Crunch

Crunch is a Dark-type Charge move in Pokémon GO. In Gym and Raid battles, it deals 65 damage and it costs 33 energy. In GO Battle League, Crunch deals 70 damage and costs 45 energy. Explore its damage and energy stats in battles, its effectiveness against various Pokémon types, and see which Pokémon wield it best.

Crunch effectiveness against other Pokémon types


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Crunch Adventure Effects

Crunch has no Adventure Effects.

Crunch in Gym and Raid Battles

Gym and Raid Battles Stats

Category	Charge
Type	Dark
Power	65
Energy	33
Animation Duration	3.0s
Damage Window	1.1s - 2.8s
DPS	21.67 Damage per second
DPE	1.97 Damage per Energy

Similar moves in Gym and Raid Battles

Name	PWR	ENG	Duration	DPS
Dark Pulse	80	50	3.0s	26.67
Night Slash	45	33	2.0s	22.50
Crunch	65	33	3.0s	21.67
Foul Play	70	50	2.0s	35.00
Payback	95	100	2.0s	47.50
Brutal Swing	65	33	2.0s	32.50
Obstruct	20	33	1.5s	13.33
Darkest Lariat	80	50	2.0s	40.00
Aura Wheel	100	45	2.7s	37.04
Max Darkness	250	100	2.5s	100.00
G-Max Snooze	350	100	2.5s	140.00
G-Max One Blow	350	100	2.5s	140.00

Crunch in Trainer Battles

Trainer Battles Stats

Category	Charge
Type	Dark
Power	70
Energy	45
Duration	6 Turns
DPS	1.56 Damage per second
DPE	1.56 Damage per Energy
Tags	Spam / BaitDebuff

Special effects

Special

Crunch has a 20.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Similar moves in Trainer Battles

Name	DPE	PWR	ENG
Dark Pulse General Special Dark Pulse has a 0% chance to:	1.60	80	50
Night Slash Spam / Bait Special Night Slash has a 0% chance to:	1.43	50	35
Crunch Spam / Bait Special Crunch has a 0% chance to:	1.56	70	45
Foul Play General Special Foul Play has a 0% chance to:	1.50	60	40
Payback Nuke Special Payback has a 0% chance to:	1.83	110	60
Brutal Swing Spam / Bait Special Brutal Swing has a 0% chance to:	1.57	55	35
Obstruct Spam / Bait Special Obstruct has a 0% chance to:	0.38	15	40
Darkest Lariat General Special Darkest Lariat has a 0% chance to:	2.00	120	60
Aura Wheel General Special Aura Wheel has a 0% chance to:	2.22	100	45
Max Darkness High Energy Special Max Darkness has a 0% chance to:	-
G-Max Snooze High Energy Special G-Max Snooze has a 0% chance to:	-
G-Max One Blow High Energy Special G-Max One Blow has a 0% chance to:	-

Strongest Pokémon with Crunch

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