Karate Chop (move)
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| Karate Chop からてチョップ Karate Chop | ||||||||||||
| The foe is attacked with a sharp chop. It has a high critical-hit ratio. | ||||||||||||
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Karate Chop (Japanese: からてチョップ Karate Chop) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation I. In Generation I, this move is Normal-type.
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Effect
Generation I
Karate Chop deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.
Generation II and on
Same as before, but Karate Chop is now a Fighting-type move.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 056 | | Mankey | Fighting | 15 | |
| 057 | | Primeape | Fighting | 15 | |
| 066 | | Machop | Fighting | -- | |
| 067 | | Machoke | Fighting | -- | |
| 068 | | Machamp | Fighting | -- | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
Generation II
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 056 | | Mankey | Fighting | 15 | |
| 057 | | Primeape | Fighting | 15 | |
| 066 | | Machop | Fighting | 13 | |
| 067 | | Machoke | Fighting | 15 | |
| 068 | | Machamp | Fighting | 15 | |
| 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 breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239 | | Elekid | Electric | Machop, Machoke, Machamp Magmar | |
| 240 | | Magby | Fire | Machop, Machoke, Machamp Electabuzz | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
Generation III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 056 | | Mankey | Fighting | 15RSE | |
| 056 | | Mankey | Fighting | 11FRLG | |
| 057 | | Primeape | Fighting | 15RSE | |
| 057 | | Primeape | Fighting | 11FRLG | |
| 066 | | Machop | Fighting | 13 | |
| 067 | | Machoke | Fighting | 13 | |
| 068 | | Machamp | Fighting | 13 | |
| 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 breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239 | | Elekid | Electric | Machop, Machoke, Machamp Magmar | |
| 240 | | Magby | Fire | Machop, Machoke, Machamp Electabuzz | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
Generation IV
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 056 | | Mankey | Fighting | 13 | |
| 057 | | Primeape | Fighting | 13 | |
| 066 | | Machop | Fighting | 10 | |
| 067 | | Machoke | Fighting | 10 | |
| 068 | | Machamp | Fighting | 10 | |
| 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 breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239 | | Elekid | Electric | Machop, Machoke, Machamp Magmar, Magmortar | |
| 240 | | Magby | Fire | Machop, Machoke, Machamp Electabuzz, Electivire | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
In the anime
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| Machop | Machoke | ||
| The opponent is hit by the side of the user's hand. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Episode Used In | Notes | |
| | Machop repeatedly chops the opponent with the side of its opened hand.. | ||
| Unknown Trainer's Machop | The Punchy Pokémon | Debut | |
| | Machoke hands glow and it strikes the opponent with the side of its open hand. | ||
| Wobbuffet Festival crashers' Machoke | Wobbu-Palooza! | None | |
| Chuck's Machoke | Machoke, Machoke Man! | None | |
| Maylene's Machoke | A Triple Fighting Chance! | None | |
| | Machamp repeatedly chops the opponent with its hands. | ||
| Giovanni's Machamp | The Battle of the Badge | None | |
Trivia
- Karate Chop is one of the four moves to have its type changed in Generation II; the others are Gust, Bite, and Sand-Attack. Coincidentally, they all were Normal-type moves in Generation I.
In other languages
- French: Poing-karate
- German: Karateschlag
- Italian: Colpokarate
- Spanish: Golpe Karate
- Dutch: Karate Slag
| | This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |


