Crunch (move)
Move data
| Type | Dark |
|---|---|
| Category | Physical |
| Power | 80 |
| Accuracy | 100 |
| PP | 15 (max. 24) |
| Introduced | Generation 2 |
Effects
Crunch deals damage and has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.
Stats can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages each.
Changes
In Generations 1-3, Crunch instead may lower Special Defense one stage. This is likely because Crunch is a Special move before those games.
Z-Move effects
When a Pokémon is holding Darkinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Crunch turns into Black Hole Eclipse and has base power 160.
Move target
Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.
Other languages
| English | Crunch |
|---|---|
| Japanese | かみくだく (Kamikudaku) |
| German | Knirscher |
| French | Mâchouille |
| Italian | Sgranocchio |
| Spanish | Triturar |
Game descriptions
| Gold/Silver Crystal | An attack that may lower SPCL.DEF. |
|---|---|
| Ruby/Sapphire Emerald | Crunches with sharp fangs. May lower SP. DEF. |
| FireRed/LeafGreen | The foe is crunched with sharp fangs. It may lower the foe’s SP. DEF. |
| Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver | The user crunches up the foe with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat. |
| Black/White Black 2/White 2 | The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat. |
| X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire | The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat. |
| Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee | The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat. |
Learnt by level up
These Pokémon learn Crunch at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.
#115 / Normal
Level 37
#142 / Rock · Flying
Level 33
#160 / Water
Level 32
#449 / Ground
Level 31
#553 / Ground · Dark
Level 28
#565 / Water · Rock
Level 21
#604 / Electric
Level 1
Learnt by breeding
These Pokémon can learn Crunch as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.
#004 / Fire
Dragon, Monster
#005 / Fire
Dragon, Monster
#160 / Water
Monster, Water 1
#447 / Fighting
Undiscovered
#448 / Fighting · Steel
Field, Human-Like
#727 / Fire · Dark
Field
Learnt in previous generations only
These Pokémon can only learn Crunch in previous games; check the respective Pokédex pages for full details.