Cross Chop (move)

Cross Chop クロスチョップ Cross Chop

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Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  100 Accuracy  80% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Cross Chop on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Cross Chop on Eevee's Movedex

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

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. Colo.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. BWB2W2Conq 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
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	39			39	31	37				37
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	45			45	31	41				41
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting	37			40			37				43
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting	43			46			40				44
068		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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
054		Psyduck	Water		Water
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal	no			no			no
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric
240		Magby	Fire		Fire
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	no
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting	no			no
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	no			no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 125 Electabuzz Electric Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 126 Magmar Fire Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 239 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 in 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 other games

Pokémon Conquest

Cross Chop is the only move of Machamp.

In the anime

Machamp	Machoke	Croagunk	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
Emily's Machop	Sitting Psyduck		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

	Primeape and Sudowoodo
The user crosses its arms and it hits the opponent with them.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Primeape	Primeape crosses its arms in an 'X'-like formation and it hits the opponent with them.
The Day-Care Lady's Primeape	Quilava Quandary		Debut
Sudowoodo	Sudowoodo crosses its arms in an 'X'-like formation and it hits the opponent with them.
Gold's Sudobo	Quilava Quandary		Used via Mimic

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)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 十字切 Shízì-qiè Finnish Risti-isku French Coup-Croix German Kreuzhieb Greek Σταυρωτό χτύπημα Italian Incrocolpo Korean 크로스촙 Cross Chop Brazilian Portuguese Golpe Cruzado Serbian Ukršteni Udarac Spanish Latin America Golpe cruzado Spain Tajo Cruzado

Variations of the move Cross Chop
Cross Chop • Stone Edge

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