Psycho Cut

Type	Power	Accuracy	PP	Priority	Damage	Target
Psychic	70	100%	20	0	Physical	Single non-user

Description

Deals damage and has a critical hit rate one stage higher than normal. Assuming there are no other critical hit modifiers in play, this move has a 1/8 chance to get a critical hit instead of a 1/16 chance.

Competitive Use

For various reasons, including its movepool distribution, Psycho Cut is mostly seen in RU and NU, where Psychic-type and Dark-type physical attackers roam. Gallade, Medicham, and Absol love using this move to destroy Poison- and Fighting-types, as the former of which resist the Fighting-type STABs of Gallade and Medicham, while the latter of which resist Absol's STAB. Psycho Cut's main advantages over the similar Zen Headbutt are its 100% accuracy and its non-contact property, which prevents abilities like Mummy, Static, and Cute Charm from activating. The increased critical hit ratio can also be useful.

Related Moves

Zen Headbutt is a slightly more powerful option with a 20% chance to flinch the target.

Pokémon	Type	Tier	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spe	BST
Absol	Dark	RU	Pressure / Super Luck / Justified	65	130	60	75	60	75	465
Alakazam	Psychic	OU	Synchronize / Inner Focus / Magic Guard	55	50	45	135	85	120	490
Bisharp	Dark / Steel	UU	Defiant / Inner Focus / Pressure	65	125	100	60	70	70	490
Cresselia	Psychic	BL2	Levitate	120	70	120	75	130	85	600
Drowzee	Psychic	LC	Insomnia / Forewarn / Inner Focus	60	48	45	43	90	42	328
Gallade	Psychic / Fighting	RU	Steadfast / Justified	68	125	65	65	115	80	518
Hypno	Psychic	NU	Insomnia / Forewarn / Inner Focus	85	73	70	73	115	67	483
Kadabra	Psychic	NU	Synchronize / Inner Focus / Magic Guard	40	35	30	120	70	105	400
Medicham	Fighting / Psychic	RU	Pure Power / Telepathy	60	60	75	60	75	80	410
Mewtwo	Psychic	Uber	Pressure / Unnerve	106	110	90	154	90	130	680
Pawniard	Dark / Steel	LC	Defiant / Inner Focus / Pressure	45	85	70	40	40	60	340
Spinda	Normal	NU	Own Tempo / Tangled Feet / Contrary	60	60	60	60	60	60	360