Night Slash (move)

Night Slash (Japanese: つじぎり ) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation IV.
==Effect==
Night Slash deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio. If used by a Pokémon with , its power is increased by 50%.
Night Slash can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if the move was used in the prior turn.
===Generation VIII===
====Pokémon Legends: Arceus====
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
===By ===
===Special move===
====Generation V====
====Generation IX====
===By ===
====Generation IV====
==In other games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
Night Slash inflicts damage. The move has an increased critical hit ratio (30% in the Explorers and Adventure Squad series).
===Pokémon Conquest===
===Pokémon GO===
====Updates====
;Gyms & Raids
* July 30, 2016
** Power: 25 → 30
* February 16, 2017
** Power: 30 → 50
** Energy cost: 25 → 33
** Duration: 2.7 → 2.2 seconds
** Damage window: 2.4 - 2.6 → 1.3 - 2 seconds
;Trainer Battles
* December 11, 2019
** Energy cost: 40 → 35
** Secondary effect added
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===Pokémon Masters EX===
Name 	 	Move gauge cost 	MP(uses) 	Base 	Max 	 	Target 	Effect tag 	Description 	Playable	
Night Slash 	2 	— 	40 	48 	100% 	An opponent 	— 	Critical hits land more easily. 	(Support/tech roles only) 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Thieving Night Slash 	2 	1 	200 	240 	100% 	All opponents	Sure Hit 	Activation Condition: When there is at least one Pokémon with a lowered Dark Type Rebuff on the opponent's field of play.
Deactivation Condition: When there are no longer any Pokémon with a lowered Dark Type Rebuff on the opponent's field of play.
Never misses. Returns the target's raised stats to normal, then raises the user's same stats by the same amount. Except in certain circumstances, successful hits with this attack become critical hits. Applies the No Stat Increases effect to the opponents' field of play.	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Name 	 	State 	State 	Base 	Max 	Target 	Target 	Effect tag 	Description 	Playable	
Card Shark Night Slash 	Default6★ EX	Default6★ EX 	200300 	240360	An opponent	An opponent 	— 	This attack's power increases when none of the target's stats are raised. 	 	 	
Staunch Ally Night Slash 	Default6★ EX	Default6★ EX 	250 	300 	An opponent	An opponent 	— 	No additional effect.The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used. 	 	 	
Most Excellent Night Slash	Default6★ EX	Default6★ EX 	160240 	192288	An opponent	An opponent 	— 	Become until the end of battle. Critical hits land more easily. This attack's power increases when the target is confused.	 	 	
Serious Night Slash 	 	Default 	Default 	200 	240 	An opponent 	An opponent	— 	The more the target's stats have been lowered, the greater the power of this attack.	 	
Serious Night Slash 	 	6★ EX 	6★ EX 	300 	360 	An opponent 	An opponent	— 	The more the target's stats have been lowered, the greater the power of this attack.	 	
Serious Night Slash 	 	6★ EX with EX role	6★ EX with EX role	300 	360 	An opponent 	An opponent	— 	The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used. 	 	
Shrouded Night Slash 	 	Default 	Default 	250 	300 	An opponent 	An opponent	— 	No additional effect. 	 	
Shrouded Night Slash 	 	6★ EX 	6★ EX 	250 	300 	An opponent 	An opponent	— 	The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used. 	 	
Shrouded Night Slash 	 	6★ EX with EX role	6★ EX with EX role	375 	450 	An opponent 	An opponent	— 	The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used. 	 	
Notes:
* Thieving Night Slash:
** This buddy move was known as B Night Slash prior to version 2.38.0.
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In Pokémon UNITE, Night Slash is 's first move. It is obtained by reaching level 5 and upgrading into it instead of . The user ashes in an arc, damaging and slowing the first Pokémon hit. If the user hits, it can be activated again for a brief period of time – allowing the user to dash, dealing damage to all Pokémon hit. At level 11, the move heals the user heals on hit, and if the damage is a critical hit, the heal doubles
Absol's Unite Move, , is similar to Night Slash.
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
* In Jumping Rocket Ship!, claimed to have learned Night Slash, but he has never been seen using the move, claiming that it's too scary to be used by him.
* In Classroom Training!, Jeremiah told his to use Night Slash, but due to it being incapacitated by a attack from James's Carnivine, it was unable to execute the move.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
* In Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank II, a belonging to a was about to use Night Slash on Paka's , but thanks to 's warning, Burmy was able to stop and counter the attack before it could be executed.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
===Side series games===
===Spin-off series games===
==Trivia==
* The Japanese name 「つじぎり」 (lit. "Crossroad Killing") refers to a way in which some samurai would test new swords in feudal Japan. 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==
Category:Slicing moves
Category:Moves with a high critical-hit ratio
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
de:Nachthieb
es:Tajo umbrío
fr:Tranche-Nuit
it:Nottesferza
ja:つじぎり
zh:暗袭要害（招式）