Throat Chop (move)

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Throat Chop
じごくづき Hell Thrust
Throat Chop IX.png
Throat Chop IX 2.png
Type  Dark
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VII
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Throat Chop (Japanese: じごくづき Hell Thrust) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation VII. It was TR95 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Throat Chop inflicts damage and prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns. Status Z-Moves are unaffected by this effect.

Description

Games Description
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
The user attacks the target's throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using moves that emit sound for two turns.
SV The user attacks the target's throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0214 Heracross Heracross
BugIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Bug Bug 40SwShBDSP 40
0287 Slakoth Slakoth
NormalIC Big.png Field Field 25
0288 Vigoroth Vigoroth
NormalIC Big.png Field Field 27
0289 Slaking Slaking
NormalIC Big.png Field Field 27
0626 Bouffalant Bouffalant
NormalIC Big.png Field Field 35
0727 Incineroar Incineroar
FireIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Field Field 1 1
0847 Barraskewda Barraskewda
WaterIC Big.png Water 2 Water 2 1 1
0917 Tarountula Tarountula
BugIC Big.png Bug Bug 40
0918 Spidops Spidops
BugIC Big.png Bug Bug 45
0920 Lokix Lokix
BugIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Bug Bug 36
0960 Wiglett Wiglett
WaterIC Big.png Water 3 Water 3 36
0961 Wugtrio Wugtrio
WaterIC Big.png Water 3 Water 3 48
0973 Flamigo Flamigo
FlyingIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Flying Flying 48
1002 Chien-Pao Chien-Pao
DarkIC Big.png
IceIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 70
1003 Ting-Lu Ting-Lu
DarkIC Big.png
GroundIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 55
1005 Roaring Moon Roaring Moon
DragonIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 77
1017 Ogerpon Ogerpon
GrassIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 36
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By TR

