Karate Chop (move)
Karate Chop からてチョップ Karate Chop | ||||||||||||
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Karate Chop (Japanese: からてチョップ Karate Chop) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. In Generation I, this move is Template:Type2.
Effect
Generation I
Karate Chop deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.
Generation II and on
Same as before, but Karate Chop is now a Template:Type2 move.
Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||||
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056 | Mankey | Fighting | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | '''' | |||||||
057 | Primeape | Fighting | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | '''' | |||||||
066 | Machop | Fighting | -- | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | '''' | ||||||||
067 | Machoke | Fighting | -- | 15 | 13 | 10 | --, 10 | '''' | ||||||||
068 | Machamp | Fighting | -- | 15 | 13 | 10 | --, 10 | '''' | ||||||||
539 | Sawk | Fighting | 25 | '''' | ||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
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239 | Elekid | Electric | |
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240 | Magby | Fire | |
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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. |
In the anime
The opponent is hit by the side of the user's hand. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Machop repeatedly chops the opponent with the side of its opened hand, or Machop's arm glows white and it chops the opponent with the side of its opened hand. | |||
Unknown Trainer's Machop | The Punchy Pokémon | Debut | |
Brawly's Machop | Just One of the Geysers | None | |
Emily's Machop | Sitting Psyduck | None | |
Machamp repeatedly chops the opponent with its hands, or one of Machamp's hands glow white and it chops the opponent with the side of its open hand. | |||
Giovanni's Machamp | The Battle of the Badge | None | |
Gavin's Machamp | From Brags to Riches | None | |
Emily's Machamp | Sitting Psyduck | None | |
Machoke hands glow white and it strikes the opponent with the side of its open hand, sometimes repeatedly. | |||
A Wobbuffet Festival crashers's Machoke | Wobbu-Palooza! | None | |
Chuck's Machoke | Machoke, Machoke Man! | None |
|- | align="center" colspan="1" style="background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #A65300" | | align="center" colspan="3" style="background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #A65300" | Mankey braces its hand and chops at the opponent. Karate Chop appears to be tough on Mankey's hand in some cases. |- | align="center" style="width: 25%; background: #FFAC59; border: 1px solid #A65300;" | Lisa's Mankey | colspan="2" align="center" style="width: 50%; background: #FFAC59; border: 1px solid #A65300" | Spell of the Unown | align="center" style="width: 25%; background: #FFAC59; border: 1px solid #A65300;" | None
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
The user karate chops the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Machamp strikes the opponent with the side of one of its open hands. | |||
Blue's Machamp | A Charizard... and a Champion | Debut |
In other generations
Trivia
- Karate Chop is one of the four moves to have its type changed in Generation II; the others are Gust, Bite, and Sand-Attack. Coincidentally, they all were Template:Type2 moves in Generation I.
In other languages
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Variations of the move Karate Chop | ||
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