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Slash (move)

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Slash redirects here. For the Ultra Beast codenamed UB Slash in Japanese, see Kartana (Pokémon).
Slash
きりさく Slash
Slash VIII.png
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Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  70
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

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.

Slash can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if either Scratch or Swords Dance was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
Stad A Normal-type attack. It has a high probability of a critical hit for inflicting double the damage.
Stad2 A Normal-type attack. It has a high probability of a critical hit for inflicting double damage.
GSC Has a high critical hit ratio.
RSEColoXD Slashes with claws, etc. Has a high critical-hit ratio.
FRLG The foe is slashed with claws, etc. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is attacked with a slash of claws, etc. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwSh 		The target is attacked with a slash of claws or blades. Critical hits land more easily.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0004     Monster Dragon 30 37 37 28 34 34 34SMUSUM
31PE 		20
0005     Monster Dragon 33 41 41 32 39 39 39 24
0006    
  		Monster Dragon 36 44 44 32 41 41 41SMUSUM
43PE 		24
0027     Field Field 17 23 23 31 31BW
26B2W2 		26 26SMUSUM
32PE
027A  
Sandshrew
Alola Form
  
  		Field Field 26SMUSUM
32PE
0028     Field Field 17 24 24 40 40BW
26B2W2 		26XY
28ORAS 		28SMUSUM
44PE
028A  
Sandslash
Alola Form
  
  		Field Field 1SMUSUM
0046    
  		Bug Grass 34 31 31 22 27 27 27SMUSUM
19PE
0047    
  		Bug Grass 39 37 35 22 29 29 29SMUSUM
19PE
0050     Field Field 31 33 33 34 37 37 35SMUSUM
21PE 		24
050A  
Diglett
Alola Form
  
  		Field Field 21PE
0051     Field Field 35 37 38 40 45 45 41SMUSUM
21PE 		24
051A  
Dugtrio
Alola Form
  
