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 TR32 in Pokémon Sword and Shield TM108 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

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 Generation VIII Generation IX

Crunch (Japanese: かみくだく Crunch) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TR32 in Generation VIII, and is TM108 in Generation IX.

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 be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal point if Scary Face was used in the previous turn.

Generation IV onwards

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

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Crunch's PP has been reduced to 10 and has a 20% chance of lowering the target's defensive stats.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Category  Physical PP  10 Agile Strong Power  80  60  100 Accuracy  100%  100%  100% Action speed modifier Self  0  0  +5 Target  0  +3  0 Additional effect Chance  20%  20%  40% Turns  3  2  4    ?  ? May lower the target's defensive stats

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 SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA SV 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	VIII	IX
006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon						1PE
019		Rattata		Field		Field			22	22	22	22SMUSUM 18PE	22BDSP
019		Rattata Alolan Form		Field		Field						22SMUSUM 18PE
020		Raticate		Field		Field			24	24	24	24SMUSUM 18PE	24BDSP
020		Raticate Alolan Form		Field		Field						24SMUSUM 18PE
024		Arbok		Field	Dragon			22	22	22	1, Evo.	1, Evo.BDSP
029		Nidoran♀		Monster	Field		47	37	37	37	37SMUSUM 24PE	50
030		Nidorina		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		53	43	43	43	43SMUSUM 39PE	64
031		Nidoqueen		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							1
042		Golbat		Flying		Flying						1, Evo.PE
058		Growlithe		Field		Field			42	45BW 39B2W2	39	39SMUSUM 28PE	32	32
058		Growlithe Hisuian Form		Field		Field							29LA	32
059		Arcanine		Field		Field							1	1
059		Arcanine Hisuian Form		Field		Field							29LA	1
088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						32SMUSUM 36PE		32
089		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						32SMUSUM 36PE		32
112		Rhydon		Monster	Field						1PE
115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster			31	37	37	37SMUSUM 39PE	36
130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon					41ORAS	39SMUSUM 36PE	24SwShBDSP 21LA	24
139		Omastar		Water 1	Water 3							1, Evo.
142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying			33	33	33	33SMUSUM 35PE	30
143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster			44	49	49	49SMUSUM 58PE	24SwShBDSP 35LA
158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1			27	27	27	27	27BDSP
159		Croconaw		Monster	Water 1			30	30	30	30	30BDSP
160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1			32	32	32	32	32BDSP
203		Girafarig		Field		Field	54	49	46	46	46XY 37ORAS	37	37BDSP	37
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	49	49RSE 52FRLG	41DP 46PtHGSS	54BW 37B2W2	37	37	1SwShBDSP
209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy		53	49	49	49	49	49BDSP
210		Granbull		Field	Fairy		61	59	59	59	59	59BDSP
211		Qwilfish Hisuian Form		Water 2		Water 2								48
228		Houndour		Field		Field	43	49	48	49	49	49	49BDSP	49
229		Houndoom		Field		Field	52	59	54	56	56	56	56BDSP	56
243		Raikou		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	61	61	43	43	43	43	42
244		Entei		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							42
245		Suicune		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							42
246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster	43	43	37	41	41	41	27	27
247		Pupitar		Monster		Monster	47	47	41	47	47	47	27	27
248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster	47	47	41	47	47	47	27	27
261		Poochyena		Field		Field		41	53	53	53XY 37ORAS	34	34BDSP
262		Mightyena		Field		Field		47			1, 65XY 1, 44ORAS	1, 40	1, 40BDSP
295		Exploud		Monster	Field			40	40	40	1, Evo.	1, Evo.
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy		36	36	36	36XY 29ORAS	29	28
318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2		22	28	28	28XY 36ORAS	36	32
319		Sharpedo		Water 2		Water 2		22	28	28	28XY 40ORAS	40	34
328		Trapinch		Bug	Dragon		33	33	33BW 34B2W2	34XY 22ORAS	22	28
329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon		33					1
330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon		33					1
