Cross Chop (move)

Cross Chop クロスチョップ Cross Chop

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  100 Accuracy  80% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Cross Chop (Japanese: クロスチョップ Cross Chop) is a damage dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Cross Chop deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.

Description

Games Description A Fighting-type attack. It is powerful and often lands a critical hit. Has a high critical hit ratio. RSE A double-chopping attack. High critical-hit ratio. FRLG The foe is hit with double chops. It has a high critical-hit ratio. A double-chopping attack. High critical-hit ratio. The user delivers a double chop with its forearms crossed. It has a high critical-hit ratio. Conq The user delivers a double chop with its forearms crossed. Critical hits land more easily.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	39			39	31	37				37			''''
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	45			45	31	41				41			''''
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting	37			40			37				43			''''
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting	43			46			40				44			''''
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	43			46			40				44			''''
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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
054		Psyduck	Water		Water
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric
240		Magby	Fire		Fire
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting
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.

Special move

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0239 Elekid Electric Pokémon XD (Trade for purified Togepi) Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0239 Elekid Electric Dream World - Pleasant Forest Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Machamp Machoke Croagunk Machop
The Pokémon's hands or arms glow and then it forms a cross with them. It then hits the opponent with them.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Machoke's forearms glow white, then it forms an 'X' with them. It then hits the opponent with its crossed arms.
Chuck's Machoke	Machoke, Machoke Man!		Debut
Emily's Machoke	Sitting Psyduck		None
Maylene's Machoke	A Triple Fighting Chance!		None
	Machop's arms glow white, then it forms a cross with them. It then hits the opponent with its crossed arms.
Brawly's Machop	Brave the Wave		None
	Machamp crosses its top two arms to form an 'X' and its arms start to glow. It then strikes the opponent with the crossed arms.
Gavin's Machamp	From Brags to Riches		None
Emily's Machamp	Sitting Psyduck		None
	The black parts on Croagunk's arms glow white and it crosses its arms to form an 'X'. It then hits the opponent with its crossed arms.
Hamilton's Craig	Cream of the Croagunk Crop!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Primeape and Sudowoodo
The user crosses its arms and it hits the opponent with them.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Primeape crosses its arms in an 'X'-like formation and it hits the opponent with them.
The Day-Care Lady's Primeape	Quilava Quandary		Debut
	Sudowoodo crosses its arms in an 'X'-like formation and it hits the opponent with them.
Gold's Sudobo	Quilava Quandary		Used via Mimic

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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

• No Pokémon introduced in Generation V can learn Cross Chop by any means.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 十字切 Shízì-qiè French Coup-Croix German Kreuzhieb Greek Σκληρό Γαμήσι Italian Incrocolpo Korean 크로스촙 Cross Chop Serbian Ukršteni Udarac Spanish Latin America Golpe cruzado Spain Tajo Cruzado

Variations of the move Cross Chop
Cross Chop • Stone Edge

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