Crunch

かみくだく Crunch

Introduced:	Generation II

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	80
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	15 ^{(Max. 24)}
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RS E)

Condition:	Tough
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests (DP Pt)

Condition:	Tough
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Tough
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

Crunch is a Dark-type move introduced in Generation II.

Description

Games	Description
GS C	An attack that may lower SPCL. DEF.
RS E	Crunches with sharp fangs. May lower SP. DEF.
FRLG	The foe is crunches with sharp fangs. It may lower the foe's SP. DEF.
DP PtHGSS	The user crunches up the foe with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target's Defense stat.
BWB2W2	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target's Defense stat.
XYORAS	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
SMUSUMPE	The user uses its sharp fangs to crunches the opponent. In addition, it may lower the target's Defense stat.

Effect

In Battle

From Generation II to Generation III, Crunch does damage and has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by 1 stage. As of Generation IV, Crunch does damage and has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1 stage. In a Double Battle, Crunch can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Crunch can only target a Pokémon that is adjacent to the user.

Learnset

By Leveling Up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	VI	VII	VIII
	Rattata	normal			22	22
	Raticate	normal			24	24
	Arbok	poison			24	24
	Nidoran♀	poison		47	37	37
	Nidorina	poison		53	43	43
	Growlithe	fire			42	42 (BW) 39 (B2W2)
	Kangaskhan	normal			31	37
	Gyrados	water/flying
	Aerodactyl	rock/flying			33	33
	Snorlax	normal			44	49
	Totodile	water			27	27
	Croconaw	water			30	30
	Feraligatr	water			32	32
	Girafarig	normal/psychic	59	49	46	46
	Steelix	steel/ground	49	49 (RS E) 52 (FRLG)	41 (DP) 46 (PtHGSS)	46 (BW) 37 (B2W2)
	Snubbull	fairy		53	49	49
	Grandbull	fairy		61	59	59
	Houndour	dark/fire	43	40	48	49
	Houndoom	dark/fire	52	59	54	56
	Raikou	electric	61	61	43	43
	Larvitar	ground/dark	43	43	37	37
	Pupitar	ground/dark	47	47	41	47
	Tyranitar	ground/dark	47	47	41	47
	Poochyena	dark		41	53	53
	Mightyena	dark		47
	Exploud	normal			40	40
	Mawile	steel/fairy		36	36	36
	Carvanha	water/dark		22	28	28
	Sharpedo	water/dark		22	28	28
	Trapinch	ground		33	33	33 (BW) 34 (B2W2)
	Vibrava	ground/dragon		33
	Flygon	ground/dragon		33
	Seviper	poison		28	28	28 (BW) 45 (B2W2)
	Corphish	water		43 (FRLG)	47	47
	Crawdaunt	water/dark		51 (FRLG)	57	57
	Snorunt	ice		28	31	31
	Glalie	ice		28	31	31
	Walrein	ice/water			1	1
	Huntail	water		36	42	42
	Bagon	dragon		41	46	46
	Shellgon	dragon		56	50	50
	Salamence	dragon/flying		61	53	53
	Rayquaza	dragon		35	35 (DP Pt) 15 (HGSS)	15
	Turtwig	grass			37	37
	Grotle	grass			42	42
	Torterra	grass/ground			45	45
	Shinx	electric			29 (DP) 33 (PtHGSS)	33
	Luxio	electric			33 (DP) 38 (PtHGSS)	38
	Luxray	electric			38 (DP) 42 (PtHGSS)	42
	Floatzel	water			26	26 (BW) 1 (B2W2)
	Garchomp	dragon/ground			48	48
	Hippopotas	ground			31	31
	Hippowdon	ground			31	31
	Skorupi	poison/bug			45	56 (BW) 45 (B2W2)
	Drapion	poison/dark			49	65 (BW) 49 (B2W2)
	Carnivine	grass			37	41
	Heatran	fire/steel			33	33
	Patrat	normal				16
	Watchog	normal				16
	Lillipup	normal				22
	Herdier	normal				24
	Stoutland	normal				24
	Pansage	grass				43
	Pansear	fire				43
	Panpour	water				43
	Sandile	ground/dark				28
	Krokorok	ground/dark				28
	Krookodile	ground/dark				28
	Scraggy	dark/fighting				38
	Scrafty	dark/fighting				38
	Tirtouga	rock/water				21
	Carracosta	rock/water				21
	Archen	rock/flying				35
	Archeops	rock/flying				35
	Eelektrik	electric				39
	Eelektross	electric				1
	Druddigon	dragon				25
	Durant	bug/steel				31
	Deino	dark/dragon				25
	Zweilous	dark/dragon				25
	Hydreigon	dark/dragon				25
	Tornadus	flying				49
	Thundurus	electric/flying				49
	Reshiram	dragon/fire				71
	Zekrom	dragon/electric				71
	Litleo	normal/fire
	Pyroar	normal/fire
	Pancham	fighting
	Pangoro	fighting/dark
	Tyrunt	rock/dragon
	Tyrantrum	rock/dragon
	Avalugg	ice
	Zygarde	dragon/ground
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By Breeding

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Gallery

Main games

Crunch depicted in Generation II.
Crunch depicted in Generation III.
Crunch depicted in Generation IV.
Crunch depicted in Generation VI.
Crunch depicted in Pokémon Sun, Pokémon Moon, Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon.
Crunch depicted in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Main series

Crunch being used by Harrison's Steelix.
Crunch being used by Paul's Torterra.
Crunch being used by Khoury's Totodile.
Crunch being used by Ash's Krookodile.
Crunch being used by Alain's Tyranitar.
Crunch being used by Gladion's Lycanroc.
Crunch being used by Misty's Mega Gyarados.
Crunch being used by Hodge's Mightyena.

Spin-offs & shorts

Crunch being used by Hun's Steelix (Pokémon Chronicles).
Crunch being used by Cheren's Stoutland.