Throat Chop (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by TM

Move data

Type	Dark
Category	Physical
Power	80
Accuracy	100
PP	15 (max. 24)
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 7

Machine/Record

Sword/Shield	TR95
Scarlet/Violet	TM221

Effects

Throat Chop deals damage and prevents the target from using sound-based moves such as Hyper Voice for two turns.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Darkinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Throat Chop turns into Black Hole Eclipse and has base power 160.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Throat Chop
Japanese	じごくづき (Jigokuzuki)
German	Neck Strike
French	Exécu-Son
Italian	Colpo Infernale
Spanish	Golpe Mordaza
Korean	지옥찌르기
Chinese (Simplified)	深渊突刺
Chinese (Traditional)	地獄突刺

Game descriptions

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.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The user attacks the target’s throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using moves that emit sound for two turns.
Scarlet/Violet	The user attacks the target’s throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Throat Chop at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.