Crunch (move)
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Crunch かみくだく Crunch | ||||||||||||
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Crunch (Japanese: かみくだく Crunch) is a damage-dealing Dark-type 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 and Generation V
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% chance of making its opponent cringe.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | ||||||||||
019 | Rattata | Normal | 22 | 22 | ' | |||||||||
020 | Raticate | Normal | 24 | 24 | ' | |||||||||
024 | Arbok | Poison | 22 | 22 | ' | |||||||||
029 | Nidoran♀ | Poison | 47 | 47 | 47 | ' | ||||||||
030 | Nidorina | Poison | 53 | 53 | 53 | ' | ||||||||
058 | Growlithe | Fire | 42 | 42 | 39 | ' | ||||||||
115 | Kangaskhan | Normal | 31 | 37 | ' | |||||||||
142 | Aerodactyl | Rock | Flying | 33 | 33 | ' | ||||||||
143 | Snorlax | Normal | 44 | 49 | ' | |||||||||
158 | Totodile | Water | 27 | 27 | ' | |||||||||
159 | Croconaw | Water | 30 | 30 | ' | |||||||||
160 | Feraligatr | Water | 32 | 32 | ' | |||||||||
203 | Girafarig | Normal | Psychic | 54 | 49 | 46 | 46 | ' | ||||||
208 | Steelix | Steel | Ground | 49 | 49 | 52 | 41 | 46 | 46 | 37 | ' | |||
209 | Snubbull | Normal | 53 | 49 | 49 | ' | ||||||||
210 | Granbull | Normal | 61 | 59 | 59 | ' | ||||||||
228 | Houndour | Dark | Fire | 43 | 49 | 48 | 48 | ' | ||||||
229 | Houndoom | Dark | Fire | 52 | 59 | 54 | 54 | ' | ||||||
243 | Raikou | Electric | 61 | 61 | 43 | 43 | ' | |||||||
246 | Larvitar | Rock | Ground | 43 | 43 | 37 | 37 | ' | ||||||
247 | Pupitar | Rock | Ground | 47 | 47 | 41 | 41 | ' | ||||||
248 | Tyranitar | Rock | Dark | 47 | 47 | 41 | 41 | ' | ||||||
261 | Poochyena | Dark | 41 | 53 | 53 | ' | ||||||||
262 | Mightyena | Dark | 47 | ' | ||||||||||
295 | Exploud | Normal | 40 | 40 | ' | |||||||||
303 | Mawile | Steel | 36 | 36 | 36 | ' | ||||||||
318 | Carvanha | Water | Dark | 22 | 28 | 28 | ' | |||||||
319 | Sharpedo | Water | Dark | 22 | 28 | 28 | ' | |||||||
328 | Trapinch | Ground | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | ' | |||||||
329 | Vibrava | Ground | Dragon | 33 | ' | |||||||||
330 | Flygon | Ground | Dragon | 33 | ' | |||||||||
336 | Seviper | Poison | 28 | 28 | 28 | 45 | ' | |||||||
341 | Corphish | Water | 43 | 47 | 47 | ' | ||||||||
342 | Crawdaunt | Water | Dark | 51 | 57 | 57 | ' | |||||||
361 | Snorunt | Ice | 28 | 31 | 31 | ' | ||||||||
362 | Glalie | Ice | 28 | 31 | 31 | ' | ||||||||
365 | Walrein | Ice | Water | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
367 | Huntail | Water | 36 | 42 | 42 | ' | ||||||||
371 | Bagon | Dragon | 41 | 46 | 46 | ' | ||||||||
372 | Shelgon | Dragon | 56 | 50 | 50 | ' | ||||||||
373 | Salamence | Dragon | Flying | 61 | 53 | 53 | ' | |||||||
384 | Rayquaza | Dragon | Flying | 35 | 35 | 35 | ' | |||||||
387 | Turtwig | Grass | 37 | 37 | ' | |||||||||
388 | Grotle | Grass | 42 | 42 | ' | |||||||||
389 | Torterra | Grass | Ground | 45 | 45 | ' | ||||||||
403 | Shinx | Electric | 29 | 33 | 33 | ' | ||||||||
404 | Luxio | Electric | 33 | 38 | 38 | ' | ||||||||
405 | Luxray | Electric | 35 | 42 | 42 | ' | ||||||||
419 | Floatzel | Water | 26 | 26 | -- | ' | ||||||||
445 | Garchomp | Dragon | Ground | 48 | 48 | ' | ||||||||
449 | Hippopotas | Ground | 31 | 31 | ' | |||||||||
450 | Hippowdon | Ground | 31 | 31 | ' | |||||||||
451 | Skorupi | Poison | Bug | 45 | 56 | 45 | ' | |||||||
452 | Drapion | Poison | Dark | 49 | 65 | 49 | ' | |||||||
455 | Carnivine | Grass | 37 | 41 | ' | |||||||||
485 | Heatran | Fire | Steel | 33 | 33 | ' | ||||||||
504 | Patrat | Normal | 16 | ' | ||||||||||
505 | Watchog | Normal | 16 | ' | ||||||||||
506 | Lillipup | Normal | 22 | ' | ||||||||||
507 | Herdier | Normal | 24 | ' | ||||||||||
508 | Stoutland | Normal | 24 | ' | ||||||||||
511 | Pansage | Grass | 43 | ' | ||||||||||
513 | Pansear | Fire | 43 | ' | ||||||||||
515 | Panpour | Water | 43 | ' | ||||||||||
550 | Basculin | Water | 24 | ' | ||||||||||
551 | Sandile | Ground | Dark | 28 | ' | |||||||||
552 | Krokorok | Ground | Dark | 28 | ' | |||||||||
