Crunch

Dark

Summary

Crunch is a Dark-type move with 80 power and 100% accuracy. It has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense stat by one stage. Crunch is a physical move, making it an excellent choice for Pokémon with high Attack stats. It's also widely used for its additional effect of potentially reducing the target's defenses, making subsequent attacks more effective. Introduced in Generation II, Crunch has remained a popular and reliable move for many Dark-type and non-Dark-type Pokémon alike, offering both consistent damage and potential for strategic advantage in battles.

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.

Short Effect: Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.

Game Descriptions

An attack that may lower SPCL.DEF.

An attack that may lower SPCL.DEF.

Crunches with sharp fangs. May lower SP. DEF.

Crunches with sharp fangs. May lower SP. DEF.

The foe is crunched with sharp fangs. It may lower the foe’s SP. DEF.

The user crunches up the foe with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat.

The user crunches up the foe with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat.

The user crunches up the foe with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat.

The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat.

The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat.

The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.

The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.

The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.

The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.

The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.

The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.

The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's defensive stats.

The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.

Move Details

Additional Info

  • Stat Change Chance 20%

Pokémon That Learn Crunch

charmander
Charmander

Types: Fire

charmeleon
Charmeleon

Types: Fire

charizard
Charizard

Types: Fire, Flying

blastoise
Blastoise

Types: Water

rattata
Rattata

Types: Normal

raticate
Raticate

Types: Normal

ekans
Ekans

Types: Poison

arbok
Arbok

Types: Poison

nidoran-f
Nidoran-F

Types: Poison

nidorina
Nidorina

Types: Poison

nidoqueen
Nidoqueen

Types: Poison, Ground

zubat
Zubat

Types: Poison, Flying

golbat
Golbat

Types: Poison, Flying

growlithe
Growlithe

Types: Fire

arcanine
Arcanine

Types: Fire

rhyhorn
Rhyhorn

Types: Ground, Rock

rhydon
Rhydon

Types: Ground, Rock

kangaskhan
Kangaskhan

Types: Normal

gyarados
Gyarados

Types: Water, Flying

omastar
Omastar

Types: Rock, Water

aerodactyl
Aerodactyl

Types: Rock, Flying

snorlax
Snorlax

Types: Normal

mew
Mew

Types: Psychic

totodile
Totodile

Types: Water

croconaw
Croconaw

Types: Water

feraligatr
Feraligatr

Types: Water

crobat
Crobat

Types: Poison, Flying

umbreon
Umbreon

Types: Dark

girafarig
Girafarig

Types: Normal, Psychic

gligar
Gligar

Types: Ground, Flying

steelix
Steelix

Types: Steel, Ground

snubbull
Snubbull

Types: Fairy

granbull
Granbull

Types: Fairy

qwilfish
Qwilfish

Types: Water, Poison

teddiursa
Teddiursa

Types: Normal

ursaring
Ursaring

Types: Normal

houndour
Houndour

Types: Dark, Fire

houndoom
Houndoom

Types: Dark, Fire

raikou
Raikou

Types: Electric

entei
Entei

Types: Fire

suicune
Suicune

Types: Water

larvitar
Larvitar

