Crunch

Essentials

Crunch

physical

Generation 2

Summary

Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 80; percentile 63.0
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15, up to 24 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: 20
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact

User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: An attack that may lower SPCL.DEF.

: Crunches with sharp fangs. May lower SP. DEF.
: The foe is crunched with sharp fangs. It may lower the foe’s SP. DEF.

: The user crunches up the foe with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat.

: The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target's Defense stat.

Foreign Names

Czech: Křupnutí
Italian: Sgranocchio
Spanish: Triturar
French: Mâchouille
German: Knirscher
Japanese: かみくだく (kamikudaku)

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡

Jam

♥♥♥♥

Flavor text

Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Use after

Scary Face

Use before

None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Crunch.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Effect
Iron Tail	15	100	75%	Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
Rock Smash	15	40	100%	Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
Crush Claw	10	75	95%	Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
Razor Shell	10	75	95%	Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.

Pokémon

Dark Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Crunch's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

								Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
				22	22	22	22	Rattata		Run Away Guts Hustle		Ground	30	56	35	25	35	72	253
				24	24	24	24	Raticate		Run Away Guts Hustle		Ground	55	81	60	50	70	97	413
				22	22	22	22	Arbok		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve		Ground Dragon	60	85	69	65	79	80	438
		47	47	37	37	37	37	Nidoran♀		Poison Point Rivalry Hustle		Monster Ground	55	47	52	40	40	41	275
		53	53	43	43	43	43	Nidorina		Poison Point Rivalry Hustle		No Eggs	70	62	67	55	55	56	365
				42	42	42	45	Growlithe		Intimidate Flash Fire Justified		Ground	55	70	45	70	50	60	350
49	49	49	52	41	46	46	54	Steelix		Rock Head Sturdy Sheer Force		Mineral	75	85	200	55	65	30	510
				31	31	31	37	Kangaskhan		Early Bird Scrappy Inner Focus		Monster	105	95	80	40	80	90	490
				33	33	33	33	Aerodactyl		Rock Head Pressure Unnerve		Flying	80	105	65	60	75	130	515
				44	44	44	49	Snorlax		Immunity Thick Fat Gluttony		Monster	160	110	65	65	110	30	540
				27	27	27	27	Totodile		Torrent Sheer Force		Monster Water 1	50	65	64	44	48	43	314
				30	30	30	30	Croconaw		Torrent Sheer Force		Monster Water 1	65	80	80	59	63	58	405
				32	32	32	32	Feraligatr		Torrent Sheer Force		Monster Water 1	85	105	100	79	83	78	530
54	54	49	49	46	46	46	46	Girafarig		Inner Focus Early Bird Sap Sipper		Ground	70	80	65	90	65	85	455
		53	53	49	49	49	49	Snubbull		Intimidate Run Away Rattled		Ground Fairy	60	80	50	40	40	30	300
		61	61	59	59	59	59	Granbull		Intimidate Quick Feet Rattled		Ground Fairy	90	120	75	60	60	45	450
43	43	49	49	48	48	48	49	Houndour		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Ground	45	60	30	80	50	65	330
52	52	59	59	54	54	54	56	Houndoom		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Ground	75	90	50	110	80	95	500
