Psycho Cut (move)

Psycho Cut サイコカッター Psycho Cutter

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Battles Type  Psychic Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  70 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM69 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Quite an appealing move.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Psycho Cut (Japanese: サイコカッター Psycho Cutter) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is TM69 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Psycho Cut deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.

Psycho Cut can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if the move Focus Energy was used in the prior turn.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like	34	40	40XY 28ORAS	28	20
0065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like	34	40	40XY 28ORAS	28	20
078G		Rapidash Galarian Form		Field		Field					1, Evo.
144G		Articuno Galarian Form		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					35
0150		Mewtwo		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	50	43	36	36	16
0359		Absol		Field		Field	60	60BW 49B2W2	47XY 37ORAS	37
0475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous	31	36	36XY 31ORAS	31	42
0488		Cresselia		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	66	66	1, 66	1, 66	35
0686		Inkay		Water 1	Water 2			39	39	27
0687		Malamar		Water 1	Water 2			39	39	27
0798		Kartana		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				67
0800		Necrozma		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				37	32
0858		Hatterene		Fairy		Fairy					1, Evo.
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.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM69	IX --
0064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔
0065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔
078G		Rapidash Galarian Form		Field		Field					✔
0103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass					✔
0121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3					✔
0123		Scyther		Bug		Bug					✔
0124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔
0141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3					✔
144G		Articuno Galarian Form		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					✔
0150		Mewtwo		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					✔
0151		Mew		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					✔
0212		Scizor		Bug		Bug					✔
0215		Sneasel		Field		Field					✔
0251		Celebi		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					✔
0359		Absol		Field		Field					✔
0375		Metang		Mineral		Mineral					✔
0376		Metagross		Mineral		Mineral					✔
0380		Latias		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					✔
0381		Latios		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					✔
0461		Weavile		Field		Field					✔
0475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous					✔
0480		Uxie		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					✔
0481		Mesprit		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					✔
0482		Azelf		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					✔
0488		Cresselia		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					✔
0510		Liepard		Field		Field					✔
0527		Woobat		Field	Flying					✔
0528		Swoobat		Field	Flying					✔
0561		Sigilyph		Flying		Flying					✔
0612		Haxorus		Dragon		Dragon					✔
0624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔
0625		Bisharp		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔
0679		Honedge		Mineral		Mineral					✔
0680		Doublade		Mineral		Mineral					✔
0681		Aegislash		Mineral		Mineral					✔
0686		Inkay		Water 1	Water 2					✔
0687		Malamar		Water 1	Water 2					✔
0724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying					✔
0754		Lurantis		Grass		Grass					✔
0786		Tapu Lele		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					✔
0792		Lunala		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					✔
0798		Kartana		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					✔
0800		Necrozma		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					✔
0826		Orbeetle		Bug		Bug					✔
0858		Hatterene		Fairy		Fairy					✔
0888		Zacian		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					✔
0897		Spectrier		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					✔
898S		Calyrex Shadow Rider		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					✔
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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
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.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	Dream World - Spooky Manor
0624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like	Dream World - Spooky Manor
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

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Psycho Cut is a move with 10 power, 88% accuracy and 14PP. The user attacks enemy in front, cutting corners. The move has an increased critical hit raito.

Super Smash Bros. series

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Cresselia appears on the Spear Pillar stage, often shooting Psycho Cuts around the field and sometimes shooting one large Psycho Cut as if it were a boomerang, hitting anyone that touches it.

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★ Power: 38 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Has a high critical hit ratio

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Psycho Cut
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 5 Energy boost 8 Duration 0.6 seconds Damage window 0.37 - 0.57 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 3 Energy boost 9 Turns 2
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Fast TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Gyms & Raids

• July 30, 2016
  • Power: 15 → 7
• February 16, 2017
  • Power: 7 → 8
  • Energy boost: 7 → 8
  • Duration: 0.57 → 1.07 seconds
• February 21, 2017
  • Power: 8 → 5
  • Duration: 1.07 → 0.6 seconds

Description

Games Description MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It has a high critical-hit rate. BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる きゅうしょに あたりやすい Conq. The user tears at the target with blades formed by psychic power. It has a high critical-hit ratio. MDGtI UNUSED SMD It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.

