Throat Chop (move)
- Contents
- Flavor text
- Learnt by level up
- Learnt by TM
Move data
Type | Dark |
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Category | ![]() |
Power | 80 |
Accuracy | 100 |
PP | 15 (max. 24) |
Makes contact? | Yes |
Introduced | Generation 7 |
Machine/Record
Sword/Shield | TR95 |
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Scarlet/Violet | TM221 |
Effects
Throat Chop deals damage and prevents the target from using sound-based moves such as Hyper Voice for two turns.
Z-Move effects
When a Pokémon is holding Darkinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Throat Chop turns into Black Hole Eclipse and has base power 160.
Move target
Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally
Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.
Other languages
English | Throat Chop |
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Japanese | じごくづき (Jigokuzuki) |
German | Neck Strike |
French | Exécu-Son |
Italian | Colpo Infernale |
Spanish | Golpe Mordaza |
Korean | 지옥찌르기 |
Chinese (Simplified) | 深渊突刺 |
Chinese (Traditional) | 地獄突刺 |
Game descriptions
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon |
The user attacks the target’s throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using moves that emit sound for two turns. |
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Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl |
The user attacks the target’s throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using moves that emit sound for two turns. |
Scarlet/Violet | The user attacks the target’s throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns. |
Learnt by level up
These Pokémon learn Throat Chop at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

#0847 / Water
Level 1

#0917 / Bug
Level 40

#1005 / Dragon · Dark
Level 77
Learnt by TM

#0073 / Water · Poison

#0107 / Fighting

#0157 / Fire

#0402 / Bug

#0553 / Ground · Dark

#0596 / Bug · Electric

#0604 / Electric

#0727 / Fire · Dark

#0847 / Water

Amped Form
#0849 / Electric · Poison

Low Key Form
#0849 / Electric · Poison

#0861 / Dark · Fairy

#0863 / Steel

#0871 / Electric

#0908 / Grass · Dark

#0917 / Bug

#0979 / Fighting · Ghost

Two-Segment Form
#0982 / Normal

#0984 / Ground · Fighting

#0993 / Dark · Flying

#1005 / Dragon · Dark

#1006 / Fairy · Fighting

#1010 / Grass · Psychic

#1022 / Rock · Psychic