  		Field Field 21PE
0052     Field Field 44 46 46RSE
40FRLG 		33 33 33 33SMUSUM
27PE 		36
052A  
Meowth
Alola Form
   Field Field 33SMUSUM
27PE
052G  
Meowth
Galarian Form
   Field Field 36
0053     Field Field 51 53 53RSE
49FRLG 		37 37 37 37SMUSUM
27PE 		42
053A  
Persian
Alola Form
   Field Field 37SMUSUM
27PE
0083    
  		Flying Field 39 37 41 19 19 19 19SMUSUM
27PE 		40
0123    
  		Bug Bug 29 36 31 29 29 29 29SMUSUM
26PE
0127     Bug Bug 49
0140    
  		Water 1 Water 3 39
0141    
  		Water 1 Water 3 39 40 40 40 40 40 1, Evo.
0158     Monster Water 1 35 35 29 34 34 34
0159     Monster Water 1 37 37 33 39 39 39
0160     Monster Water 1 38 38 37 45 45 45
0207    
  		Bug Bug 36 36 31 34BW
27B2W2 		27 27
0212    
  		Bug Bug 36 31 29 29 29 29
0215    
  		Field Field 49 50 35 38BW
35B2W2 		35 35 60
0216     Field Field 36 37 29 29 29 29
0217     Field Field 39 37 29 29 29 29
0227    
  		Flying Flying 46DP
42PtHGSS 		45 45XY
39ORAS 		39
0255     Field Field 34 34 34 34XY
37ORAS 		37
0256    
  		Field Field 39 39 39 39XY
42ORAS 		42
0257    
  		Field Field 42 42 42 42XY
44ORAS 		44
0264     Field Field 41 41 47 47XY
32ORAS 		32 1, Evo.
0288     Field Field 31 31 31 31XY
23ORAS 		23
0291    
  		Bug Bug 31 31 31 31XY
23ORAS 		23 50
0319    
  		Water 2 Water 2 33 30 30 30 1, Evo.
0335     Field Field 19 18 18BW
15B2W2 		15XY
19ORAS 		19
0347    
  		Water 3 Water 3 49 43 43 43XY
34ORAS 		34
0348    
  		Water 3 Water 3 55 46 46 46XY
25, 34ORAS 		25, 34SM
34USUM
0352     Field Field 31 25DP
27PtHGSS 		27 27XY
25ORAS 		25
0359     Field Field 36 36 36BW
28B2W2 		28XY
22ORAS 		22
0383     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 20 20DPPt
0402     Bug Bug 26PtHGSS 26 26 26
0416    
  		Bug Bug 31 31BW
21B2W2 		21 1, Evo. 1, Evo.
0431     Field Field 37 37 37 37
0432     Field Field 37 37 37 37
0434    
  		Field Field 25DP
22PtHGSS 		22 22 25
0435    
  		Field Field 25DP
22PtHGSS 		22 22 25
0443    
  		Monster Dragon 25 25 25 25
0444    
  		Monster Dragon 28 28 28 28
0445    
  		Monster Dragon 28 28 28 28
0461    
  		Field Field 1
0469    
  		Bug Bug 38DP
43PtHGSS 		43 43 43
0475    
  		Human-Like Amorphous 22 22 22XY
17ORAS 		1, Evo. 1, Evo.
0483    
  		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 70DPPt
15HGSS 		15 15 15
0484    
  		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 70DPPt
15HGSS 		15 15 15
0487    
  		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 70DPPt
15HGSS 		15 15 15
0488     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 47 47 47 47
0503     Field Field 36 36 1, Evo.
0509     Field Field 30 30 30
0510     Field Field 34 34 34
0529     Field Field 26 26 26
0530    
  		Field Field 26 26 26
0542    
  		Bug Bug 29 29 1, Evo.
0557    
  		Bug Mineral 31 31 31 20
0558    
  		Bug Mineral 31 31 31 20
0588     Bug Bug 32 32 32
0589    
  		Bug Bug 32 32 32
0595    
  		Bug Bug 26 26 26 32
0596    
  		Bug Bug 26 26 26 32
0610     Monster Dragon 20 20 20 15
0611     Monster Dragon 20 20 20 15
0612     Monster Dragon 20 20 20 15
0613     Field Field 33 33 33 21
0614     Field Field 33 33 33 21
0615     Mineral Mineral 41 41 37
0621     Dragon Monster 21 21 21
0624    
  		Human-Like Human-Like 30 30 30 35
0625    
  		Human-Like Human-Like 30 30 30 35
0627    
  		Flying Flying 28 28 28 36
0628    
  		Flying Flying 28 28 28 36
0631     Field Field 41 41 41 25
0643    
  		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 36 36 36 8
0644    
  		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 36 36 36 8
0646  
Kyurem
Normal Kyurem
  
  		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 36 36 36 8
646B  
Kyurem
Black Kyurem
  
  		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 36B2W2 36 36 8
646W  
Kyurem
White Kyurem
  
  		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 36B2W2 36 36 8
0649    
  		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 29 29 29
0674     Field Human-Like 20 20 24
0675    
  		Field Human-Like 20 20 24
0679    
  		Mineral Mineral 29 29 20
0680    
  		Mineral Mineral 29 29 20
0681    
  		Mineral Mineral 1 1 1
0686    
  		Water 1 Water 2 43 43 21
0687    
  		Water 1 Water 2 43 43 21
0688    
  		Water 3 Water 3 13 13 28
0689    
  		Water 3 Water 3 13 13 28
0753     Grass Grass 32
0754     Grass Grass 32
0768    
  		Bug Water 3 21 28
0778    
  		Amorphous Amorphous 32 36
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 7 16
800DM  
Necrozma
Dusk Mane
  
  		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 7USUM 16
800DW  
Necrozma
Dawn Wings
  
  		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 7USUM 16
0807     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 33USUM 24
0863     Field Field 42
0888     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 11
0889     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 11
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
0098     Water 3 Water 3 ✔
0161     Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0287     Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0341     Water 1 Water 3 ✔
0418     Water 1 Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0434    
  		Field Field ✔
0451    
  		Bug Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0509     Field Field ✔
0529     Field Field ✔
0588     Bug Bug ✔
0846     Water 2 Water 2 ✔
0884    
  		Mineral Dragon ✔
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

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0083    
  		Flying Field Baton Pass Farfetch'dStad2
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.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0418     Water 1 Field Dream World - Sparkling Sea
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

Slash damages the enemy in front of the user. In Gates to Infinity, Slash hits nearby enemies in a 1 tile range around the user when used by a Gigantic Pokémon.