61	61	61	61	43	43	43	43	Raikou		Pressure Volt Absorb		No Eggs	90	85	75	115	100	115	580
43	43	43	43	37	37	37	41	Larvitar		Guts Sand Veil		Monster	50	64	50	45	50	41	300
47	47	47	47	41	41	41	47	Pupitar		Shed Skin		Monster	70	84	70	65	70	51	410
47	47	47	47	41	41	41	47	Tyranitar		Sand Stream Unnerve		Monster	100	134	110	95	100	61	600
		41	41	53	53	53	53	Poochyena		Run Away Quick Feet Rattled		Ground	35	55	35	30	30	35	220
		47	47					Mightyena		Intimidate Quick Feet Moxie		Ground	70	90	70	60	60	70	420
				40	40	40	40	Exploud		Soundproof Scrappy		Monster Ground	104	91	63	91	63	68	480
		36	36	36	36	36	36	Mawile		Hyper Cutter Intimidate Sheer Force		Ground Fairy	50	85	85	55	55	50	380
		22	22	28	28	28	28	Carvanha		Rough Skin Speed Boost		Water 2	45	90	20	65	20	65	305
		22	22	28	28	28	28	Sharpedo		Rough Skin Speed Boost		Water 2	70	120	40	95	40	95	460
		33	33	33	33	33	33	Trapinch		Hyper Cutter Arena Trap Sheer Force		Bug	45	100	45	45	45	10	290
		33	33					Vibrava		Levitate		Bug	50	70	50	50	50	70	340
		33	33					Flygon		Levitate		Bug	80	100	80	80	80	100	520
		28	28	28	28	28	28	Seviper		Shed Skin Infiltrator		Ground Dragon	73	100	60	100	60	65	458
			43	47	47	47	47	Corphish		Hyper Cutter Shell Armor Adaptability		Water 1 Water 3	43	80	65	50	35	35	308
			51	57	57	57	57	Crawdaunt		Hyper Cutter Shell Armor Adaptability		Water 1 Water 3	63	120	85	90	55	55	468
		28	28	31	31	31	31	Snorunt		Inner Focus Ice Body Moody		Fairy Mineral	50	50	50	50	50	50	300
		28	28	31	31	31	31	Glalie		Inner Focus Ice Body Moody		Fairy Mineral	80	80	80	80	80	80	480
				—	—	—	—	Walrein		Thick Fat Ice Body Oblivious		Water 1 Ground	110	80	90	95	90	65	530
		36	36	42	42	42	42	Huntail		Swift Swim Water Veil		Water 1	55	104	105	94	75	52	485
		41	41	46	46	46	46	Bagon		Rock Head Sheer Force		Dragon	45	75	60	40	30	50	300
		56	56	50	50	50	50	Shelgon		Rock Head Overcoat		Dragon	65	95	100	60	50	50	420
		61	61	53	53	53	53	Salamence		Intimidate Moxie		Dragon	95	135	80	110	80	100	600
		35	35	35	35	15	15	Rayquaza		Air Lock		No Eggs	105	150	90	150	90	95	680
				37	37	37	37	Turtwig		Overgrow Shell Armor		Monster Plant	55	68	64	45	55	31	318
				42	42	42	42	Grotle		Overgrow Shell Armor		Monster Plant	75	89	85	55	65	36	405
				45	45	45	45	Torterra		Overgrow Shell Armor		Monster Plant	95	109	105	75	85	56	525
				29	33	33	33	Shinx		Rivalry Intimidate Guts		Ground	45	65	34	40	34	45	263
				33	38	38	38	Luxio		Rivalry Intimidate Guts		Ground	60	85	49	60	49	60	363
				35	42	42	42	Luxray		Rivalry Intimidate Guts		Ground	80	120	79	95	79	70	523
				26	26	26	26	Floatzel		Swift Swim Water Veil		Water 1 Ground	85	105	55	85	50	115	495
				48	48	48	48	Garchomp		Sand Veil Rough Skin		Monster Dragon	108	130	95	80	85	102	600
				31	31	31	31	Hippopotas		Sand Stream Sand Force		Ground	68	72	78	38	42	32	330
				31	31	31	31	Hippowdon		Sand Stream Sand Force		Ground	108	112	118	68	72	47	525
				45	45	45	56	Skorupi		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	40	50	90	30	55	65	330
				49	49	49	65	Drapion		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	70	90	110	60	75	95	500
				37	37	37	41	Carnivine		Levitate		Plant	74	100	72	90	72	46	454
				33	33	33	33	Heatran		Flash Fire Flame Body		No Eggs	91	90	106	130	106	77	600
							16	Patrat		Run Away Keen Eye Analytic		Ground	45	55	39	35	39	42	255