336		Seviper		Field	Dragon		28	28	28BW 45B2W2	45XY 40ORAS	39	39BDSP	39
341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3		43FRLG	47	47	47XY 39ORAS	39	40
342		Crawdaunt		Water 1	Water 3		51FRLG	57	57	57XY 43ORAS	43	46
361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral		28	31	31	31XY 41ORAS	41	55SwShBDSP 25LA	55
362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral		28	31	31	31XY 41ORAS	41	61SwShBDSP 25LA	61
365		Walrein		Water 1	Field			1	1	1	1	1SwShBDSP
367		Huntail		Water 1		Water 1		36	42	42	42XY 34ORAS	34	34BDSP
371		Bagon		Dragon		Dragon		41	46	46	46XY 25ORAS	25	25	25
372		Shelgon		Dragon		Dragon		56	50	50	50XY 25ORAS	25	25	25
373		Salamence		Dragon		Dragon		61	53	53	53XY 25ORAS	25	25	25
384		Rayquaza		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		35	35DPPt 15HGSS	15	15XY 20ORAS	20	9	9
387		Turtwig		Monster	Grass			37	37	37	37	37BDSP
388		Grotle		Monster	Grass			42	42	42	42	42BDSP
389		Torterra		Monster	Grass			45	45	45	45	45BDSP
399		Bidoof		Water 1	Field						25	25BDSP 23LA
400		Bibarel		Water 1	Field						28	28BDSP 23LA
403		Shinx		Field		Field			29DP 33PtHGSS	33	33	33	36SwShBDSP 29LA	36
404		Luxio		Field		Field			33DP 38PtHGSS	38	38	38	48SwShBDSP 29LA	48
405		Luxray		Field		Field			35DP 42PtHGSS	42	42	42	56SwShBDSP 29LA	56
408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster							29LA
409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster							29LA
417		Pachirisu		Field	Fairy							29LA
419		Floatzel		Water 1	Field			26	26BW 1B2W2	1	1	1BDSP 30LA	1
445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon			48	48	48	1, Evo.	1, Evo.SwShBDSP	Evo.
447		Riolu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							29LA
448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like							29LA
449		Hippopotas		Field		Field			31	31	31	31	20SwShBDSP 25LA	20
450		Hippowdon		Field		Field			31	31	31	31	20SwShBDSP 25LA	20
451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3			45	56BW 45B2W2	45	45	48SwShBDSP 43LA
452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3			49	65BW 49B2W2	49	49	54SwShBDSP 43LA
455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass			37	41	41	41	41BDSP 25LA
469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug							43LA
478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral							1SwShBDSP 25LA	1
485		Heatran		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			33	33	33	33	36	36
504		Patrat		Field		Field				16	16	16
505		Watchog		Field		Field				16	16	16
506		Lillipup		Field		Field				22	22	22	24
507		Herdier		Field		Field				24	24	24	30
508		Stoutland		Field		Field				24	24	24	30
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	32	32
550		Basculin White-Striped Form		Water 2		Water 2								32
551		Sandile		Field		Field				28	28	28	27	27
552		Krokorok		Field		Field				28	28	28	27	27
553		Krookodile		Field		Field				28	28	28	27	27
559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon				38	38	38	40
560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon				38	38	38	42
564		Tirtouga		Water 1	Water 3				21	21	21	27
565		Carracosta		Water 1	Water 3				21	21	21	27
566		Archen		Flying	Water 3				35	35	35	30
567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3				35	35	35	30
603		Eelektrik		Amorphous		Amorphous				39	39	1, Evo.		Evo.
604		Eelektross		Amorphous		Amorphous				1	1	1		1
610		Axew		Monster	Dragon							24	24
611		Fraxure		Monster	Dragon							24	24
612		Haxorus		Monster	Dragon							24	24
621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster				25	25	25	40
632		Durant		Bug		Bug				31	31	21	36
633		Deino		Dragon		Dragon				25	25	25	32	32
634		Zweilous		Dragon		Dragon				25	25	25	32	32
635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon				25	25	25	32	32
641		Tornadus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				49	49	43	40SwSh 41LA	40
642		Thundurus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				49	49	43	40SwSh 41LA	40
643		Reshiram		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				71	71	71	16
644		Zekrom		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				71	71	71	16
645		Landorus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							41LA
667		Litleo		Field		Field					39	39		39
668		Pyroar		Field		Field					42	42		42
674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like					39	39	33
675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like					42	42	35
696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon					34	34	32
