Cross Chop (move)

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Cross Chop
クロスチョップ Cross Chop
Cross Chop.png
Type  Fighting
Category  Physical
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  100
Accuracy  80%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Cross Chop (Japanese: クロスチョップ Cross Chop) is a damage dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Cross Chop deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.

Description

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Games Description
Stad2 A Fighting-type attack. It is powerful and often lands a critical hit.
GSC Has a high critical hit ratio.
RSE A double-chopping attack. High critical-hit ratio.
FRLG The foe is hit with double chops. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
XD A double-chopping attack. High critical-hit ratio.
DPPtHGSS The user delivers a double chop with its forearms crossed. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
BWConquest The user delivers a double chop with its forearms crossed. Critical hits land more easily.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
056 Mankey Mankey Fighting Fighting 39 39 31 37 37 ''''
057 Primeape Primeape Fighting Fighting 45 45 31 41 41 ''''
066 Machop Machop Fighting Fighting 37 40 37 43 ''''
067 Machoke Machoke Fighting Fighting 43 46 40 44 ''''
068 Machamp Machamp Fighting Fighting 43 46 40 44 ''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
054 Psyduck Psyduck Water Water   MankeyPrimeape MankeyPrimeape MankeyPrimeape MankeyPrimeape
216 Teddiursa Teddiursa Normal Normal       MankeyPrimeape
239 Elekid Elekid Electric Electric   MachopMachokeMachamp MachopMachokeMachamp MachopMachokeMachamp MachopMachokeMachamp
240 Magby Magby Fire Fire   MachopMachokeMachamp MachopMachokeMachamp MachopMachokeMachamp MachopMachokeMachamp
296 Makuhita Makuhita Fighting Fighting   MachopMachokeMachamp MachopMachokeMachamp MachopMachokeMachamp
447 Riolu Riolu Fighting Fighting     MankeyPrimeape
MachopMachokeMachamp
MankeyPrimeape
MachopMachokeMachamp
453 Croagunk Croagunk Poison Fighting     MachopMachokeMachamp MachopMachokeMachamp
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Special move

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0239 Elekid Elekid
Electric Pokémon XD (Trade for purified Togepi)
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0239 239 Elekid Electric Dream World - Pleasant Forest
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

Gavin Machamp Cross Chop.png
Machamp
Maylene Machoke Cross Chop.png
Machoke
Craig Cross Chop.png
Croagunk
Brawly Machop Cross Chop.png
Machop
The Pokémon's hands or arms glow and then it forms a cross with them. It then hits the opponent with them.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Machoke Machoke's forearms glow white, then it forms an 'X' with them. It then hits the opponent with its crossed arms.
Chuck's Machoke Machoke, Machoke Man! Debut
Emily's Machoke Sitting Psyduck None
Maylene's Machoke A Triple Fighting Chance! None
Machop Machop's arms glow white, then it forms a cross with them. It then hits the opponent with its crossed arms.
Brawly's Machop Brave the Wave None
Machamp Machamp crosses its top two arms to form an 'X' and its arms start to glow. It then strikes the opponent with the crossed arms.
Gavin's Machamp From Brags to Riches None
Emily's Machamp Sitting Psyduck None
Croagunk The black parts on Croagunk's arms glow white and it crosses its arms to form an 'X'. It then hits the opponent with its crossed arms.
Hamilton's Craig Cream of the Croagunk Crop! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Trivia

  • No Pokémon introduced in Generation V can learn Cross Chop by any means.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 十字切 Shízì-qiè
France Flag.png French Coup-Croix
Germany Flag.png German Kreuzhieb
Greece Flag.png Greek Σκληρό Γαμήσι
Italy Flag.png Italian Incrocolpo
South Korea Flag.png Korean 크로스촙 Cross Chop
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Ukršteni Udarac
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Golpe cruzado
Spain Flag.png Spain Tajo Cruzado



Variations of the move Cross Chop
PhysicalIC HOME.png Cross ChopStone Edge
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