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Karate Chop (move)

Karate Chop
からてチョップ Karate Chop
Karate Chop PE.png
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Type  Fighting
Category  Physical
PP  25 (max. 40)
Power  50
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Karate Chop (Japanese: からてチョップ Karate Chop) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation II, it was a Normal-type move.

Effect

Generation I

Karate Chop deals damage and has an increased critical-hit ratio.

It is Normal-type in this generation.

Generation II to VII

Karate Chop is now a Fighting-type move.

Karate Chop can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 3 bonus appeal points if Focus Energy was used in the previous turn. It can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination and gives an extra three appeal points if the move Focus Energy was used in the prior turn.

Generation VIII onwards

Karate Chop cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description
Stad A Normal-type attack. Often turns into a critical hit and inflicts double the damage.
Stad2 A Fighting-type attack. Often turns into a critical hit and inflicts double the damage.
GSC Has a high critical hit ratio.
RSEColo.XD A chopping attack with a high critical-hit ratio.
FRLG
DPPtHGSSPBR 		The foe is attacked with a sharp chop. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE 		The target is attacked with a sharp chop. Critical hits land more easily.
SwShBDSPLA
SV 		This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
056   Mankey
   Field Field 15 15 15RSE
11FRLG 		13 13 13 8SMUSUM
13PE
057   Primeape
   Field Field 1, 15 15 15RSE
11FRLG 		13 13 13 8SMUSUM
13PE
066   Machop
   Human-Like Human-Like 1 13 13 10 10 10XY
7ORAS 		7SMUSUM
16PE
067   Machoke
   Human-Like Human-Like 1 15 13 10 1, 10 1, 10XY
1, 7ORAS 		1, 7SMUSUM
16PE
068   Machamp
   Human-Like Human-Like 1 15 13 10 1, 10 1, 10XY
1, 7ORAS 		1, 7SMUSUM
16PE
539   Sawk
   Human-Like Human-Like 25 25 17
674   Pancham
   Field Human-Like 12 12
675   Pangoro
  
  		Field Human-Like 12 12
701   Hawlucha
  
  		Flying Human-Like 4 4
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
239   Elekid
   Human-Like Human-Like ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
240   Magby
   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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Karate Chop deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio (30% in the Explorers and Adventure Squad series). Contrary to its move description, Karate Chop erroneously did not have an increased critical hit ratio in the Rescue Team series.

Game Base
Power 		Max
Power 		Base
PP 		Max
PP 		Base
Accuracy 		Max
Accuracy 		Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB 10 - 18 - 90% - Front Enemy No
MDTDS 10 - 18 - 90% - Front Enemy No
BSL 10 - 18 - 90% - Front Enemy No
SMD 5 99 20 40 95% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★★
Power: 31
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Has an increased critical hit ratio.
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

  Karate Chop
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 8
Energy boost 10
Duration 0.8 seconds
Damage window 0.6 - 0.8 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 5
Energy boost 8
Turns 2
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
      
By Elite Fast TM
  
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Energy boost: 7 → 8
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 6 → 8
    • Energy boost: 8 → 10
    • Duration: 0.8 → 1.3 seconds
  • February 21, 2017
    • Duration: 1.3 → 0.8 seconds
Trainer Battles
  • January 11, 2021
    • Energy boost: 7 → 8

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Karate Chop
★★
Attack power 28.23227
Charge time 0.54 seconds
Range type Arc (melee)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 3%
Additional effect None

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Physical 1 — 16 19 100% An opponent — Critical hits land more easily. Bruno & Machamp
Scottie/Bettie & Mankey/Primeape Egg
Scottie/Bettie and Machop/Machoke/Machamp Egg

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Karate Chop is Machamp's first move as Machop. The user attacks in a straight line dealing damage to enemies hit. After reaching level 7 as Machoke, this move is replaced by either Close Combat or Cross Chop.

Description

Games Description
MDRB
MDTDS 		Inflicts damage on the target. It has a high critical-hit rate.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる きゅうしょに あたりやすい
Conq. The target is attacked with a sharp chop. Critical hits land more easily.
MDGtI  UNUSED
SMD
MDRTDX 		It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.


In the anime

       
Hawlucha Magmortar Sawk Machoke
The opponent is hit by the side of the user's hand.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Machop 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.
A Trainer's Machop The Punchy Pokémon Debut
Brawly's Machop Just One of the Geysers None
Emily's Machop Sitting Psyduck None
  Machamp 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 Machoke strikes the opponent with the side of its open hand, sometimes repeatedly. Sometimes, its hands glow white.
A Wobbuffet Festival crasher's Machoke Wobbu-Palooza! None
Chuck's Machoke Machoke, Machoke Man! None
Emily's Machoke Sitting Psyduck None
  Sawk Sawk's hand glows white and he strikes the opponent with the side of his open hand.
Stephan's Sawk The Clubsplosion Begins! None
  Hawlucha Hawlucha's claw and wing glow white and it strikes the opponent with the side of its wing, or both of Hawlucha's wings glow white and it strikes the opponent with them; or, one of Hawlucha's claws glows with gold energy and it chops the opponent with it.
Ash's Hawlucha The Forest Champion! None
Carl's Dark Hawlucha When Light and Dark Collide! None
Bea's Hawlucha Solitary and Menacing! Hawlucha cannot legally use Karate Chop in Generation VIII
  Magmortar One of Magmortar's arms becomes outlined in a white glow and hits the opponent with it, or Magmortar repeatedly hits the opponent with one or both of its hands.
Mad Magmar's Magmortar A Young Royal Flame Ignites! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All


Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~


Pokémon Pocket Monsters


In other generations

Core series games

 
Generation I
     
Generation II Generation III Generation IV
     
Generation V Generation VI SMUSUM

Side series games

 
Stadium
       
Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

     
MD: Red and Blue SMD Masters EX

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 空手劈 Hūngsáu Pek *
手刀 Sáudōu *
Mandarin 空手劈 Kōngshǒu Pī *
手刀 Shǒudāo *
  Czech Karate úder
  Danish Karatehug
  Dutch Karateslag
  Finnish Karatelyönti (original series)
Karateisku (AG series)
  French Poing KaratéVIII+
Poing-KaratéI–VII
  German Karateschlag
  Greek Τσεκουριά Καράτε
  Indonesian Pukulan Karate
  Italian Colpokarate
  Korean 태권당수 Taegwondangsu
  Lithuanian Karatė Kirtis
  Polish Cios Karate*
Atak Karate*
Portuguese   Brazil Golpe de Caratê (games, EP173, AG140, BW106–present, TCG, manga, The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Corte Caratê (EP063, BW070–BW073)
Caratê Cortante (AG127)
Caratê (AG031)
Ataque de Golpes (EP209)
  Portugal Golpe de Karaté
  Serbian Karate udarac
Spanish   Latin America Golpe de Karate
Karatazo (AG140)
  Spain Golpe KárateVI+
Golpe KarateI–V
  Swedish Karateslag
  Thai คาราเต้ช็อป
  Turkish Karate Darbesi
  Vietnamese Đòn Chặt Karate



Variations of the move Karate Chop
  Karate Chop • Poison Tail


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