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Night Slash
Night Slash VIII
つじぎり
Crossroads Killing
Generation: IV
Battle Data
Type: Type Dark
Category Physical
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: Cool
Appeal:
Jam:
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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
051 Dugtrio ground Field 1 1 1 1 1 1
051A Dugtrio ground/steel Field 1 1 1
052 Meowth normal Field 49 49 49 49
052A Meowth dark Field 49 36 36
053 Persian normal Field 61 61 61 61
053A Persian dark Field 61 42 42
083 Farfetch'd normal/flying Flying/Field 33 33 33 33
123 Scyther bug/flying Bug 45 45 45 45
141 Kabutops rock/water Water 1/Water 3 72 72 1, 72 1, 72 1
198 Murkrow dark/flying Flying 25LA
212 Scizor bug/steel Bug 45 45 45 45
214 Heracross bug/fighting Bug 1 1 1 1
227 Skarmory steel/flying Flying 50DP
45PtHGSS
50 50XY
53ORAS
53
254 Sceptile grass Monster/Dragon 1 1 1 1
264A Linoone dark/normal Field 1, Evo.
319 Sharpedo water/dark Water 2 56 56 1, 56XY
1, 62ORAS
1, 62 1
335 Zangoose normal Field Rem.
336 Seviper poison Field/Dragon 46 46BW
31B2W2
31XY
28ORAS
26 26BDSP
341 Corphish water Water 1/Water 3 35 35 35XY
26ORAS
26 28
342 Crawdaunt water/dark Water 1/Water 3 39 39 39XY
26ORAS
26 28
359 Absol dark Field 52 52BW
41B2W2
41XY
29ORAS
29 30
402 Kricketune bug Bug 42PtHGSS 42 42 42 42BDSP
21LA
42
430 Honchkrow dark/flying Flying 45 55 1, 55 1, 55 1, 55BDSP
25LA
1
431 Glameow normal Field 23LA
432 Purugly normal Field 23LA
434 Stunky poison/dark Field 31DP
32PtHGSS
37 37 31 36SwShBDSP
25LA
36
435 Skuntank poison/dark Field 31DP
32PtHGSS
41 41 31 38SwShBDSP
25LA
38
451 Skorupi poison/bug Bug/Water 3 38B2W2 38 38 36SwShBDSP
452 Drapion poison/dark Bug/Water 3 38B2W2 38 38 36SwShBDSP
461 Weavile dark/ice Field 35 38BW
35B2W2
35 35 60SwShBDSP
38LA
60
469 Yanmega bug/flying Bug 1 1 1 1 1BDSP
472 Gliscor ground/flying Bug 31 34BW
27B2W2
27 27 1, 27BDSP
475 Gallade psychic/fighting Human-Like/Amorphous 1 1 1 1 1SwShBDSP 1
503A Samurott water/dark Field Evo.LA
509 Purrloin dark Field 37 37 37 36
510 Liepard dark Field 43 43 43 46
571 Zoroark dark Field 30 30 1, Evo. 1, Evo. Evo.
615 Cryogonal ice Mineral 57 1, 57 1, 53 32 32
621 Druddigon dragon Dragon/Monster 40 40 40
624 Pawniard dark/steel Human-Like 49 49 40 40 40
625 Bisharp dark/steel Human-Like 49 49 40 40 40
658 Greninja water/dark Water 1 1, 70 1, 77 1
675 Pangoro fighting/dark Field/Human-Like 1, Evo.
679 Honedge steel/ghost Mineral 35 35 24
680 Doublade steel/ghost Mineral 36 36 24
681 Aegislash steel/ghost Mineral 1 1 1
686 Inkay dark/psychic Water 1/Water 2 46 46 24
687 Malamar dark/psychic Water 1/Water 2 46 46 24
688 Binacle rock/water Water 3 41 41
689 Barbaracle rock/water Water 3 44 44
716 Xerneas fairy Undiscovered 51 51 20
754 Lurantis grass Grass 1USUM 1 1
798 Kartana grass/steel Undiscovered 31 35
800 Necrozma psychic Undiscovered 23 24
827 Nickit dark Field 28
828 Thievul dark Field 34
862 Obstagoon dark/normal Field 1
908 Meowscarada grass/dark Field/Grass 38
937 Ceruledge fire/ghost Human-Like Rem.
976 Veluza water/psychic Water 2 35
983 Kingambit dark/steel Human-Like 40
1002 Chien-Pao dark/ice Undiscovered 35
1005 Roaring Moon dragon/dark Undiscovered 49
1006 Iron Valiant fairy/fighting Undiscovered 42
1010 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.

By breeding[]

Special move[]

Generation V[]

By event[]

Generation IV[]

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[]

Main games

Main series

Pokémon Adventures

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