Karate Chop (move)

Karate Chop からてチョップ Karate Chop

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Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  25 (max. 40) Power  50 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

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

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

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

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

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

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

Effect

Generation I

Karate Chop deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio. It is Normal-type in this generation.

Generation II and on

Karate Chop is now a Fighting-type move.

Description

Games Description A Normal-type attack. Often turns into a critical hit and inflicts double the damage. A Fighting-type attack. Often turns into a critical hit and inflicts double the damage. Has a high critical hit ratio. RSE A chopping attack with a high critical-hit ratio. FRLG The foe is attacked with a sharp chop. It has a high critical-hit ratio. Conq The target is attacked with a sharp chop. Critical hits land more easily.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	15			15			15	11	13				13			''''
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	--, 15			15			15	11	13				13			''''
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting	--			13			13			10				10			''''
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting	--			15			13			10				--, 10			''''
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	--			15			13			10				--, 10			''''
539		Sawk	Fighting		Fighting														25			''''
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
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric
240		Magby	Fire		Fire
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 Conquest

Karate Chop is the only move of Machop.

In the anime

Sawk Machop Machamp Machoke
The opponent is hit by the side of the user's hand.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	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.
Unknown Trainer's Machop	The Punchy Pokémon		Debut
Brawly's Machop	Just One of the Geysers		None
Emily's Machop	Sitting Psyduck		None
	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 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's hand glows white and it strikes the opponent with the side of its open hand.
Stephan's Sawk	The Clubsplosion Begins!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Machamp
The user karate chops the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Machamp strikes the opponent with the side of one of its open hands.
Blue's Machamp	A Charizard... and a Champion		Debut

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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Karate Chop is one of four moves to have its type changed in Generation II; the others are Gust, Bite, and Sand-Attack. They were all Normal-type moves in Generation I.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 手刀 Shǒudāo Dutch Karate schop Finnish Karatelyönti (original series) Karateisku (AG series) French Poing-Karaté German Karateschlag Greek Τσεκουριά Καράτε Indonesian Pukulan Karate Italian Colpokarate Korean 태권당수 Taegweon Dangsu Polish Cios karate Portuguese Brazil Golpe de Karatê Portugal Corte karatê Serbian Karate Udarac Spanish Golpe Karate

Variations of the move Karate Chop
Karate Chop • Poison Tail

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