Karate-Chop Move Detail
Karate Chop is a Fighting-type move with 50 power and 100% accuracy. While its base power may appear modest, it has an increased critical hit ratio, making it more likely to land a critical hit compared to other moves. Originally, Karate Chop was classified as a Normal-type move in the first generation of Pokémon games but was later changed to a Fighting-type move from the second generation onwards. It's a classic move that many Fighting-type Pokémon can learn early in their leveling progression, making it a staple in the move sets of many fighting Pokémon.
Details
- Power: 50
- Accuracy: 100%
- PP: 25
- Priority: 0
- Damage Class: Physical
- Generation: Generation-I
Effect
- Inflicts regular damage. User's critical hit rate is one level higher when using this move.
Category
Flavor Texts
- gold-silver: Has a high criti cal hit ratio.
- crystal: Has a high criti cal hit ratio.
- ruby-sapphire: A chopping attack with a high critical-hit ratio.
- emerald: A chopping attack with a high critical-hit ratio.
- firered-leafgreen: The foe is attacked with a sharp chop. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
- diamond-pearl: The foe is attacked with a sharp chop. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
- platinum: The foe is attacked with a sharp chop. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
- heartgold-soulsilver: The foe is attacked with a sharp chop. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
- black-white: The target is attacked with a sharp chop. Critical hits land more easily.
- black-2-white-2: The target is attacked with a sharp chop. Critical hits land more easily.
- x-y: The target is attacked with a sharp chop. Critical hits land more easily.
- omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: The target is attacked with a sharp chop. Critical hits land more easily.
- sun-moon: The target is attacked with a sharp chop. Critical hits land more easily.
- ultra-sun-ultra-moon: The target is attacked with a sharp chop. Critical hits land more easily.
- lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: The target is attacked with a sharp chop. Critical hits land more easily.
- sword-shield: This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.
Karate-Chop Pokémon
Mankey
56 - Fighting
Primeape
57 - Fighting
Machop
66 - Fighting
Machoke
67 - Fighting
Machamp
68 - Fighting
Elekid
239 - Electric
Magby
240 - Fire
Sawk
539 - Fighting
Pancham
674 - Fighting
Pangoro
675 - Fighting, Dark
Hawlucha
701 - Fighting, Flying