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★★★
Power: 41
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.

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
Conq. The target is attacked with a slash of claws, etc. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
MDGtI It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.
It damages enemies. It has a high critical-hit rate.*
SMD It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.


In the anime

In the main series

 
Meowth
 
Charmeleon
 
Skuntank
 
Charizard
The user's claws glow. It then slashes the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Scyther repeatedly slashes the opponent with its scythes. Sometimes, its scythes glow white while using the move.
Jeanette Fisher's Scyther The Fourth Round Rumble Debut
Tracey's Scyther Tracey Gets Bugged None
Three wild Scyther Mewtwo Returns None
A poacher's Scyther Celebi: The Voice of the Forest None
A Coordinator's Scyther Mounting a Coordinator Assault! None
Go's Scyther SS006 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 or one of its claws glows white and it slashes the opponent with them.
Iron-Masked Marauder's Sneasel Celebi: The Voice of the Forest None
Harrison's Sneasel Pop Goes the Sneasel None
Pokémon hunter's Sneasel The Power of Us None
  Croconaw slashes at the opponent with its claws, leaving behind a thin white energy line where it slashed.
Dundee's Croconaw Celebi: The Voice of the Forest None
Bryan's Croconaw The Champ Twins! None
  Totodile slashes at 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 she 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
Kiawe's Charizard Run, Heroes, Run! 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 he 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 A Full-Strength Battle Surprise! None
  Aegislash's sword glows white and it slashes the opponent with it.
Sawyer's Aegislash Valuable Experience for All! None
  Litten's claws extend out, glow white, and it slashes the opponent with them.
Ash's Litten They Might Not Be Giants! Litten cannot legally learn Slash.
  Charmeleon's claws glow white, and it slashes the opponent with them.
Ash's Charmeleon I Choose You! None
  Zeraora's claws glow white and grow, and it slashes the opponent with them.
Dia's Zeraora Battling the Beast Within! None


In Pokémon Origins

 
Charizard
 
Mega Charizard X
The user slashes the opponent with sharp claws.
Pokémon Method
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 Pokémon: Twilight Wings

 
Charizard


The user slashes the opponent with sharp claws.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Charizard slashes the opponent with its claws.
Leon's Charizard Letter Debut


In the manga

In the Aim to Be a Card Master!! manga


In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga


In the movie adaptations


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga


In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga


In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In the Pokémon Zensho manga


In other generations

Core series games

       
Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV
  File:Slash.png  
 
Generation V Generation VI Generation VII

Side series games

       
Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD
 
Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

 
MD: Red and Blue

Trivia

  • All of the variations of this move involve cutting or slashing.
  • With a total of six, Slash is learned by more Pokémon upon evolving than any other move.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 劈開 Pekhōi *
揮砍 Fāihám *
Mandarin 劈開 / 劈开 Pī​kāi
  Danish Hug
  Dutch Hak
  Finnish Sivallus
  French Tranche
  German Schlitzer
  Greek Σκίσιμο Skisimo
  Indonesian Membelah
  Italian Lacerazione
  Korean 베어가르기 Beeogareugi
  Norwegian Hogg
Hugg
  Polish Siekanie*
Cięcie*
Dzika Furia*
Dziki Cios*
Portuguese   Brazil Talho (games, BW102-present, TCG, manga)
Talhada (early anime)
Corte (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Lâmina Cortante (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Golpe Cortante (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
  Portugal Retalhar
  Romanian Tăietura
  Serbian Zamah
Spanish   Latin America Cuchillada (EP077-EP256, DP008-DP047, DP132-present)
Garra (AG126-AG131)
Cortada (AG155)
Rasguño* (DP099)
  Spain Cuchillada
  Swedish Skär
  Turkish Yırtma
  Vietnamese Chém



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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