697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon					34	34	32
712		Bergmite		Monster	Mineral							33SwSh 29LA	33
713		Avalugg		Monster	Mineral					1, 65	1, 65	33	33
713		Avalugg Hisuian Form		Monster	Mineral							29LA	33
718		Zygarde		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					51	51	32
734		Yungoos		Field		Field						34		34
735		Gumshoos		Field		Field						39		39
736		Grubbin		Bug		Bug						22	35
737		Charjabug		Bug		Bug						25	43
738		Vikavolt		Bug		Bug							1
744		Rockruff		Field		Field						40	36	36
745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field						40	42	42
745		Lycanroc Midnight Form		Field		Field						40	42	42
745		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field		Field						40USUM	42	42
751		Dewpider		Water 1	Bug						32	24
752		Araquanid		Water 1	Bug						38	26
773		Silvally		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						50	45
779		Bruxish		Water 2		Water 2						28		28
791		Solgaleo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						37	42
799		Guzzlord		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						37	30
834		Drednaw		Monster	Water 1							1	1
835		Yamper		Field		Field							30
836		Boltund		Field		Field							34
846		Arrokuda		Water 2		Water 2							36	36
847		Barraskewda		Water 2		Water 2							40	40
850		Sizzlipede		Bug		Bug							40
851		Centiskorch		Bug		Bug							46
877		Morpeko		Field	Fairy							50
882		Dracovish		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							56
883		Arctovish		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							56
888		Zacian		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							55	55
889		Zamazenta		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							55	55
895		Regidrago		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							30	30
902		Basculegion		Water 2		Water 2							25LA	32
904		Overqwil		Water 2		Water 2								48
905		Enamorus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							41LA
926		Fidough		Field	Mineral								40
927		Dachsbun		Field	Mineral								47
942		Maschiff		Field		Field								31
943		Mabosstiff		Field		Field								34
951		Capsakid		Grass		Grass								38
952		Scovillain		Grass		Grass								38
971		Greavard		Field		Field								28
972		Houndstone		Field		Field								28
976		Veluza		Water 2		Water 2								50
981		Farigiraf		Field		Field								37
985		Scream Tail		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								63
993		Iron Jugulis		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								35
996		Frigibax		Dragon	Mineral								44
997		Arctibax		Dragon	Mineral								50
998		Baxcalibur		Dragon	Mineral								55
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM/TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TR32	IX TM108
004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon							✔	✔
005		Charmeleon		Monster	Dragon							✔	✔
006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon							✔	✔
009		Blastoise		Monster	Water 1							✔
029		Nidoran♀		Monster	Field							✔
030		Nidorina		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
031		Nidoqueen		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
041		Zubat		Flying		Flying							✔
042		Golbat		Flying		Flying							✔
052		Meowth Galarian Form		Field		Field							✔	✔
058		Growlithe		Field		Field							✔	✔
058		Growlithe Hisuian Form		Field		Field								✔
059		Arcanine		Field		Field							✔	✔
059		Arcanine Hisuian Form		Field		Field								✔
088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous								✔
089		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous								✔
111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field							✔
112		Rhydon		Monster	Field							✔
115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster							✔
130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon							✔	✔
139		Omastar		Water 1	Water 3							✔
142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying							✔
143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster							✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔	✔
169		Crobat		Flying		Flying							✔
197		Umbreon		Field		Field							✔	✔
203		Girafarig		Field		Field								✔
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral							✔
211		Qwilfish		Water 2		Water 2								✔
211		Qwilfish Hisuian Form		Water 2		Water 2								✔
216		Teddiursa		Field		Field								✔
217		Ursaring		Field		Field								✔
228		Houndour		Field		Field								✔
229		Houndoom		Field		Field								✔
