Move Reference · Gen II

Crunch

Dark Physical
Power80
Accuracy100%
PP15
Priority0
TargetSelected target
GenerationGen II

Effect

Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.

Description

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

Learned by 232 Pokémon

Pokémon that can learn Crunch via level-up, TM, breeding, or move tutor across the mainline games.

+ 208 more Pokémon
Croconaw No. 159 Croconaw Feraligatr No. 160 Feraligatr Crobat No. 169 Crobat Umbreon No. 197 Umbreon Girafarig No. 203 Girafarig Gligar No. 207 Gligar Steelix No. 208 Steelix Snubbull No. 209 Snubbull Granbull No. 210 Granbull Qwilfish No. 211 Qwilfish Teddiursa No. 216 Teddiursa Ursaring No. 217 Ursaring Houndour No. 228 Houndour Houndoom No. 229 Houndoom Raikou No. 243 Raikou Entei No. 244 Entei Suicune No. 245 Suicune Larvitar No. 246 Larvitar Pupitar No. 247 Pupitar Tyranitar No. 248 Tyranitar Treecko No. 252 Treecko Grovyle No. 253 Grovyle Sceptile No. 254 Sceptile Poochyena No. 261 Poochyena Mightyena No. 262 Mightyena Exploud No. 295 Exploud Mawile No. 303 Mawile Aggron No. 306 Aggron Electrike No. 309 Electrike Manectric No. 310 Manectric Carvanha No. 318 Carvanha Sharpedo No. 319 Sharpedo Trapinch No. 328 Trapinch Vibrava No. 329 Vibrava Flygon No. 330 Flygon Seviper No. 336 Seviper Corphish No. 341 Corphish Crawdaunt No. 342 Crawdaunt Snorunt No. 361 Snorunt Glalie No. 362 Glalie Walrein No. 365 Walrein Huntail No. 367 Huntail Bagon No. 371 Bagon Shelgon No. 372 Shelgon Salamence No. 373 Salamence Groudon No. 383 Groudon Rayquaza No. 384 Rayquaza Turtwig No. 387 Turtwig Grotle No. 388 Grotle Torterra No. 389 Torterra Bidoof No. 399 Bidoof Bibarel No. 400 Bibarel Shinx No. 403 Shinx Luxio No. 404 Luxio Luxray No. 405 Luxray Cranidos No. 408 Cranidos Rampardos No. 409 Rampardos Pachirisu No. 417 Pachirisu Buizel No. 418 Buizel Floatzel No. 419 Floatzel Stunky No. 434 Stunky Skuntank No. 435 Skuntank Gabite No. 444 Gabite Garchomp No. 445 Garchomp Munchlax No. 446 Munchlax Riolu No. 447 Riolu Lucario No. 448 Lucario Hippopotas No. 449 Hippopotas Hippowdon No. 450 Hippowdon Skorupi No. 451 Skorupi Drapion No. 452 Drapion Carnivine No. 455 Carnivine Rhyperior No. 464 Rhyperior Yanmega No. 469 Yanmega Gliscor No. 472 Gliscor Froslass No. 478 Froslass Heatran No. 485 Heatran Patrat No. 504 Patrat Watchog No. 505 Watchog Lillipup No. 506 Lillipup Herdier No. 507 Herdier Stoutland No. 508 Stoutland Liepard No. 510 Liepard Pansage No. 511 Pansage Simisage No. 512 Simisage Pansear No. 513 Pansear Simisear No. 514 Simisear Panpour No. 515 Panpour Simipour No. 516 Simipour Basculin No. 550 Basculin Sandile No. 551 Sandile Krokorok No. 552 Krokorok Krookodile No. 553 Krookodile Scraggy No. 559 Scraggy Scrafty No. 560 Scrafty Tirtouga No. 564 Tirtouga Carracosta No. 565 Carracosta Archen No. 566 Archen Archeops No. 567 Archeops Zoroark No. 571 Zoroark Eelektrik