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 I to Generation III, Crunch does damage and has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1 stage. As of Generation IV, Crunch does damage and has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special 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	Level
Pokémon		Type	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
	Rattata	normal			22	22	22	TBA
	Raticate	normal			24	24	24	TBA
	Arbok	poison			24	24	24	TBA
	Nidoran♀	poison		47	37	37	37	TBA
	Nidorina	poison		53	43	43	43	TBA
	Growlithe	fire			42	42 (BW) 39 (B2W2)	39	TBA
	Kangaskhan	normal			31	37	37	TBA
	Gyrados	water/flying					41	TBA
	Aerodactyl	rock/flying			33	33	33	TBA
	Snorlax	normal			44	49	49	TBA
	Totodile	water			27	27	27	TBA
	Croconaw	water			30	30	30	TBA
	Feraligatr	water			32	32	32	TBA
	Girafarig	normal/psychic	59	49	46	46	46 (XY) 37 (ORAS)	TBA
	Steelix	steel/ground	49	49 (RS E) 52 (FRLG)	41 (DP) 46 (PtHGSS)	46 (BW) 37 (B2W2)	37	TBA
	Snubbull	fairy		53	49	49	49	TBA
	Grandbull	fairy		61	59	59	59	TBA
	Houndour	dark/fire	43	40	48	49	49	TBA
	Houndoom	dark/fire	52	59	54	56	56	TBA
	Raikou	electric	61	61	43	43	43	TBA
	Larvitar	ground/dark	43	43	37	37	41	TBA
	Pupitar	ground/dark	47	47	41	47	47	TBA
	Tyranitar	ground/dark	47	47	41	47	47	TBA
	Poochyena	dark		41	53	53	53 (XY) 37 (ORAS)	TBA
	Mightyena	dark		47			1, 61 (XY) 1, 44 (ORAS)	TBA
	Exploud	normal			40	40	40	TBA
	Mawile	steel/fairy		36	36	36	36 (XY) 39 (ORAS)	TBA
	Carvanha	water/dark		22	28	28	28 (XY) 36 (ORAS)	TBA
	Sharpedo	water/dark		22	28	28	28 (XY) 40 (ORAS)	TBA
	Trapinch	ground		33	33	33 (BW) 34 (B2W2)	34 (XY) 22 (ORAS)	TBA
	Vibrava	ground/dragon		33				TBA
	Flygon	ground/dragon		33				TBA
	Seviper	poison		28	28	28 (BW) 45 (B2W2)	45 (XY) 40 (ORAS)	TBA
	Corphish	water		43 (FRLG)	47	47	47 (XY) 39 (ORAS)	TBA
	Crawdaunt	water/dark		51 (FRLG)	57	57	57 (XY) 43 (ORAS)	TBA
	Snorunt	ice		28	31	31	31 (XY) 41 (ORAS)	TBA
	Glalie	ice		28	31	31	31 (XY) 41 (ORAS)	TBA
	Walrein	ice/water			1	1	1	TBA
	Huntail	water		36	42	42	42 (XY) 34 (ORAS)	TBA
	Bagon	dragon		41	46	46	46 (XY) 25 (ORAS)	TBA
	Shellgon	dragon		56	50	50	50 (XY) 25 (ORAS)	TBA
	Salamence	dragon/flying		61	53	53	53 (XY) 25 (ORAS)	TBA
	Rayquaza	dragon		35	35 (DP Pt) 15 (HGSS)	15	15 (XY) 20 (ORAS)	TBA
	Turtwig	grass			37	37	37	TBA
	Grotle	grass			42	42	42	TBA
	Torterra	grass/ground			45	45	45	TBA
	Shinx	electric			29 (DP) 33 (PtHGSS)	33	33	TBA
	Luxio	electric			33 (DP) 38 (PtHGSS)	38	38	TBA
	Luxray	electric			38 (DP) 42 (PtHGSS)	42	42	TBA
	Floatzel	water			26	26 (BW) 1 (B2W2)	1	TBA
	Garchomp	dragon/ground			48	48	48	TBA
	Hippopotas	ground			31	31	31	TBA
	Hippowdon	ground			31	31	31	TBA
	Skorupi	poison/bug			45	56 (BW) 45 (B2W2)	45	TBA
	Drapion	poison/dark			49	65 (BW) 49 (B2W2)	49	TBA
	Carnivine	grass			37	41	41	TBA
	Heatran	fire/steel			33	33	33	TBA
	Patrat	normal				16	16	TBA
	Watchog	normal				16	16	TBA
	Lillipup	normal				22	22	TBA
	Herdier	normal				24	24	TBA
	Stoutland	normal				24	24	TBA
	Pansage	grass				43	43	TBA
	Pansear	fire				43	43	TBA
	Panpour	water				43	43	TBA
	Sandile	ground/dark				28	28	TBA
	Krokorok	ground/dark				28	28	TBA
	Krookodile	ground/dark				28	28	TBA
	Scraggy	dark/fighting				38	38	TBA
	Scrafty	dark/fighting				38	38	TBA
	Tirtouga	rock/water				21	21	TBA
	Carracosta	rock/water				21	21	TBA
	Archen	rock/flying				35	35	TBA
	Archeops	rock/flying				35	35	TBA
	Eelektrik	electric				39	39	TBA
	Eelektross	electric				1	1	TBA
	Druddigon	dragon				25	25	TBA
	Durant	bug/steel				31	31	TBA
	Deino	dark/dragon				25	25	TBA
	Zweilous	dark/dragon				25	25	TBA
	Hydreigon	dark/dragon				25	25	TBA
	Tornadus	flying				49	49	TBA
	Thundurus	electric/flying				49	49	TBA
	Reshiram	dragon/fire				71	71	TBA
	Zekrom	dragon/electric				71	71	TBA
	Litleo	normal/fire					39	TBA
	Pyroar	normal/fire					42	TBA
	Pancham	fighting					39	TBA
	Pangoro	fighting/dark					42	TBA
	Tyrunt	rock/dragon					34	TBA
	Tyrantrum	rock/dragon					34	TBA
	Avalugg	ice					1, 65	TBA
	Zygarde	dragon/ground					51	TBA
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 III
Crunch depicted in Generation IV
Crunch depicted in Generation VI
Crunch depicted in Generation VII

Main series

Crunch being used by Jasmine's Steelix
Crunch being used by Harrison's Steelix
Crunch being used by Angie's Shinx
Crunch being used by Paul's Torterra
Crunch being used by Khoury's Totodile
Crunch being used by Ash's Krokorok
Crunch being used by Ash's Krookodile
Crunch being used by Mikael's Watchog
Crunch being used by Kendrick's Eelektross
Crunch being used by Grant's Tyrunt
Crunch being used by Heath and Blake's father's Exploud
Crunch being used by Mantle's Krookodile
Crunch being used by a Scientist's Tyrunt
Crunch being used by Scientist's Tyrantrum
Crunch being used by Malva's Mega Houndoom
Crunch being used by Alain's Tyranitar
Crunch being used by a wild Yungoos
Crunch being used by Gladion's Lycanroc
Crunch being used by Misty's Mega Gyarados
Crunch being used by Nanu's Krookodile
Crunch being used by Houji's Mightyena

Spin-offs & shorts

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

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