Crunch
Move data
| Type | dark |
| Category | Physical |
| Power | 80 |
| Accuracy | 100 |
| PP | 15 |
| Introduced | Generation 2 |
Crunch deals damage and has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.
Stats can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages each.
When a Pokémon is holding Darkinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Crunch turns into Black Hole Eclipse and has base power 160.
Game descriptions
| Gold Silver Crystal | An attack that may lower SPCL.DEF. |
| Ruby Sapphire Emerald | Crunches with sharp fangs. May lower SP. DEF. |
| FireRed LeafGreen | The foe is crunched with sharp fangs. It may lower the foe’s SP. DEF. |
| Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver | The user crunches up the foe with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat. |
| Black White Black 2 White 2 | The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat. |
| X Y O.Ruby A.Sapphire | The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat. |
| Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu L.G. Eevee | The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat. |
| Sword Shield B.Diamond S.Pearl | The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat. |
Other languages
| English | Crunch |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Triturar |
| Italian | Sgranocchio |
| Japanese | かみくだく (Kamikudaku) |
| German | Knirscher |
| French | Mâchouille |
Pokémon that learn Crunch:
#115
#449
#847
#115
#449
#847
#863
