G-Max Chi Strike (move)

G-Max Chi Strike キョダイシンゲキ Kyodai Charge

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Varies PP  — (max. —) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect any adjacent foe, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

G-Max Chi Strike (Japanese: キョダイシンゲキ Kyodai Charge) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type G-Max Move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the exclusive G-Max Move of Gigantamax Machamp.

Effect

G-Max Chi Strike inflicts damage and increases the user's and its allies' critical hit rate by one stage. This critical hit rate boost stacks with the Focus Energy effect and with multiple uses of itself. The boost cannot be passed with Baton Pass.^[1]

Its power and whether it is a special or physical move depends on the move it is based on.

Description

Learnset

Gigantamax Machamp can use G-Max Chi Strike if it knows a damaging Fighting-type move.

In the anime

Gigantamax Machamp Effect
The Gigantamaxed user attacks the opponent with its fists. The chance of critical hits is increased as a result.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Each of Gigantamax Machamp's fists becomes surrounded in an orange fist-shaped mass of energy, and it punches the opponent with them. Afterward, Machamp's muscles grow in size and its fists become covered in orange energy, making it able to pinpoint and hit the opponent's weak spots more easily.
Bea's Machamp	A Battle of Mega Versus Max!		Debut Base move is Cross Chop

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 超極巨會心一擊 Chīu Gihkgeuih Wuihsām Yātgīk Mandarin 超極巨會心一擊 / 超极巨会心一击 Chāo Jíjù Huìxīn Yījí / Chāo Jíjù Huìxīn Yījī French Frappe G-Max German Giga-Fokusschlag Italian Gigapugnointuito Korean 거다이회심격 Geodai Hoesimgyeok Polish G-Max Atak Chi Portuguese Brazil Golpe Chi G-Max Portugal Ataque Chi G-Max Spanish Gigapuñición Thai กิกะบุกจู่โจม

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