Cut (move)

This article is about the move Cut. For the field move, see Field Move.

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Cut いあいぎり Iai Cut

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  30 (max. 48) Power  50 Accuracy  95% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock Usable outside of battle

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I HM01 in Generation I HM01 in Generation II HM01 in Generation III HM01 in Generation IV HM01 in Generation V

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Cut on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Cut on Eevee's Movedex

Cut (Japanese: いあいぎり Iai Cut) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It is HM01 in all generations so far.

Effect

In battle

Cut inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Outside of battle

Generation I-III

A Pokémon using Cut can remove a certain type of tree, which acts as an obstacle between the player and their destination. It can also be used to cut tall grass. In Pokémon Emerald, a Pokémon with Hyper Cutter can cut a larger area of tall grass around the user.

Generation IV-V

Cut can no longer remove tall grass.

Description

Games Description StadStad2 A Normal-type attack. Also used for cutting small bushes to open new paths. GSC Cuts using claws, scythes, etc. RSE Cuts the foe with sharp scythes, claws, etc.* Attacks the foe with sharp blades or claws.* FRLG A basic attack. It can be used to cut down thin trees and grass. Colo.XD Cuts the target with sharp scythes, claws, etc. DPPtHGSS The foe is cut with a scythe or a claw. It can also be used to cut down thin trees. BWB2W2 The target is cut with a scythe or a claw. It can also be used to cut down thin trees.

Learnset

By HM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I HM01		II HM01		III HM01		IV HM01		V HM01
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison							✔			✔				✔		✔
030		Nidorina	Poison		Poison							✔			✔				✔		✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison							✔			✔				✔		✔
033		Nidorino	Poison		Poison							✔			✔				✔		✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
046		Paras	Grass	Bug	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
047		Parasect	Grass	Bug	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground		✔	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground		✔	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
098		Krabby	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
099		Kingler	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock							✔			✔				✔		✔
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water		✔	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying														✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
156		Quilava	Fire		Fire				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
158		Totodile	Water		Water				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
159		Croconaw	Water		Water				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
244		Entei	Fire		Fire				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
245		Suicune	Water		Water				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass							✔			✔				✔		✔
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass							✔			✔				✔		✔
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass							✔			✔				✔		✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass							✔			✔				✔		✔
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting							✔			✔				✔		✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting							✔			✔				✔		✔
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark							✔			✔				✔		✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark							✔			✔				✔		✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting							✔			✔				✔		✔
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost							✔			✔				✔		✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost							✔			✔				✔		✔
304		Aron	Steel	Rock							✔			✔				✔		✔
305		Lairon	Steel	Rock							✔			✔				✔		✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock							✔			✔				✔		✔
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison							✔			✔				✔		✔
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass							✔			✔				✔		✔
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark							✔			✔				✔		✔
341		Corphish	Water		Water							✔			✔				✔		✔
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark							✔			✔				✔		✔
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug							✔			✔				✔		✔
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug							✔			✔				✔		✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark							✔			✔				✔		✔
371		Bagon	Dragon		Dragon							✔			✔				✔		✔
372		Shelgon	Dragon		Dragon							✔			✔				✔		✔
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
375		Metang	Steel	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
388		Grotle	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground										✔				✔		✔
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire										✔				✔		✔
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting										✔				✔		✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting										✔				✔		✔
393		Piplup	Water		Water										✔				✔		✔
394		Prinplup	Water		Water										✔				✔		✔
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel										✔				✔		✔
399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water										✔				✔		✔
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug										✔				✔		✔
406		Budew	Grass	Poison										✔				✔		✔
407		Roserade	Grass	Poison										✔				✔		✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock										✔				✔		✔
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying										✔				✔		✔
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric										✔				✔		✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying										✔				✔		✔
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying										✔				✔		✔
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark										✔				✔		✔
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark										✔				✔		✔
443		Gible	Dragon	Ground										✔				✔		✔
444		Gabite	Dragon	Ground										✔				✔		✔
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground										✔				✔		✔
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug										✔				✔		✔
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark										✔				✔		✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting										✔				✔		✔
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice										✔				✔		✔
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock										✔				✔		✔
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying										✔				✔		✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting										✔				✔		✔
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon										✔				✔		✔
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon										✔				✔		✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon										✔				✔		✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark										✔				✔		✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
496		Servine	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
501		Oshawott	Water		Water														✔		✔
502		Dewott	Water		Water														✔		✔
503		Samurott	Water		Water														✔		✔
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal														✔		✔
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal														✔		✔
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark														✔		✔
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark														✔		✔
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
512		Simisage	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire														✔		✔
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire														✔		✔
515		Panpour	Water		Water														✔		✔
516		Simipour	Water		Water														✔		✔
529		Drilbur	Ground		Ground														✔		✔
530		Excadrill	Ground	Steel														✔		✔
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass														✔		✔
541		Swadloon	Bug	Grass														✔		✔
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass														✔		✔
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison														✔		✔
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
549		Lilligant	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
550		Basculin	Water		Water														✔		✔
551		Sandile	Ground	Dark														✔		✔
552		Krokorok	Ground	Dark														✔		✔
553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark														✔		✔
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock														✔		✔
558		Crustle	Bug	Rock														✔		✔
566		Archen	Rock	Flying														✔		✔
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying														✔		✔
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark														✔		✔
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark														✔		✔
586		Sawsbuck	Normal	Grass														✔		✔
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying														✔		✔
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug														✔		✔
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel														✔		✔
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric														✔		✔
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric														✔		✔
598		Ferrothorn	Grass	Steel														✔		✔
604		Eelektross	Electric		Electric														✔		✔
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon														✔		✔
611		Fraxure	Dragon		Dragon														✔		✔
612		Haxorus	Dragon		Dragon														✔		✔
613		Cubchoo	Ice		Ice														✔		✔
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice														✔		✔
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon														✔		✔
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel														✔		✔
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel														✔		✔
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal														✔		✔
627		Rufflet	Normal	Flying														✔		✔
628		Braviary	Normal	Flying														✔		✔
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying														✔		✔
630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying														✔		✔
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire														✔		✔
632		Durant	Bug	Steel														✔		✔
638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting														✔		✔
639		Terrakion	Rock	Fighting														✔		✔
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting														✔		✔
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire														✔		✔
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric														✔		✔
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice														✔		✔
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting														✔		✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

