Karate Chop (move)

Karate Chop (Japanese: からてチョップ Karate Chop) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation II, it was a Normal-type move.

Karate Chop
からてチョップ Karate Chop

Battles

Type	Fighting
Category	Physical
PP	25 (max. 40)
Power	50
Accuracy	100%
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 I
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Tough
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jam	0
Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.

Super Contests

Condition	Tough
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Tough
Appeal	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Quite an appealing move.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Generation I

Karate Chop deals damage and has an increased critical-hit ratio.

It is Normal-type in this generation.

Generations II to VII

Karate Chop is now a Fighting-type move.

Karate Chop can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, giving extra three appeal points if the move Focus Energy was used in the prior turn. It can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination and gives an extra three appeal points if the move Focus Energy was used in the prior turn.

Generation VIII

Karate Chop cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games	Description
Stad	A Normal-type attack. Often turns into a critical hit and inflicts double the damage.
Stad2	A Fighting-type attack. Often turns into a critical hit and inflicts double the damage.
GS C	Has a high critical hit ratio.
RS EColo.XD	A chopping attack with a high critical-hit ratio.
FRLG DP Pt HGSSPBR	The foe is attacked with a sharp chop. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE	The target is attacked with a sharp chop. Critical hits land more easily.
SwSh BDSP	This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
056		Mankey		Field		Field	15	15	15^RSE 11^FRLG	13	13	13	8^SM^USUM 13^PE
057		Primeape		Field		Field	1, 15	15	15^RSE 11^FRLG	13	13	13	8^SM^USUM 13^PE
066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	13	13	10	10	10^XY 7^ORAS	7^SM^USUM 16^PE
067		Machoke		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	15	13	10	1, 10	1, 10^XY 1, 7^ORAS	1, 7^SM^USUM 16^PE
068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	15	13	10	1, 10	1, 10^XY 1, 7^ORAS	1, 7^SM^USUM 16^PE
539		Sawk		Human-Like		Human-Like					25	25	17
674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like						12	12
675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like						12	12
701		Hawlucha		Flying	Human-Like						4	4
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
239		Elekid		Human-Like	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
240		Magby		Human-Like	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Karate Chop is a move with 10 base power, 18 PP and 90% accuracy. The user attacks enemy in the front. Unlike in main series, this move does not have increased critical hit ratio, despite what the description says.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move now has an increased critical hit ratio.

Pokémon Conquest


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Stars: ★★★

Power: 31

Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Has an increased critical hit ratio.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Physical	1	—	16	19	100%	An opponent	—	Critical hits land more easily.

Pokémon GO

Karate Chop

Fast Attack

Gyms & Raids
Power	8
Energy boost	10
Duration	0.8 seconds
Damage window	0.6 - 0.8 seconds

Trainer Battles
Power	5
Energy boost	8
Turns	2

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

By Elite Fast TM

By GO Snapshot

Updates

Gyms & Raids

July 30, 2016
- Energy boost: 7 → 8
February 16, 2017
- Power: 6 → 8
- Energy boost: 8 → 10
- Duration: 0.8 → 1.3 seconds
February 21, 2017
- Duration: 1.3 → 0.8 seconds

