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Night Slash
つじぎり Crossroad Killing
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Type  Dark
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  70
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Affected by how well the previous Pokémon's move went.

Night Slash (Japanese: つじぎり Crossroad Killing) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Night Slash deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.

Night Slash can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if the move Focus Energy was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSSPBR The user slashes the foe the instant an opportunity arises. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
The user slashes the target the instant an opportunity arises. Critical hits land more easily.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0051     Field Field 1 1 1 1
051A  
Dugtrio
Alola Form
 
 
Field Field 1
0052     Field Field 49 49 49 49
052A  
Meowth
Alola Form
  Field Field 49
0053     Field Field 61 61 61 61
053A  
Persian
Alola Form
  Field Field 61
0083    
 
Flying Field 33 33 33 33
0123    
 
Bug Bug 45 45 45 45
0141    
 
Water 1 Water 3 72 72 1, 72 1, 72
0212    
 
Bug Bug 45 45 45 45
0214    
 
Bug Bug 1 1 1 1
0227    
 
Flying Flying 50DP
45PtHGSS
50 50XY
53ORAS
53
0254     Monster Dragon 1 1 1 1
0319    
 
Water 2 Water 2 56 56 1, 56XY
1, 62ORAS
1, 62
0336     Field Dragon 46 46BW
31B2W2
31XY
28ORAS
26
0341     Water 1 Water 3 35 35 35XY
26ORAS
26
0342    
 
Water 1 Water 3 39 39 39XY
26ORAS
26
0359     Field Field 52 52BW
41B2W2
41XY
29ORAS
29
0402     Bug Bug 42PtHGSS 42 42 42
0430    
 
Flying Flying 45 55 1, 55 1, 55
0434    
 
Field Field 31DP
32PtHGSS
37 37 31
0435    
 
Field Field 31DP
32PtHGSS
41 41 31
0451    
 
Bug Water 3 38B2W2 38 38
0452    
 
Bug Water 3 38B2W2 38 38
0461    
 
Field Field 35 38BW
35B2W2
35 35
0469    
 
Bug Bug 1 1 1 1
0472    
 
Bug Bug 31 34BW
27B2W2
27 27
0475    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1
0509     Field Field 37 37 37
0510     Field Field 43 43 43
0571     Field Field 30 30 1, Evo.
0615     Mineral Mineral 57 1, 57 1, 53
0621     Dragon Monster 40 40 40
0624    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 49 49 49
0625    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 49 49 49
0658    
 
Water 1 Water 1 1, 70 1, 77
0679    
 
Mineral Mineral 35 35
0680    
 
Mineral Mineral 36 36
0681    
 
Mineral Mineral 1 1
0686    
 
Water 1 Water 2 46 46
0687    
 
Water 1 Water 2 46 46
0688    
 
Water 3 Water 3 41 41
0689    
 
Water 3 Water 3 44 44
0716     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 51 51
0754     Grass Grass 1USUM
0798    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 31
0800     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 23
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 Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0027     Field Field
027A  
Sandshrew
Alola Form
 
 
Field Field
0056     Field Field
0083    
 
Flying Field
0123    
 
Bug Bug
0167    
 
Bug Bug
0207    
 
Bug Bug
0216     Field Field
0255     Field Field
0287     Field Field
0290    
 
Bug Bug
0335     Field Field
0336     Field Dragon
0403     Field Field HGSS
0451    
 
Bug Water 3
0501     Field Field
0519    
 
Flying Flying
0557    
 
Bug Mineral
0610     Monster Dragon
0613     Field Field
0631     Field Field
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
0287     Field Field Dream World - Dream Park
0290    
 
Bug Bug Dream World - Dream Park
0403     Field Field Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0558    
 
Bug Mineral Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0610     Monster Dragon Dream World - Icy Cave
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 IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0461  
WeavileLv. 30
 
 
Field Field 2009 World Championships Weavile
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 Conquest

 
>
 
Stars: ★★★
Power: 38
Accuracy: 100%
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.

Pokémon GO

Template:GoSpecialAttack

  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Night Slash had a power of 25.
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Night Slash had a power of 30, an energy bar of  , and a duration of 2.7 seconds.

Persian may only know this move if it was obtained before February 16, 2017.

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It has a high critical-hit rate.
Conq. Slash the target while its attention is diverted. It has a high critical-hit ratio.


In the anime

 
Purrloin
 
Honchkrow
 
Zoroark
 
Weavile
The user's hands/claws/wings glow. The user then attacks its opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  One or both of Honchkrow's wings glow light blue, purple or white. It then flies down and hits the opponent with its wings.
Paul's Honchkrow Aiding the Enemy! Debut
  Both of Zoroark's claws glow crimson and it slashes the opponent with one of them.
A wild Zoroark Zoroark: Master of Illusions None
  Purrloin's claws turn a whitish purple, and it slashes the opponent with them.
Ricard Nouveau's Purrloin Clash of the Connoisseurs! None
  Liepard slashes the opponent with its claws.
Misaki's Liepard Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice None
  Greninja creates a purple energy sword in the palm of one of its hands and then grabs it with the other hand. It then slashes the opponent with it.
Sanpei's Greninja The Legend of the Ninja Hero! None
Ippei's Greninja The Festival of Decisions! None
  Doublade's two swords glow light-purple and then it charges its swords towards the opponent until the swords strike the opponent.
Sawyer's Doublade A Full-Strength Battle Surprise! None
  Weavile's creates a light-purple energy sword by pulling it out of the inside of one its hands, with its other hand, and it slashes its opponent with that sword.
Alain's Weavile Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • The Japanese name つじぎり (Crossroad Killing) refers to the way in which some samurai would test new swords in feudal Japan, known as Tsujigiri. This was by hiding in wait by a road (typically a crossroads, thus its literal translation) and waiting for an unsuspecting commoner (i.e. lower class, and so with far fewer rights than the samurai class) to pass by. He would then strike to kill, and in this way learn how well his new sword could cut.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 暗襲要害 Amjaahp Yiuhoih *
街頭試刀 Gāaitàuh Sidōu *
Mandarin 暗襲要害 / 暗袭要害 Ànxí Yàohài *
街頭試刀 Jiētóu Shìdāo *
  Dutch Nachthak
  French Tranche-Nuit
  German Nachthieb
  Greek Νυκτερινός Τεμαχισμός Nykterinós Temachismós
  Italian Nottesferza
  Korean 깜짝베기 Kkamjjakbegi
  Polish Nocne Cięcie
Portuguese   Brazil Talho Noturno (games, XY series-present, TCG, manga)
Corte Noturno (early anime)
  Portugal Golpe Noturno
  Romanian Tăietura de Noapte
  Russian Ночной Удар Nochnoy Udar
Spanish   Latin America Rasguño Nocturno (DP100-DP131)
Cuchillada Nocturna (BW080-present)
  Spain Tajo Umbrío
  Vietnamese Nhát Chém Trong Đêm



Variations of the move Slash
  SlashNight SlashShadow ClawPsycho CutCross PoisonAqua Cutter
Formerly a variation
  Leaf Blade


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