Dire Hit

The Dire Hit (Japanese: クリティカット Criticut, known as クリティカッター Criticutter prior to Generation V) is a type of battle item introduced in Generation I. It temporarily boosts the critical hit ratio.

Dire Hit
クリティカット
Criticut
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation I
Pocket
Generation I Items
Generation II Items
Generation III Items
Generation IV Battle items
Generation V Items
Generation VI Items
Generation VII Items
Generation VIII Battle Items
Fling
Power 30

In the core series games

Price
Games Cost Sell price
RGBY/RBY
GSC
RSEFRLG
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS		650325
SMUSUM
SwSh		1,000500
PE650325

At Join Avenue's Market, Dire Hit can be bought in dozens at 5850 each, which equates to 487.5 per Dire Hit.

Effect

Dire Hit replicates the effect of the move Focus Energy, which itself has changed through the generations. It does not stack with Focus Energy or other Dire Hits.

Generation I

When used on a Pokémon from the Bag during battle, the Pokémon's chance of getting a critical hit is reduced by 75% (due to a glitch) while it is in battle.

Generation II

When used on a Pokémon from the Bag during battle, it raises that Pokémon's critical hit ratio by 1 stage while it is in battle. It also increases the Pokémon's friendship a little.

This improves the default critical hit odds from 1/16 to 1/8.

Generation III onward

When used on a Pokémon from the Bag during battle, it raises that Pokémon's critical hit ratio by 2 stages while it is in battle. It also increases the Pokémon's friendship a little.

This improves the default critical hit odds from 1/16 to 1/4 (Gen. III-V), from 1/16 to 1/2 (Gen. VI), or from 1/24 to 1/2 (Gen. VII+).

Description
Games Description
Stad Temporarily heightens the probability of scoring critical hits in one battle.
GSC Ups critical hit ratio. (1 BTL)
RSEColo.XD Raises the critical-hit ratio during one battle.
FRLG Raises the critical-hit ratio of Pokémon in battle. Wears off if the Pokémon is withdrawn.
DPPtHGSS An item that raises the critical-hit ratio of a Pokémon in battle. It wears off if the Pokémon is withdrawn.
BWB2W2 It raises the critical-hit ratio greatly. It can be used only once and wears off if the Pokémon is withdrawn.
XYORAS
SMUSUM		 An item that raises the critical-hit ratio greatly. It can be used only once and wears off if the Pokémon is withdrawn.
PE
SwSh		 An item that greatly raises the critical-hit ratio of a Pokémon during a battle. It can be used only once and wears off if the Pokémon is withdrawn.

Acquisition
Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
RBY/RGBY Celadon Department Store
GSC Dark CaveC, Route 46GS, Mt. Silver, Team Rocket's HideoutGS, Route 2 Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store
RSE Route 110 Mauville and Fallarbor Poké Marts, Lilycove Department Store
FRLG Mt. Ember Celadon Department Store
Colo. Phenac Poké Mart
XD Pyrite Poké Mart
DPPt Route 207DP, Oreburgh CityPt Veilstone Department Store
HGSS Dark Cave, Mt. Silver, Viridian Forest Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store
PW Suburban Area, Town Outskirts
BW Nacrene City, Shopping Mall Nine
B2W2 Route 20 Nacrene City, Shopping Mall Nine
Join Avenue (Market)
XY Route 15, Frost Cavern, Terminus Cave Santalune City Poké Mart
ORAS Route 110, Rusturf Tunnel, Mt. Pyre Slateport City Poké Mart, Lilycove Department Store (Level 3)
SMUSUM Routes 4, 5SM, and 17, Konikoni CityUSUM, Paniola Town Route 2, Route 5USUM, Route 8, and Hau'oli Poké Marts
Festival Plaza (Battle Store)MUM
PE Rock Tunnel, Silph Co. All Poké Marts (after obtaining 1 Badge), Celadon Department Store
SwSh Hammerlocke Hammerlocke Poké Mart (south)

Wonder Launcher

The Dire Hit appears as three Wonder Launcher items, increasing the critical hit ratio by 1, 2, or 3 stages. It costs 3, 5, or 7 points to use respectively.

Trivia
  • In Generation V, a boy in Nacrene City mentions that Dire Hit is called Dire Hit in Unova. This is a reference to the change in the Japanese name of Dire Hit from クリティカッター Criticutter to クリティカット Criticut, in order to make room for the number-level reference of Wonder Launcher items. Because "Dire Hit" is much shorter than the 12-character limit on English item names, this issue does not come up in the translated games.

In other languages
Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 要害攻擊 Yiuhoih Gūnggīk *
弱點偵測器 Yeuhkdím Jīngchākhei *
Mandarin 要害攻擊 / 要害攻击 Yàohài Gōngjí / Yàohài Gōngjī
French Muscle +
German Angriffplus
Italian Supercolpo
Korean 크리티컬커터 Critical Cutter
Spanish Crítico X*
Directo*



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