Trainer Battles

January 11, 2021
- Energy boost: 7 → 8

Description

Games	Description
MDRB MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target. It has a high critical-hit rate.
BSL	てきポケモンにダメージをあたえるきゅうしょにあたりやすい
Conq.	The target is attacked with a sharp chop. Critical hits land more easily.
MDGtI	UNUSED
SMD MDRTDX	It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Hawlucha	Magmortar	Sawk	Machoke
The opponent is hit by the side of the user's hand.
User	First Used In		Notes
Machop	Machop repeatedly chops the opponent with the side of its opened hand, or Machop's arm glows white and it chops the opponent with the side of its opened hand.
A Trainer's Machop	The Punchy Pokémon		Debut
Brawly's Machop	Just One of the Geysers		None
Emily's Machop	Sitting Psyduck		None
Machamp	Machamp repeatedly chops the opponent with its hands, or one of Machamp's hands glow white and it chops the opponent with the side of its open hand.
Giovanni's Machamp	The Battle of the Badge		None
Gavin's Machamp	From Brags to Riches		None
Emily's Machamp	Sitting Psyduck		None
Machoke	Machoke strikes the opponent with the side of its open hand, sometimes repeatedly. Sometimes, its hands glow white.
A Wobbuffet Festival crasher's Machoke	Wobbu-Palooza!		None
Chuck's Machoke	Machoke, Machoke Man!		None
Emily's Machoke	Sitting Psyduck		None
Sawk	Sawk's hand glows white and he strikes the opponent with the side of his open hand.
Stephan's Sawk	The Clubsplosion Begins!		None
Hawlucha	Hawlucha's claw and wing glow white and it strikes the opponent with the side of its wing, or both of Hawlucha's wings glow white and it strikes the opponent with them; or, one of Hawlucha's claws glows with gold energy and it chops the opponent with it.
Ash's Hawlucha	The Forest Champion!		None
Carl's Dark Hawlucha	When Light and Dark Collide!		None
Bea's Hawlucha	Solitary and Menacing!		Hawlucha cannot legally use Karate Chop in Generation VIII
Magmortar	One of Magmortar's arms becomes outlined in a white glow and hits the opponent with it, or it hits the opponent with one of its hands once or with both of them multiple times.
Mad Magmar's Magmortar	A Young Royal Flame Ignites!		None

In The Cave of Mirrors!, Mirror Ash ordered his Hawlucha to use Karate Chop, but due to it being too timid to attack, Hawlucha was never seen using the move.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Machamp

The user karate chops the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Machamp	Machamp strikes the opponent with the side of one of its open hands.
Blue's Machamp	A Charizard... and a Champion	Debut
Sawk	Sawk strikes the opponent with an open palm.
Marshal's Sawk	The Power of Dreams	None

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

	Primeape

The user karate chops the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Primeape	Primeape's hand glows and then karate chops the opponent.
Shinji's Primeape	GDZ28	Debut

Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~

	Machop

The user karate chops the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Machop	Machop's karate chops the opponent.
An Unknown Trainer's Machop	The Yellow Scroll: Hanbei vs Kanbei	Debut

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

	Primeape

The user karate chops the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Primeape	Primeape karate chops the opponent.
Chuck's Primeape	Defeat Chuck Style Martial Arts!!	Debut

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

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

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

Side 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

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

Karate Chop is one of four moves to have its type changed in Generation II; the others are Gust, Bite, and Sand Attack. They were all Normal-type moves in Generation I.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	空手劈 Hūngsáu Pek * 手刀 Sáudōu *
Chinese	Mandarin	空手劈 Kōngshǒu Pī * 手刀 Shǒudāo *
Czech		Karate úder
Danish		Karatehug
Dutch		Karateslag
Finnish		Karatelyönti (original series) Karateisku (AG series)
French		Poing Karaté* Poing-Karaté*
German		Karateschlag
Greek		Τσεκουριά Καράτε
Indonesian		Pukulan Karate
Italian		Colpokarate
Korean		태권당수 Taegwondangsu
Lithuanian		Karatė Kirtis
Polish		Cios Karate* Atak Karate*
Portuguese	Brazil	Golpe de Caratê (games, anime, TCG, manga, The Official Pokémon Handbook) Golpe de Karatê (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portuguese	Portugal	Golpe de Karaté
Serbian		Karate udarac
Spanish	Latin America	Golpe de Karate Karatazo (AG140)
Spanish	Spain	Golpe Kárate* Golpe Karate*
Swedish		Karateslag
Thai		คาราเต้ช็อป
Turkish		Karate Darbesi
Vietnamese		Đòn Chặt Karate

Variations of the move Karate Chop

Karate Chop • Poison Tail

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