Slash (move)

Slash
きりさく Tear into Pieces

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Physical
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	70
Accuracy	100%
Priority	0
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range

Opponent	Opponent	Opponent
Self	Ally	Ally
Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability

Introduced	Generation I
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Cool
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jam	0
Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.

Super Contests

Condition	Cool
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cool
Appeal	0
Jamming	0

On Smogon's Movedex:

Slash (Japanese: きりさく Tear into Pieces) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Slash deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
0004	Charmander	Fire		30
0005	Charmeleon	Fire		33
0006	Charizard	Fire	Flying	33
0027	Sandshrew	Ground		17
0028	Sandslash	Ground		--
0028	Sandslash	Ground		17
0046	Paras	Bug	Grass	34
0047	Parasect	Bug	Grass	39
0050	Diglett	Ground		31
0051	Dugtrio	Ground		35
0052	Meowth	Normal		44
0053	Persian	Normal		51
0083	Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	39
0123	Scyther	Bug	Flying	29
0127	Pinsir	Bug		49
0140	Kabuto	Rock	Water	39
0141	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
0004	Charmander	Fire		37
0005	Charmeleon	Fire		41
0006	Charizard	Fire	Flying	44
0027	Sandshrew	Ground		23
0028	Sandslash	Ground		24
0046	Paras	Bug	Grass	31
0047	Parasect	Bug	Grass	37
0050	Diglett	Ground		33
0051	Dugtrio	Ground		37
0052	Meowth	Normal		46
0053	Persian	Normal		53
0083	Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	37
0123	Scyther	Bug	Flying	36
0141	Kabutops	Rock	Water	40
0158	Totodile	Water		35
0159	Croconaw	Water		37
0160	Feraligatr	Water		38
0207	Gligar	Ground	Flying	36
0212	Scizor	Bug	Steel	36
0215	Sneasel	Dark	Ice	36
0216	Teddiursa	Normal		36
0217	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.

|- | colspan="6" | 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

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
0004	Charmander	Fire		37
0005	Charmeleon	Fire		41
0006	Charizard	Fire	Flying	44
0027	Sandshrew	Ground		23
0028	Sandslash	Ground		24
0046	Paras	Bug	Grass	31
0047	Parasect	Bug	Grass	35
0050	Diglett	Ground		33
0051	Dugtrio	Ground		38
0052	Meowth	Normal		46
0052	Meowth	Normal		40
0053	Persian	Normal		53
0053	Persian	Normal		49
0083	Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	41
0123	Scyther	Bug	Flying	31
0141	Kabutops	Rock	Water	40
0158	Totodile	Water		35
0159	Croconaw	Water		37
0160	Feraligatr	Water		38
0207	Gligar	Ground	Flying	36
0212	Scizor	Bug	Steel	31
0215	Sneasel	Dark	Ice	50
0216	Teddiursa	Normal		37
0217	Ursaring	Normal		37
0255	Torchic	Fire		34
0256	Combusken	Fire	Fighting	39
0257	Blaziken	Fire	Fighting	42
0264	Linoone	Normal		41
0288	Vigoroth	Normal		31
0291	Ninjask	Bug	Flying	31
0319	Sharpedo	Water	Dark	38
0335	Zangoose	Normal		19
0347	Anorith	Rock	Bug	49
0348	Armaldo	Rock	Bug	55
0352	Kecleon	Normal		31
0359	Absol	Dark		38
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

