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Guillotine (move)

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Guillotine
ハサミギロチン Pincer Guillotine
Guillotine PE.png
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Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  —
Accuracy  30%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Makes contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1 ♥
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  1 ♥
Badly startles all Pokémon that successfully showed their appeal.

Guillotine (Japanese: ハサミギロチン Pincer Guillotine) is a Normal-type one-hit knockout move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Guillotine inflicts damage equal to the target's current HP. Its accuracy is 30%. Guillotine will break a substitute if it hits.

Guillotine will not affect a target whose current Speed stat is greater than the user's current Speed stat.

Generation II

The accuracy of Guillotine now follows the formula below. 

Acc = ( ( user_level - target_level ) * 2/256 + 76/256 ) * 100%

This formula means that the accuracy starts at approximately 30% and grows by approximately 0.78% for every level higher than the target that the user is.

Guillotine's efficacy is no longer based on the target's Speed; instead, now it cannot affect a target that has a higher level than the user.

Generations III to VII

Despite having an accuracy of 30% listed, Guillotine's chance of hitting is independent of accuracy and evasion stats; instead, it depends on the level of the user and the level of the target and is worked out with the formula 

Acc = ( ( user_level - target_level ) + 30 ) * 100%

Guillotine can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining two extra appeal points if the move Vice Grip was used in the prior turn. It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination and will give three extra appeal points if one of the moves Lock-On, Mind Reader, or Miracle Eye was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 A single-hit knockout attack. Learned only by Pokémon that have large pincers.
GSC A one-hit KO, pincer attack.
RSEColoXD A powerful pincer attack that may cause fainting.
FRLG A vicious tearing attack with pincers. The foe will faint if it hits.
DPPtHGSSPBR A vicious, tearing attack with pincers. The foe will faint instantly if this attack hits.
BWB2W2 A vicious, tearing attack with big pincers. The target will faint instantly if this attack hits.
XYORAS
SMUSUM 		A vicious, tearing attack with big pincers. The target faints instantly if this attack hits.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0098 Krabby WaterIC Big.png Water 3 Water 3 25 27 34 31 31 31 31SMUSUM
41PE
0099 Kingler WaterIC Big.png Water 3 Water 3 25 27 38 37 37 37 37SMUSUM
56PE
0127 Pinsir BugIC Big.png Bug Bug 30 31 37 47 47 47XY
50ORAS 		50
0207 Gligar GroundIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png 		Bug Bug 52 52 45 49BW
55B2W2 		55 55
0341 Corphish WaterIC Big.png Water 1 Water 3 44RSE
46FRLG 		53 53 53XY
48ORAS 		48
0342 Crawdaunt WaterIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png 		Water 1 Water 3 52RSE
56FRLG 		65 65 1, 65XY
54ORAS 		54
0472 Gliscor GroundIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png 		Bug Bug 45 49BW
55B2W2 		1, 55 1, 55
0610 Axew DragonIC Big.png Monster Dragon 51 50 50
0611 Fraxure DragonIC Big.png Monster Dragon 54 54 54
0612 Haxorus DragonIC Big.png Monster Dragon 58 58 58
0624 Pawniard DarkIC Big.png
SteelIC Big.png 		Human-Like Human-Like 62 62 62
0625 Bisharp DarkIC Big.png
SteelIC Big.png 		Human-Like Human-Like 71 1, 71 1, 71
0632 Durant BugIC Big.png
SteelIC Big.png 		Bug Bug 61 1, 61 1, 51
0738 Vikavolt BugIC Big.png
ElectricIC Big.png 		Bug Bug 25
0798 Kartana GrassIC Big.png
SteelIC Big.png 		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 73
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Guillotine will cause a Pokémon to instantly faint through "calamitous damage" (changed to "It's a one-hit KO!" in Gates to Infinity), regardless of level, but is prone to missing.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Defeats the target in one shot--if it hits. It has no effect on a Ghost-type foe.
MDTDS Defeats the target in one shot if it hits successfully. It has no effect on a Ghost-type enemy.
BSL てきポケモンを いちげきで たおしてしまうが めいちゅうしにくい ゴーストタイプの ポケモンには こうかがない
MDGtI
SMD 		The enemy will faint if this attack hits, but it's hard to land this move. It has no effect on Ghost-type Pokémon.


