Night Slash (move)

Night Slash つじぎり Crossroad Killing

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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  0   Jam  0

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Affected by how well the previous Pokémon's move went.

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

Night Slash (Japanese: つじぎり Crossroad Killing) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

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

Description

Games Description The user slashes the foe the instant an opportunity arises. It has a high critical-hit ratio. PMDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It has a high critical-hit rate. The user slashes the target the instant an opportunity arises. Critical hits land more easily. Conq Slash the target while its attention is diverted. It has a high critical-hit ratio.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground	--				--			--
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	49				49			49
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	61				61			61
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	33				33			33
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	45				45			45
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	72				72			--, 72
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel	45				45			45
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	--				--			--
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying	50		45	50			50 53
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	--				--			--
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark	56				56			--, 56 --, 62
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison	46				46	31	31 28
341		Corphish	Water		Water	35				35			35 26
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark	39				39			39 26
359		Absol	Dark		Dark	52				52	41	41 29
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug			42	42			42
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying	45				55			--, 55
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark	31		32	37			37
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark	31		32	41			41
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug						38	38
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark						38	38
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice	35				38	35	35
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying	--				--			--
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying	31				31	27	27
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting	--				--			--
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark					37			37
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark					43			43
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark					30			30
615		Cryogonal	Ice		Ice					57			--, 57
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon					40			40
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel					49			49
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel					49			49
658		Greninja	Water	Dark								--, 70
679		Honedge	Steel	Ghost								35
680		Doublade	Steel	Ghost								36
681		Aegislash	Steel	Ghost								--
686		Inkay	Dark	Psychic								46
687		Malamar	Dark	Psychic								46
688		Binacle	Rock	Water								41
689		Barbaracle	Rock	Water								44
716		Xerneas	Fairy		Fairy								51
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
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	no				no
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
519		Pidove	Normal	Flying	no				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.

Special move

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0287 Slakoth Normal Dream World - Dream Park 0290 Nincada Bug Ground Dream World - Dream Park 0403 Shinx Electric Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0558 Crustle Bug Rock Dream World - Rugged Mountain 0610 Axew Dragon Dream World - Icy Cave 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 other games

Pokémon Conquest

Night Slash is the only move of Weavile and Bisharp.

In the anime

Purrloin 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
	Purrloin's claws turn a whitish purple, and it slashes the opponent with them.
Ricard Nouveau's Purrloin	Clash of the Connoisseurs!		None
	Liepard slashes the opponent with its claws.
Misaki's Liepard	Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice		None
	Mega Scizor's claws turn a dark purple, and it strikes the opponent with them.
Wikstrom's Scizor	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		None
	Mega Absol's claws turn a dark purple, and it slashes the opponent with them.
Astrid's Absol	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		None

• In Classroom Training!, Jeremiah told his Skuntank to use Night Slash, but due to it being incapacitated by James's Carnivine's Vine Whip, it was unable to execute the move.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Lickilicky and Honchkrow Gallade Purrloin
The user strikes the opponent with powerful sharp appendages.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Gallade extends both of the arm blades on its arms to large sizes and spins, slashing the opponent with one of them.
Darach's Gallade	Getting the Drop on Gallade II		Debut
	Honchkrow strikes the foe repeatedly with one of its wings.
Cyrus's Honchkrow	The Final Dimensional Duel VIII		None
	Lickilicky whips the opponent with its tongue repeatedly.
Dia's Kit	The Final Dimensional Duel VIII		Used via Me First
	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.
N's Purrloin	Letting Go		None

• In Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank II, a Skuntank belonging to a Team Galactic Grunt was about to use Night Slash on Paka's Burmy, but thanks to Pearl's warning, Burmy was able to stop and counter the attack before it could be executed.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Weavile
The user strikes the opponent with its appendages.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Weavile spreads out both arms, leaving behind a dark trail of light targeted at the opponent.
Cyrus's Weavile	Team Galactic's Conspiracy, Revealed!!		Debut

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 (Crossroad Killing) refers to the way in which some samurai would test new swords in feudal Japan, known as Tsujigiri. This was by hiding in wait by a road (typically a crossroads, thus its literal translation) 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 Nocne Cięcie Brazilian Portuguese Corte Noturno Romanian Tăietura de Noapte Spanish Latin America Rasguño Nocturno (DP100-DP131) Cuchillada Nocturna (BW080) Spain Tajo Umbrío

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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