Effect[]

Air Cutter inflicts damage to the target, with a high chance of landing a critical hit. Air Cutter targets both foes in a Double Battle, while in a Triple Battle, it targets only adjacent foes. In Generation VI games, Air Cutter attacks all opponents in Horde Encounters.

Prior to Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, Air Cutter had a slightly lower Power rating of 55.

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Air Cutter had its max PP lowered from 25 to 15. It can hit only one target.

Description[]

Learnset[]

Leveling up[]

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Zubat	poison/flying	Flying	31	25	25BW 26B2W2	26XY 19ORAS	19SMUSUM	25SwShBDSP 18LA
	Golbat	poison/flying	Flying	35	27	27BW 28B2W2	28XY 19ORAS	19SMUSUM	25SwShBDSP 18LA
	Farfetch'd	normal/flying	Flying/Field		21	21	21	21SMUSUM	25
	Crobat	poison/flying	Flying	35	27	27BW 28B2W2	28XY 19ORAS	19	25SwShBDSP 18LA
	Togetic	fairy/flying	Flying/Fairy						Evo.LA
	Murkrow	dark/flying	Flying						35BDSP
	Skarmory	steel/flying	Flying	29	24DP 23PtHGSS	23	23XY 12ORAS	12
	Beautifly	bug/flying	Bug				20ORAS	20	20BDSP Evo.LA
	Nuzleaf	grass/dark	Field/Grass						1
	Shiftry	grass/dark	Field/Grass						1
	Wingull	water/flying	Water 1/Flying			33B2W2	33XY 22ORAS	22
	Masquerain	bug/flying	Water 1/Bug				22ORAS	22	22BDSP	22
	Honchkrow	dark/flying	Flying						1BDSP
	Chatot	normal/flying	Flying						11LA
	Togekiss	fairy/flying	Flying/Fairy						11LA
	Pidove	normal/flying	Flying			15	15	15	16
	Tranquill	normal/flying	Flying			15	15	15	16
	Unfezant	normal/flying	Flying			15	15	15	16
	Woobat	psychic/flying	Field/Flying			21	21	21	15
	Swoobat	psychic/flying	Field/Flying			21	21	21	15
	Sigilyph	psychic/flying	Flying			21	21	21	15
	Tornadus	flying	Undiscovered			25	25	19	20SwSh 14LA	20
	Noibat	flying/dragon	Flying/Dragon				23	23	24	24
	Noivern	flying/dragon	Flying/Dragon				23	23	24	24
	Oricorio	fire/flying	Flying					13		13
	Kartana	grass/steel	Undiscovered					1	20
	Naganadel	poison/dragon	Undiscovered					1, Evo.USUM	1, Evo.
	Iron Jugulis	dark/flying	Undiscovered							1
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM[]

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Charizard	fire/flying	Monster/Dragon							TM040
	Venomoth	bug/poison	Bug							TM040
	Scyther	bug/flying	Bug							TM040
	Articuno	ice/flying	Undiscovered							TM040
	Articuno	psychic/flying	Undiscovered							TM040
	Zapdos	electric/flying	Undiscovered							TM040
	Moltres	fire/flying	Undiscovered							TM040
	Dragonite	dragon/flying	Water 1/Dragon							TM040
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered							TM040
	Murkrow	dark/flying	Flying							TM040
	Scizor	bug/steel	Bug							TM040
	Delibird	ice/flying	Water 1/Field							TM040
	Wingull	water/flying	Water 1/Flying							TM040
	Pelipper	water/flying	Water 1/Flying							TM040
	Masquerain	bug/flying	Water 1/Bug							TM040
	Tropius	grass/flying	Monster/Grass							TM040
	Starly	normal/flying	Flying							TM040
	Staravia	normal/flying	Flying							TM040
	Staraptor	normal/flying	Flying							TM040
	Drifloon	ghost/flying	Amorphous							TM040
	Drifblim	ghost/flying	Amorphous							TM040
	Honchkrow	dark/flying	Flying							TM040
	Lumineon	water	Water 2							TM040
	Rufflet	normal/flying	Flying							TM040
	Braviary	normal/flying	Flying							TM040
	Braviary	psychic/flying	Flying							TM040
	Volcarona	bug/fire	Bug							TM040
	Tornadus	flying	Undiscovered							TM040
	Fletchling	normal/flying	Flying							TM040
	Fletchinder	fire/flying	Flying							TM040
	Talonflame	fire/flying	Flying							TM040
	Vivillon	bug/flying	Bug							TM040
	Noibat	flying/dragon	Flying/Dragon							TM040
	Noivern	flying/dragon	Flying/Dragon							TM040
	Rowlet	grass/flying	Flying							TM040
	Dartrix	grass/flying	Flying							TM040
	Decidueye	grass/ghost	Flying							TM040
	Decidueye	grass/fighting	Flying							TM040
	Oricorio	fire/flying	Flying							TM040
	Inteleon	water	Water 1/Field							TM040
	Rookidee	flying	Flying							TM040
	Corvisquire	flying	Flying							TM040
	Corviknight	flying/steel	Flying							TM040
	Kleavor	bug/rock	Bug							TM040
	Quaxly	water	Flying/Water 1							TM040
	Quaxwell	water	Flying/Water 1							TM040
	Quaquaval	water/fighting	Flying/Water 1							TM040
	Squawkabilly	normal/flying	Flying							TM040
	Wattrel	electric/flying	Water 1/Flying							TM040
	Kilowattrel	electric/flying	Water 1/Flying							TM040
	Bombirdier	flying/dark	Flying							TM040
	Flamigo	flying/fighting	Flying							TM040
	Iron Bundle	ice/water	Undiscovered							TM040
	Iron Jugulis	dark/flying	Undiscovered							TM040
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding[]

Pokémon		Type	Egg Groups	Father
				V	VI	VII	VIII
	Charmander	fire
	Pidgey	normal/flying
	Chatot	normal/flying
	Ducklett	water/flying
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn this move through chain breeding.

Gallery[]

• Games
• Anime
• Manga

Main games

Air Cutter depicted in Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version

Air Cutter depicted in Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version

Air Cutter depicted in Generation V

Air Cutter depicted in Generation VII

Main series

Air Cutter being used by Tabitha's Golbat and Team Magma's Golbat.

Air Cutter being used by Team Galactic's Golbat.

Air Cutter being used by Ash's Unfezant.

Air Cutter being used by Skarmory and Crobat.

Air Cutter being used by Dot's Quaxwell.

Pokémon Adventures

Air Cutter being used by Winona's Skarmory.

Air Cutter being used by Spenser's Crobat.

Air Cutter being used by Petrel's Golbat.

Air Cutter being used by Skyla's Swoobat.

See also[]

• Air Slash
• Razor Wind

References[]