Crunch (move)

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Crunch
かみくだく Crunch
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Type  Dark
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Makes contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Tough
Appeal  1
Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  1
Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

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.

Generation VI

Crunch's power increases by 50% when used by a Pokémon with Strong Jaw.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 A Dark-type attack. Has a one-in-five chance of reducing the target's Spcl.Def.
GSC An attack that may lower Spcl.Def.
RSEColo.XD Crunches with sharp fangs. May lower Sp. Def.
FRLG The foe is crunched with sharp fangs. It may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
DPPtHGSS The user crunches up the foe with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target's Defense stat.
BWB2W2 The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target's Defense stat.
XYORAS The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
019 Rattata Rattata Normal Normal     22 22 22
020 Raticate Raticate Normal Normal     24 24 24
024 Arbok Arbok Poison Poison     22 22 22
029 Nidoran♀ Nidoran♀ Poison Poison   47 37 37 37
030 Nidorina Nidorina Poison Poison   53 43 43 43
058 Growlithe Growlithe Fire Fire     42 42 39 39
115 Kangaskhan Kangaskhan Normal Normal     31 37 37
130 Gyarados Gyarados Water Flying         41
142 Aerodactyl Aerodactyl Rock Flying     33 33 33
143 Snorlax Snorlax Normal Normal     44 49 49
158 Totodile Totodile Water Water     27 27 27
159 Croconaw Croconaw Water Water     30 30 30
160 Feraligatr Feraligatr Water Water     32 32 32
203 Girafarig Girafarig Normal Psychic 54 49 46 46 46
37
208 Steelix Steelix Steel Ground 49 49 52 41 46 46 37 37
209 Snubbull Snubbull Fairy Fairy   53 49 49 49
210 Granbull Granbull Fairy Fairy   61 59 59 59
228 Houndour Houndour Dark Fire 43 49 48 49 49
229 Houndoom Houndoom Dark Fire 52 59 54 56 56
243 Raikou Raikou Electric Electric 61 61 43 43 43
246 Larvitar Larvitar Rock Ground 43 43 37 41 41
247 Pupitar Pupitar Rock Ground 47 47 41 47 47
248 Tyranitar Tyranitar Rock Dark 47 47 41 47 47
261 Poochyena Poochyena Dark Dark   41 53 53 53
37
262 Mightyena Mightyena Dark Dark   47     1, 65
1, 44
295 Exploud Exploud Normal Normal     40 40 40
303 Mawile Mawile Steel Fairy   36 36 36 36
29
318 Carvanha Carvanha Water Dark   22 28 28 28
36
319 Sharpedo Sharpedo Water Dark   22 28 28 28
40
328 Trapinch Trapinch Ground Ground   33 33 33 34 34
22
329 Vibrava Vibrava Ground Dragon   33     '
330 Flygon Flygon Ground Dragon   33     '
336 Seviper Seviper Poison Poison   28 28 28 45 45
40
341 Corphish Corphish Water Water     43 47 47 47
39
342 Crawdaunt Crawdaunt Water Dark     51 57 57 57
43
361 Snorunt Snorunt Ice Ice   28 31 31 31
41
362 Glalie Glalie Ice Ice   28 31 31 31
41
365 Walrein Walrein Ice Water     1 1 1
367 Huntail Huntail Water Water   36 42 42 42
34
371 Bagon Bagon Dragon Dragon   41 46 46 46
25
372 Shelgon Shelgon Dragon Dragon   56 50 50 50
25
373 Salamence Salamence Dragon Flying   61 53 53 53
25
384 Rayquaza Rayquaza Dragon Flying   35 35 15 15 15
20
387 Turtwig Turtwig Grass Grass     37 37 37
388 Grotle Grotle Grass Grass     42 42 42
389 Torterra Torterra Grass Ground     45 45 45
403 Shinx Shinx Electric Electric     29 33 33 33
404 Luxio Luxio Electric Electric     33 38 38 38
405 Luxray Luxray Electric Electric     35 42 42 42
419 Floatzel Floatzel Water Water     26 26 1 1
445 Garchomp Garchomp Dragon Ground     48 48 48
449 Hippopotas Hippopotas Ground Ground     31 31 31
450 Hippowdon Hippowdon Ground Ground     31 31 31
451 Skorupi Skorupi Poison Bug     45 56 45 45
452 Drapion Drapion Poison Dark     49 65 49 49
455 Carnivine Carnivine Grass Grass     37 41 41
485 Heatran Heatran Fire Steel     33 33 33
504 Patrat Patrat Normal Normal       16 16
505 Watchog Watchog Normal Normal       16 16
506 Lillipup Lillipup Normal Normal       22 22
507 Herdier Herdier Normal Normal       24 24
508 Stoutland Stoutland Normal Normal       24 24
511 Pansage Pansage Grass Grass       43 43
513 Pansear Pansear Fire Fire       43 43
515 Panpour Panpour Water Water       43 43
550 Basculin Basculin Water Water       24 24
551 Sandile Sandile Ground Dark       28 28
552 Krokorok Krokorok Ground Dark       28 28
553 Krookodile Krookodile Ground Dark       28 28
559 Scraggy Scraggy Dark Fighting       38 38
560 Scrafty Scrafty Dark Fighting       38 38
564 Tirtouga Tirtouga Water Rock       21 21
565 Carracosta Carracosta Water Rock       21 21
566 Archen Archen Rock Flying       35 35
567 Archeops Archeops Rock Flying       35 35
603 Eelektrik Eelektrik Electric Electric       39 39
604 Eelektross Eelektross Electric Electric       1 1
621 Druddigon Druddigon Dragon Dragon       25 25
632 Durant Durant Bug Steel       31 31
633 Deino Deino Dark Dragon       25 25
634 Zweilous Zweilous Dark Dragon       25 25
635 Hydreigon Hydreigon Dark Dragon       25 25
641 Tornadus Tornadus Flying Flying       49 49
642 Thundurus Thundurus Electric Flying       49 49
643 Reshiram Reshiram Dragon Fire       71 71
644 Zekrom Zekrom Dragon Electric       71 71
667 Litleo Litleo Fire Normal         39
668 Pyroar Pyroar Fire Normal         42
674 Pancham Pancham Fighting Fighting         39
675 Pangoro Pangoro Fighting Dark         42
696 Tyrunt Tyrunt Rock Dragon         34
697 Tyrantrum Tyrantrum Rock Dragon         34
713 Avalugg Avalugg Ice Ice         1, 65
718 Zygarde Zygarde Dragon Ground         51
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
004 Charmander Charmander Fire Fire     ArbokSnorlaxTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarExploudSeviperBagonShelgonSalamenceTurtwigGrotleTorterraGarchomp ArbokSnorlaxTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarExploudSeviperBagonShelgonSalamenceTurtwigGrotleTorterraGarchompScraggyScraftyDruddigonDeinoZweilousHydreigon ArbokGyaradosSnorlaxTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarExploudSeviperBagonShelgonSalamenceTurtwigGrotleTorterraGarchompScraggyScraftyDruddigonDeinoZweilousHydreigonTyruntTyrantrumAvalugg
023 Ekans Ekans Poison Poison   GirafarigHoundourHoundoom      
058 Growlithe Growlithe Fire Fire GirafarigHoundourHoundoom GirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaMawileSeviper RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaExploudMawileSeviperWalreinShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelHippopotasHippowdon RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaExploudMawileSeviperWalreinShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodileScraggyScrafty RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaExploudMawileSeviperWalreinShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodileScraggyScraftyLitleoPyroarPanchamPangoro
