Aqua Cutter (move)

Aqua Cutter (Japanese: アクアカッター Aqua Cutter) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation IX.

Aqua Cutter アクアカッター Aqua Cutter

Battles Type  Water Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  70 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IX Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Effect

Aqua Cutter inflicts damage and has an increased critical hit ratio. If used by a Pokémon with Sharpness, its power is increased by 50%.

Description

Games Description SV The user expels pressurized water to cut at the target like a blade. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						IX
						SV
0475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous	1
0912		Quaxly		Flying	Water 1	21
0913		Quaxwell		Flying	Water 1	23
0914		Quaquaval		Flying	Water 1	21
0976		Veluza		Water 2		Water 2	25
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		Level
						IX
						SV
0501		Oshawott		Field		Field	✔
0845		Cramorant		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.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Quaxwell
The user expels pressurized water to cut at the target like a blade.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	One or both of Quaxwell's wings glow blue, and it swings them around, releasing one or multiple crescent-like blades of water from them at the opponent.
Dot's Quaxwell	The Pillar of Fire		Debut Enhanceable by Terastallization

Trivia

• Aqua Cutter is the only physical Water-type move that does not make contact, outside of Z-Moves and Max Moves.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	水波刀 Séuibōdōu
	Mandarin	水波刀 Shuǐbōdāo
French		Tranch'Aqua
German		Aquaschnitt
Italian		Idrotaglio
Korean		아쿠아커터 Aqua Cutter
Polish		Wodny Nóż
Portuguese	Brazil	Cortador Aqua
	Portugal	Água Cortante
Spanish	Latin America	Corte Acuático
	Spain	Tajo Acuático

Variations of the move Slash
Slash • Night Slash • Shadow Claw • Psycho Cut • Cross Poison • Aqua Cutter Formerly a variation Leaf Blade

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.