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
--
II
--
III
--
IV
--
V
--
VI
--
VII
--
VIII
TR95
IX
--
0027 Sandshrew Sandshrew
GroundIC Big.png Field Field
0027 Sandshrew Sandshrew
Alolan Form
IceIC Big.png
SteelIC Big.png
Field Field
0028 Sandslash Sandslash
GroundIC Big.png Field Field
0028 Sandslash Sandslash
Alolan Form
IceIC Big.png
SteelIC Big.png
Field Field
0031 Nidoqueen Nidoqueen
PoisonIC Big.png
GroundIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0034 Nidoking Nidoking
PoisonIC Big.png
GroundIC Big.png
Monster Field
0052 Meowth Meowth
NormalIC Big.png Field Field
0052 Meowth Meowth
Alolan Form
DarkIC Big.png Field Field
0052 Meowth Meowth
Galarian Form
SteelIC Big.png Field Field
0053 Persian Persian
NormalIC Big.png Field Field
0053 Persian Persian
Alolan Form
DarkIC Big.png Field Field
0062 Poliwrath Poliwrath
WaterIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Water 1 Water 1
0068 Machamp Machamp
FightingIC Big.png Human-Like Human-Like
0078 Rapidash Rapidash
FireIC Big.png Field Field
0083 Farfetch'd Farfetch'd
NormalIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Flying Field
0083 Farfetch'd Farfetch'd
Galarian Form
FightingIC Big.png Flying Field
0105 Marowak Marowak
GroundIC Big.png Monster Monster
0105 Marowak Marowak
Alolan Form
FireIC Big.png
GhostIC Big.png
Monster Monster
0106 Hitmonlee Hitmonlee
FightingIC Big.png Human-Like Human-Like
0107 Hitmonchan Hitmonchan
FightingIC Big.png Human-Like Human-Like
0118 Goldeen Goldeen
WaterIC Big.png Water 2 Water 2
0119 Seaking Seaking
WaterIC Big.png Water 2 Water 2
0127 Pinsir Pinsir
BugIC Big.png Bug Bug
0128 Tauros Tauros
NormalIC Big.png Field Field
0145 Zapdos Zapdos
Galarian Form
FightingIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151 Mew Mew
PsychicIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0197 Umbreon Umbreon
DarkIC Big.png Field Field
0211 Qwilfish Qwilfish
WaterIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Water 2 Water 2
0214 Heracross Heracross
BugIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Bug Bug
0215 Sneasel Sneasel
DarkIC Big.png
IceIC Big.png
Field Field
0222 Corsola Corsola
WaterIC Big.png
RockIC Big.png
Water 1 Water 3
0222 Corsola Corsola
Galarian Form
GhostIC Big.png Water 1 Water 3
0243 Raikou Raikou
ElectricIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0254 Sceptile Sceptile
GrassIC Big.png Monster Dragon
0264 Linoone Linoone
NormalIC Big.png Field Field
0264 Linoone Linoone
Galarian Form
DarkIC Big.png
NormalIC Big.png
Field Field
0275 Shiftry Shiftry
GrassIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Field Grass
0329 Vibrava Vibrava
GroundIC Big.png
DragonIC Big.png
Bug Dragon
0330 Flygon Flygon
GroundIC Big.png
DragonIC Big.png
Bug Dragon
0359 Absol Absol
DarkIC Big.png Field Field
0405 Luxray Luxray
ElectricIC Big.png Field Field
0434 Stunky Stunky
PoisonIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Field Field
0435 Skuntank Skuntank
PoisonIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Field Field
0452 Drapion Drapion
PoisonIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Bug Water 3
0454 Toxicroak Toxicroak
PoisonIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Human-Like Human-Like
0461 Weavile Weavile
DarkIC Big.png
IceIC Big.png
Field Field
0475 Gallade Gallade
PsychicIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Human-Like Amorphous
0510 Liepard Liepard
DarkIC Big.png Field Field
0526 Gigalith Gigalith
RockIC Big.png Mineral Mineral
0531 Audino Audino
NormalIC Big.png Fairy Fairy
0539 Sawk Sawk
FightingIC Big.png Human-Like Human-Like
0545 Scolipede Scolipede
BugIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Bug Bug
0553 Krookodile Krookodile
GroundIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Field Field
0556 Maractus Maractus
GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass
0560 Scrafty Scrafty
DarkIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Field Dragon
0571 Zoroark Zoroark
DarkIC Big.png Field Field
0596 Galvantula Galvantula
BugIC Big.png
ElectricIC Big.png
Bug Bug
0614 Beartic Beartic
IceIC Big.png Field Field
0625 Bisharp Bisharp
DarkIC Big.png
SteelIC Big.png
Human-Like Human-Like
0626 Bouffalant Bouffalant
NormalIC Big.png Field Field
0631 Heatmor Heatmor
FireIC Big.png Field Field
0635 Hydreigon Hydreigon
DarkIC Big.png
DragonIC Big.png
Dragon Dragon
0675 Pangoro Pangoro
FightingIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Field Human-Like
0687 Malamar Malamar
DarkIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
Water 1 Water 2
0701 Hawlucha Hawlucha
FightingIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Flying Human-Like
0727 Incineroar Incineroar
FireIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Field Field
0745 Lycanroc Lycanroc
Midnight Form
RockIC Big.png Field Field
0768 Golisopod Golisopod
BugIC Big.png
WaterIC Big.png
Bug Water 3
0795 Pheromosa Pheromosa
BugIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0802 Marshadow Marshadow
FightingIC Big.png
GhostIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0804 Naganadel Naganadel
PoisonIC Big.png
DragonIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0807 Zeraora Zeraora
ElectricIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0834 Drednaw Drednaw
WaterIC Big.png
RockIC Big.png
Monster Water 1
0845 Cramorant Cramorant
FlyingIC Big.png
WaterIC Big.png
Water 1 Flying
0846 Arrokuda Arrokuda
WaterIC Big.png Water 2 Water 2
0847 Barraskewda Barraskewda
WaterIC Big.png Water 2 Water 2
0849 Toxtricity Toxtricity
Amped Form
ElectricIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Human-Like Human-Like
0849 Toxtricity Toxtricity
Low Key Form
ElectricIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Human-Like Human-Like
0860 Morgrem Morgrem
DarkIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png
Fairy Human-Like
0861 Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl
DarkIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png
Fairy Human-Like
0862 Obstagoon Obstagoon
DarkIC Big.png
NormalIC Big.png
Field Field
0863 Perrserker Perrserker
SteelIC Big.png Field Field
0864 Cursola Cursola
GhostIC Big.png Water 1 Water 3
0865 Sirfetch'd Sirfetch'd
FightingIC Big.png Flying Field
0870 Falinks Falinks
FightingIC Big.png Fairy Mineral
0871 Pincurchin Pincurchin
ElectricIC Big.png Water 1 Amorphous
0892 Urshifu Urshifu
Single Strike Style
FightingIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0893 Zarude Zarude
DarkIC Big.png
GrassIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0896 Glastrier Glastrier
IceIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0898 Calyrex Calyrex
Ice Rider
PsychicIC Big.png
IceIC Big.png
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
0215 Sneasel Sneasel
DarkIC Big.png
IceIC Big.png
Field Field BDSP
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Game
SM USUM PE
0015 Beedrill Beedrill
BugIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Bug Bug
0020 Raticate Raticate
NormalIC Big.png Field Field
0020 Raticate Raticate
Alolan Form
DarkIC Big.png
NormalIC Big.png
Field Field
0022 Fearow Fearow
NormalIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Flying Flying
0024 Arbok Arbok
PoisonIC Big.png Field Dragon
0027 Sandshrew Sandshrew
Alolan Form
IceIC Big.png
SteelIC Big.png
Field Field
0028 Sandslash Sandslash
Alolan Form
IceIC Big.png
SteelIC Big.png
Field Field
0031 Nidoqueen Nidoqueen
PoisonIC Big.png
GroundIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0034 Nidoking Nidoking
PoisonIC Big.png
GroundIC Big.png
Monster Field
0047 Parasect Parasect
BugIC Big.png
GrassIC Big.png
Bug Grass
0052 Meowth Meowth
NormalIC Big.png Field Field
0052 Meowth Meowth
Alolan Form
DarkIC Big.png Field Field
0053 Persian Persian
NormalIC Big.png Field Field
0053 Persian Persian
Alolan Form
DarkIC Big.png Field Field
0057 Primeape Primeape
FightingIC Big.png Field Field
0062 Poliwrath Poliwrath
WaterIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Water 1 Water 1
0068 Machamp Machamp
FightingIC Big.png Human-Like Human-Like
0078 Rapidash Rapidash
FireIC Big.png Field Field
0083 Farfetch'd Farfetch'd
NormalIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Flying Field
0105 Marowak Marowak
GroundIC Big.png Monster Monster
0105 Marowak Marowak
Alolan Form
FireIC Big.png
GhostIC Big.png
Monster Monster
0107 Hitmonchan Hitmonchan
FightingIC Big.png Human-Like Human-Like
0118 Goldeen Goldeen
WaterIC Big.png Water 2 Water 2
0119 Seaking Seaking
WaterIC Big.png Water 2 Water 2
0127 Pinsir Pinsir
BugIC Big.png Bug Bug
0151 Mew Mew
PsychicIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0157 Typhlosion Typhlosion
FireIC Big.png Field Field
0168 Ariados Ariados
BugIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Bug Bug
0197 Umbreon Umbreon
DarkIC Big.png Field Field
0207 Gligar Gligar
GroundIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Bug Bug
0211 Qwilfish Qwilfish
WaterIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Water 2 Water 2
0214 Heracross Heracross
BugIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Bug Bug
0215 Sneasel Sneasel
DarkIC Big.png
IceIC Big.png
Field Field
0217 Ursaring Ursaring
NormalIC Big.png Field Field
0222 Corsola Corsola
WaterIC Big.png
RockIC Big.png
Water 1 Water 3
0229 Houndoom Houndoom
DarkIC Big.png
FireIC Big.png
Field Field
0234 Stantler Stantler
NormalIC Big.png Field Field
0243 Raikou Raikou
ElectricIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0254 Sceptile Sceptile
GrassIC Big.png Monster Dragon
0262 Mightyena Mightyena
DarkIC Big.png Field Field
0264 Linoone Linoone
NormalIC Big.png Field Field
0275 Shiftry Shiftry
GrassIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Field Grass
0297 Hariyama Hariyama
FightingIC Big.png Human-Like Human-Like
0329 Vibrava Vibrava
GroundIC Big.png
DragonIC Big.png
Bug Dragon
0330 Flygon Flygon
GroundIC Big.png
DragonIC Big.png
Bug Dragon
0335 Zangoose Zangoose
NormalIC Big.png Field Field
0336 Seviper Seviper
PoisonIC Big.png Field Dragon
0354 Banette Banette
GhostIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous
0359 Absol Absol
DarkIC Big.png Field Field
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Normal Forme
PsychicIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Attack Forme
PsychicIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Defense Forme
PsychicIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Speed Forme
PsychicIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0395 Empoleon Empoleon
WaterIC Big.png
SteelIC Big.png
Water 1 Field
0402 Kricketune Kricketune
BugIC Big.png Bug Bug
0405 Luxray Luxray
ElectricIC Big.png Field Field
0432 Purugly Purugly
NormalIC Big.png Field Field
0434 Stunky Stunky
PoisonIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Field Field
0435 Skuntank Skuntank
PoisonIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Field Field
0452 Drapion Drapion
PoisonIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Bug Water 3
0454 Toxicroak Toxicroak
PoisonIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Human-Like Human-Like
0455 Carnivine Carnivine
GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass
0461 Weavile Weavile
DarkIC Big.png
IceIC Big.png
Field Field
0472 Gliscor Gliscor
GroundIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Bug Bug
0475 Gallade Gallade
PsychicIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Human-Like Amorphous
0491 Darkrai Darkrai
DarkIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0510 Liepard Liepard
DarkIC Big.png Field Field
0512 Simisage Simisage
GrassIC Big.png Field Field
0514 Simisear Simisear
FireIC Big.png Field Field
0516 Simipour Simipour
WaterIC Big.png Field Field
0526 Gigalith Gigalith
RockIC Big.png Mineral Mineral
0531 Audino Audino
NormalIC Big.png Fairy Fairy
0539 Sawk Sawk
FightingIC Big.png Human-Like Human-Like
0542 Leavanny Leavanny
BugIC Big.png
GrassIC Big.png
Bug Bug
0545 Scolipede Scolipede
BugIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Bug Bug
0553 Krookodile Krookodile
GroundIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Field Field
0556 Maractus Maractus
GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass
0560 Scrafty Scrafty
DarkIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Field Dragon
0571 Zoroark Zoroark
DarkIC Big.png Field Field
0596 Galvantula Galvantula
BugIC Big.png
ElectricIC Big.png
Bug Bug
0603 Eelektrik Eelektrik
ElectricIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous
0604 Eelektross Eelektross
ElectricIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous
0614 Beartic Beartic
IceIC Big.png Field Field
0625 Bisharp Bisharp
DarkIC Big.png
SteelIC Big.png
Human-Like Human-Like
0631 Heatmor Heatmor
FireIC Big.png Field Field
0635 Hydreigon Hydreigon
DarkIC Big.png
DragonIC Big.png
Dragon Dragon
0675 Pangoro Pangoro
FightingIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Field Human-Like
0687 Malamar Malamar
DarkIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
Water 1 Water 2
0701 Hawlucha Hawlucha
FightingIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Flying Human-Like
0720 Hoopa Hoopa
Confined
PsychicIC Big.png
GhostIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0720 Hoopa Hoopa
Unbound
PsychicIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0727 Incineroar Incineroar
FireIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Field Field
0745 Lycanroc Lycanroc
Midnight Form
RockIC Big.png Field Field
0768 Golisopod Golisopod
BugIC Big.png
WaterIC Big.png
Bug Water 3
0795 Pheromosa Pheromosa
BugIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0802 Marshadow Marshadow
FightingIC Big.png
GhostIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0804 Naganadel Naganadel
PoisonIC Big.png
DragonIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0807 Zeraora Zeraora
ElectricIC Big.png 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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Throat Chop deals damage and inflicts the Throat Chop status condition on the target. This status prevents the afflicted Pokémon from using sound-based moves.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRTDX 15 ? 15 ? 95% - Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Rumble Rush

