Dire Hit - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia
Publish date: 2024-06-16
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The Dire Hit (Japanese: クリティカット Criticut, known as クリティカッター Criticutter prior to Generation V and in Hisui) is a type of battle item introduced in Generation I. It temporarily boosts a Pokémon's critical hit ratio.
In the core series games
Price
At Join Avenue's Market, Dire Hit can be bought in dozens at $5850 each, which equates to $487.5 per Dire Hit.
Effect
Dire Hit replicates the effect of the move Focus Energy, which itself has changed through the generations. It does not stack with Focus Energy or other Dire Hits.
Generation I
When used on a Pokémon from the Bag during battle, the Pokémon's chance of getting a critical hit is reduced by 75% (due to a glitch) while it is in battle.
Generation II
When used on a Pokémon from the Bag during battle, it raises that Pokémon's critical hit ratio by 1 stage while it is in battle. It also increases the Pokémon's friendship a little.
This improves the default critical hit odds from 17/256 to 1/8.
Generation III onward
When used on a Pokémon from the Bag during battle, it raises that Pokémon's critical hit ratio by 2 stages while it is in battle. It also increases the Pokémon's friendship a little.
This improves the default critical hit odds from 1/16 to 1/4 (Gen. III-V), from 1/16 to 1/2 (Gen. VI), or from 1/24 to 1/2 (Gen. VII+).
Wonder Launcher
The Dire Hit appears as three Wonder Launcher items, increasing the critical hit ratio by 1, 2, or 3 stages. It costs 3, 5, or 7 points to use respectively.
Description
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| Stad | Temporarily heightens the probability of scoring critical hits in one battle. | | GSC | Ups critical hit ratio. (1 BTL) | | RSEColoXD | Raises the critical-hit ratio during one battle. | | FRLG | Raises the critical-hit ratio of Pokémon in battle. Wears off if the Pokémon is withdrawn. | | DPPtHGSS | An item that raises the critical-hit ratio of a Pokémon in battle. It wears off if the Pokémon is withdrawn. | | BWB2W2 | It raises the critical-hit ratio greatly. It can be used only once and wears off if the Pokémon is withdrawn. | XYORAS
SMUSUM | An item that raises the critical-hit ratio greatly. It can be used only once and wears off if the Pokémon is withdrawn. | PE
SwShBDSPLA | An item that greatly raises the critical-hit ratio of a Pokémon during a battle. It can be used only once and wears off if the Pokémon is withdrawn. | | SV | An item that can be used once to sharply boost the critical-hit ratio of a Pokémon in battle. This effect disappears if the Pokémon leaves the battle. |
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Hisui| Games | Description |
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| LA | An item that sharply boosts the critical-hit ratio of a Pokémon during a battle. This effect disappears if the Pokémon leaves the battle. | | SV | An item that sharply boosts the critical-hit ratio of a Pokémon in battle. This effect disappears if the Pokémon leaves the battle. |
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Acquisition
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| RBY/RGBY | | Celadon Department Store | | GSC | Routes 46GS and 2, Dark CaveC, Mt. Silver Cave, Team Rocket's HideoutGS | Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store | | RSE | Route 110 | Mauville and Fallarbor Poké Marts, Lilycove Department Store | | FRLG | Mt. Ember | Celadon Department Store | | Colo | | Phenac Poké Mart | | XD | | Pyrite Poké Mart | | DPPt | Route 207DP, Oreburgh CityPt | Veilstone Department Store | | HGSS | Dark Cave, Mt. Silver Cave, Viridian Forest | Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store | | PW | | Suburban Area, Town Outskirts | | BW | | Nacrene City, Shopping Mall Nine | | B2W2 | Route 20 | Nacrene City, Shopping Mall Nine
Join Avenue (Market) | | XY | Route 15, Frost Cavern, Terminus Cave | Santalune City Poké Mart | | ORAS | Route 110, Rusturf Tunnel, Mt. Pyre | Slateport City Poké Mart, Lilycove Department Store (Level 3) | | SMUSUM | Routes 4, 5SM, and 17, Konikoni CityUSUM, Paniola Town | Route 2, Route 5USUM, Route 8, and Hau'oli Poké Marts
Festival Plaza (Battle Store)MUM | | PE | Rock Tunnel, Silph Co. | All Poké Marts (after obtaining 1 Badge), Celadon Department Store | | SwSh | Hammerlocke | Hammerlocke Poké Mart (south) | | BDSP | Route 207 | Veilstone Department Store | | LA | | Crafting: 2 Direshrooms and 1 Candy Truffle | | SV | Levincia, Casseroya Lake, Dalizapa Passage, Glaseado Mountain, Navi Squad's Base, Socarrat Trail, East Province (Area Three), North Province (Area Two), North Province (Area Three), South Province (Area One), South Province (Area Five), West Province (Area One), West Province (Area Two) | Chansey Supply (after earning 3 Gym Badges) | | SVTM | Fellhorn Gorge | | | SVID | Canyon Biome | Vending machines (Terarium) |
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In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
In Pokémon Masters EX, Dire Hits can only be used by certain sync pairs who have them as an item move. In addition, several variants of Dire Hit can be used by certain sync pairs. All of these item moves have 2 MP. A full list of all sync pairs who can learn Dire Hit, Dire Hit +, Dire Hit All, or Dire Hit All + can be found here.
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| Dire Hit | Dire Hit + | Dire Hit All | Dire Hit All + |
Description
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| Masters | Dire Hit: Raises the user's critical-hit rate by one stat rank.Dire Hit +: Raises the user's critical-hit rate by two stat ranks.Dire Hit All: Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs.Dire Hit All +: Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks. |
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Trivia
- In Generation V, a boy in Nacrene City mentions that Dire Hit is called Dire Hit in Unova. This is a reference to the change in the Japanese name of Dire Hit from クリティカッター Criticutter to クリティカット Criticut, in order to make room for the number-level reference of Wonder Launcher items. Because "Dire Hit" is much shorter than the 12-character limit on English item names, this issue does not come up in the translated games.
In other languages
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