Crunch (move)

Crunch かみくだく Crunch

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Battles 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 Affected by Mirror Move Not 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 Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII

Crunch (Japanese: かみくだく Crunch) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generations II and III

Crunch does damage and has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense stat by one stage.

Crunch can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if move Scary Face was used in the prior turn.

Generation IV onward

Crunch now has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense stat by one stage.

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. DPPtHGSSPBR 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 SMUSUM The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon						1PE
019		Rattata		Field		Field			22	22	22	22SMUSUM 18PE
019		Rattata Alola Form		Field		Field						22SMUSUM 18PE
020		Raticate		Field		Field			24	24	24	24SMUSUM 18PE
020		Raticate Alola Form		Field		Field						24SMUSUM 18PE
024		Arbok		Field	Dragon			22	22	22	1, Evo.
029		Nidoran♀		Monster	Field		47	37	37	37	37SMUSUM 24PE
030		Nidorina		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		53	43	43	43	43SMUSUM 39PE
042		Golbat		Flying		Flying						1, Evo.PE
058		Growlithe		Field		Field			42	45BW 39B2W2	39	39SMUSUM 28PE
088		Grimer Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						32SMUSUM 36PE
089		Muk Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						32SMUSUM 36PE
112		Rhydon		Monster	Field						1PE
115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster			31	37	37	37SMUSUM 39PE
130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon					41ORAS	39SMUSUM 36PE
142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying			33	33	33	33SMUSUM 35PE
143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster			44	49	49	49SMUSUM 58PE
158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1			27	27	27	27
159		Croconaw		Monster	Water 1			30	30	30	30
160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1			32	32	32	32
203		Girafarig		Field		Field	54	49	46	46	46XY 37ORAS	37
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	49	49RSE 52FRLG	41DP 46PtHGSS	54BW 37B2W2	37	37
209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy		53	49	49	49	49
210		Granbull		Field	Fairy		61	59	59	59	59
228		Houndour		Field		Field	43	49	48	49	49	49
229		Houndoom		Field		Field	52	59	54	56	56	56
243		Raikou		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	61	61	43	43	43	43
246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster	43	43	37	41	41	41
247		Pupitar		Monster		Monster	47	47	41	47	47	47
248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster	47	47	41	47	47	47
261		Poochyena		Field		Field		41	53	53	53XY 37ORAS	34
262		Mightyena		Field		Field		47			1, 65XY 1, 44ORAS	1, 40
295		Exploud		Monster	Field			40	40	40	1, Evo.
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy		36	36	36	36XY 29ORAS	29
318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2		22	28	28	28XY 36ORAS	36
319		Sharpedo		Water 2		Water 2		22	28	28	28XY 40ORAS	40
328		Trapinch		Bug		Bug		33	33	33BW 34B2W2	34XY 22ORAS	22
329		Vibrava		Bug		Bug		33
330		Flygon		Bug		Bug		33
336		Seviper		Field	Dragon		28	28	28BW 45B2W2	45XY 40ORAS	39
341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3		43FRLG	47	47	47XY 39ORAS	39
342		Crawdaunt		Water 1	Water 3		51FRLG	57	57	57XY 43ORAS	43
361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral		28	31	31	31XY 41ORAS	41
362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral		28	31	31	31XY 41ORAS	41
365		Walrein		Water 1	Field			1	1	1	1
367		Huntail		Water 1		Water 1		36	42	42	42XY 34ORAS	34
371		Bagon		Dragon		Dragon		41	46	46	46XY 25ORAS	25
372		Shelgon		Dragon		Dragon		56	50	50	50XY 25ORAS	25
373		Salamence		Dragon		Dragon		61	53	53	53XY 25ORAS	25
384		Rayquaza		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		35	35DPPt 15HGSS	15	15XY 20ORAS	20
387		Turtwig		Monster	Grass			37	37	37	37
388		Grotle		Monster	Grass			42	42	42	42
389		Torterra		Monster	Grass			45	45	45	45
399		Bidoof		Water 1	Field						25
400		Bibarel		Water 1	Field						28
403		Shinx		Field		Field			29DP 33PtHGSS	33	33	33
404		Luxio		Field		Field			33DP 38PtHGSS	38	38	38
405		Luxray		Field		Field			35DP 42PtHGSS	42	42	42
419		Floatzel		Water 1	Field			26	26BW 1B2W2	1	1
445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon			48	48	48	1, Evo.
449		Hippopotas		Field		Field			31	31	31	31
450		Hippowdon		Field		Field			31	31	31	31
451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3			45	56BW 45B2W2	45	45
452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3			49	65BW 49B2W2	49	49
455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass			37	41	41	41
485		Heatran		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			33	33	33	33
504		Patrat		Field		Field				16	16	16
505		Watchog		Field		Field				16	16	16
506		Lillipup		Field		Field				22	22	22
507		Herdier		Field		Field				24	24	24
508		Stoutland		Field		Field				24	24	24
511		Pansage		Field		Field				43	43	43
513		Pansear		Field		Field				43	43	43
515		Panpour		Field		Field				43	43	43
550		Basculin		Water 2		Water 2				24	24	17
551		Sandile		Field		Field				28	28	28
552		Krokorok		Field		Field				28	28	28
553		Krookodile		Field		Field				28	28	28
559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon				38	38	38
560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon				38	38	38
564		Tirtouga		Water 1	Water 3				21	21	21
565		Carracosta		Water 1	Water 3				21	21	21
566		Archen		Flying	Water 3				35	35	35
567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3				35	35	35
603		Eelektrik		Amorphous		Amorphous				39	39	1, Evo.
604		Eelektross		Amorphous		Amorphous				1	1	1
621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster				25	25	25
632		Durant		Bug		Bug				31	31	21
633		Deino		Dragon		Dragon				25	25	25
634		Zweilous		Dragon		Dragon				25	25	25
635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon				25	25	25
641		Tornadus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				49	49	43
642		Thundurus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				49	49	43
643		Reshiram		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				71	71	71
644		Zekrom		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				71	71	71
667		Litleo		Field		Field					39	39
668		Pyroar		Field		Field					42	42
674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like					39	39
675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like					42	42
696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon					34	34
697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon					34	34
713		Avalugg		Monster		Monster					1, 65	1, 65
718		Zygarde		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					51	51
734		Yungoos		Field		Field						34
735		Gumshoos		Field		Field						39
736		Grubbin		Bug		Bug						22
737		Charjabug		Bug		Bug						25
744		Rockruff		Field		Field						40
745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field						40
745		Lycanroc Midnight Form		Field		Field						40
745		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field		Field						40USUM
751		Dewpider		Water 1	Bug						32
752		Araquanid		Water 1	Bug						38
773		Silvally		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						50
779		Bruxish		Water 2		Water 2						28
791		Solgaleo		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						37
799		Guzzlord		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						37
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔
023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	✔C
058		Growlithe		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
309		Electrike		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔
434		Stunky		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
447		Riolu		Field	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔
725		Litten		Field		Field						✔
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		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1	Mt. Battle TotodileXD
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	Dream World - Rugged Mountain
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon	Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #3 New York Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
059		Arcanine		Field		Field	Battle Series 2009 Arcanine
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster	Pokémon Adventure Camp Cranidos
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