243		Raikou		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
244		Entei		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
245		Suicune		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster							✔	✔
247		Pupitar		Monster		Monster							✔	✔
248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster							✔	✔
252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon							✔
253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon							✔
254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon							✔
295		Exploud		Monster	Field							✔
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy							✔
306		Aggron		Monster		Monster							✔
309		Electrike		Field		Field							✔
310		Manectric		Field		Field							✔
318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2							✔
319		Sharpedo		Water 2		Water 2							✔
328		Trapinch		Bug	Dragon							✔
329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon							✔
330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon							✔
336		Seviper		Field	Dragon								✔
341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3							✔
342		Crawdaunt		Water 1	Water 3							✔
361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral							✔	✔
362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral							✔	✔
365		Walrein		Water 1	Field							✔
371		Bagon		Dragon		Dragon							✔	✔
372		Shelgon		Dragon		Dragon							✔	✔
373		Salamence		Dragon		Dragon							✔	✔
383		Groudon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
384		Rayquaza		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔	✔
403		Shinx		Field		Field							✔	✔
404		Luxio		Field		Field							✔	✔
405		Luxray		Field		Field							✔	✔
418		Buizel		Water 1	Field								✔
419		Floatzel		Water 1	Field								✔
434		Stunky		Field		Field							✔	✔
435		Skuntank		Field		Field							✔	✔
444		Gabite		Monster	Dragon								✔
445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon							✔	✔
447		Riolu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔	✔
448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like							✔	✔
449		Hippopotas		Field		Field							✔	✔
450		Hippowdon		Field		Field							✔	✔
451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3							✔
452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3							✔
464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field							✔
478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral							✔	✔
485		Heatran		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔	✔
506		Lillipup		Field		Field							✔
507		Herdier		Field		Field							✔
508		Stoutland		Field		Field							✔
550		Basculin		Water 2		Water 2							✔	✔
550		Basculin White-Striped Form		Water 2		Water 2								✔
551		Sandile		Field		Field							✔	✔
552		Krokorok		Field		Field							✔	✔
553		Krookodile		Field		Field							✔	✔
559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon							✔
560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon							✔
564		Tirtouga		Water 1	Water 3							✔
565		Carracosta		Water 1	Water 3							✔
566		Archen		Flying	Water 3							✔
567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3							✔
571		Zoroark		Field		Field								✔
571		Zoroark Hisuian Form		Field		Field								✔
603		Eelektrik		Amorphous		Amorphous								✔
604		Eelektross		Amorphous		Amorphous								✔
610		Axew		Monster	Dragon							✔	✔
611		Fraxure		Monster	Dragon							✔	✔
612		Haxorus		Monster	Dragon							✔	✔
618		Stunfisk Galarian Form		Water 1	Amorphous							✔
621		Druddigon		Monster	Dragon							✔
632		Durant		Bug		Bug							✔
633		Deino		Dragon		Dragon							✔	✔
634		Zweilous		Dragon		Dragon							✔	✔
635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon							✔	✔
641		Tornadus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔	✔
642		Thundurus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔	✔
643		Reshiram		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
644		Zekrom		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
645		Landorus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
652		Chesnaught		Field		Field								✔
667		Litleo		Field		Field								✔
668		Pyroar		Field		Field								✔
674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like							✔
675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like							✔
696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon							✔
697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon							✔
712		Bergmite		Monster	Mineral							✔	✔
713		Avalugg		Monster	Mineral							✔	✔