Types: Rock, Ground

pupitar
Pupitar

Types: Rock, Ground

tyranitar
Tyranitar

Types: Rock, Dark

treecko
Treecko

Types: Grass

grovyle
Grovyle

Types: Grass

sceptile
Sceptile

Types: Grass

poochyena
Poochyena

Types: Dark

mightyena
Mightyena

Types: Dark

exploud
Exploud

Types: Normal

mawile
Mawile

Types: Steel, Fairy

aggron
Aggron

Types: Steel, Rock

electrike
Electrike

Types: Electric

manectric
Manectric

Types: Electric

carvanha
Carvanha

Types: Water, Dark

sharpedo
Sharpedo

Types: Water, Dark

trapinch
Trapinch

Types: Ground

vibrava
Vibrava

Types: Ground, Dragon

flygon
Flygon

Types: Ground, Dragon

seviper
Seviper

Types: Poison

corphish
Corphish

Types: Water

crawdaunt
Crawdaunt

Types: Water, Dark

snorunt
Snorunt

Types: Ice

glalie
Glalie

Types: Ice

walrein
Walrein

Types: Ice, Water

huntail
Huntail

Types: Water

bagon
Bagon

Types: Dragon

shelgon
Shelgon

Types: Dragon

salamence
Salamence

Types: Dragon, Flying

groudon
Groudon

Types: Ground

rayquaza
Rayquaza

Types: Dragon, Flying

turtwig
Turtwig

Types: Grass

grotle
Grotle

Types: Grass

torterra
Torterra

Types: Grass, Ground

bidoof
Bidoof

Types: Normal

bibarel
Bibarel

Types: Normal, Water

shinx
Shinx

Types: Electric

luxio
Luxio

Types: Electric

luxray
Luxray

Types: Electric

cranidos
Cranidos

Types: Rock

rampardos
Rampardos

Types: Rock

pachirisu
Pachirisu

Types: Electric

buizel
Buizel

Types: Water

floatzel
Floatzel

Types: Water

stunky
Stunky

Types: Poison, Dark

skuntank
Skuntank

Types: Poison, Dark

gabite
Gabite

Types: Dragon, Ground

garchomp
Garchomp

Types: Dragon, Ground

munchlax
Munchlax

Types: Normal

riolu
Riolu

Types: Fighting

lucario
Lucario

Types: Fighting, Steel

hippopotas
Hippopotas

Types: Ground

hippowdon
Hippowdon

Types: Ground

skorupi
Skorupi

Types: Poison, Bug

drapion
Drapion

Types: Poison, Dark

carnivine
Carnivine

Types: Grass

rhyperior
Rhyperior

Types: Ground, Rock

yanmega
Yanmega

Types: Bug, Flying

gliscor
Gliscor

Types: Ground, Flying

froslass
Froslass

Types: Ice, Ghost

heatran
Heatran

Types: Fire, Steel

patrat
Patrat

Types: Normal

watchog
Watchog

Types: Normal

lillipup
Lillipup

Types: Normal

herdier
Herdier

Types: Normal

stoutland
Stoutland

Types: Normal

pansage
Pansage

Types: Grass

pansear
Pansear

Types: Fire

panpour
Panpour

Types: Water

basculin-red-striped
Basculin-Red-Striped

Types: Water

sandile
Sandile

Types: Ground, Dark

krokorok
Krokorok

Types: Ground, Dark

krookodile
Krookodile

Types: Ground, Dark

scraggy
Scraggy

Types: Dark, Fighting

scrafty
Scrafty

Types: Dark, Fighting

tirtouga
Tirtouga

Types: Water, Rock

carracosta
Carracosta

Types: Water, Rock

archen
Archen

Types: Rock, Flying

archeops
Archeops

Types: Rock, Flying

zoroark
Zoroark

Types: Dark

eelektrik
Eelektrik

Types: Electric

eelektross
Eelektross

Types: Electric

axew
Axew

Types: Dragon

fraxure
Fraxure

Types: Dragon

haxorus
Haxorus

Types: Dragon

cubchoo
Cubchoo

Types: Ice

beartic
Beartic

Types: Ice

druddigon
Druddigon

Types: Dragon

durant
Durant

Types: Bug, Steel

deino
Deino

Types: Dark, Dragon

zweilous
Zweilous

Types: Dark, Dragon

hydreigon
Hydreigon

Types: Dark, Dragon

tornadus-incarnate
Tornadus-Incarnate

Types: Flying

thundurus-incarnate
Thundurus-Incarnate

Types: Electric, Flying

reshiram
Reshiram

Types: Dragon, Fire

zekrom
Zekrom

Types: Dragon, Electric

landorus-incarnate