553 | Krookodile | Ground | Dark | 28 | ' | |||||||||
559 | Scraggy | Dark | Fighting | 38 | ' | |||||||||
560 | Scrafty | Dark | Fighting | 38 | ' | |||||||||
564 | Tirtouga | Water | Rock | 21 | ' | |||||||||
565 | Carracosta | Water | Rock | 21 | ' | |||||||||
566 | Archen | Rock | Flying | 35 | ' | |||||||||
567 | Archeops | Rock | Flying | 35 | ' | |||||||||
603 | Eelektrik | Electric | 39 | ' | ||||||||||
604 | Eelektross | Electric | -- | ' | ||||||||||
621 | Druddigon | Dragon | 25 | ' | ||||||||||
632 | Durant | Bug | Steel | 31 | ' | |||||||||
633 | Deino | Dark | Dragon | 25 | ' | |||||||||
634 | Zweilous | Dark | Dragon | 25 | ' | |||||||||
635 | Hydreigon | Dark | Dragon | 25 | ' | |||||||||
641 | Tornadus | Flying | 49 | ' | ||||||||||
642 | Thundurus | Electric | Flying | 49 | ' | |||||||||
643 | Reshiram | Dragon | Fire | 71 | ' | |||||||||
644 | Zekrom | Dragon | Electric | 71 | ' | |||||||||
674 | Pancham | Fighting | 39 | |||||||||||
718 | Zygarde | Dragon | Ground | 51 | ||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | ||||||||||
004 | Charmander | Fire | ||||||||||||
023 | Ekans | Poison | ||||||||||||
058 | Growlithe | Fire | ||||||||||||
111 | Rhyhorn | Ground | Rock | |||||||||||
158 | Totodile | Water | ||||||||||||
209 | Snubbull | Normal | ||||||||||||
216 | Teddiursa | Normal | ||||||||||||
252 | Treecko | Grass | ||||||||||||
309 | Electrike | Electric | ||||||||||||
408 | Cranidos | Rock | ||||||||||||
434 | Stunky | Poison | Dark | |||||||||||
447 | Riolu | Fighting | ||||||||||||
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 event
Generation II
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Generation V
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Special move
Generation III
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In other games
Pokémon Conquest
Crunch is the only move of Krookodile and Zweilous.
In the anime
The user crunches up the foe with sharp fangs. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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! | Initially referred as Bite in the English dub | |
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 | |
Krokorok's teeth glow white and it bites down on the opponent with its powerful jaw. | |||
Ash's Krokorok | Battling the Bully! | None | |
Krookodile's teeth glow white and it bites down on the opponent with its powerful jaw. | |||
Ash's Krookodile | Ash, Iris and Trip: Then There Were Three! | None | |
Watchog's teeth glow white and it bites down on the opponent with them. | |||
Mikael's Watchog | Curtain Up, Unova League! | None | |
Eelektross's teeth glow white and it bites down on the opponent with them. | |||
Kendrick's Eelektross | Mission: Defeat Your Rival! | None |
In the manga
In the Be a Master! Pokémon BW manga
The user uses its sharp teeth to bite down the foe. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Patrat uses visual teeth to bite the foe. | |||
Monta's Patrat | Master the Capture of Pokémon!! | Debut |
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user bites down hard on the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Steelix bites down hard on the opponent with its mouth. | |||
Jasmine's Steelix | Capital Kabutops | Debut | |
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 | |
Torterra bites down hard on the opponent with its mouth. | |||
Dia's Tru | Lucky Lucario II | None |
In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure
The user crunches down with its fangs. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Totodile bites down with its fangs. | |||
Jou's Totodile | The Johto Region's Disaster!! | Debut |
In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! manga
The user bites down hard on the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Heatran bites down hard on the opponent with its mouth. | |||
Yū's Heatran | Yū vs. Shin, Rival Showdown!! | Debut |
In other generations
In other languages
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Variations of the move Crunch | ||||||||
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