Throat Chop

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Throat Chop

じごくづき Jigokuzuki

Generation:	VII

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	80
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	15, max: ?
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

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

Contest Data

[[Category:{{{contesttype}}}-type moves]]

Throat Chop is a Dark-type move introduced in Generation VII.

Description

Games	Description
SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA	The user attacks the target's throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using moves that emit sound for two turns.
SV	The user attacks the target's throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.

Effect

This move inflicts damage and prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns. Only status Z-Moves are unaffected by this effect.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				VII	VIII	IX
	Heracross	bug/fighting	Bug		40SwShBDSP	40
	Slakoth	normal	Field			25
	Vigoroth	normal	Field			27
	Slaking	normal	Field			27
	Bouffalant	normal	Field		35
	Incineroar	fire/dark	Field	1	1	Rem.
	Barraskewda	water	Water 2		1	1
	Tarountula	bug	Bug			40
	Spidops	bug	Bug			45
	Lokix	bug/dark	Bug			36
	Wiglett	water	Water 3			36
	Wugtrio	water	Water 3			48
	Flamigo	flying/fighting	Flying			48
	Chien-Pao	dark/ice	Undiscovered			70
	Ting-Lu	dark/ground	Undiscovered			55
	Roaring Moon	dragon/dark	Undiscovered			77
	Ogerpon	grass	Undiscovered			36
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 TM/TR