|- | colspan="6" | 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

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
0004	Charmander	Fire		28
0005	Charmeleon	Fire		32
0006	Charizard	Fire	Flying	32
0027	Sandshrew	Ground		31
0028	Sandslash	Ground		40
0046	Paras	Bug	Grass	22
0047	Parasect	Bug	Grass	22
0050	Diglett	Ground		34
0051	Dugtrio	Ground		40
0052	Meowth	Normal		33
0053	Persian	Normal		37
0083	Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	19
0123	Scyther	Bug	Flying	29
0141	Kabutops	Rock	Water	40
0158	Totodile	Water		29
0159	Croconaw	Water		33
0160	Feraligatr	Water		37
0207	Gligar	Ground	Flying	31
0212	Scizor	Bug	Steel	29
0215	Sneasel	Dark	Ice	35
0216	Teddiursa	Normal		29
0217	Ursaring	Normal		29
0227	Skarmory	Steel	Flying	46
0227	Skarmory	Steel	Flying	42
0255	Torchic	Fire		34
0256	Combusken	Fire	Fighting	39
0257	Blaziken	Fire	Fighting	42
0264	Linoone	Normal		41
0288	Vigoroth	Normal		31
0291	Ninjask	Bug	Flying	31
0319	Sharpedo	Water	Dark	30
0335	Zangoose	Normal		18
0347	Anorith	Rock	Bug	43
0348	Armaldo	Rock	Bug	46
0352	Kecleon	Normal		25
0352	Kecleon	Normal		27
0359	Absol	Dark		26
0383	Groudon	Ground		20
0402	Kricketune	Bug		26
0416	Vespiquen	Bug	Flying	31
0431	Glameow	Normal		37
0432	Purugly	Normal		37
0434	Stunky	Poison	Dark	25
0435	Skuntank	Poison	Dark	25
0443	Gible	Dragon	Ground	25
0444	Gabite	Dragon	Ground	28
0445	Garchomp	Dragon	Ground	28
0469	Yanmega	Bug	Flying	38
0469	Yanmega	Bug	Flying	43
0475	Gallade	Psychic	Fighting	22
0483	Dialga	Steel	Dragon	70
0483	Dialga	Steel	Dragon	15
0484	Palkia	Water	Dragon	70
0484	Palkia	Water	Dragon	15
0487	Giratina	Ghost	Dragon	70
0487	Giratina	Ghost	Dragon	15
0487	Giratina	Ghost	Dragon	70
0487	Giratina	Ghost	Dragon	15
0488	Cresselia	Psychic		47
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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0161 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sentret
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew, Sandslash
Diglett, Dugtrio
Meowth, Persian
Farfetch'd
Sneasel, Weavile
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Linoone
Vigoroth, Slaking
Zangoose
Kecleon
Absol
Glameow, Purugly
Stunky, Skuntank |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0287 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew, Sandslash
Diglett, Dugtrio
Meowth, Persian
Farfetch'd
Sneasel, Weavile
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Linoone
Vigoroth, Slaking
Zangoose
Kecleon
Absol
Glameow, Purugly
Stunky, Skuntank |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0418 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Buizel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew, Sandslash
Diglett, Dugtrio
Meowth, Persian
Farfetch'd
Kabutops
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Sneasel, Weavile
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Linoone
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Zangoose
Kecleon
Absol
Glameow, Purugly
Stunky, Skuntank |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0451 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Skorupi
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#91A119" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" | Paras, Parasect
Scyther, Scizor
Kabutops
Gligar, Gliscor
Ninjask
Anorith, Armaldo
Vespiquen
Yanmega

|- | colspan="6" | 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. |} |}

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
File:CharmanderSlash.png Ritchie's Charmander,Zippo File:ScytherSlash.png Scyther File:Ursaring Slash.png Paul's Ursaring File:VespiquenSlash.png Aaron's Vespiquen
The user's claws glow. It then slashes the opponent.
User	First Used In	Notes
	A finger on each of Charmander's claws glow. It then slashes the opponent.
Ritchie's Charmander (Zippo)	A Friend in Deed	Debut
	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
Pokémon Poacher's Scyther	Celebi: Voice of the Forest	None
	Sandslash slashes at the opponent with its two front claws.
Koji's Sandslash	Good 'Quil Hunting	None
Unnamed trainer's Sandslash	Gymbaliar!	None
	Teddiursa slashes the opponent with its claws, leaving behind a white energy where it slashed.
A wild Teddiursa	UnBEARable	None
	Sneasel slashes at the opponent, leaving behind a light purple energy stream where it slashed.
Vicious's Sneasel	Celebi: Voice of the Forest	None
	Croconaw slashes at the opponent with its claws, leaving behind a thin white energy line where it slashed.
Dundee's Croconaw	Celebi: Voice of the Forest	None
	Totodile slashes the opponent with its claws.
Ash's Totodile	Just Add Water	None
	Kabutops slashes at the opponent with its claws.
A wild Kabutops	Pokémon Heroes	None
	Scizor's claws glow then slashes the opponent
Minnie's Scizor	Gymbaliar!	None
Unnamed Trainer's Scizor	An Elite Meet and Greet!	None
	Sandshrew slashes at the opponent with its three front claws.
Mira's Sandshrew	Sandshrew's Locker!	None
	Zangoose slashes at the opponent with its three front claws.
A Wild Zangoose	Tears for Fears!	None
	Luxray slashes at the opponent with its three front claws.
Marble's Luxray	Luxray Vision!	None
	Ursaring's claws glow. It then slashes the opponent.
Paul's Ursaring	Full Battle! Shinji VS Satoshi!! -Part 2-	None
	Same as above.
Aaron's Vespiquen	A Trainer and Child Reunion!	None