Air Cutter (move)

Air Cutter エアカッター Air Cutter

File:Aircutter.gif

Battles Type  Flying Category  Special PP  25 (max. 40) Power  55 Accuracy  95% 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 Other Side: Affects the opponent's side of the field

Availability Introduced  Generation III Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Subtracts 4 appeal points from any Pokémon that appealed before you using the same type of move. Subtracts 1 appeal point from anyone who did not use the same type.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Air Cutter (Japanese: エアカッター Air Cutter) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Air Cutter deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio. It hits both opponents in a double battle.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 31 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 35 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 35 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying 29 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0016 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Skarmory

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 25 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 27 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 21 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 27 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying 24 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying 23 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0016 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Farfetch'd
Skarmory

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 0084 Doduo Normal Flying 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 0226 Mantine Water Flying 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0276 Taillow Normal Flying 0277 Swellow Normal Flying 0278 Wingull Water Flying 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0291 Ninjask Bug Flying 0313 Volbeat Bug 0314 Illumise Bug 0329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 0396 Starly Normal Flying 0397 Staravia Normal Flying 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 0415 Combee Bug Flying 0416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 0425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 0426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 0456 Finneon Water 0457 Lumineon Water 0458 Mantyke Water Flying 0468 Togekiss Normal Flying 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0492 Shaymin Grass Flying Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:Golbat air cutter.jpg Golbat File:Gastro error DP097.jpg Hitting
Strong slashes of wind are releases from the user's wings.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Golbat flaps its wings and a strong gust with light blue 'S' shaped energy in it fly and slash at the opponent, or Golbat waves one of its wing and a white cresent shaped energy flies out and hits the opponent, or Golbat releases light blue 'S' shaped energy disks from its mouth at the opponent.
Tabitha's Golbat	Fight for the Meteorite		Debut
Agatha's Golbat	The Scheme Team		None
J's henchmen's Golbat	Ill-Will Hunting!		None
Galactic Grunts' Golbat	Enter Galactic!		None
	Skarmory opens its mouth and releases a strong gust with light blue 'S' shaped energy in it at the opponent.
Green Army's Skarmory	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew		None
Taylor's Skarmory	Pursuing a Lofty Goal!		None

In other languages

• Dutch: Lucht Snijder
• French: Coupeur d'air
• German: Windschnitt
• Italian: Aerasoio
• Spanish: Aire Afilado

Variations of the move Razor Leaf
Razor Leaf Air Cutter