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Throat Chop

In Pokémon ChampionsGen VII

Game

Pokémon Champions

DarkPhysical

For 2 turns, the target cannot use .

Power: 80
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15
Hits: One Pokémon next to the user
On Showdown: 2.8% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it

Changes over time

How Throat Chop changed from game to game, newest first.

Gen VIII
For 2 turns, the target cannot use sound-based moves. ~~dropped: Z-Powered sound moves can still be selected and executed during this effect.~~

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 Champions

For 2 turns, the target cannot use .

Makes contact

“The user attacks the target's throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

Good to know

Makes contact: Rough Skin, Iron Barbs and Rocky Helmet hurt the attacker; Protective Pads prevents it.Contact moves
Has a secondary effect: Sheer Force boosts it and removes the effect, Serene Grace doubles the chance, and Shield Dust and Covert Cloak block it.Moves with a secondary effect

Who runs Throat Chop on Showdown

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.

On the ladder today

Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Throat Chop among their most used moves.

Who learns Throat Chop

75 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 75 in Champions

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