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Karate Chop (move)

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Karate Chop
からてチョップ Karate Chop
File:AnimMove 02 Karate Chop.gif
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Type  Fighting
Category  Physical
PP  25 (max. 40)
Power  50
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Does not affect any Pokémon*
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Karate Chop (Japanese: からてチョップ Karate Chop) is a Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I that deals a small amount of damage. In Generation I, this move is Template:Type2.

Effect

Generation I

Karate Chop does damage, and has a high critical hit ratio.

Generation II and on

Same as before, but now a Template:Type2 move.

In the anime

File:Karate chop.jpg
Machoke using Karate Chop.


Pokémon

Machoke. Machoke strikes the opponent with the side of its open hand.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0056 Mankey Mankey
 Fighting 15
0057 Primeape Primeape
 Fighting 15
0066 Machop Machop
 Fighting --
0067 Machoke Machoke
 Fighting --
0068 Machamp 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
0056 Mankey Mankey
 Fighting 15
0057 Primeape Primeape
 Fighting 15
0066 Machop Machop
 Fighting 13
0067 Machoke Machoke
 Fighting 15
0068 Machamp 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0239 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Elekid | style="background: #FFF" | Elekid
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Machop, Machoke, Machamp
Magmar |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0240 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Magby | style="background: #FFF" | Magby
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Machop, Machoke, Machamp
Electabuzz

|- | colspan="6" | 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
0056 Mankey Mankey
 Fighting 15
0056 Mankey Mankey
 Fighting 11
0057 Primeape Primeape
 Fighting 15
0057 Primeape Primeape
 Fighting 11
0066 Machop Machop
 Fighting 13
0067 Machoke Machoke
 Fighting 13
0068 Machamp 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0239 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Elekid | style="background: #FFF" | Elekid
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Machop, Machoke, Machamp
Magmar |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0240 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Magby | style="background: #FFF" | Magby
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Machop, Machoke, Machamp
Electabuzz

|- | colspan="6" | 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
0056 Mankey Mankey
 Fighting 13
0057 Primeape Primeape
 Fighting 13
0066 Machop Machop
 Fighting 10
0067 Machoke Machoke
 Fighting 10
0068 Machamp 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0239 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Elekid | style="background: #FFF" | Elekid
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Machop, Machoke, Machamp
Magmar, Magmortar |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0240 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Magby | style="background: #FFF" | Magby
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Machop, Machoke, Machamp
Electabuzz, Electivire

|- | colspan="6" | 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

In other languages

  • French: Poing-karate
  • German: Karateschlag
  • Italian: Colpokarate
  • Spanish: Golpe Karate

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