Cut (move)

Cut (Japanese:   Cut) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation I. It was HM01 until Generation VII. In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, it was the signature move of.

In battle
Cut inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Cut can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining two extra appeal points if the move was used during the prior turn.

Generations I to III
A Pokémon using Cut can remove a certain type of tree, which acts as an obstacle between the player and their destination. It can also be used to cut tall grass. In, a Pokémon with can cut a larger area of tall grass around the user.

Generations IV to VI
Cut no longer removes tall grass. In Generation VI, the small trees from previous games are replaced with thorn-covered bushes (as described when checking said shrubbery).

Generation VII
Cut is no longer a field move. Small trees do not appear in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, small trees can be cut down with the Secret Technique Chop Down instead.

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Pokémon GO

 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Cut had an energy gain of 7%.
 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Cut had a power of 12, an energy gain of 10%, and a duration of 1.13 seconds.
 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 21, 2017, Cut had a power of 10 and a duration of 1 second.

may only know this move if it was obtained before February 16, 2017.

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Trivia

 * In Generation I, if the player saves and exits the game standing on a previously cut tree, once the game is continued, the player will be standing on the tree that was previously cut. The same can be done with Pikachu in . In Celadon Gym in Yellow, the same effect can also happen with Pikachu after certain battles.
 * Cut is not required to complete Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, or, or their remakes.
 * The Japanese name of Cut, いあいぎり Iai Cut, refers to , a . Specifically, it refers to the technique of drawing a blade from its, cutting down the opponent, then re-sheathing the blade.
 * Cut was the first HM move featured in the.

In other languages
Zerschneider Corte Coupe Taglio いあいぎり 居合斩（招式）