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Psycho Cut (Japanese: サイコカッター Psycho Cutter) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

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

Psycho Cut 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

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like	34	40	40XY 28ORAS	28
0065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like	34	40	40XY 28ORAS	28
0150		Mewtwo		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	50	43	36	36
0359		Absol		Field		Field	60	60BW 49B2W2	47XY 37ORAS	37
0475		Gallade		Amorphous		Amorphous	31	36	36XY 31ORAS	31
0488		Cresselia		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	66	66	1, 66	1, 66
0686		Inkay		Water 1	Water 2			39	39
0687		Malamar		Water 1	Water 2			39	39
0798		Kartana		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				67
0800		Necrozma		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				37
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
0096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
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
0096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	Dream World - Spooky Manor
0624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like	Dream World - Spooky Manor
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

Super Smash Bros. series

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Cresselia appears on the Spear Pillar stage, often shooting Psycho Cuts around the field and sometimes shooting one large Psycho Cut as if it were a boomerang, hitting anyone that touches it.

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★ Power: 38 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Has a high 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

Psycho Cut
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 8 Energy boost 8 Duration 1.07 seconds Damage window ? seconds
Trainer Battles Power ? Energy boost ? Turns ?
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Fast TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Psycho Cut had a power of 15.
• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Psycho Cut had a power of 7, an energy gain of 7%, and a duration of 0.57 seconds.

Description

In the anime

Absol Gallade Variation with circles Malamar
Both of the user's 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 or slices the opponent with its forearms, or Gallade releases a pink crescent-like blade of energy from its head towards the opponent.
Zoey's Gallade	A Grand Fight for Winning!		Debut
Woodward's Gallade	Mending a Broken Spirit!		None
	Absol releases a purple crescent-like blade of energy from its horn at the opponent.
Astrid's Absol	Mega Evolution Special I		None
Magnus's Absol	The Bonds of Evolution!		None
	Mega Absol releases a purple crescent-like blade of energy from its horn at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Absol	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		None
Astrid's Absol	Valuable Experience for All!		It was shown as an Absol using the move, even though it was most likely meant to be a Mega Absol when it used the move.
	Malamar releases a pink cresent-like blade of energy from one of its tentacles at the opponent.
Multiple wild Malamar	Facing the Grand Design!		None
Xerosic's Malamar	The Right Hero for the Right Job!		None
	Mega Alakazam forms five pink cresent-like blades of energy in front of its body. It then fires the blades at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Alakazam	Mega Evolution Special IV		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~ manga

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Gallade
Unknown.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Gallade's arms glow and attacks with them.
Kenshin's Gallade	PNA4		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Kadabra Meditite Gallade Absol
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	Magnificent Meditite & Really Riolu II		Debut
	Gallade slashes the opponent with its arm blades multiple times, but doesn't hit it. Each time it slashes its arm, a wave of invisible mental energy comes out of its arm blade and cuts the opponent.
Darach's Gallade	Deprogramming Porygon-Z		None
	Kadabra waves the hand it is holding the spoon in upwards, causing a crescent-shaped energy to fire out at the opponent.
The Battle Factory's Kadabra	Uprooting Seedot		None
	Absol releases a blade of energy from its horn at the opponent.
Y's Solsol	Hawlucha Attack		None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 幻象斬 Waahnjeuhng Jáam Mandarin 幻象斬 Huànxiàng Zhǎn Dutch Psycho Snij French Coupe Psycho German Psychoklinge Greek Ψυχοδρέπανο Italian Psicotaglio Korean 사이코커터 Psycho Cutter Polish Psycho cięcie Portuguese Brazil Corte Psíquico Portugal Corte Psíquico Spanish Psicocorte* Psico-corte* Turkish Psiko Kesici Vietnamese Phi Đao Siêu Linh

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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