713		Avalugg Hisuian Form		Monster	Mineral								✔
718		Zygarde		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
725		Litten		Field		Field							✔
726		Torracat		Field		Field							✔
727		Incineroar		Field		Field							✔
734		Yungoos		Field		Field								✔
735		Gumshoos		Field		Field								✔
736		Grubbin		Bug		Bug							✔
737		Charjabug		Bug		Bug							✔
738		Vikavolt		Bug		Bug							✔
744		Rockruff		Field		Field							✔	✔
745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field							✔	✔
745		Lycanroc Midnight Form		Field		Field							✔	✔
745		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field		field							✔	✔
751		Dewpider		Water 1	Bug							✔
752		Araquanid		Water 1	Bug							✔
773		Silvally		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
779		Bruxish		Water 2		Water 2								✔
791		Solgaleo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
799		Guzzlord		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
819		Skwovet		Field		Field							✔	✔
820		Greedent		Field		Field							✔	✔
828		Thievul		Field		Field							✔
833		Chewtle		Monster	Water 1								✔
834		Drednaw		Monster	Water 1							✔	✔
835		Yamper		Field		Field							✔
836		Boltund		Field		Field							✔
846		Arrokuda		Water 2		Water 2							✔	✔
847		Barraskewda		Water 2		Water 2							✔	✔
850		Sizzlipede		Bug		Bug							✔
851		Centiskorch		Bug		Bug							✔
861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy	Human-Like							✔	✔
863		Perrserker		Field		Field							✔	✔
877		Morpeko		Field	Fairy							✔
882		Dracovish		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
883		Arctovish		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
888		Zacian		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔	✔
889		Zamazenta		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔	✔
892		Urshifu Single Strike Style		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔	✔
893		Zarude		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔	✔
895		Regidrago		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔	✔
896		Glastrier		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔	✔
897		Spectrier		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔	✔
898		Calyrex Ice Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔	✔
898		Calyrex Shadow Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔	✔
901		Ursaluna		Field		Field								✔
902		Basculegion		Water 2		Water 2								✔
904		Overqwil		Water 2		Water 2								✔
909		Fuecoco		Field		Field								✔
910		Crocalor		Field		Field								✔
911		Skeledirge		Field		Field								✔
921		Pawmi		Field		Field								✔
922		Pawmo		Field		Field								✔
923		Pawmot		Field		Field								✔
924		Tandemaus		Field	Fairy								✔
925		Maushold		Field	Fairy								✔
926		Fidough		Field	Mineral								✔
927		Dachsbun		Field	Mineral								✔
942		Maschiff		Field		Field								✔
943		Mabosstiff		Field		Field								✔
951		Capsakid		Grass		Grass								✔
952		Scovillain		Grass		Grass								✔
967		Cyclizar		Field		Field								✔
971		Greavard		Field		Field								✔
972		Houndstone		Field		Field								✔
976		Veluza		Water 2		Water 2								✔
977		Dondozo		Water 2		Water 2								✔
981		Farigiraf		Field		Field								✔
985		Scream Tail		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
986		Brute Bonnet		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
993		Iron Jugulis		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
995		Iron Thorns		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
996		Frigibax		Dragon	Mineral								✔
997		Arctibax		Dragon	Mineral								✔
998		Baxcalibur		Dragon	Mineral								✔
100		Chien-Pao		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
100		Chi-Yu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
100		Roaring Moon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
100		Koraidon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
100		Miraidon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
100		Walking Wake		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
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	VIII	IX
004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	✔C
058		Growlithe		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
309		Electrike		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
434		Stunky		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
447		Riolu		Field	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
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 Mystery Dungeon series

