Night Slash

Effect

High critical hit ratio. Has a higher chance for a critical hit.

Targets

One adjacent Pokémon

Properties

Makes contact · Slicing move (Sharpness)

Scarlet & Violet

Usable (83 Pokémon)

Pokémon Champions

Usable (37 Pokémon) — changed: PP 15 → 20

Legends: Z-A

Usable (48 Pokémon)

Pokémon that learn Night Slash

127 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.

All (127)Champions (37)S/V (83)Z-A (48)

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Z-A	Gens
Sandshrew	Ground		✓		4–9
Alolan Sandshrew	Ice/Steel		✓		7–9
Sandslash	Ground		✓		4–9
Alolan Sandslash	Ice/Steel		✓		7–9
Dugtrio	Ground		✓		4–9
Alolan Dugtrio	Ground/Steel		✓		7–9
Meowth	Normal				4–7
Alolan Meowth	Dark		✓	✓	7–9
Galarian Meowth	Steel		✓	✓	8–9
Persian	Normal				4–7
Alolan Persian	Dark	✓	✓	✓	7–9
Mankey	Fighting		✓	✓	6–7, 9
Primeape	Fighting		✓	✓	6–7, 9
Farfetch’d	Normal/Flying	✓		✓	4–8
Galarian Farfetch’d	Fighting			✓	8
Krabby	Water				8
Kingler	Water				8
Scyther	Bug/Flying		✓	✓	4–9
Kabutops	Rock/Water				4–8
Spinarak	Bug/Poison		✓		5–7, 9
Ariados	Bug/Poison	✓	✓		5–7, 9
Crobat	Poison/Flying			✓
Gligar	Ground/Flying		✓		4–7, 9
Scizor	Bug/Steel	✓	✓	✓	4–9
Heracross	Bug/Fighting	✓	✓	✓	4–9
Hisuian Sneasel	Fighting/Poison		✓		9
Teddiursa	Normal		✓		4–7, 9
Ursaring	Normal		✓		4–7, 9
Skarmory	Steel/Flying	✓	✓	✓	4–9
Treecko	Grass		✓	✓	8–9
Grovyle	Grass		✓	✓	8–9
Sceptile	Grass	✓	✓	✓	4–9
Torchic	Fire		✓	✓	4–9
Combusken	Fire/Fighting		✓	✓	4–9
Blaziken	Fire/Fighting	✓	✓	✓	4–9
Galarian Linoone	Dark/Normal				8
Seedot	Grass		✓		8–9
Nuzleaf	Grass/Dark		✓		8–9
Shiftry	Grass/Dark		✓		8–9
Slakoth	Normal		✓		4–7, 9
Vigoroth	Normal		✓		4–7, 9
Slaking	Normal		✓		4–7, 9
Nincada	Bug/Ground				4–8
Ninjask	Bug/Flying				4–8
Shedinja	Bug/Ghost				4–8
Sableye	Dark/Ghost	✓		✓
Sharpedo	Water/Dark	✓		✓	4–8
Zangoose	Normal		✓	✓	4–7, 9
Seviper	Poison		✓	✓	4–7, 9
Corphish	Water		✓		4–9
Crawdaunt	Water/Dark		✓		4–9
Absol	Dark	✓		✓	4–8
Kricketune	Bug		✓		4–7, 9
Shinx	Electric		✓		4–9
Luxio	Electric		✓		4–9
Luxray	Electric	✓	✓		4–9
Honchkrow	Dark/Flying		✓		4–7, 9
Stunky	Poison/Dark		✓		4–9
Skuntank	Poison/Dark		✓		4–9
Skorupi	Poison/Bug				4–8
Drapion	Poison/Dark				4–8
Weavile	Dark/Ice	✓	✓		4–9
Yanmega	Bug/Flying		✓		4–7, 9
Gliscor	Ground/Flying	✓	✓		4–7, 9
Gallade	Psychic/Fighting	✓	✓	✓	4–9
Oshawott	Water		✓		5–7, 9
Dewott	Water		✓		5–7, 9
Samurott	Water	✓	✓		5–7, 9
Hisuian Samurott	Water/Dark	✓	✓		5–7, 9
Purrloin	Dark			✓	5–8
Liepard	Dark	✓		✓	5–8
Pidove	Normal/Flying				6–8
Tranquill	Normal/Flying				6–8
Unfezant	Normal/Flying				6–8
Dwebble	Bug/Rock				5–8
Crustle	Bug/Rock				5–8
Zoroark	Dark	✓	✓		5–9
Karrablast	Bug				8
Escavalier	Bug/Steel				8
Axew	Dragon		✓		5–9
Fraxure	Dragon		✓		5–9
Haxorus	Dragon		✓		5–9
Cubchoo	Ice		✓		5–9
Beartic	Ice	✓	✓		5–9
Cryogonal	Ice		✓	✓	5–9
Druddigon	Dragon				5–8
Pawniard	Dark/Steel		✓		5–9
Bisharp	Dark/Steel		✓		5–9
Heatmor	Fire				5–8
Froakie	Water			✓
Frogadier	Water			✓
Greninja	Water/Dark	✓	✓	✓	6–7, 9
Pangoro	Fighting/Dark	✓		✓	8
Honedge	Steel/Ghost			✓	6–8
Doublade	Steel/Ghost			✓	6–8
Aegislash	Steel/Ghost	✓		✓	6–8
Inkay	Dark/Psychic		✓	✓	6–9
Malamar	Dark/Psychic	✓	✓	✓	6–9
Binacle	Rock/Water			✓	6–8
Barbaracle	Rock/Water	✓		✓	6–8
Xerneas	Fairy			✓	6–8
Lurantis	Grass		✓		7–9
Golisopod	Bug/Water	✓		✓
Mimikyu	Ghost/Fairy	✓		✓
Kartana	Grass/Steel				7–8
Necrozma	Psychic		✓		7–9
Nickit	Dark			✓	8
Thievul	Dark	✓		✓	8
Arrokuda	Water		✓		8–9
Barraskewda	Water		✓		8–9
Obstagoon	Dark/Normal				8
Perrserker	Steel	✓	✓	✓	8–9
Sirfetch’d	Fighting	✓		✓	8
Duraludon	Steel/Dragon		✓		8–9
Kleavor	Bug/Rock	✓	✓	✓	4–9
Ursaluna	Ground/Normal		✓		4–7, 9
Sneasler	Fighting/Poison	✓	✓		9
Meowscarada	Grass/Dark	✓	✓		9
Ceruledge	Fire/Ghost	✓	✓	✓	9
Veluza	Water/Psychic		✓		9
Annihilape	Fighting/Ghost	✓	✓	✓	6–7, 9
Kingambit	Dark/Steel	✓	✓		5–9
Chien-Pao	Dark/Ice		✓		9
Roaring Moon	Dragon/Dark		✓		9
Iron Valiant	Fairy/Fighting		✓		9
Iron Leaves	Grass/Psychic		✓		9
Archaludon	Steel/Dragon	✓	✓		8–9