Fissure (move)

Fissure
じわれ Fissure

Battles

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
TM27 in Generation I

Contests

Condition	Tough
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	1 ♥
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.

Super Contests

Condition	Tough
Appeal	0
Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Tough
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	1 ♥
Badly startles all Pokémon that successfully showed their appeal.

On Smogon's Movedex:

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:

$Accuracy=\left({\frac {(Level_{user}-Level_{target})\times 2+76}{256}}\right)\times 100\%$

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% ( ${\tfrac {76}{256}}$ ) when the Pokémon have the same level, and grows by approximately 0.78% ( ${\tfrac {2}{256}}$ ) 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:

$HitChance=(Level_{user}-Level_{target}+30)\%$

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.
GS C	A ground-type, one-hit KO attack.
RS E	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.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the foe in. The target instantly faints if it hits.
BW B2W2	The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the target in. The target instantly faints if it hits.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP 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
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
050		Diglett		Field		Field		49	49	40	45	45	43^SMUSUM 33^PE	44	44
050		Diglett Alolan Form		Field		Field							43^SMUSUM 33^PE	44	44
051		Dugtrio		Field		Field		61	64	50	57	57	53^SMUSUM 45^PE	54	54
051		Dugtrio Alolan Form		Field		Field							53^SMUSUM 45^PE	54	54
323		Camerupt		Field		Field			55	67	75^BW 59^B2W2	1, 59	1, 59	1, 59^BDSP	1
328		Trapinch		Bug	Dragon				89	89^BW 73^B2W2	1, 73^XY 47^ORAS	47	48
329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon								1
330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon								1
339		Barboach		Water 2		Water 2			41	47	47	47^XY 44^ORAS	44	48^SwShBDSP	48
340		Whiscash		Water 2		Water 2			56	57	57	57^XY 52^ORAS	52	56^SwShBDSP	56
383		Groudon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			60	60^DPPt 75^HGSS	75	75^XY 65^ORAS	65	45	45
413		Wormadam Sandy Cloak		Bug		Bug				47	47	47	47	47^BDSP
449		Hippopotas		Field		Field				50	50	50	50	48^SwShBDSP	48
450		Hippowdon		Field		Field				60	60	60	60	56^SwShBDSP	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
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		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
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		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 Pokémon^XD
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

#		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

?

Eligible Pokémon:

None

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Defeats the target in one shot--if it hits. It has no effect on a flying foe.
MDTD S	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

Pokémon	Method

Sandshrew	Preparing to use Fissure	Tauros	Groudon
The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the foe in.
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

	Sandshrew

The user opens a fissure in the ground and drops the foe in. The target instantly faints if it hits.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Sandshrew	Sandshrew jumps into the air and faces its head down at the ground. It then waves its arm at the ground and an energy beam shoots down from the sky and hits the ground. When the beam of energy hits the ground, an orb of energy appears by the ground.
Professor Oak's Sandshrew	Clefairy in Space	Debut

Pokémon Adventures

	Rhydon

The user opens a fissure in the ground and drops the foe in. The target instantly faints if it hits.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Rhydon	Rhydon cracks open a fissure in the ground, trapping the opponent inside of it.
Giovanni's Rhydon	Long Live the Nidoqueen!?	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	DP Pt	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Due to the 2004 Chūetsu earthquake, this move, alongside Earthquake and Magnitude, has not been seen in the anime since AG101 (unaired) (which has never aired anywhere in the world).
After defeating Giovanni at the Viridian Gym in Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, he mentions that he made the TM27 that teaches Fissure in Generation I.
In Pokémon Yellow, a game highly based on the anime, there is a Youngster on Route 9 with a Sandshrew that knows Fissure, much like A.J.'s Sandshrew in the anime.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	地裂 Deihliht
Chinese	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)
Portuguese	Portugal	Fissura
Serbian		Procep
Spanish		Fisura
Swedish		Klyvanfall
Thai		แยกพสุธา
Vietnamese		Nứt Đất

One-hit knockout moves

	Guillotine • Horn Drill • Fissure
	Sheer Cold

Generation I TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
Generation I HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05

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