>	Table 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.
★★★★
Power = 43 | Accuracy = 100% | Effect = Has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense.
Used by :

Pokémon GO

Crunch
Charged Attack Type Dark Power 70 Energy cost Duration 3.2 seconds Critical rate 5% Drain  ?%
Eligible Pokémon:

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also lower the target's Special Defense by one level. MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also reduce the target's Defense by 1 level. BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで ぼうぎょを １だんかいさげる Conq. The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target's Defense stat. MDGtI It damages an enemy. It could also lower its Defense. SMD It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Defense.

In the anime

Shinx	Mega Gyarados	Krokorok	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 or it opens its mouth and creates a white colored pair of sharp teeth in front of the opponent and then the teeth bites them.
Ash's Krookodile	Ash, Iris and Trip: Then There Were Three!		None
Mantle's Krookodile	Rotom's Wish!		None
Nanu's Krookodile	Tough Guy Trials!		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
Lycanroc	Midnight Form Lycanroc bites down hard on the opponent.
Gladion's Lycanroc	A Glaring Rivalry!		None
Gyarados	Mega Gyarados bites the opponent with its teeth.
Misty's Gyarados	When Regions Collide!		None

In the manga

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

	Patrat
The user uses its sharp teeth to bite down the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Patrat	Patrat uses visual teeth to bite the foe.
Monta's Patrat	Let's Master Pokémon Capturing!		Debut

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

	Pyroar
The user bites down hard on the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Pyroar	Pyroar bites down hard on the opponent.
Manabu's Pyroar	CXY04		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Zygarde 50% Forme	Steelix	Torterra	Glalie
The user bites down hard on the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Steelix	Steelix bites down hard on the opponent with its mouth.
Jasmine's Steelix	Capital Kabutops		Debut
Glalie	Glalie bites down hard on the opponent with its mouth.
The Battle Factory's Glalie	Gotcha Where I Wantcha, Glalie		None
Seviper	Seviper bites down hard on the opponent with its mouth.
Lucy's Seviper	Just My Luck...Shuckle		None
Torterra	Torterra bites down hard on the opponent with its mouth.
Diamond's Tru	Lucky Lucario II		None
Zygarde	Zygarde 50% Forme bites down hard on the opponent with its mouth.
Lysandre's Zygarde	Mewtwo Angered		None

• In Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming, a Mawile that Noland was renting from the Battle Factory was revealed to know Crunch by Emerald's Pokédex.

In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

	Totodile
The user crunches down with its fangs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Totodile	Totodile bites down with its fangs.
Jō's Totodile	JBA3		Debut

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

	Heatran
The user bites down hard on the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Heatran	Heatran bites down hard on the opponent with its mouth.
Yū's Heatran	PBK7		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	DPPt	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	Stadium (Jap)	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

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	Stadium (Jap)	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

Side series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	Stadium (Jap)	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

Spin-off series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	Stadium (Jap)	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 Chinese Cantonese 咬碎 Ngáauhseui Mandarin 咬碎 Yǎo​suì​ Dutch Kraak Finnish Puristus* French Mâchouille German Knirscher Greek Τραγάνισμα Hindi कुचलने का हमला Kuchalne Ka Hamla Italian Sgranocchio Korean 깨물어부수기 Kkaemul'eobusugi Polish Chrupanie* Atak Zgniatania/Cios* Portuguese Brazil Mastigada (games, BW103-present, TCG) Mordida Selvagem (early anime) Portugal Esmagar Triturar Ataque Rosca (Pokémon Chronicles) Romanian Scârțâitul Russian Хруст Khrust Serbian Drobljenje Spanish Latin America Mordida* Triturar Spain Triturar Vietnamese Cắn Chặt

Variations of the move Crunch
Crunch Shadow Ball • Flash Cannon Formerly a variation Energy Ball

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