Psycho Cut (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt upon evolution
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Psychic
Category	Physical
Power	70
Accuracy	100
PP	20 (max. 32)
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 4

Machine/Record

Sword/Shield	TM69

Effects

Psycho Cut deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio (¹⁄₈ instead of ¹⁄₂₄).

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Psychium Z and uses its Z-Power, Psycho Cut turns into Shattered Psyche and has base power 140.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Psycho Cut
Japanese	サイコカッター (Psycho Cutter)
German	Psychoklinge
French	Coupe Psycho
Italian	Psicotaglio
Spanish	Psicocorte
Korean	사이코커터
Chinese (Simplified)	精神利刃
Chinese (Traditional)	精神利刃

Game descriptions

Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The user tears at the foe with blades formed by psychic power. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user tears at the target with blades formed by psychic power. Critical hits land more easily.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user tears at the target with blades formed by psychic power. Critical hits land more easily.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	The user tears at the target with blades formed by psychic power. Critical hits land more easily.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The user tears at the target with blades formed by psychic power. Critical hits land more easily.
Scarlet/Violet	The user tears at the target with blades formed by psychic power. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Psycho Cut at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.