No. 603 Eelektrik Eelektross No. 604 Eelektross Axew No. 610 Axew Fraxure No. 611 Fraxure Haxorus No. 612 Haxorus Cubchoo No. 613 Cubchoo Beartic No. 614 Beartic Druddigon No. 621 Druddigon Durant No. 632 Durant Deino No. 633 Deino Zweilous No. 634 Zweilous Hydreigon No. 635 Hydreigon Tornadus No. 641 Tornadus Thundurus No. 642 Thundurus Reshiram No. 643 Reshiram Zekrom No. 644 Zekrom Landorus No. 645 Landorus Chesnaught No. 652 Chesnaught Litleo No. 667 Litleo Pyroar No. 668 Pyroar Pancham No. 674 Pancham Pangoro No. 675 Pangoro Furfrou No. 676 Furfrou Tyrunt No. 696 Tyrunt Tyrantrum No. 697 Tyrantrum Bergmite No. 712 Bergmite Avalugg No. 713 Avalugg Zygarde No. 718 Zygarde Litten No. 725 Litten Torracat No. 726 Torracat Incineroar No. 727 Incineroar Yungoos No. 734 Yungoos Gumshoos No. 735 Gumshoos Grubbin No. 736 Grubbin Charjabug No. 737 Charjabug Vikavolt No. 738 Vikavolt Rockruff No. 744 Rockruff Lycanroc No. 745 Lycanroc Dewpider No. 751 Dewpider Araquanid No. 752 Araquanid Silvally No. 773 Silvally Bruxish No. 779 Bruxish Solgaleo No. 791 Solgaleo Guzzlord No. 799 Guzzlord Skwovet No. 819 Skwovet Greedent No. 820 Greedent Thievul No. 828 Thievul Chewtle No. 833 Chewtle Drednaw No. 834 Drednaw Yamper No. 835 Yamper Boltund No. 836 Boltund Arrokuda No. 846 Arrokuda Barraskewda No. 847 Barraskewda Sizzlipede No. 850 Sizzlipede Centiskorch No. 851 Centiskorch Grimmsnarl No. 861 Grimmsnarl Perrserker No. 863 Perrserker Morpeko No. 877 Morpeko Dracovish No. 882 Dracovish Arctovish No. 883 Arctovish Zacian No. 888 Zacian Zamazenta No. 889 Zamazenta Urshifu No. 892 Urshifu Zarude No. 893 Zarude Regidrago No. 895 Regidrago Glastrier No. 896 Glastrier Spectrier No. 897 Spectrier Ursaluna No. 901 Ursaluna Basculegion No. 902 Basculegion Overqwil No. 904 Overqwil Enamorus No. 905 Enamorus Fuecoco No. 909 Fuecoco Crocalor No. 910 Crocalor Skeledirge No. 911 Skeledirge Pawmi No. 921 Pawmi Pawmo No. 922 Pawmo Pawmot No. 923 Pawmot Tandemaus No. 924 Tandemaus Maushold No. 925 Maushold Fidough No. 926 Fidough Dachsbun No. 927 Dachsbun Maschiff No. 942 Maschiff Mabosstiff No. 943 Mabosstiff Capsakid No. 951 Capsakid Scovillain No. 952 Scovillain Cyclizar No. 967 Cyclizar Greavard No. 971 Greavard Houndstone No. 972 Houndstone Veluza No. 976 Veluza Dondozo No. 977 Dondozo Farigiraf No. 981 Farigiraf Scream Tail No. 985 Scream Tail Brute Bonnet No. 986 Brute Bonnet Iron Jugulis No. 993 Iron Jugulis Iron Thorns No. 995 Iron Thorns Frigibax No. 996 Frigibax Arctibax No. 997 Arctibax Baxcalibur No. 998 Baxcalibur Chien-Pao No. 1002 Chien-Pao Chi-Yu No. 1004 Chi-Yu Roaring Moon No. 1005 Roaring Moon Koraidon No. 1007 Koraidon Miraidon No. 1008 Miraidon Walking Wake No. 1009 Walking Wake Okidogi No. 1014 Okidogi Gouging Fire No. 1020 Gouging Fire Raging Bolt No. 1021 Raging Bolt Terapagos No. 1024 Terapagos

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