Throat Chop

Effect

For 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves. For 2 turns, the target cannot use sound-based moves.

Targets

One adjacent Pokémon

Properties

Makes contact

Scarlet & Violet

Usable (144 Pokémon)

Pokémon Champions

Usable (68 Pokémon)

Legends: Z-A

Not usable

Pokémon that learn Throat Chop

189 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

All (189)Champions (68)S/V (144)Z-A (0)

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Z-A	Gens
Beedrill	Bug/Poison	✓			7
Raticate	Normal				7
Alolan Raticate	Dark/Normal				7
Fearow	Normal/Flying				7
Arbok	Poison	✓	✓		7, 9
Sandshrew	Ground		✓		8–9
Alolan Sandshrew	Ice/Steel		✓		7–9
Sandslash	Ground		✓		8–9
Alolan Sandslash	Ice/Steel		✓		7–9
Nidoqueen	Poison/Ground				7–8
Nidoking	Poison/Ground				7–8
Parasect	Bug/Grass				7
Diglett	Ground		✓		9
Dugtrio	Ground		✓		9
Alolan Dugtrio	Ground/Steel		✓		9
Meowth	Normal		✓		7–9
Alolan Meowth	Dark		✓		7–9
Galarian Meowth	Steel		✓		8–9
Persian	Normal	✓	✓		7–9
Alolan Persian	Dark	✓	✓		7–9
Mankey	Fighting		✓		9
Primeape	Fighting		✓		7, 9
Poliwrath	Water/Fighting		✓		7–9
Machamp	Fighting	✓			7–8
Tentacool	Water/Poison		✓		9
Tentacruel	Water/Poison		✓		9
Rapidash	Fire				7–8
Galarian Rapidash	Psychic/Fairy				8
Farfetch’d	Normal/Flying	✓			7–8
Galarian Farfetch’d	Fighting				8
Doduo	Normal/Flying		✓		9
Dodrio	Normal/Flying		✓		9
Marowak	Ground				7–8
Alolan Marowak	Fire/Ghost				7–8
Hitmonlee	Fighting		✓		8–9
Hitmonchan	Fighting		✓		7–9
Goldeen	Water				7–8
Seaking	Water				7–8
Pinsir	Bug	✓			7–8
Tauros	Normal	✓	✓		8–9
Paldean Tauros (Combat Breed)	Fighting	✓	✓		9
Galarian Zapdos	Fighting/Flying		✓		8–9
Mew	Psychic		✓		7–9
Typhlosion	Fire	✓	✓		7, 9
Ariados	Bug/Poison	✓	✓		7, 9
Aipom	Normal		✓		9
Umbreon	Dark	✓	✓		7–9
Gligar	Ground/Flying		✓		7, 9
Qwilfish	Water/Poison	✓	✓		7–9
Hisuian Qwilfish	Dark/Poison		✓		9
Heracross	Bug/Fighting	✓	✓		7–9
Sneasel	Dark/Ice		✓		7–9
Hisuian Sneasel	Fighting/Poison		✓		9
Ursaring	Normal		✓		7, 9
Piloswine	Ice/Ground		✓		9
Corsola	Water/Rock				7–8
Galarian Corsola	Ghost				8
Houndoom	Dark/Fire	✓	✓		7, 9
Donphan	Ground		✓		9
Stantler	Normal		✓		7, 9
Raikou	Electric		✓		7–9
Sceptile	Grass	✓	✓		7–9
Mightyena	Dark		✓		7, 9
Linoone	Normal				7–8
Galarian Linoone	Dark/Normal				8
Shiftry	Grass/Dark		✓		7–9
Slakoth	Normal		✓		9
Vigoroth	Normal		✓		9
Slaking	Normal		✓		9
Hariyama	Fighting		✓		7, 9
Sableye	Dark/Ghost	✓	✓		9
Vibrava	Ground/Dragon		✓		7–9
Flygon	Ground/Dragon		✓		7–9
Cacnea	Grass		✓		9
Cacturne	Grass/Dark		✓		9
Zangoose	Normal		✓		7, 9
Seviper	Poison		✓		7, 9
Banette	Ghost	✓	✓		7, 9
Absol	Dark	✓			7–8
Deoxys	Psychic		✓		7, 9
Infernape	Fire/Fighting	✓	✓		9
Empoleon	Water/Steel	✓	✓		7, 9
Kricketune	Bug		✓		7, 9
Luxray	Electric	✓	✓		7–9
Ambipom	Normal		✓		9
Purugly	Normal				7
Stunky	Poison/Dark		✓		7–9
