Dark Charged move

Crunch

Raid and GO Battle League stats for Crunch, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

−33

Cost per use

Duration

3.0s

Animation time

DPS

21.7

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 65
Energy: −33
Duration: 3.0s
DPS: 21.7 dmg/s
DPE: 1.97 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 1.10s
Damage window end: 2.80s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 70
Energy: −45
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1.56 dmg/energy

Buff / debuff effect

opponent DEF -1 — 20% chance each time the move lands.

Editor's notes

Crunch is a Dark-type charged move in Pokémon GO. Hits for 65 base power and costs 33 energy.

In PvP it deals 1.56 damage per energy, and it can shift stats mid-battle.

Notable Pokémon that can learn it include Archeops, Salamence, Zekrom and Reshiram, which is where you will most often see it put to work.

Toni Ramón

Founder & lead editor

What these stats mean

Power, energy, duration, DPS and the PvP numbers

Power: Base damage each use deals before type and stat multipliers.
Energy: Energy the move costs to fire.
Duration: Animation time. You cannot dodge or attack during it.
DPS: Damage per second — power × 1000 / duration.
PvP stats: GO Battle League runs on 0.5s turns with its own power and energy values, so they differ from the raid numbers.

Top Pokemon with Crunch

Released Pokemon that learn this move, ranked by base attack. Max CP is at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs.

#	Pokemon	Max CP	ATK	DEF	STA
1	Archeops RockFlying	3,766	292	139	181
2	Salamence DragonFlying	4,239	277	168	216
3	Zekrom DragonElectric	4,566	275	211	205
4	Reshiram DragonFire	4,566	275	211	205
5	Barraskewda Water	3,004	258	127	156
6	Vikavolt BugElectric	3,524	254	158	184
7	Zamazenta FightingSteel	4,330	254	236	192
8	Tyranitar RockDark	4,335	251	207	225
9	Sharpedo WaterDark	2,466	243	83	172
10	Gyarados WaterFlying	3,834	237	186	216
11	Luxray Electric	3,265	232	156	190
12	Mabosstiff Dark	3,351	230	168	190
13	Krookodile GroundDark	3,444	229	158	216
14	Arcanine Fire	3,425	227	166	207
15	Tyrantrum RockDragon	3,537	227	191	193
16	Houndoom DarkFire	2,979	224	144	181
17	Centiskorch FireBug	3,381	220	158	225
18	Eelektross Electric	3,090	217	152	198
19	Archen RockFlying	2,083	213	89	146
20	Granbull Fairy	2,886	212	131	207
21	Bruxish WaterPsychic	2,702	208	145	169
22	Skeledirge FireGhost	3,423	207	178	232
23	Stoutland Normal	3,197	206	182	198
24	Simisear Fire	2,658	206	133	181
25	Simisage Grass	2,658	206	133	181
26	Simipour Water	2,658	206	133	181
27	Feraligatr Water	3,230	205	188	198
28	Zygarde DragonGround	3,856	203	232	239
29	Boltund Electric	2,460	197	131	170
30	Huntail Water	2,646	197	179	146

FAQ

Is Crunch a good move?

Crunch deals 65 base damage over 3.0 seconds, which works out at 21.7 DPS and 1.97 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Dark moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Crunch?

The table above lists the 30 strongest by base attack, led by Archeops, Salamence, Zekrom.

Is Crunch better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 65 power for 33 energy over 3.0s. In GO Battle League it uses 70 power for 45 energy. It also has a stat-changing effect that only applies in PvP. The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.

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