Psycho Cut (move)

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.

Psycho Cut
サイコカッター Psycho Cutter
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Type  Psychic
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  70
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

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
SwSh		 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
064 Kadabra
 Human-Like Human-Like 34 40 40XY
28ORAS		 28 20SwShBDSP
18LA
065 Alakazam
 Human-Like Human-Like 34 40 40XY
28ORAS		 28 20SwShBDSP
18LA
078 Rapidash
Galarian Form
Field Field 1, Evo.
144 Articuno
Galarian Form
Undiscovered Undiscovered 35
150 Mewtwo
 Undiscovered Undiscovered 50 43 36 36 16
359 Absol
 Field Field 60 60BW
49B2W2		 47XY
37ORAS		 37
475 Gallade
Human-Like Amorphous 31 36 36XY
31ORAS		 31 42SwShBDSP
18LA
488 Cresselia
 Undiscovered Undiscovered 66 66 1, 66 1, 66 35SwShBDSP
19LA
686 Inkay
Water 1 Water 2 39 39 27
687 Malamar
Water 1 Water 2 39 39 27
798 Kartana
Undiscovered Undiscovered 67
800 Necrozma
 Undiscovered Undiscovered 37 32
858 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.

By TM
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
--		 II
--		 III
--		 IV
--		 V
--		 VI
--		 VII
--		 VIII
TM69
064 Kadabra
 Human-Like Human-Like ✔
065 Alakazam
 Human-Like Human-Like ✔
078 Rapidash
Galarian Form
Field Field ✔
103 Exeggutor
Grass Grass ✔
121 Starmie
Water 3 Water 3 ✔
123 Scyther
Bug Bug ✔
124 Jynx
Human-Like Human-Like ✔
141 Kabutops
Water 1 Water 3 ✔
144 Articuno
Galarian Form
Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
150 Mewtwo
 Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
151 Mew
 Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
212 Scizor
Bug Bug ✔
215 Sneasel
Field Field ✔
251 Celebi
Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
359 Absol
 Field Field ✔
375 Metang
Mineral Mineral ✔
376 Metagross
Mineral Mineral ✔
380 Latias
Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
381 Latios
Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
461 Weavile
Field Field ✔
475 Gallade
Human-Like Amorphous ✔
480 Uxie
 Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
481 Mesprit
 Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
482 Azelf
 Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
488 Cresselia
 Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
510 Liepard
 Field Field ✔
527 Woobat
Field Flying ✔
528 Swoobat
Field Flying ✔
561 Sigilyph
Flying Flying ✔
612 Haxorus
 Dragon Dragon ✔
624 Pawniard
Human-Like Human-Like ✔
625 Bisharp
Human-Like Human-Like ✔
679 Honedge
Mineral Mineral ✔
680 Doublade
Mineral Mineral ✔
681 Aegislash
Mineral Mineral ✔
686 Inkay
Water 1 Water 2 ✔
687 Malamar
Water 1 Water 2 ✔
724 Decidueye
Flying Flying ✔
754 Lurantis
 Grass Grass ✔
786 Tapu Lele
Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
792 Lunala
Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
798 Kartana
Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
800 Necrozma
 Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
826 Orbeetle
Bug Bug ✔
858 Hatterene
Fairy Fairy ✔
888 Zacian
 Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
897 Spectrier
 Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
898 Calyrex
Shadow Rider
Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding
# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups		 Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII
096 Drowzee
 Human-Like Human-Like ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
307 Meditite
Human-Like Human-Like ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
327 Spinda
 Field Human-Like ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
624 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.

Generation V
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
096 Drowzee
 Human-Like Human-Like Dream World - Spooky Manor
624 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.

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
MDRTDX		 It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.


In the anime

Main series
Absol Gallade Haxorus Malamar
The user creates blades of psychic power and launches them at the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Gallade Gallade's forearms glow light blue or purple and both of them grow and extend in the back. Gallade then swings his arms repeatedly and multiple light blue or purple crescent blades or light blue rings of energy come out of them and hit or slice the opponent; or, Gallade releases a pink crescent-like blade of energy from his head crest at the opponent.
Zoey's Gallade A Grand Fight for Winning! Debut
Woodward's Gallade Mending a Broken Spirit! None
Rinto's Gallade Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to be a Leek Master! None
Absol 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
Absol 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! Shown as a regular Absol during execution due to reused animation
Malamar 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
Alakazam 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 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
Necrozma 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
Necrozma 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
Haxorus Haxorus releases a pink crescent-like blade of energy from each of its tusks at the opponent.
Iris's Haxorus Thrash of the Titans! None
Cresselia Cresselia's tailfin glows pink, and she releases a pink crescent-like blade of energy from it at the opponent.
Cresselia (recurring) A Midsummer Night's Light! None


Pokémon Evolutions
Necrozma
The user tears at the target with a blade formed by psychic power.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Necrozma Necrozma forms a string of purple energy from one of its hands. It then swings the string around, causing a part of it to be fired at the opponent as a blade of energy.
A wild Necrozma The Eclipse Debut


In the manga

Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~


Pokémon Adventures


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 Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky 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 Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky 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 Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad MD: GTI SMD MD: RTDX Rumble Rumble Blast Masters EX
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 Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky 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*
Thai ไซโคคัตเตอร์
Turkish Psiko Kesici
Vietnamese Phi Đao Siêu Linh*
Phi Đao Tâm Linh*



Variations of the move Slash
Slash • Cross Poison • Night Slash • Psycho Cut • Shadow Claw
Formerly a variation
Leaf Blade
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24
25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49
50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74
75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
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76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24
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