Crunch (move)

Crunch かみくだく Crunch

File:Crunch.png

Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes 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 but the user (long-range)

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

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Crunch (Japanese: かみくだく Crunch) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II. It can be seen as a more powerful version of Bite.

Effect

Generation II and III

Crunch does damage and has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense stat by one stage.

Generation IV

Crunch does damage and has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense stat by one stage.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams

Crunch has a 40% of making its opponent cringe.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 54 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 49 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 43 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 52 0243 Raikou Electric 61 0246 Larvitar Rock Ground 43 0247 Pupitar Rock Ground 47 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 47 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0004 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Charmander
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0023 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Girafarig
Houndour, Houndoom |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Girafarig
Houndour, Houndoom |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0111 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Rhyhorn
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock | style="background: #FFF" | Girafarig
Snubbull, Granbull
Houndour, Houndoom
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0158 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Totodile
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Rhyhorn, Rhydon
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0209 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Arbok
Growlithe, Arcanine
Rhyhorn, Rhydon
Girafarig
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Teddiursa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Arbok
Growlithe, Arcanine
Rhyhorn, Rhydon
Girafarig
Snubbull, Granbull
Houndour, Houndoom

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0004 Charmander Fire New York City Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 47 0030 Nidorina Poison 53 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 49 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 49 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 52 0209 Snubbull Normal 53 0210 Granbull Normal 61 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 49 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 59 0243 Raikou Electric 61 0246 Larvitar Rock Ground 43 0247 Pupitar Rock Ground 47 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 47 0261 Poochyena Dark 41 0262 Mightyena Dark 47 0303 Mawile Steel 36 0318 Carvanha Water Dark 22 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark 22 0328 Trapinch Ground 33 0329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 33 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon 33 0336 Seviper Poison 28 0341 Corphish Water 43 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 51 0361 Snorunt Ice 28 0362 Glalie Ice 28 0367 Huntail Water 36 0371 Bagon Dragon 41 0372 Shelgon Dragon 56 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 61 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 35 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Girafarig
Snubbull, Granbull
Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Mawile
Seviper |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0111 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Rhyhorn
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock | style="background: #FFF" | Girafarig
Snubbull, Granbull
Houndour, Houndoom
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Poochyena, Mightyena
Mawile
Seviper |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0158 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Totodile
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Huntail |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Teddiursa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Girafarig
Snubbull, Granbull
Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Mawile
Seviper |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0252 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Treecko
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Seviper
Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0309 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Electrike
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Girafarig
Snubbull, Granbull
Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Mawile
Seviper

