Slash — Pokémon Move

Has an increased chance for a critical hit.

Type: normal; class: physical; power: 70; accuracy: 100; PP: 20; priority: 0.

Effect notes

Inflicts regular damage. User’s critical hit rate is one level higher when using this move.

In-game descriptions by version

gold silver	Has a high criti cal hit ratio.
crystal	Has a high criti cal hit ratio.
ruby sapphire	Slashes with claws, etc. Has a high critical-hit ratio.
emerald	Slashes with claws, etc. Has a high critical-hit ratio.
firered leafgreen	The foe is slashed with claws, etc. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
diamond pearl	The foe is attacked with a slash of claws, etc. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
platinum	The foe is attacked with a slash of claws, etc. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
heartgold soulsilver	The foe is attacked with a slash of claws, etc. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
black white	The target is attacked with a slash of claws or blades. Critical hits land more easily.
black 2 white 2	The target is attacked with a slash of claws or blades. Critical hits land more easily.
x y	The target is attacked with a slash of claws or blades. Critical hits land more easily.
omega ruby alpha sapphire	The target is attacked with a slash of claws or blades. Critical hits land more easily.
sun moon	The target is attacked with a slash of claws or blades. Critical hits land more easily.
ultra sun ultra moon	The target is attacked with a slash of claws or blades. Critical hits land more easily.
lets go pikachu lets go eevee	The target is attacked with a slash of claws or blades. Critical hits land more easily.
sword shield	The target is attacked with a slash of claws or blades. Critical hits land more easily.
legends arceus	The target is attacked with a slash of claws or blades. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
scarlet violet	The target is attacked with a slash of claws, scythes, or the like. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.

Pokémon that learn this move in scarlet-violet

charmander — level-up, level 20
charmeleon — level-up, level 24
charizard — level-up, level 24
sandshrew — level-up, level 30
sandslash — level-up, level 36
diglett — level-up, level 24
dugtrio — level-up, level 24
meowth — level-up, level 36
persian — level-up, level 42
scyther — level-up, level 24
totodile — level-up, level 30
croconaw — level-up, level 34
feraligatr — level-up, level 37
sentret — egg
furret — egg
gligar — level-up, level 27
scizor — level-up, level 24
sneasel — level-up, level 60
teddiursa — level-up, level 22
ursaring — level-up, level 22
skarmory — level-up, level 24
treecko — egg
grovyle — egg
sceptile — egg
torchic — level-up, level 21
combusken — level-up, level 25
blaziken — level-up, level 25
slakoth — egg
vigoroth — level-up, level 23
zangoose — level-up, level 19
corphish — egg
crawdaunt — egg
kricketune — level-up, level 26
vespiquen — level-up, level 0
buizel — egg
stunky — egg
gible — level-up, level 30
gabite — level-up, level 34
garchomp — level-up, level 34
weavile — level-up, level 1
yanmega — level-up, level 43
gallade — level-up, level 0
dialga — level-up, level 24
palkia — level-up, level 24
giratina altered — level-up, level 28
cresselia — level-up, level 30
samurott — level-up, level 0
drilbur — egg
excadrill — egg
leavanny — level-up, level 0