Throat-Chop Move Detail

Throat Chop is a Dark-type move introduced in Generation VII with 80 power and 100% accuracy. It not only deals damage but also prevents the target from using any sound-based moves for two turns. This includes moves like Hyper Voice, Roar, and Sing. Throat Chop is particularly useful for disrupting opponents who rely on sound-based strategies, making it a strategic move in both casual and competitive battles.

Details

Effect

Category

Damage+ailment

Flavor Texts

Throat-Chop Pokémon

beedrill
Beedrill

15 - Bug, Poison

raticate
Raticate

20 - Normal

fearow
Fearow

22 - Normal, Flying

arbok
Arbok

24 - Poison

sandshrew
Sandshrew

27 - Ground

sandslash
Sandslash

28 - Ground

nidoqueen
Nidoqueen

31 - Poison, Ground

nidoking
Nidoking

34 - Poison, Ground

parasect
Parasect

47 - Bug, Grass

diglett
Diglett

50 - Ground

dugtrio
Dugtrio

51 - Ground

meowth
Meowth

52 - Normal

persian
Persian

53 - Normal

mankey
Mankey

56 - Fighting

primeape
Primeape

57 - Fighting

poliwrath
Poliwrath

62 - Water, Fighting

machamp
Machamp

68 - Fighting

tentacool
Tentacool

72 - Water, Poison

tentacruel
Tentacruel

73 - Water, Poison

rapidash
Rapidash

78 - Fire

farfetchd
Farfetchd

83 - Normal, Flying

doduo
Doduo

84 - Normal, Flying

dodrio
Dodrio

85 - Normal, Flying

marowak
Marowak

105 - Ground

hitmonlee
Hitmonlee

106 - Fighting

hitmonchan
Hitmonchan

107 - Fighting

goldeen
Goldeen

118 - Water

seaking
Seaking

119 - Water

pinsir
Pinsir

127 - Bug

tauros
Tauros

128 - Normal

mew
Mew

151 - Psychic

typhlosion
Typhlosion

157 - Fire

ariados
Ariados

168 - Bug, Poison

aipom
Aipom

190 - Normal

umbreon
Umbreon

197 - Dark

gligar
Gligar

207 - Ground, Flying

qwilfish
Qwilfish

211 - Water, Poison

heracross
Heracross

214 - Bug, Fighting

sneasel
Sneasel

215 - Dark, Ice

ursaring
Ursaring

217 - Normal

piloswine
Piloswine

221 - Ice, Ground

corsola
Corsola

222 - Water, Rock

houndoom
Houndoom

229 - Dark, Fire

donphan
Donphan

232 - Ground

stantler
Stantler

234 - Normal

raikou
Raikou

243 - Electric

sceptile
Sceptile

254 - Grass

mightyena
Mightyena

262 - Dark

linoone
Linoone

264 - Normal

shiftry
Shiftry

275 - Grass, Dark

slakoth
Slakoth

287 - Normal

vigoroth
Vigoroth

288 - Normal

slaking
Slaking

289 - Normal

hariyama
Hariyama

297 - Fighting

sableye
Sableye

302 - Dark, Ghost

vibrava
Vibrava

329 - Ground, Dragon

flygon
Flygon

330 - Ground, Dragon

cacnea
Cacnea

331 - Grass

cacturne
Cacturne

332 - Grass, Dark

zangoose
Zangoose

335 - Normal

seviper
Seviper

336 - Poison

banette
Banette

354 - Ghost

absol
Absol

359 - Dark

deoxys-normal
Deoxys-Normal

386 - Psychic

infernape
Infernape

392 - Fire, Fighting

empoleon
Empoleon

395 - Water, Steel

kricketune
Kricketune

402 - Bug

luxray
Luxray

405 - Electric

ambipom
Ambipom

424 - Normal

purugly
Purugly

432 - Normal

stunky
Stunky

434 - Poison, Dark

skuntank
Skuntank

435 - Poison, Dark

drapion
Drapion

