Slash (move)
| Slash きりさく Tear into Pieces | ||||||||||||
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Slash (Japanese: きりさく Tear into Pieces) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Slash deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
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Generation II
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0161
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| style="background: #FFF" | Sentret
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew, Sandslash
Diglett, Dugtrio
Meowth, Persian
Farfetch'd
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
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| 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.
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Generation III
By leveling up
By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0161
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| style="background: #FFF" | Sentret
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew, Sandslash
Diglett, Dugtrio
Meowth, Persian
Farfetch'd
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Linoone
Vigoroth, Slaking
Zangoose
Kecleon
Absol
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0287
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew, Sandslash
Diglett, Dugtrio
Meowth, Persian
Farfetch'd
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Linoone
Vigoroth, Slaking
Zangoose
Kecleon
Absol
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| 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.
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0161
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Sentret
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew, Sandslash
Diglett, Dugtrio
Meowth, Persian
Farfetch'd
Sneasel, Weavile
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Linoone
Vigoroth, Slaking
Zangoose
Kecleon
Absol
Glameow, Purugly
Stunky, Skuntank
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0287
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew, Sandslash
Diglett, Dugtrio
Meowth, Persian
Farfetch'd
Sneasel, Weavile
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Linoone
Vigoroth, Slaking
Zangoose
Kecleon
Absol
Glameow, Purugly
Stunky, Skuntank
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0418
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Buizel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew, Sandslash
Diglett, Dugtrio
Meowth, Persian
Farfetch'd
Kabutops
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Sneasel, Weavile
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Linoone
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Zangoose
Kecleon
Absol
Glameow, Purugly
Stunky, Skuntank
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0451
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Skorupi
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#91A119" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Bug
| style="background: #FFF" | Paras, Parasect
Scyther, Scizor
Kabutops
Gligar, Gliscor
Ninjask
Anorith, Armaldo
Vespiquen
Yanmega
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| 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.
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In the anime
| The user's claws glow. It then slashes the opponent. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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A finger on each of Charmander's claws shine. It then slashes the opponent. | ||
| Ritchie's Zippo | A Friend in Deed | Debut | |
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Scyther repeatedly slashes the opponent with its scythes. | ||
| Jeanette Fisher's Scyther | The Fourth Round Rumble | None | |
| Pokémon Poacher's Scyther | Celebi: Voice of the Forest | None | |
| A Coordinator's Scyther | Mounting a Coordinator Assault! | None | |
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Sandslash slashes at the opponent with its two front claws. | ||
| Koji's Sandslash | Good 'Quil Hunting | None | |
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Teddiursa slashes the opponent with its claws, leaving behind a white energy where it slashed. | ||
| A wild Teddiursa | UnBEARable | None | |
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Sneasel slashes at the opponent, leaving behind a light purple energy stream where it slashed. | ||
| Iron-Masked Marauder's Sneasel | Celebi: Voice of the Forest | None | |
| Harrison's Sneasel | Pop Goes the Sneasel | None | |
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Croconaw slashes at the opponent with its claws, leaving behind a thin white energy line where it slashed. | ||
| Dundee's Croconaw | Celebi: Voice of the Forest | None | |
| Bryan's Croconaw | The Champ Twins! | None | |
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Totodile slashes the opponent with its claws. | ||
| Ash's Totodile | Just Add Water | None | |
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Kabutops slashes at the opponent with its claws. | ||
| A wild Kabutops | Pokémon Heroes | None | |
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Meowth's claws come out and they shine briefy. Then, Meowth slashes the opponent with them. | ||
| Tyson's Meowth | Saved by the Beldum | None | |
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Linoone's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them. As it slashes, a white streak is left behind Linoone's claws. | ||
| Three Linoone Captured by Solana's Capture Styler | The Green Guardian | None | |
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Scizor smacks the opponent hard with its claws, or Scizor swipes its claws and releases a white cresent of energy from its claws at the opponent. | ||
| Minnie's Scizor | Gymbaliar! | None | |
| Unknown Trainer's Scizor | An Elite Meet and Greet! | None | |
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Sandshrew's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent, leaving behind a white afterimage where it slashed. | ||
| Mira's Sandshrew | Sandshrew's Locker! | None | |
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Zangoose's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them. | ||
| Multiple wild Zangoose | Tears for Fears! | None | |
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Vespiquen's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them. | ||
| Aaron's Vespiquen | A Trainer and Child Reunion! | None | |
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Froslass's finger's glow white and they become sharp. Froslass then slashes the opponent with them. It leaves behind white trails where it slashed. | ||
| A wild Froslass | The Drifting Snorunt! | Froslass cannot legally learn Slash. | |
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Urasing's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent, leaving behind white trails where it slashed. | ||
| Paul's Ursaring | Evolving Strategies! | None | |
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Skuntank's claws glow white and grow longer. It then slashes the opponent in a 'X' like fashion. Its claws leave a white trail of energy where they slashed. | ||
| Jupiter's Skuntank | Unlocking the Red Chain of Events! | None | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
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| The user slashes the opponent with its claws. | |||
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Scyther stabs the opponent with one of its scythes. | ||
| Blue's Scyther | Go for the Golbat! | Debut | |
Trivia
- Slash could be considered as a powered-up version of Scratch with an additional effect.
In other languages
- French: Tranche
- German: Schlitzer
- Italian: Lacerazione
- Norwegian: Hogg, Hugg
- Portuguese (European): Cortar
- Spanish: Cuchillada
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