HM01 Cut
Location Gift from a mountain climber NPC in the KBT Expressway South of Crater Town.
Badge Required Vision Badge (Crater Town Gym)
Description A basic attack that can be used to cut down thin trees and grass.
PP 30
Type Normal

Prerequisites

  • Have access to Crater Town
  • Defeat Vega at the Crater Town Gym
  • Obtain the Vision Badge (to use Cut outside of battle)

Location

Starting from the Crater Town Pokémon Center, head South.

Standing outside of the Crater Town Pokémon Center. / Pokémon Unbound
Standing outside of the Crater Town Pokémon Center.

If you’ve defeated the town’s Gym Leader, the KBT Expressway entrance at the very South of the town will be clear.

Head inside.

Going towards the KBT Expressway entrance. / Pokémon Unbound
Going towards the KBT Expressway entrance.

Walking through the entrance for the first time will prompt a cutscene to occur, during which your character will be abducted and forced to fight Shadow Admin Ivory and Boss Zeff in succession inside Cinder Volcano.

Here are their team comps:

Shadow Admin Ivory
Pokémon Misdreavus (Level 33) Kadabra (Level 34) Vullaby (Level 32)
Type Ghost Psychic Dark/Flying
Ability Levitate Synchronize Overcoat
Held Item
Weaknesses
  • Ghost 2x
  • Dark 2x
  • Bug 2x
  • Ghost 2x
  • Dark 2x
  • Electric 2x
  • Ice 2x
  • Rock 2x
  • Fairy 2x
Moves
  • Hex
  • Will-O-Wisp
  • Mean Look
  • Confuse Ray
  • Psybeam
  • Ice Punch
  • Night Shade
  • Miracle Eye
  • Punishment
  • Pluck
  • Incinerate
  • Flatter
Shadow Boss Zeph
Pokémon Houndoom (Level 33)
Type Dark/Fire
Ability Flash Fire
Held Item Houndoominite
Weaknesses
  • Water 2x
  • Fighting 2x
  • Ground 2x
  • Rock 2x
Moves
  • Incinerate
  • Thunder Fang
  • Sucker Punch
  • Howl

After defeating the two attackers, Hoopa will transport you to the KBT Expressway you were trying to enter, where a Mountain Climber NPC will automatically give you the HM for Cut.

The NPC who gives the HM for Cut. / Pokémon Unbound
The NPC who gives the HM for Cut.
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