452 - Poison, Dark

toxicroak
Toxicroak

454 - Poison, Fighting

carnivine
Carnivine

455 - Grass

weavile
Weavile

461 - Dark, Ice

gliscor
Gliscor

472 - Ground, Flying

mamoswine
Mamoswine

473 - Ice, Ground

gallade
Gallade

475 - Psychic, Fighting

darkrai
Darkrai

491 - Dark

samurott
Samurott

503 - Water

liepard
Liepard

510 - Dark

simisage
Simisage

512 - Grass

simisear
Simisear

514 - Fire

simipour
Simipour

516 - Water

gigalith
Gigalith

526 - Rock

excadrill
Excadrill

530 - Ground, Steel

audino
Audino

531 - Normal

sawk
Sawk

539 - Fighting

leavanny
Leavanny

542 - Bug, Grass

scolipede
Scolipede

545 - Bug, Poison

krookodile
Krookodile

553 - Ground, Dark

maractus
Maractus

556 - Grass

scraggy
Scraggy

559 - Dark, Fighting

scrafty
Scrafty

560 - Dark, Fighting

zoroark
Zoroark

571 - Dark

sawsbuck
Sawsbuck

586 - Normal, Grass

galvantula
Galvantula

596 - Bug, Electric

eelektrik
Eelektrik

603 - Electric

eelektross
Eelektross

604 - Electric

beartic
Beartic

614 - Ice

bisharp
Bisharp

625 - Dark, Steel

bouffalant
Bouffalant

626 - Normal

vullaby
Vullaby

629 - Dark, Flying

mandibuzz
Mandibuzz

630 - Dark, Flying

heatmor
Heatmor

631 - Fire

hydreigon
Hydreigon

635 - Dark, Dragon

gogoat
Gogoat

673 - Grass

pangoro
Pangoro

675 - Fighting, Dark

malamar
Malamar

687 - Dark, Psychic

hawlucha
Hawlucha

701 - Fighting, Flying

hoopa
Hoopa

720 - Psychic, Ghost

incineroar
Incineroar

727 - Fire, Dark

toucannon
Toucannon

733 - Normal, Flying

golisopod
Golisopod

768 - Bug, Water

hakamo-o
Hakamo-O

783 - Dragon, Fighting

kommo-o
Kommo-O

784 - Dragon, Fighting

pheromosa
Pheromosa

795 - Bug, Fighting

marshadow
Marshadow

802 - Fighting, Ghost

naganadel
Naganadel

804 - Poison, Dragon

zeraora
Zeraora

807 - Electric

drednaw
Drednaw

834 - Water, Rock

cramorant
Cramorant

845 - Flying, Water

arrokuda
Arrokuda

846 - Water

barraskewda
Barraskewda

847 - Water

toxtricity-amped
Toxtricity-Amped

849 - Electric, Poison

impidimp
Impidimp

859 - Dark, Fairy

morgrem
Morgrem

860 - Dark, Fairy

grimmsnarl
Grimmsnarl

861 - Dark, Fairy

obstagoon
Obstagoon

862 - Dark, Normal

perrserker
Perrserker

863 - Steel

cursola
Cursola

864 - Ghost

sirfetchd
Sirfetchd

865 - Fighting

falinks
Falinks

870 - Fighting

pincurchin
Pincurchin

871 - Electric

urshifu-single-strike
Urshifu-Single-Strike

892 - Fighting, Dark

zarude
Zarude

893 - Dark, Grass

glastrier
Glastrier

896 - Ice

wyrdeer
Wyrdeer

899 - Normal, Psychic

ursaluna
Ursaluna

901 - Ground, Normal

sneasler
Sneasler

903 - Fighting, Poison

overqwil
Overqwil

904 - Dark, Poison

meowscarada
Meowscarada

908 - Grass, Dark

tarountula
Tarountula

917 - Bug

spidops
Spidops

918 - Bug

lokix
Lokix

920 - Bug, Dark

pawmot
Pawmot

923 - Electric, Fighting

ceruledge
Ceruledge

937 - Fire, Ghost

shroodle
Shroodle

944 - Poison, Normal

grafaiai
Grafaiai

945 - Poison, Normal

klawf
Klawf

950 - Rock

wiglett
Wiglett

960 - Water

wugtrio
Wugtrio

961 - Water

