Slash (move)
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| Slash きりさく Tear into Pieces | ||||||||||||
| The foe is attacked with a slash of claws, etc. It has a high critical-hit ratio. | ||||||||||||
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Slash (Japanese: きりさく Tear into Pieces) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.
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Effect
Slash deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 004 | | Charmander | Fire | 30 | |
| 005 | | Charmeleon | Fire | 33 | |
| 006 | | Charizard | Fire | Flying | 33 |
| 027 | | Sandshrew | Ground | 17 | |
| 028 | | Sandslash | Ground | -- | |
| 028 | | Sandslash | Ground | 17 | |
| 046 | | Paras | Bug | Grass | 34 |
| 047 | | Parasect | Bug | Grass | 39 |
| 050 | | Diglett | Ground | 31 | |
| 051 | | Dugtrio | Ground | 35 | |
| 052 | | Meowth | Normal | 44 | |
| 053 | | Persian | Normal | 51 | |
| 083 | | Farfetch'd | Normal | Flying | 39 |
| 123 | | Scyther | Bug | Flying | 29 |
| 127 | | Pinsir | Bug | 49 | |
| 140 | | Kabuto | Rock | Water | 39 |
| 141 | | Kabutops | Rock | Water | -- 39 |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
Generation II
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 004 | | Charmander | Fire | 37 | |
| 005 | | Charmeleon | Fire | 41 | |
| 006 | | Charizard | Fire | Flying | 44 |
| 027 | | Sandshrew | Ground | 23 | |
| 028 | | Sandslash | Ground | 24 | |
| 046 | | Paras | Bug | Grass | 31 |
| 047 | | Parasect | Bug | Grass | 37 |
| 050 | | Diglett | Ground | 33 | |
| 051 | | Dugtrio | Ground | 37 | |
| 052 | | Meowth | Normal | 46 | |
| 053 | | Persian | Normal | 53 | |
| 083 | | Farfetch'd | Normal | Flying | 37 |
| 123 | | Scyther | Bug | Flying | 36 |
| 141 | | Kabutops | Rock | Water | 40 |
| 158 | | Totodile | Water | 35 | |
| 159 | | Croconaw | Water | 37 | |
| 160 | | Feraligatr | Water | 38 | |
| 207 | | Gligar | Ground | Flying | 36 |
| 212 | | Scizor | Bug | Steel | 36 |
| 215 | | Sneasel | Dark | Ice | 36 |
| 216 | | Teddiursa | Normal | 36 | |
| 217 | | Ursaring | Normal | 39 | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | | Sentret | Normal | Sandshrew, Sandslash Diglett, Dugtrio Meowth, Persian Farfetch'd Sneasel Teddiursa, Ursaring | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
Generation III
By leveling up
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | | Sentret | Normal | Sandshrew, Sandslash Diglett, Dugtrio Meowth, Persian Farfetch'd Sneasel Teddiursa, Ursaring Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken Linoone Vigoroth, Slaking Zangoose Kecleon Absol | |
| 287 | | Slakoth | Normal | Sandshrew, Sandslash Diglett, Dugtrio Meowth, Persian Farfetch'd Sneasel Teddiursa, Ursaring Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken Linoone Vigoroth, Slaking Zangoose Kecleon Absol | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
Generation IV
By leveling up
By breeding
In the Anime
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| Zippo | Paul's Ursaring | Scyther | Aaron's Vespiquen |
| The user's claws glow. It then slashes the opponent. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Episode Used In | Notes | |
| | A finger on each of Charmander's claws glow. It then slashes the opponent. | ||
| Ritchie's Zippo | A Friend in Deed | None | |
| | Scyther slashes the opponent. Each slash leaves behind an after image. | ||
| Jeanette Fisher's Scyther | The Fourth Round Rumble | None | |
| Tracey's Scyther | Tracey Gets Bugged | None | |
| | Ursaring's claws glow. It then slashes the opponent. | ||
| Paul's Ursaring | Full Battle! Shinji VS Satoshi!! -Part 2- | None | |
| | Vespiquen's claws glow. It then slashes the opponent. | ||
| Aaron's Vespiquen | A Trainer and Child Reunion! | None | |
In other languages
- Spanish: Cuchillada
- French: Tranche
- German: Schlitzer
- Norwegian: Hogg, Hugg
- Portuguese: Slash
- Italian: Lacerazione
| Variations on the move Slash | |
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| | Slash | Psycho Cut | Night Slash Shadow Claw | Cross Poison |
| | This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |

