Chip Away (move)

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Chip Away なしくずし Little by Little

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  70 Accuracy  100% 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 V Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  0   Excites the audience in any kind of contest.

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

Chip Away (Japanese: なしくずし Little by Little) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Chip Away inflicts damage, ignoring any changes to the target's Defense and evasion stat stages. It does not ignore changes to stats that do not use stat stages, such as Reflect, Abilities such as Sand Veil, or items such as Eviolite. It also does not ignore changes to the user's Attack or accuracy.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 Looking for an opening, the user strikes continually. The target's stat changes don't affect this attack's damage. XYORAS SM Looking for an opening, the user strikes consistently. The target's stat changes don't affect this attack's damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0031		Nidoqueen		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	23	23	23
0034		Nidoking		Monster	Field	23	23	23
0108		Lickitung		Monster		Monster	37	37	37
0111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	34	34XY 25ORAS	25
0112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	34	34XY 25ORAS	25
0115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster	31	31	31
0143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster	25	17	17
0158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1	29	29	29
0159		Croconaw		Monster	Water 1	33	33	33
0160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1	37	37	37
0214		Heracross		Bug		Bug	16B2W2	16	16
0246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster	14	14	14
0247		Pupitar		Monster		Monster	14	14	14
0248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster	14	14	14
0287		Slakoth		Field		Field	37	37XY 25ORAS	25
0288		Vigoroth		Field		Field	43	43XY 27ORAS	27
0289		Slaking		Field		Field	37	37XY 27ORAS	27
0408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster	28	28	28
0409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster	28	28	28
0446		Munchlax		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	25	17	17
0463		Lickilicky		Monster		Monster	37	37	37
0464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	30	30XY 25ORAS	25
0532		Timburr		Human-Like		Human-Like	24	24	24
0533		Gurdurr		Human-Like		Human-Like	24	24	24
0534		Conkeldurr		Human-Like		Human-Like	24	24	24
0550		Basculin		Water 2		Water 2	16	16	11
0559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon	27	27	27
0560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon	27	27	27
0621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster	31	31	31
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0027		Sandshrew		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
027A		Sandshrew Alola Form		Field		Field			✔
0029		Nidoran♀		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔
0032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔
0098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔
0104		Cubone		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔
0216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0296		Makuhita		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔
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 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

In other languages

Language Title French Attrition German Weghauen Italian Insidia Korean 야금야금 yageum-yageum Brazilian Portuguese Lapidar Spanish Guardia Baja

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