Karate Chop (move) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

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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

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

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 I

Karate Chop is Normal-type in this generation.

Generation II to VII

Karate Chop is now a Fighting-type move.

Generation VIII onwards

Karate Chop cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
0239				Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0240				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.

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.

Pokémon Conquest

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

Updates

• 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

• January 11, 2021
  • Energy boost: 7 → 8

Karate Chop
Fast Attack
Eligible Pokémon:

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Pokémon Masters EX

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

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

Primeape
The user karate chops the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Primeape's hand glows and then karate chops the opponent.
Shinji's Primeape	GDZ28		Debut

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

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

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