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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Karate Chop is one of four [[move]]s to have its {{DL|List of modified moves|Type changes|type changed}} in [[Generation II]]; the others are {{m|Gust}}, {{m|Bite}}, and {{m|Sand Attack}}. They were all {{type|Normal}} moves in [[Generation I]].
* Karate Chop is one of the four [[move]]s to have its {{DL|List of modified moves|Type changes|type changed}} in [[Generation II]]; the others are {{m|Gust}}, {{m|Bite}}, and {{m|Sand Attack}}. They were all {{type|Normal}} moves in [[Generation I]].
* Karate Chop is the only {{type|Fighting}} move with a [[power]] of 50.
* Karate Chop is the only {{type|Fighting}} move with a [[power]] of 50.
* When sorted by [[index number]], Karate Chop is the first move to have its {{DL|List of modified moves|Type changes|type changed}}.
* When sorted by [[index number]], Karate Chop is the first move to have its {{DL|List of modified moves|Type changes|type changed}}.

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Karate Chop
からてチョップ Karate Chop
File:Karate Chop.png
Type  Fighting
Category  Physical
PP  25 (max. 40)
Power  50
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

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

Generation I

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

It is Normal-type in this generation.

Generation II onward

Karate Chop is now a Fighting-type move.

Description

Games Description
Stad A Normal-type attack. Often turns into a critical hit and inflicts double the damage.
Stad2 A Fighting-type attack. Often turns into a critical hit and inflicts double the damage.
GSC Has a high critical hit ratio.
RSEColoXD A chopping attack with a high critical-hit ratio.
FRLG
DPPtHGSS
The foe is attacked with a sharp chop. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SM
The target is attacked with a sharp chop. Critical hits land more easily.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0056 Mankey Field Field 15 15 15RSE
11FRLG
13 13 13 8
0057 Primeape Field Field 1, 15 15 15RSE
11FRLG
13 13 13 8
0066 Machop Human-Like Human-Like 1 13 13 10 10 10XY
7ORAS
7
0067 Machoke Human-Like Human-Like 1 15 13 10 1, 10 1, 10XY
1, 7ORAS
1, 7
0068 Machamp Human-Like Human-Like 1 15 13 10 1, 10 1, 10XY
1, 7ORAS
1, 7
0539 Sawk Human-Like Human-Like 25 25 17
0674 Pancham Field Human-Like 12 12
0675 Pangoro Field Human-Like 12 12
0701 Hawlucha Human-Like Human-Like 4 4
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
0239 Elekid 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
0240 Magby 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
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

 
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Stars: ★★★
Power: 31
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Has an increased critical hit ratio.
Users: Machop
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

 Karate Chop
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 6
Energy boost 8
Duration 0.8 seconds
Damage window ? seconds
Trainer Battles
Power ?
Energy boost ?
Turns ?
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
MankeyPrimeapeMachopMachokeMachampMagmar
By Elite Fast TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Karate Chop had an energy gain of 7%.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It has a high critical hit rate.
Conq. The target is attacked with a sharp chop. Critical hits land more easily.


In the anime


Hawlucha

Machop

Sawk

Machoke
The opponent is hit by the side of the user's hand.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Machop 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 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 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 Sawk's hand glows white and it strikes the opponent with the side of its open hand.
Stephan's Sawk The Clubsplosion Begins! None
Hawlucha Hawlucha's claw and wing glow white and it strikes the opponent with the side of its wing, or both of Hawlucha's wings glow white and strikes the opponent with them.
Ash's Hawlucha The Forest Champion! None
Carl's Hawlucha When Light and Dark Collide! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga


In the Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~ manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 手刀 Shǒudāo
Danish Karatehug
Dutch Karateslag
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 Caratê
Portugal Golpe de Karaté
Serbian Karate udarac
Spanish Golpe Karate
Turkish Karate Darbesi
Vietnamese Đòn Chặt Karate


Variations of the move Karate Chop
Karate ChopPoison Tail


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