Slash (move)

Slash (Japanese: きりさく Slash) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation I.
==Effect==
Slash deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio. If used by a Pokémon with Sharpness, its power is increased by 50%.
Slash can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 3 bonus appeal points if or was used in the previous turn.
===Generation VIII===
====Pokémon Legends: Arceus====
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
===By ===
===Special move===
====Generation II====
====Generation V====
==In other games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
Slash deals damage. This move has an increased critical hit ratio (50% in the Rescue Team series, 30% in the Explorers and Adventure Squad series). When used by a gigantic Pokémon in Gates to Infinity, Slash has an increased base PP of 20, but a lower base accuracy of 90%.
===Pokémon Conquest===
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Name 	 	Move gauge cost	MP(uses)	Base	Max 	 	Target	Effect tag 	Description 	Playable
Slash	2	— 	50 	60 	100%	An opponent	— 	Critical hits land more easily.	(Strike role only) (Strike role only)	
Notes:
* Slash is a move when used by due to their passive .
* Slash is a move when used by with the passive skill .
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In Pokémon UNITE, Slash is and 's second move. 
Absol starts with the move. The user quickly slashes in front of them, damaging any Pokémon in the slash. At level 7 it's replaced by either or .
Zeraora starts with the move. The user charges toward an enemy and attacks them with multiple swipes, ending with an interrupt that knocks the enemy into the air. At level 8 it's replaced by either or .
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
* In the English dubs of Tracey Gets Bugged and The Rivalry Revival, told his to use Slash. This is a dubbing error, as in the Japanese version, the commanded move was on both occasions.
===Pokémon Origins===
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
==In the manga==
===Aim to Be a Card Master!!===
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
===Movie adaptations===
===Pokémon Adventures===
* told his to use Slash in Bellsprout Rout, but the move was executed off-panel.
* In Getting the Drop on Gallade I, a used in the Battle Castle was revealed to know Slash, but it was never seen using the move.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
===Pokémon Zensho===
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
===Side series games===
===Spin-off series games===
==Trivia==
* All of the variations of this move .
* With a total of seven, Slash is learned by more Pokémon upon evolving than any other move.
* Prior to Generation V, is able to know Slash by leveling up if is allowed to evolve only at level 31, as learns this move at this level.
==In other languages==
Category:Slicing moves
Category:Moves with a high critical-hit ratio
Category:Moves in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
de:Schlitzer
es:Cuchillada
fr:Tranche
it:Lacerazione
ja:きりさく
zh:劈开（招式）