Fissure (move)

Fissure じわれ Fissure

Battles Type  Ground Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: 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  0   Jamming  0

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

Fissure (Japanese: じわれ Fissure) is a Ground-type one-hit knockout move introduced in Generation I. It was TM27 in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Fissure has 30% accuracy and inflicts damage equal to the target's current HP. Fissure will break a substitute if it hits, and can be countered for infinite damage when it does so.

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

Generation II and onward

Unlike in Generation I, Fissure can affect a Pokémon whose Speed stat is greater than the user's current Speed stat. However, it cannot affect a Pokémon of a higher level. The accuracy of Fissure depends on the level of the user and the level of the target and is worked out with the formula: Accuracy = ((level of user - level of target) + 30)%. Fissure ignores all changes to accuracy and evasion stats.

Mystery Dungeon

Fissure will cause a Pokémon to instantly faint through "calamitous damage" (changed to "It's a one-hit KO!" in Gates to Infinity), regardless of level, but is prone to missing.

Description

Games Description Causes a single-hit knockout if it hits. Useless against Flying-type Pokémon. 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. A one-hit KO that drops the target in a fissure. The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the foe in. The target instantly faints if it hits. The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the target in. The target instantly faints if it hits. 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		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground				49			49			40				45			45
051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground				61			64			50				57			57
323		Camerupt	Fire	Ground							55			67				75	59	--, 59
328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground										89				89	73	--, 73
339		Barboach	Water	Ground							41			47				47			47
340		Whiscash	Water	Ground							56			57				57			57
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground							60			60	75		75			'
413		Wormadam Sandy Cloak	Bug	Ground										47				47			47
449		Hippopotas	Ground		Ground										50				50			50
450		Hippowdon	Ground		Ground										60				60			60
529		Drilbur	Ground		Ground														47			47
530		Excadrill	Ground	Steel														62			62
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric														61			--, 61
645		Landorus	Ground	Flying														67			'
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
131		Lapras*	Water	Ice
143		Snorlax*	Normal		Normal
220		Swinub	Ice	Ground
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground
320		Wailmer	Water		Water
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire
363		Spheal	Ice	Water
410		Shieldon*	Rock	Steel
422		Shellos*	Water		Water
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 TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I TM27		II --		III --		IV --		V --		VI --
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	✔															✔
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	✔															✔
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison	✔															✔
024		Arbok	Poison		Poison	✔															✔
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground	✔															✔
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground	✔															✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	✔															✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	✔															✔
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground	✔															✔
051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground	✔															✔
061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water	✔															✔
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	✔															✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting	✔															✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting	✔															✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	✔															✔
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground	✔															✔
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground	✔															✔
076		Golem	Rock	Ground	✔															✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	✔															✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔															✔
095		Onix	Rock	Ground	✔															✔
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground	✔															✔
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground	✔															✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock	✔															✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	✔															✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
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 event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0324 Torkoal Fire Dream World - Rugged Mountain 0363 Spheal Ice Water Dream World - Icy Cave 0410 Shieldon Rock Steel Dream World - Icy Cave 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

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 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
	Tauros rattles the battlefield with its hooves, then uses one of its hooves to slice open the ground with a white energy beam.
Ash's Tauros	Hello, Pummelo!		None
	Groudon slams its arm into the ground and it sends a white energy beam from it at the opponent.
A wild Groudon	The Scuffle of Legends		None

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

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 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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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 cracks open a fissure in the ground, trapping the opponent inside of it.
Giovanni's Rhydon	Long Live the Nidoqueen!?		Debut

In other generations

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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

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

• Due to the 2004 Chuetsu earthquake, this move, alongside Earthquake and Magnitude, have 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 Red, Blue and Yellow, he mentions that himself made the TM27 that teaches Fissure in Generation I.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 地裂 Dìliè Czech Štěrbinový útok Dutch Kloof Finnish Lohkaisu French Abîme German Geofissur Greek Ρήγμα Italian Abisso Korean 땅가르기 Ttang Gareugi Polish Rozpadlina Brazilian Portuguese Fissura Serbian Procep Spanish Fisura

One-hit knockout moves
Guillotine • Horn Drill • Fissure Sheer Cold

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