Tachyon Cutter (move)

Tachyon Cutter (Japanese: タキオンカッター Tachyon Cutter) is a damage-dealing Steel-type multistrike move introduced during Generation IX, in The Indigo Disk. It is the signature move of Iron Crown.

Tachyon Cutter タキオンカッター Tachyon Cutter

Battles Type  Steel Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  50 Accuracy  —% 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.

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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

Tachyon Cutter inflicts damage, hitting twice per use. Each strike has an equal chance to be a critical hit. It bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

If used by a Pokémon with Sharpness, its power is increased by 50%.

Tachyon Cutter will hit again if the first strike breaks a substitute. Mirror Coat will only acknowledge the second strike of this move.

If a Focus Sash activates before the last strike is dealt, the following strike will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. A Focus Band can still activate repeatedly to prevent fainting, but each chance is independent.

If the user is holding a King's Rock or Razor Fang, each consecutive hit has an equal chance to cause the opponent to flinch.

If the target has Stamina, each strike will activate it.

Description

Games Description SV The user attacks by launching particle blades at the target twice in a row. This attack never misses.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						IX
						SV
1023		Iron Crown		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	56
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.

Trivia

• Tachyon Cutter is the only multistrike move that cannot miss under normal conditions.
• A tachyon is a hypothetical particle that can move at superluminal (faster than light) speeds.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	迅子利刃 Seunjí Leihyahn
	Mandarin	迅子利刃 Xùnzi Lìrèn
French		Lame Tachyonique
German		Tachyon-Schnitt
Italian		Tachiontaglio
Korean		타키온커터 Takion Keoteo
Spanish	Latin America	Corte Taquión
	Spain	Tajo Taquión

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.