Normal · Physical move · Gen 1
Guillotine
Guillotine is a Normal-type physical move introduced in Generation 1. It has variable or fixed damage and 30% accuracy, with 5 PP (8 with PP Max). 17 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Physical
Power
—
Accuracy
30%
PP
5 (max 8)
Priority
0
Effect
OHKOs the target. Fails if user is a lower level. Deals damage to the target equal to the target's maximum HP. Ignores accuracy and evasiveness modifiers. This attack's accuracy is equal to (user's level - target's level + 30)%, and fails if the target is at a higher level. Pokemon with the Sturdy Ability are immune.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (10 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (2 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Normal attack
2× vs—
½× vsRockSteel
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Guillotine
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Krabby | Water | 3–8 | |||
 Kingler | Water | 3–8 | |||
 Pinsir | Bug | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
 Gligar | Ground/Flying | 3–7 | |||
 Corphish | Water | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Crawdaunt | Water/Dark | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Gliscor | Ground/Flying | 3–7 | |||
 Axew | Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Fraxure | Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Haxorus | Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Pawniard | Dark/Steel | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Bisharp | Dark/Steel | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Durant | Bug/Steel | 5–8 | |||
 Vikavolt | Bug/Electric | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Kartana | Grass/Steel | 7–8 | |||
 Klawf | Rock | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Kingambit | Dark/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 |
Guillotine FAQ
What does Guillotine do?
Guillotine is a Normal-type physical move. Deals damage to the target equal to the target's maximum HP. Ignores accuracy and evasiveness modifiers. This attack's accuracy is equal to (user's level - target's level + 30)%, and fails if the target is at a higher level. Pokemon with the Sturdy Ability are immune.
Which Pokémon can learn Guillotine?
17 Pokémon and forms can learn Guillotine in at least one game: 10 in Scarlet & Violet, 2 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Krabby, Kingler, Pinsir, Gligar, Corphish and Crawdaunt.
Is Guillotine in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 2 Pokémon can use Guillotine in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Guillotine super effective against?
As a Normal-type attack, Guillotine 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.