Fissure (move)

Fissure
じわれ Fissure
Fissure IX.png
Fissure IX 2.png
Type  Ground
Category  Physical
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  —
Accuracy  30%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not 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 I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  1
Badly startles all Pokémon that successfully showed their appeal.

Fissure (Japanese: じわれ Fissure) is a Ground-type one-hit knockout move introduced in Generation I. It is TM27 in Generation I. In Generation II, it was the signature move of Diglett and Dugtrio.

Effect

Generation I

Fissure always inflicts exactly 65535 HP damage if it hits. Its accuracy is 30%. Fissure will break a substitute if it hits.

Unlike other moves that skip the damage formula, Fissure does not bypass type immunities.

Fissure will not affect a target whose current Speed stat is greater than the user's current Speed stat.

Generation II

Fissure now inflicts damage equal to the target's current HP. The accuracy of Fissure is now calculated using the following formula:

 

If the user is a lower level than the target, the move always fails (Speed no longer has any impact on the success of Fissure). If the user is 90 levels or more higher than the target, Fissure's accuracy is 100% (even though the formula would produce values over 100% for a difference of 91 or more).

This formula means that the accuracy starts at approximately 30% ( ) when the Pokémon have the same level, and grows by approximately 0.78% ( ) for every level higher than the target that the user is. This accuracy is affected by accuracy and evasion stats.

Fissure can also now affect Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of Dig.

In the Generation II core series games only, Fissure can be countered by Counter for maximum damage if it misses. In Pokémon Stadium 2, Fissure cannot be countered by Counter.

Generation III onwards

  This move effect may be in need of research.
Reason: confirm it can still hit Pokémon in the semi-invulnerable stage of Dig in Generation III; from Generation IV onward
You can discuss this on the talk page.

Despite having an accuracy of 30% listed, Fissure's chance of hitting a Pokémon is instead calculated using the following formula:

 

This formula means that the accuracy starts at 30% when the Pokémon have the same level, and is 1% more likely to hit for every level the user is higher than the target. If the user is at least 70 levels higher than the target, Fissure will always hit. If the user is a lower level than the target, the move always fails.

This chance of hitting is not an accuracy: it is not affected by accuracy and evasion stats, nor is it affected by other accuracy modifiers such as Gravity, Wide Lens, and Compound Eyes. Additionally, Fissure cannot hit a semi-invulnerable Pokémon (except a Pokémon using Dig). However, effects that guarantee moves to hit (such as No Guard and Lock-On) still affect Fissure.

Fissure can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Earthquake was used in the previous turn. It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination and will give an extra three appeal points if any of the moves Lock-On, Mind Reader and Miracle Eye was used in the prior turn.

When used in a Max Raid Battle against a Dynamax Pokémon while it is under the effect of a mysterious barrier, Fissure will deplete two bars of the barrier's strength. Otherwise, Fissure will always fail against Dynamax Pokémon. Tera Raid bosses are unaffected by Fissure.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 Causes a single-hit knockout if it hits. Useless against Flying-type Pokémon.
GSC A ground-type, one-hit KO attack.
RSE A one-hit KO move that drops the foe in a fissure.
FRLG The foe is dropped into a fissure. The foe faints if it hits.
Colo.XD A one-hit KO that drops the target in a fissure.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the foe in. The target instantly faints if it hits.
BWB2W2 The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the target in. The target instantly faints if it hits.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSP
SV
The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the target in. The target faints instantly if this attack hits.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
050   Diglett
  Field Field 49 49 40 45 45 43SMUSUM
33PE
44 44
050   Diglett
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field 43SMUSUM
33PE
44 44
051   Dugtrio
  Field Field 61 64 50 57 57 53SMUSUM
45PE
54 54
051   Dugtrio
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field 53SMUSUM
45PE
54 54
323   Camerupt
 
 
Field Field 55 67 75BW
59B2W2
1, 59 1, 59 1, 59BDSP 1
328   Trapinch
  Bug Dragon 89 89BW
73B2W2
1, 73XY
47ORAS
47 48
329   Vibrava
 
 
Bug Dragon 1
330   Flygon
 
 
Bug Dragon 1
339   Barboach
 
 
Water 2 Water 2 41 47 47 47XY
44ORAS
44 48SwShBDSP 48
340   Whiscash
 
 
Water 2 Water 2 56 57 57 57XY
52ORAS
52 56SwShBDSP 56
383   Groudon
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 60 60DPPt
75HGSS
75 75XY
65ORAS
65 45 45
413   Wormadam
Sandy Cloak
 
 
Bug Bug 47 47 47 47 47BDSP
449   Hippopotas
  Field Field 50 50 50 50 48SwShBDSP 48
450   Hippowdon
  Field Field 60 60 60 60 56SwShBDSP 56
529   Drilbur
  Field Field 47 47 47 48
530   Excadrill
 
 
Field Field 62 62 62 58
618   Stunfisk
 
 
Water 1 Amorphous 61 1, 61 1, 61 55
618   Stunfisk
Galarian Form
 
 
Water 1 Amorphous 55
645   Landorus
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 67 1, 67 1, 61 75 75
100   Ting-Lu
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 75
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

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
TM27
II
--
III
--
IV
--
V
--
VI
--
VII
--
VIII
--
IX
--
006   Charizard
 