111 Rhyhorn Rhyhorn Ground Rock GirafarigHoundourHoundoomLarvitarPupitarTyranitar GirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomLarvitarPupitarTyranitarPoochyenaMightyenaMawileSeviper RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheSnorlaxTotodileCroconawFeraligatrGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomLarvitarPupitarTyranitarPoochyenaExploudMawileSeviperWalreinTurtwigGrotleTorterraShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelGarchompHippopotasHippowdon RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheSnorlaxTotodileCroconawFeraligatrGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomLarvitarPupitarTyranitarPoochyenaExploudMawileSeviperWalreinTurtwigGrotleTorterraShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelGarchompHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodileScraggyScraftyDruddigon RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheSnorlaxTotodileCroconawFeraligatrGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomLarvitarPupitarTyranitarPoochyenaMightyenaExploudMawileSeviperWalreinTurtwigGrotleTorterraShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelGarchompHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodileScraggyScraftyDruddigonLitleoPyroarPanchamPangoroTyruntTyrantrumAvalugg
158 Totodile Totodile Water Water LarvitarPupitarTyranitar LarvitarPupitarTyranitarHuntail LarvitarPupitarTyranitarCorphishCrawdauntHuntail SnorlaxTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarExploudCorphishCrawdauntWalreinHuntailTurtwigGrotleTorterraFloatzelGarchomp SnorlaxTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarExploudCorphishCrawdauntWalreinHuntailTurtwigGrotleTorterraFloatzelGarchompTirtougaCarracostaDruddigon SnorlaxTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarExploudCorphishCrawdauntWalreinHuntailTurtwigGrotleTorterraFloatzelGarchompTirtougaCarracostaDruddigonTyruntTyrantrumAvalugg
209 Snubbull Snubbull Fairy Fairy GirafarigHoundourHoundoom GirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaMawileSeviperSnoruntGlalie RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaExploudMawileSeviperSnoruntGlalieWalreinShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelHippopotasHippowdon RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaExploudMawileSeviperSnoruntGlalieWalreinShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodileScraggyScrafty RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaExploudMawileSeviperSnoruntGlalieWalreinShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodileScraggyScrafty
216 Teddiursa Teddiursa Normal Normal GirafarigHoundourHoundoom GirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaMawileSeviper RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaExploudMawileSeviperWalreinShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelHippopotasHippowdon RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaExploudMawileSeviperWalreinShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodileScraggyScrafty RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaExploudMawileSeviperWalreinShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodileScraggyScraftyLitleoPyroarPanchamPangoro
252 Treecko Treecko Grass Grass   LarvitarPupitarTyranitarSeviperBagonShelgonSalamence ArbokSnorlaxTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarExploudSeviperBagonShelgonSalamenceTurtwigGrotleTorterraGarchomp ArbokSnorlaxTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarExploudSeviperBagonShelgonSalamenceTurtwigGrotleTorterraGarchompScraggyScraftyDruddigonDeinoZweilousHydreigon ArbokGyaradosSnorlaxTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarExploudSeviperBagonShelgonSalamenceTurtwigGrotleTorterraGarchompScraggyScraftyDruddigonDeinoZweilousHydreigonTyruntTyrantrumAvalugg
309 Electrike Electrike Electric Electric   GirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaMawileSeviper RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaExploudMawileSeviperWalreinShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelHippopotasHippowdon RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaExploudMawileSeviperWalreinShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodileScraggyScrafty RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaExploudMawileSeviperWalreinShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodileScraggyScraftyLitleoPyroarPanchamPangoro
408 Cranidos Cranidos Rock Rock     SnorlaxTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarExploudTurtwigGrotleTorterraGarchomp SnorlaxTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarExploudTurtwigGrotleTorterraGarchompDruddigon SnorlaxTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarExploudTurtwigGrotleTorterraGarchompDruddigonTyruntTyrantrumAvalugg
434 Stunky Stunky Poison Dark     RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaExploudMawileSeviperWalreinShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelHippopotasHippowdon RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaExploudMawileSeviperWalreinShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodileScraggyScrafty RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaExploudMawileSeviperWalreinShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodileScraggyScraftyLitleoPyroarPanchamPangoro
447 Riolu Riolu Fighting Fighting     RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaExploudMawileSeviperWalreinShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelHippopotasHippowdon RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaExploudMawileSeviperWalreinShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodileScraggyScrafty RattataRaticateArbokGrowlitheGirafarigSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaExploudMawileSeviperWalreinShinxLuxioLuxrayFloatzelHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodileScraggyScraftyLitleoPyroarPanchamPangoro
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
0158 158 Totodile Water Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0216 216 Teddiursa Normal Dream World - Rugged Mountain
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 II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0004 004 Charmander Fire Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #3
New York Pokémon Center
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

