Night Slash (move)

Night Slash つじぎり Blade Testing

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Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  70 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes 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  Beauty Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   No additional effect.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Night Slash (Japanese: つじぎり Blade Testing) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Night Slash deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSS The user slashes the foe the instant an opportunity arises. It has a high critical-hit ratio. BW The user slashes the target the instant an opportunity arises. Critical hits land more easily.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground	--				--			'
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	49				49			'
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	61				61			'
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	33				33			'
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	45				45			'
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	72				72			'
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel	45				45			'
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	--				--			'
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying	50		45	50			'
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	--				--			'
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark	56				56			''''
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison	46				46			'
341		Corphish	Water		Water	35				35			'''
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark	39				39			''''
359		Absol	Dark		Dark	52				52			''''
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug			42	42			'
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying	45				55			''''
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark	31		32	37			''''
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark	31		32	41			''''
461		Weavile	Ice	Dark	35				38			''''
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying	--				--			'
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying	31				31			'
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting	--				--			'
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark					37			''''
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark					43			''''
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark					30			''''
615		Cryogonal	Ice		Ice					37			'
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon					40			'
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel					49			''''
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel					49			''''
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison	no
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison
403		Shinx	Electric		Electric
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug
501		Oshawott	Water		Water	no
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock	no
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon	no
613		Cubchoo	Ice		Ice	no
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire	no
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 event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0403 Shinx Electric Dream World - Pleasant Forest 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

Honchkrow Zoroark
The user's hands/claws/wings glow. The user then attacks its opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	One or both of Honchkrow's wings glow light blue, purple or white. It then flies down and hits the opponent with its wings.
Paul's Honchkrow	Aiding the Enemy!		Debut
	Both of Zoroark's claws glow crimson and it slashes the opponent with one of them.
Zoroark (M13)	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Gallade Night Slash Adventures.png Gallade Purrloin
The user strikes the opponent with powerful sharp appendages.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Skuntank strikes the opponent with its claws on its front legs.
Galactic Grunt's Skutank	VS. Staravia and Skuntank I		Debut
	Gallade extends both of the arm blades on its arms to large sizes and spins, slashing the opponent with one of them.
Caitlin's Gallade	VS. Gallade II		None
	Purrloin dashes around the opponent at a top speed and moves so fast that it disappears. Purrloin then repeatedly slashes the opponent with its claws, or Purrloin jumps at the opponent and slashes it with one of its claws. As it slashes, it leaves behind a trail of energy.
N's Purrloin	Letting Go		None

In other generations

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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• The Japanese name つじぎり (Blade Testing) is probably a reference to the way in which some particularly unscrupulous samurai would test new swords in feudal Japan. This was by hiding in wait by a road (typically a crossroads) and waiting for an unsuspecting commoner (i.e. lower class, and so with far fewer rights than the samurai class) to pass by. He would then strike to kill, and in this way learn how well his new sword could cut.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 街頭試刀 Jiētóu Shìdāo Dutch Nachtslag French Tranche-Nuit German Nachthieb Greek Νυκτερινός Τεμαχισμός Italian Nottesferza Korean 깜짝베기 Kkamjjakbegi Polish Cieniste Cięcie Brazilian Portuguese Corte Noturno Spanish Latin America Rasguño nocturno Spain Tajo umbrio

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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