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0019 Rattata Normal 22 0020 Raticate Normal 24 0024 Arbok Poison 22 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 47 0030 Nidorina Poison 53 0058 Growlithe Fire 42 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 31 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 33 0143 Snorlax Normal 44 0158 Totodile Water 27 0159 Croconaw Water 30 0160 Feraligatr Water 32 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 46 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 41 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 46 0209 Snubbull Normal 49 0210 Granbull Normal 59 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 48 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 54 0243 Raikou Electric 43 0246 Larvitar Rock Ground 37 0247 Pupitar Rock Ground 41 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 41 0261 Poochyena Dark 53 0295 Exploud Normal 40 0303 Mawile Steel 36 0318 Carvanha Water Dark 28 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark 28 0328 Trapinch Ground 33 0336 Seviper Poison 28 0341 Corphish Water 47 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 57 0361 Snorunt Ice 31 0362 Glalie Ice 31 0365 Walrein Ice Water -- 0367 Huntail Water 42 0371 Bagon Dragon 46 0372 Shelgon Dragon 50 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 53 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 35 0387 Turtwig Grass 37 0388 Grotle Grass 42 0389 Torterra Grass Ground 45 0403 Shinx Electric 29 0403 Shinx Electric 33 0404 Luxio Electric 33 0404 Luxio Electric 38 0405 Luxray Electric 35 0405 Luxray Electric 42 0419 Floatzel Water 26 0445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 48 0449 Hippopotas Ground 31 0450 Hippowdon Ground 31 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug 45 0452 Drapion Poison Dark 49 0455 Carnivine Grass 37 0485 Heatran Fire Steel 33 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0004 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Charmander
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Arbok
Snorlax
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Exploud
Seviper
Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Garchomp |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata
Raticate
Arbok
Growlithe
Arcanine
Girafarig
Snubbull
Granbull
Houndour
Houndoom
Poochyena
Mightyena
Exploud
Mawile
Seviper
Walrein
Shinx
Luxio
Luxray
Floatzel
Hippopotas
Hippowdon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0111 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Rhyhorn
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Growlithe, Arcanine
Snorlax
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Girafarig
Snubbull, Granbull
Houndour, Houndoom
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Poochyena, Mightyena
Exploud
Mawile
Seviper
Walrein
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Shinx, Luxio, Luxray
Garchomp
Hippopotas, Hippowdon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0158 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Totodile
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax
Totodile
Croconaw
Feraligatr
Larvitar
Pupitar
Tyranitar
Exploud
Corphish
Crawdaunt
Walrein
Huntail
Turtwig
Grotle
Torterra
Floatzel
Garchomp |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0209 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata
Raticate
Growlithe
Arcanine
Girafarig
Snubbull
Granbull
Houndour
Houndoom
Poochyena
Mightyena
Exploud
Mawile
Seviper
Snorunt
Glalie
Walrein
Shinx
Luxio
Luxray
Hippopotas
Hippowdon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Teddiursa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Growlithe, Arcanine
Girafarig
Snubbull, Granbull
Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Exploud
Mawile
Seviper
Walrein
Shinx, Luxio, Luxray
Hippopotas, Hippowdon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0252 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Treecko
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Arbok
Snorlax
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Exploud
Seviper
Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Garchomp |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0309 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Electrike
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Growlithe, Arcanine
Girafarig
Snubbull, Granbull
Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Exploud
Mawile
Seviper
Walrein
Shinx, Luxio, Luxray
Hippopotas, Hippowdon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0408 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cranidos
| colspan="2" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock | style="background: #FFF" | Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Exploud
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Garchomp |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0434 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Stunky
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#624D4E" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Dark | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Growlithe, Arcanine
Girafarig
Snubbull, Granbull
Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Exploud
Mawile
Seviper
Walrein
Shinx, Luxio, Luxray
Hippopotas, Hippowdon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0447 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Riolu
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Growlithe, Arcanine
Girafarig
Snubbull, Granbull
Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Exploud
Mawile
Seviper
Walrein
Shinx, Luxio, Luxray
Hippopotas, Hippowdon

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0019 Rattata Normal 22 0020 Raticate Normal 24 0024 Arbok Poison 22 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 47 0030 Nidorina Poison 53 0058 Growlithe Fire 42 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 37 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 33 0143 Snorlax Normal 49 0158 Totodile Water 27 0159 Croconaw Water 30 0160 Feraligatr Water 32 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 46 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 46 0209 Snubbull Normal 49 0210 Granbull Normal 59 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 48 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 54 0243 Raikou Electric 43 0246 Larvitar Rock Ground 37 0247 Pupitar Rock Ground 41 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 41 0261 Poochyena Dark 53 0295 Exploud Normal 40 0303 Mawile Steel 36 0318 Carvanha Water Dark 28 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark 28 0328 Trapinch Ground 33 0336 Seviper Poison 28 0341 Corphish Water 47 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 57 0361 Snorunt Ice 31 0362 Glalie Ice 31 0365 Walrein Ice Water -- 0367 Huntail Water 42 0371 Bagon Dragon 46 0372 Shelgon Dragon 50 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 53 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 35 0387 Turtwig Grass 37 0388 Grotle Grass 42 0389 Torterra Grass Ground 45 0403 Shinx Electric 33 0404 Luxio Electric 38 0405 Luxray Electric 42 0419 Floatzel Water 26 0445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 48 0449 Hippopotas Ground 31 0450 Hippowdon Ground 31 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug 56 0452 Drapion Poison Dark 65 0455 Carnivine Grass 41 0485 Heatran Fire Steel 33 0504 Patrat Normal 16 0505 Watchog Normal 16 0506 Lillipup Normal 22 0507 Herdier Normal 24 0508 Stoutland Normal 24 0511 Pansage Grass 43 0513 Pansear Fire 43 0515 Panpour Water 43 0550 Basculin Water 24 0550 Basculin Water 24 0551 Sandile Ground Dark 28 0552 Krokorok Ground Dark 28 0553 Krookodile Ground Dark 28 0559 Scraggy Dark Fighting 38 0560 Scrafty Dark Fighting 38 0564 Tirtouga Water Rock 21 0565 Carracosta Water Rock 21 0566 Archen Rock Flying 35 0567 Archeops Rock Flying 35 0603 Eelektrik Electric 39 0604 Eelektross Electric -- 0621 Druddigon Dragon 25 0632 Durant Bug Steel 31 0633 Deino Dark Dragon 25 0634 Zweilous Dark Dragon 25 0635 Hydreigon Dark Dragon 25 0641 Tornadus Flying 49 0642 Thundurus Electric Flying 49 0643 Reshiram Dragon Fire 71 0644 Zekrom Dragon Electric 71 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0004 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Charmander
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" |










