Essentials

Throat Chop

Dark physical

Generation 7

Summary

Prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug 1
  • Dark ½
  • Dragon 1
  • Electric 1
  • Fairy ½
  • Fighting ½
  • Fire 1
  • Flying 1
  • Ghost 2
  • Grass 1
  • Ground 1
  • Ice 1
  • Normal 1
  • Poison 1
  • Psychic 2
  • Rock 1
  • Steel 1
  • Water 1

Stats

Power
80; percentile 55.2
Accuracy
100%
PP
15, up to 24 with PP Up PP Up
Target
Selected Pokémon
Effect chance
100
Priority
0 (normal)

Machines

Generation 7
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

Generation 7
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon

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.

Generation 7 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
Incineroar Fire Dark Blaze
Intimidate
⅞ male, ⅛ female Field 95 115 90 80 90 60 530
Generation 7 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 Dark Ice Inner Focus
Keen Eye
Pickpocket
½ male, ½ female Field 55 95 55 35 75 115 430

2 Pokémon

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