Sharpness (Ability)

Sharpness	きれあじ
	Sharpness
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Currently unknown Generation V Currently unknown Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Powers up slicing moves.

Sharpness (Japanese: きれあじ Sharpness) is an Ability introduced in Generation IX.

Effect

In battle

Sharpness boosts the strength of slicing moves used by a Pokémon with this Ability by 50%.

Move Type Cat. Pow. Acc. Learned by Aerial Ace  Flying  Physical 60 — {{{6}}} Air Cutter  Flying  Special 60 95 {{{6}}} Air Slash  Flying  Special 75 95 {{{6}}} Aqua Cutter  Water  Physical 70 100 Veluza {{{6}}} Behemoth Blade  Steel  Physical 100 100 {{{6}}} Bitter Blade  Fire  Physical 90 100 {{{6}}} Ceaseless Edge  Dark  Physical 65 90 {{{6}}} Cross Poison  Poison  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} Cut  Normal  Physical 50 95 {{{6}}} Fury Cutter  Bug  Physical 40 95 {{{6}}} Kowtow Cleave  Dark  Physical 85 — {{{6}}} Leaf Blade  Grass  Physical 90 100 {{{6}}} Night Slash  Dark  Physical 70 100 Veluza {{{6}}} Population Bomb  Normal  Physical 20 90 {{{6}}} Psycho Cut  Psychic  Physical 70 100 Veluza {{{6}}} Razor Leaf  Grass  Physical 55 95 {{{6}}} Razor Shell  Water  Physical 75 95 {{{6}}} Sacred Sword  Fighting  Physical 90 100 {{{6}}} Slash  Normal  Physical 70 100 Veluza {{{6}}} Solar Blade  Grass  Physical 125 100 {{{6}}} Stone Axe  Rock  Physical 65 90 {{{6}}} X-Scissor  Bug  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}}

Outside of battle

Sharpness has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Sharpness

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting	Steadfast	Sharpness	Justified
0503		Samurott Hisuian Form	Water	Dark	Torrent	None	Sharpness
0900		Kleavor	Bug	Rock	Swarm	Sheer Force	Sharpness
0932	Veluza	Veluza	Water	Psychic	Mold Breaker	None	Sharpness
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

• In the Pokémon Legends: Arceus's internal code, Hisuian Samurott's Hidden Ability is Shell Armor instead of Sharpness, and Kleavor's Hidden Ability is Steadfast instead of Sharpness.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 鋒銳 Mandarin 鋒銳 / 锋锐 French Incisif German Scharfkantig Italian Affilama Korean 예리함 Spanish Cortante