In the anime

Morrison Gligar Guillotine.png
Gligar
Paul Gliscor Guillotine.png
Gliscor
Alain Bisharp Guillotine.png
Bisharp
Durant Guillotine.png
Durant
A vicious, tearing attack with pincers that always makes the opponent faint.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Gligar Gligar's claws glow white and it strikes the opponent with it, or Gligar grabs the opponent by the neck with a glowing white claw and slams it into the ground.
Morrison's Gligar From Brags to Riches Debut
Pinsir Pinsir's horns glow white and it grabs the opponent with them.
Howie's Pinsir The Ole' Berate and Switch! None
A Coordinator's Pinsir Dawn of a Royal Day! None
Gliscor One or both of Gliscor's claws glows light blue or white and it grabs the opponent's neck, slamming it into the ground.
Paul's Gliscor Chim - Charred! None
Bertha's Gliscor An Elite Coverup! None
Pawniard Pawniard raises both of its claws into the air, then crosses them over its chest. Pawniard's claws then glow white for a moment, and when the glow fades, they turn light blue and extend greatly. Pawniard then jumps into the air and falls down at the opponent, landing on top of it with its claws first.
Georgia's Pawniard Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia! None
Bisharp The blades on Bisharp's elbows glow and then turn light blue. Bisharp then slashes at the opponent with them.
Georgia's Bisharp A Clubsplosion of Excitement! None
Alain's Bisharp Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted! None
Durant Durant opens its mandibles wide as they glow light blue and grow in size. It then crunches the opponent with them.
A wild Durant Battling the Leaf Thieves! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Core series games

Guillotine I.png Guillotine II.png Guillotine III.png Guillotine IV.png
Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV
Guillotine V.png Guillotine VI.png Guillotine VII.png
Generation V Generation VI Generation VII

Side series games

Guillotine Stad.png Guillotine Stad2.png Guillotine Colo.png Guillotine XD.png
Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD
Guillotine PBR.png
Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

Guillotine PMD RB.png
MD: Red and Blue

Trivia

  • The Axew and Pawniard evolutionary lines, as well as Kartana, can learn this move despite all six lacking pincers (which are necessary for the move, as indicated by the move description and Japanese name). However, in the anime, Pawniard and Bisharp are seen using this move by slashing at the opponent with their blades.
  • With the exception of Smeargle, no Pokémon that learns Guillotine can learn any of the other one-hit knockout moves.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 斷頭鉗 Dyuhntàuh Kìhm *
剪刀斷頭台 Jíndōu Dyuntàuhtòih *
鋏子剪刀 Gaapjí Jíndōu *
Mandarin 斷頭鉗 / 断头钳 Duàntóu Qián *
剪刀斷頭臺 / 剪刀断头台 Jiǎndāo Duàntóutái *
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Gilotina
Denmark Flag.png Danish Guillotine
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Guillotine
Finland Flag.png Finnish Giljotiini
France Flag.png French Guillotine
Germany Flag.png German Guillotine
Greece Flag.png Greek Λαιμητόμος
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Guillotine
Italy Flag.png Italian Ghigliottina
South Korea Flag.png Korean 가위자르기 Gawijareugi
Poland Flag.png Polish Gilotyna
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Guilhotina
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Giljotina
Spain Flag.png Spanish Guillotina
Turkey Flag.png Turkish Giyotin
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Máy Cắt


One-hit knockout moves
PhysicalIC HOME.png Guillotine • Horn Drill • Fissure
SpecialIC HOME.png Sheer Cold


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