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Psycho Cut

In Pokémon ChampionsGen IV
Game

Pokémon Champions

PsychicPhysical

High critical hit ratio.

Power
70
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Hits
One Pokémon next to the user
On Showdown
0.3% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
Properties

See it in the games

No clip of Psycho Cut here yet. Find Psycho Cut on YouTube →

How it works in Champions

Has a higher chance for a critical hit.

“The user tears at the target with blades formed by psychic power. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

What interacts

Abilities and items that boost Psycho Cut, block it, punish its user or change how it works.

Boosts it

4

Blocks or weakens it

2

Punishes the user

1

Changes how it works

1

Mold Breaker, Teravolt and Turboblaze ignore the abilities that block or weaken it.

Who runs Psycho Cut on Showdown

  1. Gallade87.9% of its sets
  2. Mega Absol Z29.9% of its sets
  3. Mega Starmie15.9% of its sets
  4. Mega Gallade69.1% of its sets
  5. Mega Malamar19.3% of its sets
  6. Malamar18.5% of its sets

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 Psycho Cut among their most used moves.

Absol, ladder rank #57Gallade, ladder rank #63Malamar, ladder rank #88Medicham, ladder rank #160

Who learns Psycho Cut

24 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

AlakazamStarmieScizorMedichamAbsolMetagrossWeavileGalladeLiepardAegislashMalamarDecidueyeHattereneCeruledgeBlade AegislashMega AlakazamMega ScizorMega MedichamMega AbsolMega GalladeMega MetagrossMega StarmieMega MalamarMega Absol Z

All 57 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →