Psycho Cut (move): Difference between revisions

Psycho Cut サイコカッター Psycho Cutter

Battles Type  Psychic 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 King's Rock

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

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

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Psycho Cut (Japanese: サイコカッター Psychocutter) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Psycho Cut deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	34				40			''''
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	34				40			''''
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	50				43			''''
359		Absol	Dark		Dark	60				60			'
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting	31				36			''''
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic	66				66			''''
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
					II		III		IV		V		VI
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel	no
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 side games

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Cresselia appears on the Spear Pillar stage and will often shoot Psycho Cuts around the field, and sometimes shoot one large Psycho Cut as if it were a boomerang, hitting anyone that touches it.

In the anime

File:Gallade Psycho Cut.png Gallade File:Gallade Psycho Cut2.png Variation with circles
Both of the users hands glow blue and it uses them to slice the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Gallade's forearms glow light blue and both of them grow and extend in the back. Gallade then swings its arms repeatedly and multiple light blue crescent blades or light blue rings of energy comes out of them and hits the opponent, or Gallade's forearms glow light blue and they extend in the back. Gallade then slices the opponent with its forearms.
Zoey's Gallade	A Grand Fight for Winning!		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Kadabra File:Meditite Psycho Cut Adventures.png Meditite File:Gallade Psycho Cut Adventures.png Gallade
The user throws a blade made of psychic energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Meditite waves one of its arms upward and a wave of psychic energy is released from its arm at the opponent. As it waves its arm, a trail of energy is left behind.
Maylene's Meditite	VS. Meditite and Riolu II		Debut
	Gallade slashes at the opponent with its arm blades and a blade of energy shoots at the opponent.
Caitlin's Gallade	VS. Porygon-Z		None
	Kadabra's throws its arm upwards, firing a beam from its spoon when doing so.
Battle Factory's Kadabra	VS Seedot		None

Trivia

• Absol, Spinda and Pawniard are the only non Template:Type2 Pokémon to learn this move: Absol via level up and Spinda and Pawniard through breeding.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 幻象斬 Huànxiàng Zhǎn Dutch Psycho Snij French Coupe Psycho German Psychoklinge Greek Ψυχοδρέπανο Italian Psicotaglio Korean 사이코커터 Psycho Cutter Spanish Psico-corte

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.