Guillotine (move)

Guillotine (Japanese: ハサミギロチン Pincer Guillotine) is a one-hit knockout move introduced in Generation I.

Generation I
Guillotine inflicts damage equal to the target's current. Its accuracy is 30%. Guillotine will break a if it hits.

Guillotine will not affect a target whose current stat is greater than the user's current Speed stat.

Generation II
The accuracy of Guillotine now follows the formula below. Acc = ( ( user_level - target_level ) * 2/256 + 76/256 ) * 100% This forumla means that the accuracy starts at approximately 30% and grows by approximately 0.78% for every level higher than the target that the user is.

Guillotine's efficacy is no longer based on the target's Speed; instead, now it cannot affect a target that has a higher level than the user.

Generations III to VI
The formula for Guillotine's accuracy is now: Acc = ( ( user_level - target_level ) + 30 ) * 100%

Guillotine's chance of hitting is now unaffected by and  stats.

Guillotine can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining two extra appeal points if the move was used in the prior turn. It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination and will give three extra appeal points if one of the moves, , or was used in the prior turn.

Generation VII
Guillotine's accuracy is now displayed as 30%; however, its accuracy calculation remains unchanged.

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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
Guillotine will cause a Pokémon to instantly faint through "calamitous damage" (changed to "It's a one-hit KO!" in Gates to Infinity), regardless of level, but is prone to missing.

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In the Pokémon Adventures manga

 * In Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming, a that  was renting from the  was revealed to know Guillotine by Emerald's Pokédex.

Trivia

 * The and  evolutionary lines, as well as, can learn this move despite all six lacking pincers (which are necessary for the move, as indicated by the move description and Japanese name).
 * With the exception of, no Pokémon that learns Guillotine can learn any of the other one-hit knockout moves.

In other languages
Guillotine Guillotina Guillotine Ghigliottina ハサミギロチン 断头钳（招式）