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				VII	VIII	IX
	Arbok	poison	Field/Dragon			TM221
	Sandshrew	ground	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Sandshrew	ice/steel	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Sandslash	ground	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Sandslash	ice/steel	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Nidoqueen	poison/ground	Undiscovered		TR95SwSh
	Nidoking	poison/ground	Monster/Field		TR95SwSh
	Diglett	ground	Field			TM221
	Dugtrio	ground	Field			TM221
	Dugtrio	ground/steel	Field			TM221
	Meowth	normal	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Meowth	dark	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Meowth	steel	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Persian	normal	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Persian	dark	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Mankey	fighting	Field			TM221
	Primeape	fighting	Field			TM221
	Poliwrath	water/fighting	Water 1		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Machamp	fighting	Human-Like		TR95SwSh
	Tentacool	water/poison	Water 3			TM221
	Tentacruel	water/poison	Water 3			TM221
	Rapidash	fire	Field		TR95SwSh
	Farfetch'd	normal/flying	Flying/Field		TR95SwSh
	Farfetch'd	fighting	Flying/Field		TR95SwSh
	Doduo	normal/flying	Flying			TM221
	Dodrio	normal/flying	Flying			TM221
	Marowak	ground	Monster		TR95SwSh
	Marowak	fire/ghost	Flying/Field		TR95SwSh
	Hitmonlee	fighting	Human-Like		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Hitmonchan	fighting	Human-Like		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Goldeen	water	Water 2		TR95SwSh
	Seaking	water	Water 2		TR95SwSh
	Pinsir	bug	Bug		TR95SwSh
	Tauros	normal	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Tauros	fighting	Field			TM221
	Zapdos	fighting/flying	Undiscovered		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Typhlosion	fire	Field			TM221
	Ariados	bug/poison	Bug			TM221
	Aipom	normal	Field			TM221
	Umbreon	dark	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Gligar	ground/flying	Bug			TM221
	Qwilfish	water/poison	Water 2		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Qwilfish	dark/poison	Water 2			TM221
	Heracross	bug/fighting	Bug		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Sneasel	dark/ice	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Sneasel	fighting/poison	Field			TM221
	Ursaring	normal	Field			TM221
	Piloswine	ice/ground	Field			TM221
	Corsola	water/rock	Water 1/Water 3		TR95SwSh
	Corsola	ghost	Water 1/Water 3		TR95SwSh
	Houndoom	dark/fire	Field			TM221
	Donphan	ground	Field			TM221
	Stantler	normal	Field			TM221
	Raikou	electric	Undiscovered		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Sceptile	grass	Monster/Dragon		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Mightyena	dark	Field			TM221
	Linoone	normal	Field		TR95SwSh
	Linoone	dark/normal	Field		TR95SwSh
	Shiftry	grass/dark	Field/Grass		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Slakoth	normal	Field			TM221
	Vigoroth	normal	Field			TM221
	Slaking	normal	Field			TM221
	Hariyama	fighting	Human-Like			TM221
	Sableye	dark/ghost	Human-Like			TM221
	Vibrava	ground/dragon	Bug/Dragon		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Flygon	ground/dragon	Bug/Dragon		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Cacnea	grass	Grass/Human-Like			TM221
	Cacturne	grass/dark	Grass/Human-Like			TM221
	Zangoose	normal	Field			TM221
	Seviper	poison	Field/Dragon			TM221
	Banette	ghost	Amorphous			TM221
	Absol	dark	Field		TR95SwSh
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered			TM221
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered			TM221
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered			TM221
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered			TM221
	Infernape	fire/fighting	Field/Human-Like			TM221
	Empoleon	water/steel	Water 1/Field			TM221
	Kricketune	bug	Bug			TM221
	Luxray	electric	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Ambipom	normal	Field			TM221
	Stunky	poison/dark	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Skuntank	poison/dark	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Drapion	poison/dark	Bug/Water 3		TR95SwSh
	Toxicroak	poison/fighting	Human-Like		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Weavile	dark/ice	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Gliscor	ground/flying	Bug			TM221
	Mamoswine	ice/ground	Field			TM221
	Gallade	psychic/fighting	Human-Like/Amorphous		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Darkrai	dark	Undiscovered			TM221
	Samurott	water/dark	Field			TM221
	Liepard	dark	Field		TR95SwSh
