Kowtow Cleave
In Pokémon ChampionsGen IX
Game
Pokémon Champions
DarkPhysical
This move does not check accuracy.
- Power
- 85
- Accuracy
- —
- PP
- 10
- Hits
- One Pokémon next to the user
- On Showdown
- 4.2% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
See it in the games
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How it works in Champions
- Makes contact
- Slicing: boosted by
“The user slashes at the target after kowtowing to make the target let down its guard. This attack never misses.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Makes contact: Rough Skin, Iron Barbs and Rocky Helmet hurt the attacker; Protective Pads prevents it.Contact moves
- Slicing move: Sharpness boosts it ×1.5.Slicing moves
Who runs Kowtow Cleave 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 Kowtow Cleave among their most used moves.
Who learns Kowtow Cleave
1 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.
All 1 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →