Karate Chop (move)
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| Karate Chop からてチョップ | |
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| The foe is attacked with a sharp chop. It has a high critical-hit ratio. | |
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| Battles | |
| Type | Fighting |
| Category | Physical |
| PP | 25 (max. 40) |
| Power | 50 |
| Accuracy | 100% |
| Introduced | Generation I |
| Availability | |
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| Increases the likelihood of a critical hit. | |
| Contests | |
| Category | Tough |
| Appeal | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Jam | 0 |
| Affected by how well the appeal in front goes. | |
| Super Contests | |
| Category | Tough |
| Appeal | 3 ♥♥♥
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| A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon. | |
Karate Chop (Japanese: からてチョップ Karate Chop) is a Fighting-type move introduced in Generation I that deals a small amount of damage. In Generation I, this move is Normal-type.
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Effect
Generation I
Karate Chop does damage, and has a high critical hit ratio.
Generation II and on
Same as before, but now a Fighting-type move.
In the anime
Pokémon
Machoke. Machoke strikes the opponent with the side of its open hand.
- Used by the Machoke belonging to one of the Wobbuffet Festival crashers in Wobbu-palooza.
- Used by Chuck's Machoke in Machoke, Machoke Man.
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 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 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 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 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. | |||||
Trivia
- Karate Chop is one of the four moves to have its type changed in Generation II, the others being 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
| This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |
