Normal · Physical move · Gen 1
Cut
Cut is a Normal-type physical move introduced in Generation 1. It has 50 base power and 95% accuracy, with 30 PP (48 with PP Max). 269 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Physical
Power
50
Accuracy
95%
PP
30 (max 48)
Priority
0
Effect
No additional effect.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact · Slicing move (Sharpness)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Not usable — it exists in the game files but no Pokémon can use it
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Normal attack
2× vs—
½× vsRockSteel
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Cut
269 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison | 3–6 | ||||
| Poison | 3–6 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3–6 | ||||
| Poison | 3–6 | ||||
| Poison | 3–6 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3–8 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug | 3–7 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | 3–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Steel/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Steel/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Rock/Dark | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Grass | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass | 3–6 | ||||
| Fire | 3–6 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 3–6 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Bug/Ground | 3–6 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3–6 | ||||
| Bug/Ghost | 3–6 | ||||
| Dark/Ghost | 3–6 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | 3–6 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | 3–6 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3–6 | ||||
| Water | 3–6 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 3–6 | ||||
| Rock/Bug | 3–6 | ||||
| Rock/Bug | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 3–6 | ||||
| Dark | 3–6 | ||||
| Dragon | 3–6 | ||||
| Dragon | 3–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | 3–6 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Ground | 3–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass | 4–6 | ||||
| Grass | 4–6 | ||||
| Grass/Ground | 4–6 | ||||
| Fire | 4–6 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 4–6 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 4–6 | ||||
| Water | 4–6 | ||||
| Water | 4–6 | ||||
| Water/Steel | 4–6 | ||||
| Normal | 4–6 | ||||
| Normal/Water | 4–6 | ||||
| Bug | 4–6 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 4–6 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–6 | ||||
| Rock | 4–6 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 4–6 | ||||
| Electric | 4–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Flying | 4–6 | ||||
| Ghost/Flying | 4–6 | ||||
| Normal | 4–6 | ||||
| Normal | 4–6 | ||||
| Normal | 4–6 | ||||
| Normal | 4–6 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 4–6 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 4–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Ground | 4–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Ground | 4–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Ground | 4–6 | ||||
| Poison/Bug | 4–6 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 4–6 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | 4–6 | ||||
| Grass | 4–6 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fighting | 4–6 | ||||
| Steel/Dragon | 4–6 | ||||
| Water/Dragon | 4–6 | ||||
| Ghost/Dragon | 4–6 | ||||
| Dark | 4–6 | ||||
| Normal | 4–6 | ||||
| Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Dark | 5–6 | ||||
| Dark | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Fire | 5–6 | ||||
| Fire | 5–6 | ||||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground/Dark | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground/Dark | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground/Dark | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 5–6 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Dark | 5–6 | ||||
| Dark | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal/Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Electric/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Electric | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Electric | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Electric | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon | 5–6 | ||||
| Ice | 5–6 | ||||
| Ice | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon | 5–6 | ||||
| Dark/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Dark/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Fire | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Steel/Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Rock/Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Fire | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Electric | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Ice | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Ice | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Ice | 5–6 | ||||
| Water/Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass | 6 | ||||
| Grass | 6 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 6 | ||||
| Fire | 6 | ||||
| Fire | 6 | ||||
| Fire/Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Water | 6 | ||||
| Water | 6 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Normal/Ground | 6 | ||||
| Fighting | 6 | ||||
| Fighting/Dark | 6 | ||||
| Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Steel/Ghost | 6 | ||||
| Steel/Ghost | 6 | ||||
| Steel/Ghost | 6 | ||||
| Dark/Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Dark/Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 6 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 6 | ||||
| Water | 6 | ||||
| Water | 6 | ||||
| Electric/Normal | 6 | ||||
| Electric/Normal | 6 | ||||
| Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Fighting/Flying | 6 | ||||
| Electric/Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6 | ||||
| Flying/Dragon | 6 | ||||
| Flying/Dragon | 6 | ||||
| Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | 6 | ||||
| Fire/Water | 6 | ||||
| Grass/Steel | 7–8 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground/Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Steel | 5–6 |
Cut FAQ
What does Cut do?
Cut is a Normal-type physical move with 50 power. No additional effect.
Which Pokémon can learn Cut?
269 Pokémon and forms can learn Cut in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard.
Is Cut in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Cut in Pokémon Champions.
What is Cut super effective against?
As a Normal-type attack, Cut is super effective against no types, not very effective against Rock and Steel and has no effect on Ghost (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.