Crunch (move)

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Crunch (Japanese: かみくだく Crunch) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation II. It can be seen as a more powerful version of Bite.

Effect

Generations II and III

Crunch does damage and has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense stat by one stage.

Generation IV onward

Crunch does damage and has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense stat by one stage.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0019		Rattata		Field		Field			22	22	22	22
019A		Rattata Alola Form		Field		Field						22
0020		Raticate		Field		Field			24	24	24	24
020A		Raticate Alola Form		Field		Field						24
0024		Arbok		Field	Dragon			22	22	22	Evo.
0029		Nidoran♀		Monster	Field		47	37	37	37	37
0030		Nidorina		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		53	43	43	43	43
0058		Growlithe		Field		Field			42	42BW 39B2W2	39	39
088A		Grimer Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						32
089A		Muk Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						32
0115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster			31	37	37	37
0130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon					41ORAS	39
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying			33	33	33	33
0143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster			44	49	49	49
0158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1			27	27	27	27
0159		Croconaw		Monster	Water 1			30	30	30	30
0160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1			32	32	32	32
0203		Girafarig		Field		Field	54	49	46	46	46XY 37ORAS	37
0208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	49	49RSE 52FRLG	41DP 46PtHGSS	46BW 37B2W2	37	37
0209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy		53	49	49	49	49
0210		Granbull		Field	Fairy		61	59	59	59	59
0228		Houndour		Field		Field	43	49	48	49	49	49
0229		Houndoom		Field		Field	52	59	54	56	56	56
0243		Raikou		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	61	61	43	43	43	43
0246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster	43	43	37	41	41	41
0247		Pupitar		Monster		Monster	47	47	41	47	47	47
0248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster	47	47	41	47	47	47
0261		Poochyena		Field		Field		41	53	53	53XY 37ORAS	34
0262		Mightyena		Field		Field		47			1, 65XY 1, 44ORAS	1, 40
0295		Exploud		Monster	Field			40	40	40	Evo.
0303		Mawile		Field	Fairy		36	36	36	36XY 29ORAS	29
0318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2		22	28	28	28XY 36ORAS	36
0319		Sharpedo		Water 2		Water 2		22	28	28	28XY 40ORAS	40
0328		Trapinch		Bug		Bug		33	33	33BW 34B2W2	34XY 22ORAS	22
0329		Vibrava		Bug		Bug		33
0330		Flygon		Bug		Bug		33
0336		Seviper		Field	Dragon		28	28	28BW 45B2W2	45XY 40ORAS	39
0341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3		43FRLG	47	47	47XY 39ORAS	39
0342		Crawdaunt		Water 1	Water 3		51FRLG	57	57	57XY 43ORAS	43
0361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral		28	31	31	31XY 41ORAS	41
0362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral		28	31	31	31XY 41ORAS	41
0365		Walrein		Water 1	Field			1	1	1	1
0367		Huntail		Water 1		Water 1		36	42	42	42XY 34ORAS	34
0371		Bagon		Dragon		Dragon		41	46	46	46XY 25ORAS	25
0372		Shelgon		Dragon		Dragon		56	50	50	50XY 25ORAS	25
0373		Salamence		Dragon		Dragon		61	53	53	53XY 25ORAS	25
0384		Rayquaza		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		35	35DPPt 15HGSS	15	15XY 20ORAS	20
0387		Turtwig		Monster	Grass			37	37	37	37
0388		Grotle		Monster	Grass			42	42	42	42
0389		Torterra		Monster	Grass			45	45	45	45
0399		Bidoof		Water 1	Field						25
0400		Bibarel		Water 1	Field						28
0403		Shinx		Field		Field			29DP 33PtHGSS	33	33	33
0404		Luxio		Field		Field			33DP 38PtHGSS	38	38	38
0405		Luxray		Field		Field			35DP 42PtHGSS	42	42	42
0419		Floatzel		Water 1	Field			26	26BW 1B2W2	1	1
0445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon			48	48	48	Evo.
0449		Hippopotas		Field		Field			31	31	31	31
0450		Hippowdon		Field		Field			31	31	31	31
0451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3			45	56BW 45B2W2	45	45
0452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3			49	65BW 49B2W2	49	49
0455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass			37	41	41	41
0485		Heatran		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			33	33	33	33
0504		Patrat		Field		Field				16	16	16
0505		Watchog		Field		Field				16	16	16
0506		Lillipup		Field		Field				22	22	22
0507		Herdier		Field		Field				24	24	24
0508		Stoutland		Field		Field				24	24	24
0511		Pansage		Field		Field				43	43	43
0513		Pansear		Field		Field				43	43	43
0515		Panpour		Field		Field				43	43	43
0550		Basculin		Water 2		Water 2				24	24	17
0551		Sandile		Field		Field				28	28	28
0552		Krokorok		Field		Field				28	28	28
0553		Krookodile		Field		Field				28	28	28
0559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon				38	38	38
0560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon				38	38	38
0564		Tirtouga		Water 1	Water 3				21	21	21
0565		Carracosta		Water 1	Water 3				21	21	21
0566		Archen		Flying	Water 3				35	35	35
0567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3				35	35	35
0603		Eelektrik		Amorphous		Amorphous				39	39	1
0604		Eelektross		Amorphous		Amorphous				1	1	Evo.
0621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster				25	25	25
0632		Durant		Bug		Bug				31	31	21
0633		Deino		Dragon		Dragon				25	25	25
0634		Zweilous		Dragon		Dragon				25	25	25
0635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon				25	25	25
0641		Tornadus		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				49	49	43
0642		Thundurus		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				49	49	43
0643		Reshiram		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				71	71	71
0644		Zekrom		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				71	71	71
0667		Litleo		Field		Field					39	39
0668		Pyroar		Field		Field					42	42
0674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like					39	39
0675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like					42	42
0696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon					34	34
0697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon					34	34
0713		Avalugg		Monster		Monster					1, 65	1, 65
0718		Zygarde		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered					51	51
0734		Yungoos		Field		Field						34
0735		Gumshoos		Field		Field						39
0736		Grubbin		Bug		Bug						22
0737		Charjabug		Bug		Bug						25
0744		Rockruff		Field		Field						40
0745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field						40
745Mn		Lycanroc Midnight Form		Field		Field						40
0751		Dewpider		Water 1	Bug						32
0752		Araquanid		Water 1	Bug						38
0773		Silvally		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered						50
0779		Bruxish		Water 2		Water 2						28
0791		Solgaleo		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered						37
0799		Guzzlord		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered						37
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔
0023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	✔C
0058		Growlithe		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0309		Electrike		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔
0434		Stunky		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0447		Riolu		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔
0725		Litten		Field		Field						✔
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		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
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.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	Dream World - Rugged Mountain
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 event