							16	Watchog		Illuminate Keen Eye Analytic		Ground	60	85	69	60	69	77	420
							22	Lillipup		Vital Spirit Pickup Run Away		Ground	45	60	45	25	45	55	275
							24	Herdier		Intimidate Sand Rush Scrappy		Ground	65	80	65	35	65	60	370
							24	Stoutland		Intimidate Sand Rush Scrappy		Ground	85	100	90	45	90	80	490
							43	Pansage		Gluttony Overgrow		Ground	50	53	48	53	48	64	316
							43	Pansear		Gluttony Blaze		Ground	50	53	48	53	48	64	316
							43	Panpour		Gluttony Torrent		Ground	50	53	48	53	48	64	316
							24	Red-Striped Basculin		Reckless Adaptability Mold Breaker		Water 2	70	92	65	80	55	98	460
							24	Blue-Striped Basculin		Rock Head Adaptability Mold Breaker		Water 2	70	92	65	80	55	98	460
							28	Sandile		Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Ground	50	72	35	35	35	65	292
							28	Krokorok		Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Ground	60	82	45	45	45	74	351
							28	Krookodile		Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Ground	95	117	70	65	70	92	509
							38	Scraggy		Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate		Ground Dragon	50	75	70	35	70	48	348
							38	Scrafty		Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate		Ground Dragon	65	90	115	45	115	58	488
							21	Tirtouga		Solid Rock Sturdy Swift Swim		Water 1 Water 3	54	78	103	53	45	22	355
							21	Carracosta		Solid Rock Sturdy Swift Swim		Water 1 Water 3	74	108	133	83	65	32	495
							35	Archen		Defeatist		Flying Water 3	55	112	45	74	45	70	401
							35	Archeops		Defeatist		Flying Water 3	75	140	65	112	65	110	567
							39	Eelektrik		Levitate		Indeterminate	65	85	70	75	70	40	405
							—	Eelektross		Levitate		Indeterminate	85	115	80	105	80	50	515
							25	Druddigon		Rough Skin Sheer Force Mold Breaker		Monster Dragon	77	120	90	60	90	48	485
							31	Durant		Swarm Hustle Truant		Bug	58	109	112	48	48	109	484
							25	Deino		Hustle		Dragon	52	65	50	45	50	38	300
							25	Zweilous		Hustle		Dragon	72	85	70	65	70	58	420
							25	Hydreigon		Levitate		Dragon	92	105	90	125	90	98	600
							49	Tornadus		Prankster Defiant		No Eggs	79	115	70	125	80	111	580
							49	Thundurus		Prankster Defiant		No Eggs	79	115	70	125	80	111	580
							71	Reshiram		Turboblaze		No Eggs	100	120	100	150	120	90	680
							71	Zekrom		Teravolt		No Eggs	100	150	120	120	100	90	680
								Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
								Charmander		Blaze Solar Power		Monster Dragon	39	52	43	60	50	65	309
								Ekans		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve		Ground Dragon	35	60	44	40	54	55	288
								Growlithe		Intimidate Flash Fire Justified		Ground	55	70	45	70	50	60	350
								Rhyhorn		Lightningrod Rock Head Reckless		Monster Ground	80	85	95	30	30	25	345
								Totodile		Torrent Sheer Force		Monster Water 1	50	65	64	44	48	43	314
								Snubbull		Intimidate Run Away Rattled		Ground Fairy	60	80	50	40	40	30	300
								Teddiursa		Pickup Quick Feet Honey Gather		Ground	60	80	50	50	50	40	330
								Treecko		Overgrow Unburden		Monster Dragon	40	45	35	65	55	70	310
								Electrike		Static Lightningrod Minus		Ground	40	45	40	65	40	65	295
								Cranidos		Mold Breaker Sheer Force		Monster	67	125	40	30	30	58	350
								Stunky		Stench Aftermath Keen Eye		Ground	63	63	47	41	41	74	329
								Riolu		Steadfast Inner Focus Prankster		No Eggs	40	70	40	35	40	60	285