Fissure (move)

Fissure (Japanese: じわれ Fissure) is a one-hit knockout move introduced in Generation I. It was TM27 in Generation I. In Generation II, it was the signature move of and.

Generation I
Fissure inflicts damage equal to the target's current. Its accuracy is 30%. Fissure will break a if it hits.

Fissure will not affect a target whose current stat is greater than the user's current Speed stat.

Generation II
The accuracy of Fissure now follows the formula below. Acc = ( ( user_level - target_level ) * 2/256 + 76/256 ) * 100% This formula means that the accuracy starts at approximately 30% and grows by approximately 0.78% for every level higher than the target that the user is.

Fissure's efficacy is no longer based on the target's Speed; instead, now it cannot affect a target that has a higher level than the user.

Fissure can also now affect Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of.

In the Generation II core series games only, Fissure can be countered by for maximum damage if it misses.

Generations III to VI
The formula for Fissure's accuracy is now: Acc = ( ( user_level - target_level ) + 30 ) * 100%

Fissure's chance of hitting is now unaffected by and  stats.

Fissure can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra two appeal points if the move was used in the prior turn. It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination and will give an extra three appeal points if any of the moves, and  was used in the prior turn.

Generation VII
Fissure's accuracy is now displayed as 30%; however, its accuracy calculation remains unchanged.

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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
Fissure will cause a Pokémon to instantly faint through "calamitous damage" (changed to "It's a one-hit KO!" in Gates to Infinity), regardless of level, but is prone to missing.

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Trivia

 * Due to the, this move, alongside and , have not been seen in the anime since AG101 (unaired) (which has never aired anywhere in the world).
 * After defeating Giovanni at the Viridian Gym in, he mentions that he made the TM27 that teaches Fissure in Generation I.
 * In, a game highly based on the anime, there is a on  with a  that knows Fissure, much like A.J.'s Sandshrew in the anime.