Landorus-Incarnate

Types: Ground, Flying

chesnaught
Chesnaught

Types: Grass, Fighting

litleo
Litleo

Types: Fire, Normal

pyroar
Pyroar

Types: Fire, Normal

pancham
Pancham

Types: Fighting

pangoro
Pangoro

Types: Fighting, Dark

tyrunt
Tyrunt

Types: Rock, Dragon

tyrantrum
Tyrantrum

Types: Rock, Dragon

bergmite
Bergmite

Types: Ice

avalugg
Avalugg

Types: Ice

zygarde-50
Zygarde-50

Types: Dragon, Ground

litten
Litten

Types: Fire

torracat
Torracat

Types: Fire

incineroar
Incineroar

Types: Fire, Dark

yungoos
Yungoos

Types: Normal

gumshoos
Gumshoos

Types: Normal

grubbin
Grubbin

Types: Bug

charjabug
Charjabug

Types: Bug, Electric

vikavolt
Vikavolt

Types: Bug, Electric

rockruff
Rockruff

Types: Rock

lycanroc-midday
Lycanroc-Midday

Types: Rock

dewpider
Dewpider

Types: Water, Bug

araquanid
Araquanid

Types: Water, Bug

silvally
Silvally

Types: Normal

bruxish
Bruxish

Types: Water, Psychic

solgaleo
Solgaleo

Types: Psychic, Steel

guzzlord
Guzzlord

Types: Dark, Dragon

skwovet
Skwovet

Types: Normal

greedent
Greedent

Types: Normal

thievul
Thievul

Types: Dark

chewtle
Chewtle

Types: Water

drednaw
Drednaw

Types: Water, Rock

yamper
Yamper

Types: Electric

boltund
Boltund

Types: Electric

arrokuda
Arrokuda

Types: Water

barraskewda
Barraskewda

Types: Water

sizzlipede
Sizzlipede

Types: Fire, Bug

centiskorch
Centiskorch

Types: Fire, Bug

grimmsnarl
Grimmsnarl

Types: Dark, Fairy

perrserker
Perrserker

Types: Steel

morpeko-full-belly
Morpeko-Full-Belly

Types: Electric, Dark

dracovish
Dracovish

Types: Water, Dragon

arctovish
Arctovish

Types: Water, Ice

zacian
Zacian

Types: Fairy

zamazenta
Zamazenta

Types: Fighting

urshifu-single-strike
Urshifu-Single-Strike

Types: Fighting, Dark

zarude
Zarude

Types: Dark, Grass

regidrago
Regidrago

Types: Dragon

glastrier
Glastrier

Types: Ice

spectrier
Spectrier

Types: Ghost

ursaluna
Ursaluna

Types: Ground, Normal

basculegion-male
Basculegion-Male

Types: Water, Ghost

overqwil
Overqwil

Types: Dark, Poison

enamorus-incarnate
Enamorus-Incarnate

Types: Fairy, Flying

fuecoco
Fuecoco

Types: Fire

crocalor
Crocalor

Types: Fire

skeledirge
Skeledirge

Types: Fire, Ghost

pawmi
Pawmi

Types: Electric

pawmo
Pawmo

Types: Electric, Fighting

pawmot
Pawmot

Types: Electric, Fighting

tandemaus
Tandemaus

Types: Normal

maushold-family-of-four
Maushold-Family-Of-Four

Types: Normal

fidough
Fidough

Types: Fairy

dachsbun
Dachsbun

Types: Fairy

maschiff
Maschiff

Types: Dark

mabosstiff
Mabosstiff

Types: Dark

capsakid
Capsakid

Types: Grass

scovillain
Scovillain

Types: Grass, Fire

cyclizar
Cyclizar

Types: Dragon, Normal

greavard
Greavard

Types: Ghost

houndstone
Houndstone

Types: Ghost

veluza
Veluza

Types: Water, Psychic

dondozo
Dondozo

Types: Water

farigiraf
Farigiraf

Types: Normal, Psychic

scream-tail
Scream-Tail

Types: Fairy, Psychic

brute-bonnet
Brute-Bonnet

Types: Grass, Dark

iron-jugulis
Iron-Jugulis

Types: Dark, Flying

iron-thorns
Iron-Thorns

Types: Rock, Electric

frigibax
Frigibax

Types: Dragon, Ice

arctibax
Arctibax

Types: Dragon, Ice

baxcalibur
Baxcalibur

Types: Dragon, Ice

chien-pao
Chien-Pao

Types: Dark, Ice

chi-yu
Chi-Yu

Types: Dark, Fire

roaring-moon
Roaring-Moon

Types: Dragon, Dark

koraidon
Koraidon

Types: Fighting, Dragon

miraidon
Miraidon

Types: Electric, Dragon

walking-wake
Walking-Wake

Types: Water, Dragon

okidogi
