Night Slash

Night Slash

つじぎり Crossroads Killing

Generation:	IV

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	70
Accuracy:	100
PP:	15, max: 24
Affects:	One target
Secondary Effect:	High Critical Hit
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Night Slash is a Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Description

Games	Description
DPPtHGSS	The user slashes the foe the instant an opportunity arises. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSP	The user slashes the target the instant an opportunity arises. Critical hits land more easily.
LA	The user slashes the target the instant the target lowers its guard. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
SV	The user slashes the target the instant an opportunity arises. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.

Effect

Night Slash deals damage and has a high chance of landing a critical hit.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Dugtrio	ground	Field	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Dugtrio	ground/steel	Field				1	1	1
	Meowth	normal	Field	49	49	49	49
	Meowth	dark	Field				49	36	36
	Persian	normal	Field	61	61	61	61
	Persian	dark	Field				61	42	42
	Farfetch'd	normal/flying	Flying/Field	33	33	33	33
	Scyther	bug/flying	Bug	45	45	45	45
	Kabutops	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3	72	72	1, 72	1, 72	1
	Murkrow	dark/flying	Flying					25LA
	Scizor	bug/steel	Bug	45	45	45	45
	Heracross	bug/fighting	Bug	1	1	1	1
	Skarmory	steel/flying	Flying	50DP 45PtHGSS	50	50XY 53ORAS	53
	Sceptile	grass	Monster/Dragon	1	1	1	1
	Linoone	dark/normal	Field					1, Evo.
	Sharpedo	water/dark	Water 2	56	56	1, 56XY 1, 62ORAS	1, 62	1
	Zangoose	normal	Field						Rem.
	Seviper	poison	Field/Dragon	46	46BW 31B2W2	31XY 28ORAS	26	26BDSP
	Corphish	water	Water 1/Water 3	35	35	35XY 26ORAS	26	28
	Crawdaunt	water/dark	Water 1/Water 3	39	39	39XY 26ORAS	26	28
	Absol	dark	Field	52	52BW 41B2W2	41XY 29ORAS	29	30
	Kricketune	bug	Bug	42PtHGSS	42	42	42	42BDSP 21LA	42
	Honchkrow	dark/flying	Flying	45	55	1, 55	1, 55	1, 55BDSP 25LA	1
	Glameow	normal	Field					23LA
	Purugly	normal	Field					23LA
	Stunky	poison/dark	Field	31DP 32PtHGSS	37	37	31	36SwShBDSP 25LA	36
	Skuntank	poison/dark	Field	31DP 32PtHGSS	41	41	31	38SwShBDSP 25LA	38
	Skorupi	poison/bug	Bug/Water 3		38B2W2	38	38	36SwShBDSP
	Drapion	poison/dark	Bug/Water 3		38B2W2	38	38	36SwShBDSP
	Weavile	dark/ice	Field	35	38BW 35B2W2	35	35	60SwShBDSP 38LA	60
	Yanmega	bug/flying	Bug	1	1	1	1	1BDSP
	Gliscor	ground/flying	Bug	31	34BW 27B2W2	27	27	1, 27BDSP
	Gallade	psychic/fighting	Human-Like/Amorphous	1	1	1	1	1SwShBDSP	1
	Samurott	water/dark	Field					Evo.LA
	Purrloin	dark	Field		37	37	37	36
	Liepard	dark	Field		43	43	43	46
	Zoroark	dark	Field		30	30	1, Evo.	1, Evo.	Evo.
	Cryogonal	ice	Mineral		57	1, 57	1, 53	32	32
	Druddigon	dragon	Dragon/Monster		40	40	40
	Pawniard	dark/steel	Human-Like		49	49	40	40	40
	Bisharp	dark/steel	Human-Like		49	49	40	40	40
	Greninja	water/dark	Water 1			1, 70	1, 77		1
	Pangoro	fighting/dark	Field/Human-Like					1, Evo.
	Honedge	steel/ghost	Mineral			35	35	24
	Doublade	steel/ghost	Mineral			36	36	24
	Aegislash	steel/ghost	Mineral			1	1	1
	Inkay	dark/psychic	Water 1/Water 2			46	46	24
	Malamar	dark/psychic	Water 1/Water 2			46	46	24
	Binacle	rock/water	Water 3			41	41
	Barbaracle	rock/water	Water 3			44	44
	Xerneas	fairy	Undiscovered			51	51	20
	Lurantis	grass	Grass				1USUM	1	1
	Kartana	grass/steel	Undiscovered				31	35
	Necrozma	psychic	Undiscovered				23	24
	Nickit	dark	Field					28
	Thievul	dark	Field					34
	Obstagoon	dark/normal	Field					1
	Meowscarada	grass/dark	Field/Grass						38
	Ceruledge	fire/ghost	Human-Like						Rem.
	Veluza	water/psychic	Water 2						35
	Kingambit	dark/steel	Human-Like						40
	Chien-Pao	dark/ice	Undiscovered						35
	Roaring Moon	dragon/dark	Undiscovered						49
	Iron Valiant	fairy/fighting	Undiscovered						42
	Iron Leaves	grass/psychic	Undiscovered						28
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Trivia

• The Japanese name つじぎり (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 would cut.
• Night Slash was thought to be Greninja's final smash up until it was announced to be Secret Ninja Attack.

Gallery

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• Anime
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Main games

Night Slash depicted in Generation V

Night Slash depicted in Generation VI

Night Slash depicted in Generation VII

Night Slash depicted in Generation VIII

Main series

Night Slash being used by Paul's Honchkrow.

Night Slash being used by Ricard Nouveau's Purrloin.

Night Slash being used by Alain's Weavile.

Night Slash being used by Nanu's Persian.

Night Slash being used by Goh's Absol.

Night Slash being used by Amethio's Ceruledge.

Pokémon Adventures

Night Slash being used by Darach's Gallade.

Night Slash being used by Cyrus' Honchkrow.

Night Slash being used by N's Purrloin.