Crunch inflicts damage and may lower the enemy's Defense by one stage (previously Sp. Defense in the Rescue Team series). This move is affected by the Muzzled status condition.

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners MDRB 16 - 13 - 88% - Front Enemy No MDTDS 16 - 13 - 88% - Front Enemy No BSL 16 - 13 - 88% - Front Enemy No MDGtI 15 99 15 50 95% 98% Front Enemy No SMD 15 99 15 30 95% 98% Front Enemy No With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = ??. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★★ Power: 43 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense.

Users:

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.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Crunch is a Charged Attack that has been available since February 16, 2017.

Crunch
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 70 Energy cost 33 Duration 3.2 seconds Damage window 1.3 - 3 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 70 Energy cost 45 Secondary effect 1 Opponent Defense Effect chance 30%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Trainer Battles

• August 30, 2021
  • Secondary effect added

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Crunch

★★★★
Attack power	21.48749
Charge time	0.62 seconds
Range type	Arc (melee)
Number of hits	2
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	May lower foe's Defense

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description	Playable Users
Physical	3	—	99	118	100%	An opponent	—	Has a chance (20%) of lowering the target's Defense by one stat rank.	Cheren & Stoutland Hilbert (Fall 2020) & Mightyena Marnie (Summer 2021) & Grimmsnarl

• Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Has a small chance of lowering the target's Defense.

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 MDRTDX It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Defense.

In the anime

Main series

Shinx	Mega Gyarados	Flygon	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 incorrectly referred to 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, Krookodile opens its mouth and creates a white aura shaped like a set of teeth, which then bites down on the opponent.
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	Mega Houndoom's teeth glow orange and it bites down on the opponent with them.
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
Gyarados	Gyarados bites the opponent with its teeth.
A Trainer's Gyarados	Battle Royal 151!		None
Mightyena	Mightyena opens its mouth and creates a yellow aura shaped like a set of teeth, which then bites down on the opponent.
Hodge's Mightyena	Serving Up the Flute Cup!		None
Houndoom	Houndoom opens its mouth and creates a yellow aura shaped like a set of teeth, which then bites down on the opponent.
Pokémon hunters' boss's Houndoom	Healing the Healer!		None
Flygon	Flygon opens its mouth and creates a yellow aura shaped like a pair of curved fangs, which then bites down on the opponent.
Raihan's Flygon	Aim For The Eight!		None
Hydreigon	Hydreigon opens its mouth and creates a dark purple aura shaped like a set of teeth, which then bites down on the opponent.
A Pokémon hunter's Hydreigon	JN146		None

• In Trial on a Golden Scale!, Nito told his Krokorok and his henchmen's Zweilous and Eelektross to use Crunch, but they were all defeated by Danika's Urshifu before they could use the move.

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

	Stoutland
The user crunches up the opponent with sharp fangs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Stoutland	Stoutland opens its mouth and creates a red and black aura shaped like a set of teeth, which then bites down on the opponent.
Cheren's Stoutland	Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer		None

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

• In Early-Evening Waves, Nessa's Drednaw was mentioned to know Crunch, but the move was used offscreen.

In the manga

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W

	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

Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY!

	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

Pokémon Adventures

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	PS591		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.

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

Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!

	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	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 咬碎 Ngáauhseui Mandarin 咬碎 Yǎosuì Czech Drtivý útok Dutch Kraak Finnish Puristus* French Mâchouille German Knirscher Greek Τραγάνισμα Hindi कुचलने का हमला Kuchalne Ka Hamla Hungarian Ropogtatás Italian Sgranocchio Korean 깨물어부수기 Kkaemureobusugi Polish Chrupanie* Atak Kruszący* Atak Zgniatania/Cios* Portuguese Brazil Mastigada (Pokémon GO, BW103-present, TCG) Mordida Selvagem (DP098-BW092) Mastigação (EP271) Triturar (The Legend of Thunder!) Mordida* (EP224, The Legend of Thunder!*) Portugal Esmagar Triturar Ataque Rosca (Pokémon Chronicles) Romanian Scârțâitul Russian Хруст Khrust Serbian Drobljenje Spanish Latin America Mordida* Triturar Spain Triturar Thai กัดขย้ำ Vietnamese Cắn Chặt

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

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.