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Air Slash

In Pokémon ChampionsGen IV

Game

Pokémon Champions

FlyingSpecial

30% chance to make the target .

Power: 75
Accuracy: 95%
PP: 15
Hits: Any one Pokémon, even far away
On Showdown: 0.1% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it

Changes over time

How Air Slash changed from game to game, newest first.

Gen VI
PP 20 → 15 Nerfed

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 30% chance to make the target .

Slicing: boosted by

“The user attacks with a blade of air that slices even the sky. This may also make the target flinch.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

Good to know

Slicing move: Sharpness boosts it ×1.5.Slicing moves
Has a secondary effect: Sheer Force boosts it and removes the effect, Serene Grace doubles the chance, and Shield Dust and Covert Cloak block it.Moves with a secondary effect
Doesn't make contact: Rough Skin, Rocky Helmet and similar don't trigger.

Who runs Air Slash 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 Slash among their most used moves.

Who learns Air Slash

42 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 42 in Champions

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