palafin
Palafin

964 - Water

flamigo
Flamigo

973 - Flying, Fighting

annihilape
Annihilape

979 - Fighting, Ghost

dudunsparce
Dudunsparce

982 - Normal

kingambit
Kingambit

983 - Dark, Steel

great-tusk
Great-Tusk

984 - Ground, Fighting

iron-jugulis
Iron-Jugulis

993 - Dark, Flying

chien-pao
Chien-Pao

1002 - Dark, Ice

ting-lu
Ting-Lu

1003 - Dark, Ground

roaring-moon
Roaring-Moon

1005 - Dragon, Dark

iron-valiant
Iron-Valiant

1006 - Fairy, Fighting

iron-leaves
Iron-Leaves

1010 - Grass, Psychic

okidogi
Okidogi

1014 - Poison, Fighting

ogerpon
Ogerpon

1017 - Grass

iron-boulder
Iron-Boulder

1022 - Rock, Psychic

deoxys-attack
Deoxys-Attack

10001 - Psychic

deoxys-defense
Deoxys-Defense

10002 - Psychic

deoxys-speed
Deoxys-Speed

10003 - Psychic

pinsir-mega
Pinsir-Mega

10040 - Bug, Flying

heracross-mega
Heracross-Mega

10047 - Bug, Fighting

houndoom-mega
Houndoom-Mega

10048 - Dark, Fire

banette-mega
Banette-Mega

10056 - Ghost

absol-mega
Absol-Mega

10057 - Dark

sceptile-mega
Sceptile-Mega

10065 - Grass, Dragon

gallade-mega
Gallade-Mega

10068 - Psychic, Fighting

audino-mega
Audino-Mega

10069 - Normal, Fairy

hoopa-unbound
Hoopa-Unbound

10086 - Psychic, Dark

beedrill-mega
Beedrill-Mega

10090 - Bug, Poison

raticate-alola
Raticate-Alola

10092 - Dark, Normal

raticate-totem-alola
Raticate-Totem-Alola

10093 - Dark, Normal

sandshrew-alola
Sandshrew-Alola

10101 - Ice, Steel

sandslash-alola
Sandslash-Alola

10102 - Ice, Steel

dugtrio-alola
Dugtrio-Alola

10106 - Ground, Steel

meowth-alola
Meowth-Alola

10107 - Dark

persian-alola
Persian-Alola

10108 - Dark

marowak-alola
Marowak-Alola

10115 - Fire, Ghost

lycanroc-midnight
Lycanroc-Midnight

10126 - Rock

marowak-totem
Marowak-Totem

10149 - Fire, Ghost

lycanroc-dusk
Lycanroc-Dusk

10152 - Rock

meowth-galar
Meowth-Galar

10161 - Steel

rapidash-galar
Rapidash-Galar

10163 - Psychic, Fairy

farfetchd-galar
Farfetchd-Galar

10166 - Fighting

zapdos-galar
Zapdos-Galar

10170 - Fighting, Flying

corsola-galar
Corsola-Galar

10173 - Ghost

linoone-galar
Linoone-Galar

10175 - Dark, Normal

cramorant-gulping
Cramorant-Gulping

10182 - Flying, Water

cramorant-gorging
Cramorant-Gorging

10183 - Flying, Water

toxtricity-low-key
Toxtricity-Low-Key

10184 - Electric, Poison

zarude-dada
Zarude-Dada

10192 - Dark, Grass

calyrex-ice
Calyrex-Ice

10193 - Psychic, Ice

qwilfish-hisui
Qwilfish-Hisui

10234 - Dark, Poison

sneasel-hisui
Sneasel-Hisui

10235 - Fighting, Poison

samurott-hisui
Samurott-Hisui

10236 - Water, Dark

zoroark-hisui
Zoroark-Hisui

10239 - Normal, Ghost

tauros-paldea-combat-breed
Tauros-Paldea-Combat-Breed

10250 - Fighting

dudunsparce-three-segment
Dudunsparce-Three-Segment

10255 - Normal

palafin-hero
Palafin-Hero

10256 - Water

ogerpon-wellspring-mask
Ogerpon-Wellspring-Mask

10273 - Grass, Water

ogerpon-hearthflame-mask
Ogerpon-Hearthflame-Mask

10274 - Grass, Fire

ogerpon-cornerstone-mask
Ogerpon-Cornerstone-Mask

10275 - Grass, Rock