | None | |
Linoone's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them. As it slashes, a white streak is left behind Linoone's claws. | |||
Three Linoone Captured by Solana's Capture Styler | The Green Guardian | None | |
Scizor smacks the opponent hard with its claws, or Scizor swipes its claws and releases a white cresent of energy from its claws at the opponent. | |||
Minnie's Scizor | Gymbaliar! | None | |
Unknown Trainer's Scizor | An Elite Meet and Greet! | None | |
Sandshrew's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent, leaving behind a white afterimage where it slashed. | |||
Mira's Sandshrew | Sandshrew's Locker! | None | |
Zangoose's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them. | |||
Multiple wild Zangoose | Tears for Fears! | None | |
Weiss's Zangoose | Saving Braviary! | None | |
Vespiquen's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them. | |||
Aaron's Vespiquen | A Trainer and Child Reunion! | None | |
Froslass's fingers glow white and they become sharp. Froslass then slashes the opponent with them. It leaves behind white trails where it slashed. | |||
A wild Froslass | The Drifting Snorunt! | Froslass cannot legally learn Slash | |
Urasing's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent, leaving behind white trails where it slashed. | |||
Paul's Ursaring | Evolving Strategies! | None | |
Skuntank's claws glow white and grow longer. It then slashes the opponent in an 'X' like fashion. Its claws leave a white trail of energy where they slashed. | |||
Jupiter's Skuntank | Unlocking the Red Chain of Events! | None | |
One or both of Dwebble's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them. The claw leaves behind a white trail of energy where it slashed. | |||
Three wild Dwebble | A Home for Dwebble! | None | |
Cilan's Dwebble | A Home for Dwebble! | None | |
Beartic's claws glow white on one paw and it slashes the opponent with it. | |||
Georgia's Beartic | Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster! | None | |
Drilbur's claws glow white on both of its hands and it slashes the opponent with them. | |||
Ferris's Drilbur | The Restoration Confrontation! Part 1 | None | |
The blades on Bisharp's elbows glow white, and it slashes the opponent with them. | |||
Davy's Bisharp | Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad! | None | |
Charizard's claws glow white and grow longer. It slashes the opponent with them. | |||
Ash's Charizard | The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion! | None | |
Druddigon's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them. | |||
Clair's Druddigon | A Pokémon of a Different Color! | None | |
Aliana's Druddigon | An Explosive Operation! | None | |
Mega Garchomp slashes the opponent with its claws. | |||
Professor Sycamore's Garchomp | Garchomp's Mega Bond! | None | |
One of Gallade's arms glows white and it slashes the opponent with it. | |||
Woodward's Gallade | Mending a Broken Spirit! | None | |
Doublade's swords glow white, it rotates rapidly in a clockwise motion and charges at its opponent until it strikes the opponent with its swords. | |||
Sawyer's Doublade | XY119 | None |
In Pokémon Origins
The user slashes the opponent with sharp claws. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Kabutops slashes the opponent with its scythes. | |||
Red's Kabutops | File 3 - Giovanni | Debut | |
Scyther slashes the opponent with one of its scythes. | |||
Red's Scyther | File 4 - Charizard | None | |
Charizard slashes the opponent with its claws. | |||
Red's Charizard | File 4 - Charizard | None | |
Mega Charizard X's claws glow white. It then repeatedly slashes the opponent. | |||
Red's Charizard | File 4 - Charizard | None |
In the manga
In the Aim to Be a Card Master!! manga
The user slashes the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Charmeleon slashes the opponent with its claws. | |||
Kenta's Charmeleon | MCM1 | Debut |
In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga
The user slashes the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Scizor moves its arms fast and slashes the opponent. | |||
A wild Scizor | Go, Go, Apricot! (Part 2) | None |
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user slashes the opponent with its claws. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Scyther stabs the opponent with one of its scythes, or Scyther repeatedly slices the opponent with its scythes. | |||
Blue's Scyther | Go for the Golbat! | Debut | |
Kabutops slashes the opponent with one of its scythes. | |||
Unknown Trainer's Kabutops | Just a Spearow Carrier | None | |
Ursaring slashes the opponent with its claws. | |||
Silver's Ursaring | Teddiursa's Picnic | None | |
Persian slashes the opponent with one of its claws. As it slashes, it leaves behind a trail of energy. | |||
Sird's Persian | Some Things Are Better Left Unown | None | |
Yanmega flies down at the opponent and flies past it, slashing the opponent with its wings. | |||
Team Galactic's Yanmega | Yikes, Yanmega! I | None | |
Galvantula slashes the opponent with one of the claws on its legs. | |||
Black's Tula | A Direct Attack and a Daunting Defense | None | |
Aegislash slashes the opponent with its blade. | |||
Celosia's Aegislash | Lucky Lucario Was Here | None |
- In Bellsprout Rout, Silver's Totodile was revealed to know Slash by his Pokédex.
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
The user slashes the opponent with its claws. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Garchomp slashes the opponent with its sharp claws. | |||
Cynthia's Garchomp | Dialga's Secret Keys | Debut |
In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
The user slashes the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Scyther zooms by and slashes the opponent with its scythes. | |||
Bugsy's Scyther | Get up Again, Bayleef | Debut | |
Croconaw slashes the opponent. | |||
Gold's Croconaw | A Promise Given to Miltank | None |
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
The user slashes the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Sneasel slashes the opponent with its sharp retractable claws. | |||
Shu's Sneasel | GDZ75 | Debut | |
Scizor moves its arms fast and slashes the opponent. | |||
Hideki's Scizor | GDZ76 | None |
In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga
The user slashes the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Feraligatr swipes the opponent leaving behind a trail of energy. | |||
Jō's Feraligatr | JBA6 | Debut |
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
The user slashes the foe. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Scizor holds out its claw and grasps the foe with it. | |||
Giovanni's Scizor | Pokémon Hair Salon Opens!! | Debut | |
Feraligatr holds out its hand and swipes the foe downwards. | |||
A wild Feraligatr | Let's Go After The Pokémon Ranger! | None |
In the Pokémon Zensho manga
The user slashes the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Charmeleon slashes the opponent with its claws. | |||
Satoshi's Charmeleon | Cinnabar Island | Debut |
In other generations
Trivia
- All of the variations of this move involve cutting or slashing.
In other languages
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Variations of the move Slash | ||||||
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