Crunch

Crunch is a Charged Attack of type Dark 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


Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6

Crunch Adventure Effects

Crunch has no Adventure Effects.

Crunch in Gym and Raid Battles

Gym and Raid Battles Stats

Category	Charged Attack
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	50	2.5s	40.00
Dark Pulse+	150	100	3.0s	50.00
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	Charged Attack
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	1.78	80	45
Night Slash Spam / BaitBoost Special Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0%	1.43	50	35
Crunch Spam / BaitDebuff Special Crunch has a 20.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	1.56	70	45
Foul Play General	1.63	65	40
Payback Nuke	1.83	110	60
Brutal Swing Spam / Bait	1.57	55	35
Obstruct Spam / BaitBoost Special Obstruct has a 100.0% chance to: Increase User's Defense by 25.0% Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	0.38	15	40
Darkest Lariat General	2.00	120	60
Aura Wheel GeneralBoost Special Aura Wheel has a 100.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0%	2.22	100	45
Dark Pulse+ High Energy	1.33	60	45
Max Darkness High Energy	-
G-Max Snooze High Energy	-
G-Max One Blow High Energy	-

Strongest Pokémon with Crunch

Configuration

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score
1	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Crunch	16.08	605.7	15.1
2	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Crunch	15.80	368.5	14.3
3	Mega Gyarados	Bite	Crunch	15.28	498.1	14.2
4	Shadow Salamence	Dragon Tail	Crunch	16.10	298.6	14.2
5	Mega Salamence	Dragon Tail	Crunch	15.11	499.8	14.1
6	Shadow Reshiram	Fire Fang	Crunch	15.60	339.0	14.0
7	Mega Houndoom	Fire Fang	Crunch	15.38	338.7	13.8
8	Mega Sharpedo	Bite	Crunch	14.93	239.6	12.9
9	Shadow Archeops	Steel Wing	Crunch	15.36	202.7	12.9
10	Tyranitar	Bite	Crunch	13.23	370.2	12.2
11	Salamence	Dragon Tail	Crunch	13.48	300.1	12.1
12	Shadow Gyarados	Waterfall	Crunch	13.43	273.7	12.0
13	Shadow Houndoom	Fire Fang	Crunch	14.14	192.6	12.0
14	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Crunch	13.05	340.3	11.9
15	Shadow Tyrantrum	Dragon Tail	Crunch	13.35	250.1	11.8
16	Shadow Vikavolt	Bug Bite	Crunch	13.70	206.9	11.8
17	Zekrom	Dragon Breath	Crunch	12.82	334.3	11.7
18	Shadow Arcanine	Fire Fang	Crunch	13.05	229.7	11.4
19	Archeops	Steel Wing	Crunch	12.99	205.7	11.2
20	Krookodile	Snarl	Crunch	12.25	257.9	11.0
21	Mabosstiff	Snarl	Crunch	12.20	240.9	10.8
22	Shadow Luxray	Snarl	Crunch	12.20	187.5	10.5
23	Zamazenta (Hero of Many Battles)	Metal Claw	Crunch	11.39	310.2	10.4
24	Shadow Skuntank	Poison Jab	Crunch	12.08	190.3	10.4
25	Houndoom	Fire Fang	Crunch	11.95	195.5	10.4
26	Shadow Feraligatr	Waterfall	Crunch	11.72	221.3	10.4
27	Thundurus (Incarnate Forme)	Thunder Shock	Crunch	11.65	222.3	10.3
28	Shadow Granbull	Charm	Crunch	12.07	171.2	10.3
29	Gyarados	Waterfall	Crunch	11.25	275.0	10.2
30	Shadow Sharpedo	Bite	Crunch	13.35	107.3	10.2
31	Vikavolt	Bug Bite	Crunch	11.57	209.6	10.2
32	Mega Kangaskhan	Mud-Slap	Crunch	10.98	329.3	10.1
33	Shadow Drapion	Bite	Crunch	11.53	205.3	10.1
34	Guzzlord	Dragon Tail	Crunch	11.01	300.6	10.1
35	Tyrantrum	Dragon Tail	Crunch	11.19	251.6	10.1
36	Hisuian Arcanine	Fire Fang	Crunch	11.19	245.0	10.0
37	Barraskewda	Waterfall	Crunch	11.85	151.0	9.9
38	Mega Steelix	Iron Tail	Crunch	10.47	377.3	9.8
39	Arcanine	Fire Fang	Crunch	10.95	231.2	9.8
40	Lycanroc (Dusk Form)	Rock Throw	Crunch	11.09	175.6	9.6
41	Lycanroc	Rock Throw	Crunch	10.96	174.7	9.5
42	Sharpedo	Bite	Crunch	11.90	114.8	9.5
43	Zygarde (50% Form)	Dragon Tail	Crunch	10.15	334.8	9.4
44	Zygarde	Dragon Tail	Crunch	10.15	334.8	9.4
45	Lycanroc (Midnight Form)	Rock Throw	Crunch	10.46	195.0	9.2
46	Centiskorch	Bug Bite	Crunch	10.28	224.1	9.2
47	Luxray	Snarl	Crunch	10.29	189.7	9.1
48	Skuntank	Poison Jab	Crunch	10.18	192.3	9.0
49	Skeledirge	Incinerate	Crunch	9.86	247.0	9.0
50	Shadow Mightyena	Bite	Crunch	10.77	129.9	8.9

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