|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" |



















|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0111 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Rhyhorn
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock | style="background: #FFF" |

























|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0158 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Totodile
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" |










|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0209 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" |




















|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Teddiursa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" |



















|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0252 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Treecko
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" |










|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0309 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Electrike
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" |



















|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0408 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cranidos
| colspan="2" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock | style="background: #FFF" |





|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0434 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Stunky
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#624D4E" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Dark | style="background: #FFF" |



















|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0447 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Riolu
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In the anime

File:Torterra Crunch Giga Drain.png Torterra Steelix File:Shinx Crunch.png Shinx
The user crunches up the foe with sharp fangs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Steelix bites down hard on the opponent with its mouth.
Jasmine's Steelix	Nerves of Steelix!		Debut
Hun's Steelix	The Legend of Thunder!		None
Harrison's Steelix	Playing with Fire!		None
	Shinx bites down on the opponent using its mouth.
Angie's Shinx	If the Scarf Fits, Wear It!		None
	Torterra bites down on the opponent with its mouth.
Paul's Torterra	Pedal to the Mettle!		None
	Totodile's teeth glow white and it bites down on the opponent with its powerful jaw.
Khoury's Totodile	A Rivalry to Gible On!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Steelix Torterra
The user bites down hard on the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Steelix bites down hard on the opponent with its mouth.
Jasmine's Steelix	Heads On Kabutops!		Debut
	Sharpedo bites down hard on the opponent with its powerful jaws.
Matt's Sharpedo	VS. Azumarill II		None
	Glalie bites down hard on the opponent with its mouth.
The Battle Factory's Glalie	VS. Glalie		None
	Seviper bites down hard on the opponent with its mouth.
Lucy's Seviper	VS. Shuckle		None
	Mawile bites down hard on the opponent with the large jaws on the back of its head.
The Battle Factory's Mawile	The Final Battle I		None
	Torterra bites down hard on the opponent.
Diamond's Tru	VS. Lucario II		None
	Garchomp bites down hard on the opponent.
Cynthia's Garchomp	VS. Spiritomb		None

In other languages

• Dutch: Knars
• French: Machouille
• German: Knirscher
• Greek: Τραγάνισμα
• Hindi: Kuchalne Ka Hamla
• Italian: Sgranocchio
• Korean: 깨물어부수기 Kkaemul'eobusugi
• Polish: Chrupanie
• Portuguese (Brazilian): Mordidona/Mordida Selvagem Wild Bite (Anime)
• Portuguese (European): Esmagar, Ataque Rosca (Pokémon Chronicles)
• Spanish: Triturar
• Serbian: Drobljenje

Variations of the move Crunch
Crunch Shadow Ball • Flash Cannon Formerly a variation Energy Ball

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.