Generation II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon	Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #3 New York Pokémon Center
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.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★★ Power: 43 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Description

In the anime

Shinx Steelix Krokorok Tyrunt
The user crunches up the foe with sharp fangs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Steelix bites down hard on the opponent with its mouth.
Jasmine's Steelix	Nerves of Steelix!		Debut
Hun's Steelix	The Legend of Thunder!		Initially referred as Bite in the English dub
Harrison's Steelix	Playing with Fire!		None
	Shinx bites down on the opponent using its mouth.
Angie's Shinx	If the Scarf Fits, Wear It!		None
	Torterra bites down on the opponent with its mouth.
Paul's Torterra	Pedal to the Mettle!		None
	Totodile's teeth glow white and it bites down on the opponent with its powerful jaw.
Khoury's Totodile	A Rivalry to Gible On!		None
	Krokorok's teeth glow white and it bites down on the opponent with its powerful jaw.
Ash's Krokorok	Battling the Bully!		None
	Krookodile's teeth glow white and it bites down on the opponent with its powerful jaw.
Ash's Krookodile	Ash, Iris and Trip: Then There Were Three!		None
Mantle's Krookodile	Rotom's Wish!		None
	Watchog's teeth glow white and it bites down on the opponent with them.
Mikael's Watchog	Curtain Up, Unova League!		None
	Eelektross's teeth glow white and it bites down on the opponent with them.
Kendrick's Eelektross	Mission: Defeat Your Rival!		None
	Tyrunt's teeth glow white and it bites down on the opponent with them.
Grant's Tyrunt	Climbing the Walls!		None
A Scientist's Tyrunt	The Tiny Caretaker!		None
	Exploud's teeth glow white and it bites down on the opponent with them.
Blake and Heath's father's Exploud	Splitting Heirs!		None
	Tyrantrum's bites down on the opponent with its teeth.
A Scientist's Tyrantrum	The Tiny Caretaker!		None
	Houndoom's teeth glow orange and bites down on the opponent with its teeth.
Malva's Houndoom	Mega Evolution Special IV		None
	Tyranitar's teeth glow white and it then bites down on the opponent with its teeth.
Alain's Tyranitar	Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted!		None

In the manga

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

Patrat
The user uses its sharp teeth to bite down the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Patrat uses visual teeth to bite the foe.
Monta's Patrat	Let's Master Pokémon Capturing!		Debut

In the Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY! manga

Pyroar
The user bites down hard on the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pyroar bites down hard on the opponent.
Manabu's Pyroar	CXY04		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Zygarde 50% Forme Steelix Torterra Glalie
The user bites down hard on the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Steelix bites down hard on the opponent with its mouth.
Jasmine's Steelix	Capital Kabutops		Debut
	Glalie bites down hard on the opponent with its mouth.
The Battle Factory's Glalie	Gotcha Where I Wantcha, Glalie		None
	Seviper bites down hard on the opponent with its mouth.
Lucy's Seviper	Just My Luck...Shuckle		None
	Torterra bites down hard on the opponent with its mouth.
Diamond's Tru	Lucky Lucario II		None
	Zygarde 50% Forme bites down hard on the opponent with its mouth.
Lysandre's Zygarde	X & Y chapter		None

• In Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming, a Mawile that Noland was renting from the Battle Factory was revealed to know Crunch by Emerald's Pokédex.

In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

Totodile
The user crunches down with its fangs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Totodile bites down with its fangs.
Jō's Totodile	JBA3		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! manga

Heatran
The user bites down hard on the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Heatran bites down hard on the opponent with its mouth.
Yū's Heatran	PBK7		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	DPPt	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 咬碎 Yǎo​suì​ Dutch Kraak Finnish Puristus* French Mâchouille German Knirscher Greek Τραγάνισμα Hindi कुचलने का हमला Kuchalne Ka Hamla Italian Sgranocchio Korean 깨물어부수기 Kkaemul'eobusugi Polish Chrupanie Portuguese Brazil Mordida Selvagem Mastigada (XY series and TCG) Portugal Esmagar Triturar Ataque Rosca (Pokémon Chronicles) Romanian Scârțâitul Serbian Drobljenje Spanish Latin America Bocado Spain Triturar Vietnamese Cắn Chặt

Variations of the move Crunch
Crunch Shadow Ball • Flash Cannon Formerly a variation Energy Ball

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