Air Cutter
Pokémon Champions
High ratio. Hits adjacent foes.
- Power
- 60
- Accuracy
- 95%
- PP
- 25
- Hits
- Both foes (spread move)
Changes over time
How Air Cutter changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen VI
Power 55 → 60 Buffed
- Gen IV
Became Special (the physical/special split)
Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.
See it in the games
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How it works in Champions
Has a higher chance for a .
- Slicing: boosted by
- Wind: powers up
“The user launches razor-like wind to slash opposing Pokémon. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Slicing move: Sharpness boosts it ×1.5.Slicing moves
- Wind move: Wind Rider and Wind Power react to it.Wind moves
- Hits both opponents in Doubles, at 0.75× damage each.Spread moves
- High critical-hit ratio. Super Luck, Scope Lens and Razor Claw raise it more; Sniper makes crits stronger.High critical-hit moves
- Doesn't make contact: Rough Skin, Rocky Helmet and similar don't trigger.
Who runs Air Cutter on Showdown
Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.
On the ladder today
Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Air Cutter among their most used moves.
Who learns Air Cutter
25 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.
Charizard
Beedrill
Dragonite
Scizor
Skarmory
Pelipper
Empoleon
Staraptor
Volcarona
Talonflame
Vivillon
Noivern
Decidueye
Toucannon
Corviknight
Kleavor
Quaquaval
Mega Charizard X
Mega Charizard Y
Mega Scizor
Mega Beedrill
Hisuian Decidueye
Mega Dragonite
Mega Skarmory
Mega StaraptorAll 122 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →