Psycho Cut (move)

Psycho Cut サイコカッター Psycho Cutter

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  70 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make 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 adjacent to the user

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

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.

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• Effect
• Description
• Learnset
  • By leveling up
  • By breeding
  • Special move
    • Generation V
• In other games
  • Super Smash Bros. series
  • Pokémon Conquest
  • Pokémon GO
  • Description
• In the anime
• In the manga
  • In the Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~ manga
  • In the Pokémon Adventures manga
• In other generations
  • Core series games
  • Spin-off series games
• In other languages

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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

Games Description DPPtHGSSPBR The user tears at the foe with blades formed by psychic power. It has a high critical-hit ratio. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM The user tears at the target with blades formed by psychic power. Critical hits land more easily.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Level
					I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0064		Kadabra		Human-Like	34	40	40XY 28ORAS	28
0065		Alakazam		Human-Like	34	40	40XY 28ORAS	28
0150		Mewtwo		Undiscovered	50	43	36	36
0359		Absol		Field	60	60BW 49B2W2	47XY 37ORAS	37
0475		Gallade		Amorphous	31	36	36XY 31ORAS	31
0488		Cresselia		Undiscovered	66	66	1, 66	1, 66
0686		Inkay		Water 1 Water 2			39	39
0687		Malamar		Water 1 Water 2			39	39
0798		Kartana		Undiscovered				67
0800		Necrozma		Undiscovered				37
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	✔	✔	✔	✔
0307		Meditite		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0327		Spinda		Field Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0624		Pawniard		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	Dream World - Spooky Manor
0624		Pawniard		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

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, to act as their origin point.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move, if the move changes their positioning at all.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.

Pokémon GO

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

• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Psycho Cut had a power of 15.
• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Psycho Cut had a power of 7, an energy gain of 7%, and a duration of 0.57 seconds.
• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 21, 2017, Psycho Cut had a power of 8 and a duration of 1.07 seconds.

Description

Games Description MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It has a high critical-hit rate. Conq. The user tears at the target with blades formed by psychic power. It has a high critical-hit ratio.

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 its 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 its forearms, or Gallade releases a pink crescent-like blade of energy from its 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
Lusamine's Absol	SM053		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 cresent-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 cresent-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

In the manga

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

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Gallade
Unknown.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Gallade's arms glow and attacks with them.
Kenshin's Gallade	PNA4		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 its arm blades multiple times, but doesn't hit it. Each time it slashes its arm, a wave of invisible mental energy comes out of its 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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

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		Psycho cięcie
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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