In the anime

Absol Gallade Variation with circles Malamar
Both of the user's hands glow blue and it uses them to slice the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Gallade's forearms glow light blue and both of them grow and extend in the back. Gallade then swings his arms repeatedly and multiple light blue crescent blades or light blue rings of energy comes out of them and hits or slices the opponent with his forearms, or Gallade releases a pink crescent-like blade of energy from his head towards the opponent.
Zoey's Gallade	A Grand Fight for Winning!		Debut
Woodward's Gallade	Mending a Broken Spirit!		None
	Absol releases a purple crescent-like blade of energy from its horn at the opponent.
Astrid's Absol	Mega Evolution Special I		None
Magnus's Absol	The Bonds of Evolution!		None
	Mega Absol releases a purple crescent-like blade of energy from its horn at the opponent.
A Trainer's Absol	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		None
Astrid's Absol	Valuable Experience for All!		It was shown as an Absol using the move, even though it was most likely meant to be a Mega Absol when it used the move.
	Malamar releases a pink crescent-like blade of energy from one of its tentacles at the opponent.
Multiple wild Malamar	Facing the Grand Design!		None
Xerosic's Malamar	The Right Hero for the Right Job!		None
	Mega Alakazam forms five pink crescent-like blades of energy in front of its body. It then fires the blades at the opponent.
A Trainer's Alakazam	Mega Evolution Special IV		None
	Necrozma slashes its arms and a purple crescent-like blade of energy is fired at the opponent
Necrozma (anime)	Full Moon and Many Arms!		None
	Dawn Wings Necrozma forms a purple crescent-like blade of energy with from its chest and fires it at the opponent
Necrozma (anime)	Full Moon and Many Arms!		None
	Dusk Mane Necrozma forms two purple crescent-like blades of energy at the sides of its head and fires multiple purple slashes from them at the opponent
Necrozma (anime)	The Prism Between Light and Darkness!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~ manga

Gallade
The user attacks with blades of psychic energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Gallade's arms glow and he attacks with them.
Kenshin's Gallade	The Scarlet Scroll: Kunoichi's Situation		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Kadabra Meditite Gallade Absol
The user throws a blade made of psychic energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Meditite waves one of its arms upward and a wave of psychic energy is released from its arm at the opponent. As it waves its arm, a trail of energy is left behind.
Maylene's Meditite	Magnificent Meditite & Really Riolu II		Debut
	Gallade slashes the opponent with his arm blades multiple times, but doesn't hit it. Each time he slashes his arm, a wave of invisible mental energy comes out of his arm blade and cuts the opponent.
Darach's Gallade	Deprogramming Porygon-Z		None
	Kadabra waves the hand it is holding the spoon in upwards, causing a crescent-shaped energy to fire out at the opponent.
The Battle Factory's Kadabra	Uprooting Seedot		None
	Absol releases a blade of energy from its horn at the opponent.
Y's Solsol	Hawlucha Attack		None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 精神利刃 Jīngsàhn Leihyahn * 幻象斬 Waahnjeuhng Jáam * Mandarin 精神利刃 Jīngshén Lìrèn * 幻象斬 / 幻象斩 Huànxiàng Zhǎn * Dutch Psychosnij French Coupe Psycho German Psychoklinge Greek Ψυχοδρέπανο Italian Psicotaglio Korean 사이코커터 Psycho Cutter Polish Psychocięcie Portuguese Brazil Corte Psíquico Portugal Corte Psíquico Spanish Psicocorte* Psico-corte* Turkish Psiko Kesici Vietnamese Phi Đao Siêu Linh* Phi Đao Tâm Linh*

Variations of the move Slash
Slash • Night Slash • Shadow Claw • Psycho Cut • Cross Poison • Aqua Cutter Formerly a variation Leaf Blade

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