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 King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] 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 IX

Karate Chop (Japanese: からてチョップ Karate Chop) is a Fighting-type move introduced in Generation I that deals a small amount of damage. In Generation I, this move is Normal-type.

Effect

Generation I

Karate Chop does damage, and has a high critical hit ratio.

In the anime

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Machoke using Karate Chop.

Pokémon

Machoke. Machoke strikes the opponent with the side of its open hand.

• Used by the Machoke belonging to one of the Wobbuffet Festival crashers in Wobbu-palooza.
• Used by Chuck's Machoke in Machoke, Machoke Man.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

• Mankey at Lv.15
• Primeape at Lv.15
• Machop at Lv.--
• Machoke at Lv.--
• Machamp at Lv.--

Generation II

By leveling up

• Mankey at Lv.15
• Primeape at Lv.15
• Machop at Lv.13
• Machoke at Lv.15
• Machamp at Lv.15

By breeding

• Electabuzz
• Magmar

Generation III

By leveling up

• Mankey at Lv.15 (R/S/E)
• Mankey at Lv.11 (FR/LG)
• Primeape at Lv.15 (R/S/E)
• Primeape at Lv.11 (FR/LG)
• Machop at Lv.13
• Machoke at Lv.13
• Machamp at Lv.13

By breeding

• Elekid
• Magby

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Mankey at Lv.13
• Primeape at Lv.13
• Machop at Lv.10
• Machoke at Lv.10
• Machamp at Lv.10

By breeding

• Elekid
• Magby

In other languages

French: Poing-karate, German: Karateschlag, Italian: Colpokarate, Spanish: Golpe Karate