Air Cutter in Pokémon Sword & Shield
Flying-type special move in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
SpecialMove text
The user launches razor-like wind to slash opposing Pokémon. Critical hits land more easily.
Move details
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Learners
Learners
 Butterfree Galar #15 |  | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Butterfree Gigantamax Galar #15 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Hoothoot Galar #19 |  | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Noctowl Galar #20 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Wingull Galar #62 |  | Egg |
 Pelipper Galar #63 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
Pelipper Galar #63 | | Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. |
Pelipper Galar #63 | | Learn as Wingull, then retain through evolution. |
 Natu Galar #92 |  | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Xatu Galar #93 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Ninjask Galar #105 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Combee Galar #116 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Vespiquen Galar #117 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Drifloon Galar #124 |  | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Drifblim Galar #125 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Togetic Galar #258 |  | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Togekiss Galar #259 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Vibrava Galar #322 |   | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Flygon Galar #323 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Mantyke Galar #354 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Mantine Galar #355 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Charmander Galar #378 |  | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Charmeleon Galar #379 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Charizard Galar #380 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Charizard Gigantamax Galar #380 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Skarmory Armor #153 |  | Egg |
 Swablu Crown #35 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Altaria Crown #36 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Salamence Crown #115 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Aerodactyl Crown #127 |  | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Dragonite Crown #196 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Articuno Crown #202 |  | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Zapdos Crown #203 |  | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Moltres Crown #204 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Mew Nat. #151 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Lugia Nat. #249 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Ho-Oh Nat. #250 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Giratina Nat. #487 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Giratina Origin Nat. #487 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
Related
| Move | Type | Class | TM/TR | Power | Acc. | PP | Pokémon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrobatics The user nimbly strikes the target. If the user is not holding an item, this attack inflicts massive damage. | |  | 55 | 100 | 15 | 97 | |
| Aerial Ace The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses. | | | - | 60 | - | 20 | 242 |
| Aeroblast A vortex of air is shot at the target to inflict damage. Critical hits land more easily. | | | - | 100 | 95 | 5 | 1 |
| Air Slash The user attacks with a blade of air that slices even the sky. This may also make the target flinch. | | | 75 | 95 | 15 | 107 | |
| Bounce The user bounces up high, then drops on the target on the second turn. This may also leave the target with paralysis. | | | 85 | 85 | 5 | 96 | |
| Brave Bird The user tucks in its wings and charges from a low altitude. This also damages the user quite a lot. | | | 120 | 100 | 15 | 36 | |
| Defog A strong wind blows away the target’s barriers such as Reflect or Light Screen. This also lowers the target’s evasiveness. | |  | - | - | - | 15 | 137 |
| Dragon Ascent After soaring upward, the user attacks its target by dropping out of the sky at high speeds. But it lowers its own Defense and Sp. Def stats in the process. | | | - | 120 | 100 | 5 | 1 |
| Drill Peck A corkscrewing attack that strikes the target with a sharp beak acting as a drill. | | | - | 80 | 100 | 20 | 13 |
| Dual Wingbeat The user slams the target with its wings. The target is hit twice in a row. | | | - | 40 | 90 | 10 | 98 |
| Feather Dance The user covers the target’s body with a mass of down that harshly lowers its Attack stat. | | | - | - | 100 | 15 | 21 |
| Fly The user flies up into the sky and then strikes its target on the next turn. | | | 90 | 95 | 15 | 95 | |
| Gust A gust of wind is whipped up by wings and launched at the target to inflict damage. | | | - | 40 | 100 | 35 | 40 |
| Hurricane The user attacks by wrapping its opponent in a fierce wind that flies up into the sky. This may also confuse the target. | | | 110 | 70 | 10 | 48 | |
| Oblivion Wing The user absorbs its target’s HP. The user’s HP is restored by over half of the damage taken by the target. | | | - | 80 | 100 | 10 | 1 |
| Peck The target is jabbed with a sharply pointed beak or horn. | | | - | 35 | 100 | 35 | 54 |
| Pluck The user pecks the target. If the target is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect. | | | - | 60 | 100 | 20 | 47 |
| Roost The user lands and rests its body. This move restores the user’s HP by up to half of its max HP. | | | - | - | - | 10 | 83 |
| Sky Attack A second-turn attack move where critical hits land more easily. This may also make the target flinch. | | | - | 140 | 90 | 5 | 45 |
| Tailwind The user whips up a turbulent whirlwind that ups the Speed stats of the user and its allies for four turns. | | | - | - | - | 15 | 105 |
| Wing Attack The target is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage. | | | - | 60 | 100 | 35 | 29 |