	Gigalith	rock	Mineral		TR95SwSh
	Excadrill	ground/steel	Field			TM221
	Audino	normal	Fairy		TR95SwSh
	Sawk	fighting	Human-Like		TR95SwSh
	Leavanny	bug/grass	Bug			TM221
	Scolipede	bug/poison	Bug		TR95SwSh
	Krookodile	ground/dark	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Maractus	grass	Grass		TR95SwSh
	Scraggy	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon			TM221
	Scrafty	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Zoroark	dark	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Zoroark	normal/ghost	Field			TM221
	Sawsbuck	normal/grass	Field			TM221
	Galvantula	bug/electric	Bug		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Eelektrik	electric	Amorphous			TM221
	Eelektross	electric	Amorphous			TM221
	Beartic	ice	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Bisharp	dark/steel	Human-Like		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Bouffalant	normal	Field		TR95SwSh
	Vullaby	dark/flying	Flying			TM221
	Mandibuzz	dark/flying	Flying			TM221
	Heatmor	fire	Field		TR95SwSh
	Hydreigon	dark/dragon	Dragon		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Gogoat	grass	Field			TM221
	Pangoro	fighting/dark	Field/Human-Like		TR95SwSh
	Malamar	dark/psychic	Water 1/Water 2		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Hawlucha	fighting/flying	Flying/Human-Like		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Hoopa	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered			TM221
	Hoopa	psychic/dark	Undiscovered			TM221
	Incineroar	fire/dark	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Toucannon	normal/flying	Flying			TM221
	Lycanroc	rock	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Lycanroc	rock	Field			TM221
	Golisopod	bug/water	Bug/Water 3		TR95SwSh
	Hakamo-o	dragon/fighting	Dragon			TM221
	Kommo-o	dragon/fighting	Dragon			TM221
	Pheromosa	bug/fighting	Undiscovered		TR95SwSh
	Marshadow	fighting/ghost	Undiscovered		TR95SwSh
	Naganadel	poison/dragon	Undiscovered		TR95SwSh
	Zeraora	electric	Undiscovered		TR95SwSh
	Drednaw	water/rock	Monster/Water 1		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Cramorant	flying/water	Water 1/Flying		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Arrokuda	water	Water 2		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Barraskewda	water	Water 2		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Toxtricity	electric/poison	Human-Like		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Toxtricity	electric/poison	Human-Like		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Impidimp	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like			TM221
	Morgrem	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Grimmsnarl	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Obstagoon	dark/normal	Field		TR95SwSh
	Perrserker	steel	Field		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Cursola	ghost	Water 1/Water 3		TR95SwSh
	Sirfetch'd	fighting	Flying/Field		TR95SwSh
	Falinks	fighting	Fairy/Mineral		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Pincurchin	electric	Water 1/Amorphous		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Urshifu	fighting/dark	Undiscovered		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Zarude	dark/grass	Undiscovered		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Glastrier	ice	Undiscovered		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Calyrex	psychic/ice	Undiscovered		TR95SwSh	TM221
	Wyrdeer	normal/psychic	Field			TM221
	Ursaluna	ground/normal	Field			TM221
	Sneasler	fighting/poison	Field			TM221
	Overqwil	dark/poison	Water 2			TM221
	Meowscarada	grass/dark	Field/Grass			TM221
	Tarountula	bug	Bug			TM221
	Spidops	bug	Bug			TM221
	Lokix	bug/dark	Bug			TM221
	Pawmot	electric/fighting	Field			TM221
	Ceruledge	fire/ghost	Human-Like			TM221
	Shroodle	poison/normal	Field			TM221
	Grafaiai	poison/normal	Field			TM221
	Klawf	rock	Water 3			TM221
	Wiglett	water	Water 3			TM221
	Wugtrio	water	Water 3			TM221
	Palafin	water	Field/Water 2			TM221
	Flamigo	flying/fighting	Flying			TM221
	Annihilape	fighting/ghost	Field			TM221
	Dudunsparce	normal	Field			TM221
	Kingambit	dark/steel	Human-Like			TM221
	Great Tusk	ground/fighting	Undiscovered			TM221
	Iron Jugulis	dark/flying	Undiscovered			TM221
	Chien-Pao	dark/ice	Undiscovered			TM221
	Ting-Lu	dark/ground	Undiscovered			TM221
	Roaring Moon	dragon/dark	Undiscovered			TM221
	Iron Valiant	fairy/fighting	Undiscovered			TM221
	Iron Leaves	grass/psychic	Undiscovered			TM221
	Okidogi	poison/fighting	Undiscovered			TM221
	Ogerpon	grass	Undiscovered			TM221
	Iron Boulder	rock/psychic	Undiscovered			TM221
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