 
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Stars: ★★★★
Power: 43
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense.
Users: Krookodile   Zweilous
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

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also lower the target's Special Defense by one level.
Conq. The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target's Defense stat.


In the anime

Angie Shinx Crunch.png
Shinx
Jasmine Steelix Crunch.png
Steelix
Ash Krokorok Crunch.png
Krokorok
Grant Tyrunt Crunch.png
Tyrunt
The user crunches up the foe with sharp fangs.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Steelix 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 Shinx bites down on the opponent using its mouth.
Angie's Shinx If the Scarf Fits, Wear It! None
Torterra Torterra bites down on the opponent with its mouth.
Paul's Torterra Pedal to the Mettle! None
Totodile 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 Krokorok's teeth glow white and it bites down on the opponent with its powerful jaw.
Ash's Krokorok Battling the Bully! None
Krookodile 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 Watchog's teeth glow white and it bites down on the opponent with them.
Mikael's Watchog Curtain Up, Unova League! None
Eelektross Eelektross's teeth glow white and it bites down on the opponent with them.
Kendrick's Eelektross Mission: Defeat Your Rival! None
Tyrunt 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 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 Tyrantrum's bites down on the opponent with its teeth.
A Scientist's Tyrantrum The Tiny Caretaker! None
Houndoom Houndoom's teeth glow orange and bites down on the opponent with its teeth.
Malva's Houndoom Mega Evolution Special IV None
Tyranitar 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


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


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure


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


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 咬碎 Yǎo​suì
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Knars
Finland Flag.png Finnish Puristus*
France Flag.png French Mâchouille
Germany Flag.png German Knirscher
Greece Flag.png Greek Τραγάνισμα
India Flag.png Hindi कुचलने का हमला Kuchalne Ka Hamla
Italy Flag.png Italian Sgranocchio
South Korea Flag.png Korean 깨물어부수기 Kkaemul'eobusugi
Poland Flag.png Polish Chrupanie
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Mordida Selvagem
Mastigada (XY series and TCG)
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Esmagar
Triturar
Ataque Rosca (Pokémon Chronicles)
Romania Flag.png Romanian Scârțâitul
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Drobljenje
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Bocado
Spain Flag.png Spain Triturar



Variations of the move Crunch
PhysicalIC HOME.png Crunch
SpecialIC HOME.png Shadow BallFlash Cannon
Formerly a variation
SpecialIC HOME.png Energy Ball


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