Crunch — Pokémon Move

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

Type: dark; class: physical; power: 80; accuracy: 100; PP: 15; priority: 0.

Effect notes

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

In-game descriptions by version

gold silver	An attack that may lower SPCL.DEF.
crystal	An attack that may lower SPCL.DEF.
ruby sapphire	Crunches with sharp fangs. May lower SP. DEF.
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	The user crunches up the foe with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat.
platinum	The user crunches up the foe with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat.
heartgold soulsilver	The user crunches up the foe with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat.
black white	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat.
black 2 white 2	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat.
x y	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.
omega ruby alpha sapphire	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.
sun moon	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.
ultra sun ultra moon	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.
lets go pikachu lets go eevee	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.
sword shield	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.
legends arceus	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's defensive stats.
scarlet violet	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.

Pokémon that learn this move in scarlet-violet

charmander — tm
charmeleon — tm
charizard — tm
blastoise — tm
ekans — tm
arbok — level-up, level 0
arbok — tm
growlithe — level-up, level 32
growlithe — tm
arcanine — level-up, level 1
arcanine — tm
rhyhorn — tm
rhydon — tm
gyarados — level-up, level 24
gyarados — tm
snorlax — level-up, level 24
snorlax — tm
mew — tm
totodile — level-up, level 27
totodile — tm
croconaw — level-up, level 30
croconaw — tm
feraligatr — level-up, level 32
feraligatr — tm
umbreon — tm
girafarig — level-up, level 37
girafarig — tm
gligar — tm
snubbull — level-up, level 49
snubbull — tm
granbull — level-up, level 59
granbull — tm
qwilfish — tm
teddiursa — tm
teddiursa — egg
ursaring — tm
houndour — level-up, level 49
houndour — tm
houndoom — level-up, level 56
houndoom — tm
raikou — level-up, level 42
raikou — tm
entei — level-up, level 42
entei — tm
suicune — level-up, level 42
suicune — tm
larvitar — level-up, level 27
larvitar — tm
pupitar — level-up, level 27
pupitar — tm