Pokémon		Type	Egg Group(s)
	Sneasel		Field
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Games
	Beedrill	bug/poison	Bug	USUM
	Raticate	normal	Field	USUM
	Raticate	dark/normal	Field	USUM
	Fearow	normal/flying	Flying	USUM
	Arbok	poison	Field/Dragon	USUM
	Sandshrew	ice/steel	Field	USUM
	Sandslash	ice/steel	Field	USUM
	Nidoqueen	poison/ground	Undiscovered	USUM
	Nidoking	poison/ground	Monster/Field	USUM
	Parasect	bug/grass	Bug	USUM
	Meowth	normal	Field	USUM
	Meowth	dark	Field	USUM
	Persian	normal	Field	USUM
	Persian	dark	Field	USUM
	Primeape	fighting	Field	USUM
	Poliwrath	water/fighting	Water 1	USUM
	Machamp	fighting	Human-Like	USUM
	Rapidash	fire	Field	USUM
	Farfetch'd	normal/flying	Flying/Field	USUM
	Marowak	ground	Monster	USUM
	Marowak	fire/ghost	Monster	USUM
	Hitmonchan	fighting	Human-Like	USUM
	Goldeen	water	Water 2	USUM
	Seaking	water	Water 2	USUM
	Pinsir	bug	Bug	USUM
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered	USUM
	Typhlosion	fire	Field	USUM
	Ariados	bug/poison	Bug	USUM
	Umbreon	dark	Field	USUM
	Gligar	ground/flying	Bug	USUM
	Qwilfish	water/poison	Water 2	USUM
	Heracross	bug/fighting	Bug	USUM
	Sneasel	dark/ice	Field	USUM
	Ursaring	normal	Field	USUM
	Corsola	water/rock	Water 1/Water 3	USUM
	Houndoom	dark/fire	Field	USUM
	Stantler	normal	Field	USUM
	Raikou	electric	Undiscovered	USUM
	Sceptile	grass	Monster/Dragon	USUM
	Mightyena	dark	Field	USUM
	Linoone	normal	Field	USUM
	Shiftry	grass/dark	Field/Grass	USUM
	Hariyama	fighting	Human-Like	USUM
	Vibrava	ground/dragon	Bug/Dragon	USUM
	Flygon	ground/dragon	Bug/Dragon	USUM
	Zangoose	normal	Field	USUM
	Seviper	poison	Field/Dragon	USUM
	Banette	ghost	Amorphous	USUM
	Absol	dark	Field	USUM
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered	USUM
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered	USUM
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered	USUM
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered	USUM
	Empoleon	water/steel	Water 1/Field	USUM
	Kricketune	bug	Bug	USUM
	Luxray	electric	Field	USUM
	Purugly	normal	Field	USUM
	Stunky	poison/dark	Field	USUM
	Skuntank	poison/dark	Field	USUM
	Drapion	poison/dark	Bug/Water 3	USUM
	Toxicroak	poison/fighting	Human-Like	USUM
	Gliscor	ground/flying	Bug	USUM
	Gallade	psychic/fighting	Human-Like/Amorphous	USUM
	Darkrai	dark	Undiscovered	USUM
	Liepard	dark	Field	USUM
	Simisage	grass	Field	USUM
	Simisear	fire	Field	USUM
	Simipour	water	Field	USUM
	Gigalith	rock	Mineral	USUM
	Audino	normal	Fairy	USUM
	Sawk	fighting	Human-Like	USUM
	Leavanny	bug/grass	Bug	USUM
	Scolipede	bug/poison	Bug	USUM
	Krookodile	ground/dark	Field	USUM
	Maractus	grass	Grass	USUM
	Scrafty	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon	USUM
	Zoroark	dark	Field	USUM
	Galvantula	bug/electric	Bug	USUM
	Eelektrik	electric	Amorphous	USUM
	Eelektross	electric	Amorphous	USUM
	Beartic	ice	Field	USUM
	Bisharp	dark/steel	Human-Like	USUM
	Heatmor	fire	Field	USUM
	Hydreigon	dark/dragon	Dragon	USUM
	Pangoro	fighting/dark	Field/Human-Like	USUM
	Malamar	dark/psychic	Water 1/Water 2	USUM
	Hawlucha	fighting/flying	Human-Like/Flying	USUM
	Hoopa	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered	USUM
	Hoopa	psychic/dark	Undiscovered	USUM
	Incineroar	fire/dark	Field	USUM
	Lycanroc	rock	Field	USUM
	Golisopod	bug/water	Bug/Water 3	USUM
	Pheromosa	bug/fighting	Undiscovered	USUM
	Marshadow	fighting/ghost	Undiscovered	USUM
	Naganadel	poison/dragon	Undiscovered	USUM
	Zeraora	electric	Undiscovered	USUM
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Gallery

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Main games

Throat Chop depicted in Generation VII

Main series

Throat Chop being used by Professor Kukui's Incineroar.

Throat Chop being used by Guzma's Golisopod.

Throat Chop being used by Alain's Malamar.

Throat Chop being used by Katy's Lokix.

Throat Chop being used by Uruto's Sableye.

Throat Chop being used by Uruto's Mega Sableye.