DarkIC RR.png Throat Chop
★★★★
Attack power 54.0653
Charge time 0.78 seconds
Range type Arc (melee)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None
Throat Chop Rumble Rush.png

Description

Games Description
MDRTDX It damages an enemy and gives them the Throat Chop condition.


In the anime

Kukui Incineroar Throat Chop.png
Incineroar
Alain Malamar Throat Chop.png
Malamar
Guzma Golisopod Throat Chop.png
Golisopod
Guzma Golisopod Throat Chop effect.png
Effect
The user attacks the target's throat, with the resultant suffering preventing the target from using sound-based moves for a while.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Incineroar One or both of Incineroar's hands glow purple. It then grabs the opponent by the neck and throws them down to the ground at full force, or Incineroar chops the opponent with the side of one of its hands. Sometimes, the hand glows purple while using the move.
Cross's Incineroar I Choose You! Debut
Professor Kukui's Incineroar Pushing the Fiery Envelope! None
Golisopod One of Golisopod's hands becomes surrounded in purple energy. It then jabs the opponent's throat with it, making the opponent unable to use sound-based moves for a while.
Guzma's Golisopod The Road to the Semifinals! None
Malamar The ends of Malamar's tentacles become surrounded in purple energy. It then brings them together and jabs the opponent's throat with them.
Alain's Malamar Curtain Up! Fight the Fights! None


In the manga

Movie adaptations


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 地獄突刺 Deihyuhk Dahtchi
Mandarin 地獄突刺 / 地狱突刺 Dìyù Tūcì *
深渊突刺 Shēnyuān Tūcì *
France Flag.png French Exécu-Son
Germany Flag.png German Neck Strike
Italy Flag.png Italian Colpo Infernale
South Korea Flag.png Korean 지옥찌르기 Jiokjjireugi
Poland Flag.png Polish Gardłowy Chwyt
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Golpe Enfeitiçado
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Golpe Garganta
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Golpe al Cuello
Spain Flag.png Spain Golpe Mordaza


Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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BDSP
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Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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