Karate Chop
Not in Pokémon ChampionsGen INot in Scarlet & Violet
Game
Sun & Moon and Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
FightingPhysical
High ratio.
- Power
- 50
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 25
- Hits
- One Pokémon next to the user
Changes over time
How Karate Chop changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen II
Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.
See it in the games
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How it works in Gen VII
Has a higher chance for a .
- Makes contact
“The target is attacked with a sharp chop. Critical hits land more easily.”
In-game text, Sun & Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Good to know
- Makes contact: Rough Skin, Iron Barbs and Rocky Helmet hurt the attacker; Protective Pads prevents it.Contact moves
- High critical-hit ratio. Super Luck, Scope Lens and Razor Claw raise it more; Sniper makes crits stronger.High critical-hit moves
Who learns Karate Chop
It isn’t in Pokémon Champions.