Dual Chop (move)

Dual Chop (Japanese: ダブルチョップ Double Chop) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation V.

Dual Chop
ダブルチョップ Double Chop

Battles

Type	Dragon
Category	Physical
PP	15 (max. 24)
Power	40
Accuracy	90%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation V
Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Move Tutor in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Tough
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	1 ♥
Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Dual Chop inflicts damage, hitting twice per use. Each strike has an equal chance to be a critical hit.

Dual Chop will hit again if the first strike breaks a substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the second strike of this move.

If the target has an Ability that activates upon contact or a Rocky Helmet, each strike counts individually, enabling the Ability or Rocky Helmet to activate twice.

If the first strike activates the target's Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy, the second one will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. A Focus Band can still activate again to prevent fainting, but this chance is independent of the previous one.

If the user is holding a King's Rock or Razor Fang, each consecutive hit has an equal chance to cause the opponent to flinch.

If the target has Weak Armor or Stamina, each strike will activate it.

Description

Games	Description
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh	The user attacks its target by hitting it with brutal strikes. The target is hit twice in a row.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like		31^ORAS	31^SMUSUM	32
067		Machoke		Human-Like		Human-Like		33^ORAS	33^SMUSUM	36
068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like		33^ORAS	33^SMUSUM	36
254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon		36^ORAS	1, Evo.	1, Evo.
424		Ambipom		Field		Field			1	1^BDSP
444		Gabite		Monster	Dragon	24	24	1, Evo.	1
445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon	24	24	1	1
610		Axew		Monster	Dragon	13	13	13	30^SwSh
611		Fraxure		Monster	Dragon	13	13	13	30^SwSh
612		Haxorus		Monster	Dragon	13	13	13	30^SwSh
754		Lurantis		Grass		Grass				1^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS	SM	USUM	PE
056		Mankey		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
057		Primeape		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1			✔
066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
067		Machoke		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
125		Electabuzz		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
126		Magmar		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
239		Elekid		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
240		Magby		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔
256		Combusken		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
257		Blaziken		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
391		Monferno		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
392		Infernape		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
444		Gabite		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
447		Riolu		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
466		Electivire		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
467		Magmortar		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
539		Sawk		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
610		Axew		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
611		Fraxure		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
612		Haxorus		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
619		Mienfoo		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
620		Mienshao		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
625		Bisharp		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
648		Meloetta		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
650		Chespin		Field		Field		✔	✔
651		Quilladin		Field		Field		✔	✔
652		Chesnaught		Field		Field		✔	✔
674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔
675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔
688		Binacle		Water 3		Water 3		✔	✔
689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3		✔	✔
701		Hawlucha		Flying	Human-Like		✔	✔
720		Hoopa Confined		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔	✔
720		Hoopa Unbound		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔	✔
726		Torracat		Field		Field			✔
727		Incineroar		Field		Field			✔
735		Gumshoos		Field		Field			✔
739		Crabrawler		Water 3		Water 3			✔
740		Crabominable		Water 3		Water 3			✔
745		Lycanroc Midnight Form		Field		Field			✔
753		Fomantis		Grass		Grass			✔
754		Lurantis		Grass		Grass			✔
759		Stufful		Field		Field			✔
760		Bewear		Field		Field			✔
768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3			✔
782		Jangmo-o		Dragon		Dragon			✔
783		Hakamo-o		Dragon		Dragon			✔
784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon			✔
787		Tapu Bulu		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔
794		Buzzwole		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔
799		Guzzlord		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔
807		Zeraora		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
539		Sawk		Human-Like		Human-Like	Dream World - Dream Park
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Description

Games	Description
MDGtI SMD MDRTDX	It damages an enemy 2 times in a row.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

	Fraxure	Mega Garchomp
The user attacks its target by hitting it with brutal strikes.
User	First Used In		Notes
Fraxure	Fraxure dives into the opponent, hitting it with its claws.
A Fraxure Iris borrowed from the Opelucid Trainers' School	Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!		Debut
Garchomp	Mega Garchomp's claws glow green and it simultaneously hits its target with them.
Remo's Garchoo	Mega Evolution Special I		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In PS579, Lysandre told his Mienfoo to use Dual Chop, but the move was used off-panel.

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

This move originated as a TCG Attack.
Ambipom can't learn this move by Move Tutor in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, despite it learning the move by level-up starting in Generation VII.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	二連劈 Yihlìhnpek * 雙重劈 Sēungchùhng Pek *
Chinese	Mandarin	二連劈 / 二连劈 Èrliánpī * 雙重劈 Shuāngchóng Pī *
French		Double Baffe
German		Doppelhieb
Italian		Doppiocolpo
Korean		더블촙 Double Chop
Polish		Duocięcie
Portuguese	Brazil	Pancada Dupla (anime, BW Promo, XY Promo, Evolutions-present) Golpe Duplo (Noble Victories)
Portuguese	Portugal	Golpe Duplo
Spanish	Latin America	Golpe Doble
Spanish	Spain	Golpe Bis

Variations of the move Dual Chop

Dual Chop • Dual Wingbeat

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