Essentials
Summary
Prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.
Damage Dealt
Stats
- Power
- 80; percentile 55.2
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 15, up to 24 with PP Up
- Target
- Selected Pokémon
- Effect chance
- 100
- Priority
- 0 (normal)
Flags
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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
- Reflectable
- Snatchable
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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
- Powder-based
- Jaw-based
- Pulse-based
- Ballistics-based
- Mental effects
- Unusable during Sky Battles
- Dance
Machines
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Not a TM
Effect
Inflicts regular damage. Silences the target for two turns, preventing it from using any sound-based moves.
Meta
This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.
Flavor
Flavor Text
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The user attacks the target’s throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using moves that emit sound for two turns.
Foreign Names
- Japanese
- じごくづき (jigokudzuki)
- じごくづき
- Korean
- 지옥찌르기
- Chinese
- 地獄突刺
- 地狱突刺
- French
- Exécu-Son
- German
- Neck Strike
- Spanish
- Golpe Mordaza
- Italian
- Colpo Infernale
Similar moves
No other moves have the same effect as Throat Chop.
Pokémon
Dark Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.
Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Throat Chop's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.
Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | ||
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Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level. | |||||||||||||
— | Incineroar |
Blaze
Intimidate |
Field | 95 | 115 | 90 | 80 | 90 | 60 | 530 | |||
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. | |||||||||||||
Sneasel |
Inner Focus
Keen Eye Pickpocket |
Field | 55 | 95 | 55 | 35 | 75 | 115 | 430 |
2 Pokémon