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Laser Focus and Slash are some of the High Critical Hit Moves in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on to learn more about these moves and their stats.
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Critical Hits
Attacking moves are defaultly set to stage 0 with a set critical hit chance of about 4%. There are ways to increase these stages and increase the likelihood of critical hits by means of Items and Abilities. There are also moves with increased critical hit chances.
| Stage | Critical Hit Chance |
|---|---|
| 0 | 4.17% |
| +1 | 12.5% |
| +2 | 50% |
| +3 | 100% |
Moves with Increased Critical Hit Ratio
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| Move | Type | Category | Power | Acc. | PP | Target | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Cutter | Flying | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 | All opponents | This attack has a 1-stage increased Critical Hit ratio. |
| Aqua Cutter | Water | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Single opponent | This attack has an increased Critical Hit ratio. |
| Attack Order | Bug | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 | Single opponent | This attack has a 1-stage increased Critical Hit ratio. |
| Crabhammer | Water | Physical | 100 | 90 | 10 | Single opponent | This attack has a 1-stage increased Critical Hit ratio. |
| Cross Chop | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 | Single opponent | This attack has a 1-stage increased Critical Hit ratio. |
| Cross Poison | Poison | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Single opponent | This attack has a 1-stage increased Critical Hit ratio. Has a 10% to poison the target. |
| Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 | Single opponent | This attack has a 1-stage increased Critical Hit ratio. |
| Flower Trick | Grass | Physical | 70 | - | 10 | Single opponent | This attack will always land a critical hit and never miss. |
| Focus Energy | Normal | Status | - | - | 30 | Self | Increases the user's critical hit rate. |
| Frost Breath | Ice | Special | 60 | 90 | 10 | Single opponent | This attack is always a critical hit. |
| Ivy Cudgel | Grass | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | Single opponent | The user strikes with an ivy-wrapped cudgel. This move's type type changes depending on the mask worn by the user, and it has a heightened chance of landing of critical hit. |
| Leaf Blade | Grass | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 | Single opponent | This attack has a 1-stage increased Critical Hit ratio. |
| Night Slash | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | Single opponent | This attack has a 1-stage increased Critical Hit ratio. |
| Poison Tail | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 25 | Single opponent | This attack has an increased Critical Hit ratio and has a 10% chance to poison the opponent. |
| Psycho Cut | Psychic | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Single opponent | This attack has a 1-stage increased Critical Hit ratio. |
| Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 | All opponents | This attack has a 1-stage increased Critical Hit ratio. |
| Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | Single opponent | This attack has a 1-stage increased Critical Hit ratio. |
| Sky Attack | Flying | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | Single opponent | The user charges in the first turn and attacks in the next turn instead. Has a 30% chance of causing the opponent to flinch. |
| Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Single opponent | This attack has a 1-stage increased Critical Hit ratio. |
| Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 | Single opponent | This attack has a 1-stage increased Critical Hit ratio. |
What are Critical Hits?
Critical hits deal 1.5 times the damage of the base power of the move and ignores defensive boosts. The probability of landing critical hits depend on the critical hit ratio your Pokemon, or the move itself, has.
Moves that Always Result in a Critical Hit
| Move | Category | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Breath |
|
60 | 90 | 10 |
| Flower Trick |
|
70 | - | 10 |
Moves that Increase Critical Hit Ratio
| Move | Category | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus Energy |
|
- | - | 30 |
Abilities that Increase Critical Hit Ratio
| Ability | Effect |
|---|---|
| Merciless | The user's attacks become critical hits if the user is poisoned. |
| Super Luck | Increases the critical hit ratio of moves by one stage. |
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Related Guides
Moves by Type and Category
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