Cross Chop (move)

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Cross Chop
クロスチョップ Cross Chop
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Type  Fighting
Category  Physical
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  100
Accuracy  80%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Affected by how well the previous Pokémon's move went.

Cross Chop (Japanese: クロスチョップ Cross Chop) is a damage dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Cross Chop deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.

Cross Chop can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if the move Focus Energy was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 A Fighting-type attack. It is powerful and often lands a critical hit.
GSC Has a high critical hit ratio.
RSEColo.XD A double-chopping attack. High critical-hit ratio.
FRLG The foe is hit with double chops. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user delivers a double chop with its forearms crossed. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
The user delivers a double chop with its forearms crossed. Critical hits land more easily.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0056     Field Field 39 39RSE
31FRLG
37 37 37 22
0057     Field Field 45 45RSE
35FRLG
41 41 41 22
0066     Human-Like Human-Like 37 40 37 43 43XY
39ORAS
39
0067     Human-Like Human-Like 43 46 40 44 44XY
47ORAS
47
0068     Human-Like Human-Like 43 46 40 44 44XY
47ORAS
47
0688    
 
Water 3 Water 3 49 49
0689    
 
Water 3 Water 3 55 55
0727    
 
Field Field 66
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 Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0054     Water 1 Field C
0216     Field Field
0239     Human-Like Human-Like C
0240     Human-Like Human-Like C
0296     Human-Like Human-Like
0447     Field Human-Like
0453    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
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.


Special move

Generation III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0125     Human-Like Human-Like Purified Shadow PokémonXD
0126     Human-Like Human-Like Purified Shadow PokémonXD
0239     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered Hordel's Elekid (Trade for Purified Togepi)XD
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.


Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0466     Human-Like Human-Like Shocking Secret GiftPBR
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.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0239     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered Dream World - Pleasant Forest
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 other games

Pokkén Tournament

Cross Chop appears as one of Machamp's Pokémon moves. It replaces Bulk Up while under its effects or during a Synergy Burst. When used, Machamp lunges forward powerfully with his arms crossed.

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★★★
Power: 45
Accuracy: 80%
Effect: Has a higher rate of critical hits.
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

Template:GoSpecialAttack

  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Cross Chop had a power of 55.
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Cross Chop had a power of 60, an energy bar of  , and a duration of 2.0 seconds.

Primeape, Machoke, and Machamp may only know this move if they were obtained before February 16, 2017.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It has a high critical-hit rate.
Conq. The user delivers a double chop with its forearms crossed. Critical hits land more easily.


In the anime

 
Machamp
 
Machoke
 
Croagunk
 
Incineroar
The Pokémon's hands or arms glow and then it forms a cross with them. It then hits the opponent with them.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Machoke crosses the arms in the form of "X". Then hit the opponent with them, or Machoke's forearms shine in white, then form an "X" with them. Then hit the opponent with his arms crossed.
Chuck's Machoke Machoke, Machoke Man! Debut
Emily's Machoke Sitting Psyduck None
Maylene's Machoke A Triple Fighting Chance! None
  Machop's arms glow white, then it forms a cross with them. It then hits the opponent with its crossed arms.
Brawly's Machop Brave the Wave None
Emily's Machop Sitting Psyduck None
  Machamp crosses its top two arms to form an "X" and its arms start to glow. It then strikes the opponent with the crossed arms.
Gavin's Machamp From Brags to Riches None
Emily's Machamp Sitting Psyduck None
  The black parts on Croagunk's arms glow white and it crosses its arms to form an "X". It then hits the opponent with its crossed arms.
Hamilton's Craig Cream of the Croagunk Crop! None
  Incineroar crosses its arms to form an "X" and runs up towards the opponent. It then hits the opponent with its crossed arms and pushes them back with its hands.
Cross's Incineroar I Choose You! None
The Masked Royal's Incineroar SM063 None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 十字劈 Sahpjih Pek
Mandarin 十字劈 Shízì Pī *
十字切 Shízì Qiè *
  Dutch Kruisschop
  Finnish Risti-isku
  French Coup-Croix
  German Kreuzhieb
  Greek Σταυρωτό χτύπημα Staurotó htúpema
  Italian Incrocolpo
  Korean 크로스촙 Cross Chop
  Polish Cios Krzyżowy (DP068)
Krzyżocios (DP082)
  Brazilian Portuguese Golpe Cruzado
  Serbian Ukršteni udarac
Spanish   Latin America Golpe cruzado
  Spain Tajo Cruzado
  Vietnamese Cú Đánh Hình Chữ Thập



Variations of the move Cross Chop
  Cross ChopStone Edge


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