 
Monster Dragon
009   Blastoise
  Monster Water 1
023   Ekans
  Field Dragon
024   Arbok
  Field Dragon
027   Sandshrew
  Field Field
028   Sandslash
  Field Field
031   Nidoqueen
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
034   Nidoking
 
 
Monster Field
050   Diglett
  Field Field
051   Dugtrio
  Field Field
061   Poliwhirl
  Water 1 Water 1
062   Poliwrath
 
 
Water 1 Water 1
066   Machop
  Human-Like Human-Like
067   Machoke
  Human-Like Human-Like
068   Machamp
  Human-Like Human-Like
074   Geodude
 
 
Mineral Mineral
075   Graveler
 
 
Mineral Mineral
076   Golem
 
 
Mineral Mineral
079   Slowpoke
 
 
Monster Water 1
080   Slowbro
 
 
Monster Water 1
095   Onix
 
 
Mineral Mineral
104   Cubone
  Monster Monster
105   Marowak
  Monster Monster
108   Lickitung
  Monster Monster
111   Rhyhorn
 
 
Monster Field
112   Rhydon
 
 
Monster Field
115   Kangaskhan
  Monster Monster
128   Tauros
  Field Field
143   Snorlax
  Monster Monster
151   Mew
  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
131   Lapras
 
 
Monster Water 1
143   Snorlax
  Monster Monster
220   Swinub
 
 
Field Field
231   Phanpy
  Field Field BDSP
320   Wailmer
  Field Water 2
324   Torkoal
  Field Field
363   Spheal
 
 
Water 1 Field
410   Shieldon
 
 
Monster Monster BDSP
422   Shellos
  Water 1 Amorphous BDSP
446   Munchlax
  Monster Monster BDSP
749   Mudbray
  Field Field
878   Cufant
  Field Mineral
932   Nacli
  Mineral Mineral
977   Dondozo
  Water 2 Water 2
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
143   Snorlax
  Monster Monster Purified Shadow PokémonXD
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
324   Torkoal
  Field Field Dream World - Rugged Mountain
363   Spheal
 
 
Water 1 Field Dream World - Icy Cave
410   Shieldon
 
 
Monster Monster Dream World - Icy Cave
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

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Fissure has 14 PP and 35% accuracy. The user attacks enemy in front and makes them faint through "calamitous damage" (internally treated as 9999 damage), regardless of the level. Unlike in main series, it cannot hit a Pokémon in middle of Dig. Additionally, although most damaging moves can damage a Pokémon immune to the move in main series, Fissure will always fail if the target has the type immunity.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 10, and its accuracy to 20%.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Physical 1 30% An opponent One-Hit KO Except in certain circumstances, deals damage equal to the target's maximum HP, ignoring the opponent's effects that would reduce the damage of this attack. All the following sync pairs have very low chances to use this move when they use Metronome:

Burgh (Spring 2021) & Togepi
Elesa (Palentine's 2023) & Togetic

Pokémon GO

  Fissure
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power ?
Energy cost ?
Duration 2.8 seconds
Damage window 1 - 2.3 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power ?
Energy cost ?
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Description

Games Description
MDRB Defeats the target in one shot--if it hits. It has no effect on a flying foe.
MDTDS Defeats the target in one shot if it hits successfully. It has no effect on a flying enemy.
BSL てきポケモンを いちげきで たおしてしまうが めいちゅうしにくい とんでるポケモンには こうかがない
MDGtI The enemy will faint instantly if this attack hits, but it's hard to land this move. It has no effect on Flying-type Pokémon and Pokémon with the Levitate Ability.
SMD
MDRTDX
The enemy will faint instantly if this attack hits, but it's hard to land this move. It has no effect on Flying-type Pokémon or Pokémon with the Levitate Ability.


In the anime

       
Sandshrew Preparing to use Fissure Tauros Groudon
The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the foe in.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Sandshrew Sandshrew jumps into the air, then dives onto the ground, creating a fissure as it lands.
A.J.'s Sandshrew The Path to the Pokémon League Debut
  Onix Onix slams its body on the ground, sending a wave of bluish-white energy towards the opponent. When the wave strikes the opponent, the energy bursts out of the ground and sends them flying.
A Trainer's Onix Mewtwo Strikes Back Japanese version only
  Tauros Tauros rattles the battlefield with his hooves, then uses one of his hooves to slice open the ground with a white energy beam.
Ash's Tauros Hello, Pummelo! None
  Groudon Groudon slams its arm into the ground and it sends a white energy beam from it at the opponent.
Groudon (Ruby and Sapphire series) The Scuffle of Legends None


In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu


Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 地裂 Deihliht
Mandarin 地裂 Dìliè
  Czech Štěrbinový útok
Práskavý útok
  Dutch Kloof
  Finnish Lohkaisu
  French Abîme
  German Geofissur
  Greek Ρήγμα
  Italian Abisso
  Korean 땅가르기 Ttanggareugi
  Polish Atak Uderzeniem (EP112)
Furia (EP111)
Szczelinowe Uderzenie (EP008)
Portuguese   Brazil Fissura (Pokémon GO, manga)
Ruptura (anime)
  Portugal Fissura
  Serbian Procep
  Spanish Fisura
  Swedish Klyvanfall
  Thai แยกพสุธา
  Vietnamese Nứt Đất



One-hit knockout moves
  GuillotineHorn DrillFissure
  Sheer Cold



Generation I TMs
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Generation I HMs
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