Skuntank	Poison/Dark		✓		7–9
Drapion	Poison/Dark				7–8
Toxicroak	Poison/Fighting	✓	✓		7–9
Carnivine	Grass				7
Weavile	Dark/Ice	✓	✓		7–9
Gliscor	Ground/Flying	✓	✓		7, 9
Mamoswine	Ice/Ground	✓	✓		9
Gallade	Psychic/Fighting	✓	✓		7–9
Darkrai	Dark		✓		7, 9
Hisuian Samurott	Water/Dark	✓	✓		9
Liepard	Dark	✓			7–8
Simisage	Grass	✓			7
Simisear	Fire	✓			7
Simipour	Water	✓			7
Gigalith	Rock				7–8
Excadrill	Ground/Steel	✓	✓		9
Audino	Normal	✓			7–8
Sawk	Fighting				7–8
Leavanny	Bug/Grass		✓		7, 9
Scolipede	Bug/Poison	✓			7–8
Krookodile	Ground/Dark	✓	✓		7–9
Maractus	Grass				7–8
Scraggy	Dark/Fighting		✓		9
Scrafty	Dark/Fighting	✓	✓		7–9
Zoroark	Dark	✓	✓		7–9
Hisuian Zoroark	Normal/Ghost	✓	✓		9
Sawsbuck	Normal/Grass		✓		9
Galvantula	Bug/Electric		✓		7–9
Eelektrik	Electric		✓		7, 9
Eelektross	Electric	✓	✓		7, 9
Beartic	Ice	✓	✓		7–9
Bisharp	Dark/Steel		✓		7–9
Bouffalant	Normal				8
Vullaby	Dark/Flying		✓		9
Mandibuzz	Dark/Flying		✓		9
Heatmor	Fire				7–8
Hydreigon	Dark/Dragon	✓	✓		7–9
Gogoat	Grass	✓	✓		9
Pangoro	Fighting/Dark	✓			7–8
Malamar	Dark/Psychic	✓	✓		7–9
Hawlucha	Fighting/Flying	✓	✓		7–9
Hoopa	Psychic/Ghost		✓		7, 9
Incineroar	Fire/Dark	✓	✓		7–9
Toucannon	Normal/Flying	✓	✓		9
Lycanroc-Midnight	Rock	✓	✓		7–9
Lycanroc-Dusk	Rock	✓	✓		9
Golisopod	Bug/Water	✓			7–8
Hakamo-o	Dragon/Fighting		✓		9
Kommo-o	Dragon/Fighting	✓	✓		9
Pheromosa	Bug/Fighting				7–8
Marshadow	Fighting/Ghost				7–8
Naganadel	Poison/Dragon				7–8
Zeraora	Electric				7–8
Drednaw	Water/Rock		✓		8–9
Cramorant	Flying/Water		✓		8–9
Arrokuda	Water		✓		8–9
Barraskewda	Water		✓		8–9
Toxtricity	Electric/Poison	✓	✓		8–9
Toxtricity-Low-Key	Electric/Poison	✓	✓		8–9
Impidimp	Dark/Fairy		✓		9
Morgrem	Dark/Fairy		✓		8–9
Grimmsnarl	Dark/Fairy	✓	✓		8–9
Obstagoon	Dark/Normal				8
Perrserker	Steel	✓	✓		8–9
Cursola	Ghost				8
Sirfetch’d	Fighting	✓			8
Falinks	Fighting	✓	✓		8–9
Pincurchin	Electric	✓	✓		8–9
Urshifu	Fighting/Dark		✓		8–9
Zarude	Dark/Grass		✓		8–9
Glastrier	Ice		✓		8–9
Calyrex-Ice	Psychic/Ice		✓		8–9
Wyrdeer	Normal/Psychic	✓	✓		7, 9
Ursaluna	Ground/Normal		✓		7, 9
Sneasler	Fighting/Poison	✓	✓		9
Overqwil	Dark/Poison	✓	✓		9
Meowscarada	Grass/Dark	✓	✓		9
Tarountula	Bug		✓		9
Spidops	Bug		✓		9
Lokix	Bug/Dark		✓		9
Pawmot	Electric/Fighting	✓	✓		9
Ceruledge	Fire/Ghost	✓	✓		9
Shroodle	Poison/Normal		✓		9
Grafaiai	Poison/Normal		✓		9
Klawf	Rock		✓		9
Wiglett	Water		✓		9
Wugtrio	Water		✓		9
Palafin	Water	✓	✓		9
Flamigo	Flying/Fighting		✓		9
Annihilape	Fighting/Ghost	✓	✓		7, 9
Dudunsparce	Normal		✓		9
Kingambit	Dark/Steel	✓	✓		7–9
Great Tusk	Ground/Fighting		✓		9
Iron Jugulis	Dark/Flying		✓		9
Chien-Pao	Dark/Ice		✓		9
Ting-Lu	Dark/Ground		✓		9
Roaring Moon	Dragon/Dark		✓		9
Iron Valiant	Fairy/Fighting		✓		9
Iron Leaves	Grass/Psychic		✓		9
Okidogi	Poison/Fighting		✓		9
Ogerpon	Grass		✓		9
Iron Boulder	Rock/Psychic		✓		9