Scyther	Servine	Cacturne	Watchog
The foe is cut with a scythe or a claw.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Scyther	Scyther uses its scythes to strike down its opponent, or Scyther cuts the opponent with one of its scythes.
Yas's Scyther	Showdown at Dark City		Debut
Tracey's Scyther	Showdown at the Oak Corral		None
A Coordinator's Scyther	Mounting a Coordinator Assault!		None
Farfetch'd	Farfetch'd uses its leek to slice through objects.
Sylvester's Farfetch'd	A Farfetch'd Tale		None
Nuzleaf	The leaf on Nuzleaf's head glows white and it uses it to slice through objects.
A wild Nuzleaf	Turning Over a Nuzleaf		None
Cacturne	The dark green patches on Cacturne's arms glow white and grow into long white needles. It then slices the opponent with them.
Harley's Cacturne	New Plot, Odd Lot!		None
Sunflora	Sunflora's leaf-like arms glow white and it slices the opponent.
Nando's Sunflora	A Secret Sphere of Influence!		None
Chikorita	Chikorita slices the opponent using the leaf on its head.
A wild Chikorita	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
Servine	Both or one of Servine's arms glow light blue and it slices the opponent with one of them. When it slashes, it leaves behind a light blue, almost white, trail of energy where it slashed.
Trip's Servine	A Rival Battle for Club Champ!		None
Servine	The white part of Watchog's arm glows light blue and it slices the opponent with it.
Hiroto's Watchog	The Pokémon Harbor Patrol!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Ivysaur	Charmeleon
The foe is cut with a scythe or a claw.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Charmeleon	Charmeleon slices the opponent in two with its tail.
Blue's Charmeleon	That Awful Arbok!		Debut
Ivysaur	Ivysaur slices the opponent by firing a razor-sharp leaf from the leaves on its back at it.
Red's Saur	What a Dragonite		None
Bellsprout	Bellsprout slices the opponent by firing a razor-sharp leaf from the leaves on its body at the opponent.
Peaceful's Bellsprout	Bellsprout Rout		None
Mindful's Bellsprout	Bellsprout Rout		None
Faithful's Bellsprout	Bellsprout Rout		None
Careful's Bellsprout	Bellsprout Rout		None
Thoughtful's Bellsprout	Bellsprout Rout		None
Farfetch'd	Farfetch'd slices the opponent with the leek it holds.
Azalean Boy's Farfetch'd	You Ain't Nothin' But a Houndour		None

In other generations

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)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Outside of battle

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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)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• In Generation I, if the player saves and exits the game standing on a previously cut tree, once the game is continued, the player will be standing on the tree that was previously cut.
• Cut is not required to complete Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald.
• The Japanese name of Cut, いあいぎり Iai Cut, refers to iaido, a Japanese martial art. Specifically, it refers to the technique of drawing a blade from its scabbard, cutting down the opponent, then re-sheathing the blade.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 一字斬 Yīzì Zhǎn Dutch Snij Aanval Finnish Leikkuulyönti French Coupe German Zerschneider Greek Κόψιμο Indonesian Potong Italian Taglio Korean 풀베기 Pul Begi Polish Cięcie Portuguese Brazil Cortar Portugal Ataque Cortante (Pokémon Chronicles) Serbian Seča Spanish Latin America Corte Spain Corte

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