Okidogi

Types: Poison, Fighting

gouging-fire
Gouging-Fire

Types: Fire, Dragon

raging-bolt
Raging-Bolt

Types: Electric, Dragon

terapagos
Terapagos

Types: Normal

basculin-blue-striped
Basculin-Blue-Striped

Types: Water

tornadus-therian
Tornadus-Therian

Types: Flying

thundurus-therian
Thundurus-Therian

Types: Electric, Flying

landorus-therian
Landorus-Therian

Types: Ground, Flying

charizard-mega-x
Charizard-Mega-X

Types: Fire, Dragon

charizard-mega-y
Charizard-Mega-Y

Types: Fire, Flying

kangaskhan-mega
Kangaskhan-Mega

Types: Normal

gyarados-mega
Gyarados-Mega

Types: Water, Dark

aerodactyl-mega
Aerodactyl-Mega

Types: Rock, Flying

houndoom-mega
Houndoom-Mega

Types: Dark, Fire

tyranitar-mega
Tyranitar-Mega

Types: Rock, Dark

mawile-mega
Mawile-Mega

Types: Steel, Fairy

garchomp-mega
Garchomp-Mega

Types: Dragon, Ground

sharpedo-mega
Sharpedo-Mega

Types: Water, Dark

steelix-mega
Steelix-Mega

Types: Steel, Ground

glalie-mega
Glalie-Mega

Types: Ice

rayquaza-mega
Rayquaza-Mega

Types: Dragon, Flying

salamence-mega
Salamence-Mega

Types: Dragon, Flying

rattata-alola
Rattata-Alola

Types: Dark, Normal

raticate-alola
Raticate-Alola

Types: Dark, Normal

raticate-totem-alola
Raticate-Totem-Alola

Types: Dark, Normal

grimer-alola
Grimer-Alola

Types: Poison, Dark

muk-alola
Muk-Alola

Types: Poison, Dark

zygarde-10-power-construct
Zygarde-10-Power-Construct

Types: Dragon, Ground

zygarde-50-power-construct
Zygarde-50-Power-Construct

Types: Dragon, Ground

zygarde-complete
Zygarde-Complete

Types: Dragon, Ground

gumshoos-totem
Gumshoos-Totem

Types: Normal

lycanroc-midnight
Lycanroc-Midnight

Types: Rock

rockruff-own-tempo
Rockruff-Own-Tempo

Types: Rock

lycanroc-dusk
Lycanroc-Dusk

Types: Rock

araquanid-totem
Araquanid-Totem

Types: Water, Bug

meowth-galar
Meowth-Galar

Types: Steel

stunfisk-galar
Stunfisk-Galar

Types: Ground, Steel

zygarde-10
Zygarde-10

Types: Dragon, Ground

morpeko-hangry
Morpeko-Hangry

Types: Electric, Dark

zacian-crowned
Zacian-Crowned

Types: Fairy, Steel

zamazenta-crowned
Zamazenta-Crowned

Types: Fighting, Steel

zarude-dada
Zarude-Dada

Types: Dark, Grass

calyrex-ice
Calyrex-Ice

Types: Psychic, Ice

calyrex-shadow
Calyrex-Shadow

Types: Psychic, Ghost

growlithe-hisui
Growlithe-Hisui

Types: Fire, Rock

arcanine-hisui
Arcanine-Hisui

Types: Fire, Rock

qwilfish-hisui
Qwilfish-Hisui

Types: Dark, Poison

zoroark-hisui
Zoroark-Hisui

Types: Normal, Ghost

avalugg-hisui
Avalugg-Hisui

Types: Ice, Rock

basculin-white-striped
Basculin-White-Striped

Types: Water

basculegion-female
Basculegion-Female

Types: Water, Ghost

maushold-family-of-three
Maushold-Family-Of-Three

Types: Normal

koraidon-limited-build
Koraidon-Limited-Build

Types: Fighting, Dragon

koraidon-sprinting-build
Koraidon-Sprinting-Build

Types: Fighting, Dragon

koraidon-swimming-build
Koraidon-Swimming-Build

Types: Fighting, Dragon

koraidon-gliding-build
Koraidon-Gliding-Build

Types: Fighting, Dragon

miraidon-low-power-mode
Miraidon-Low-Power-Mode

Types: Electric, Dragon

miraidon-drive-mode
Miraidon-Drive-Mode

Types: Electric, Dragon

miraidon-aquatic-mode
Miraidon-Aquatic-Mode

Types: Electric, Dragon

miraidon-glide-mode
Miraidon-Glide-Mode

Types: Electric, Dragon

ursaluna-bloodmoon
Ursaluna-Bloodmoon

Types: Ground, Normal

terapagos-terastal
Terapagos-Terastal

Types: Normal

terapagos-stellar
Terapagos-Stellar

Types: Normal