Night Slash (move)

Night Slash つじぎり
The user slashes the foe the instant an opportunity arises. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
Battles
Type	Dark
Category	Physical
PP	15 (max. 24)
Power	70
Accuracy	100%
Introduced	[[Generation {{{gen}}}]]
Availability
Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock
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Contests
Category	Beauty
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jam	0
No additional effect.
Super Contests
Category	Beauty
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Night Slash on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Night Slash on Eevee's Movedex

Night Slash is a Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is a physical move, therefore it runs off of the Attack stat of the user and Defense stat of the target.

Effect

Night Slash has a critical hit ratio of 12.5%, as opposed to the usual 6.25%.

Learnset

Generation IV

Trivia

The Japanese name つじぎり (Blade Testing) is probably a reference to the way in which some particularly unscrupulous samurai would test new swords in feudal Japan. This was by hiding in wait by a road (typically a crossroads) and waiting for an unsuspecting commoner (i.e. lower class, and so with far fewer rights than the samurai class) to pass by. He would then strike to kill, and in this way learn how well his new sword could cut.

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.