Dragon Claw (move)

Dragon Claw ドラゴンクロー Dragon Claw

Battles Type  Dragon Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM02 in Generation III TM02 in Generation IV TM02 in Generation V

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Dragon Claw (Japanese: ドラゴンクロー Dragon Claw) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type move introduced in Generation III. It has been TM02 since Generation III.

Effect

Dragon Claw inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Description

Games Description RSE Slashes the foe with sharp claws.* Hooks and slashes the foe with long, sharp claws.* FRLG Sharp, huge claws hook and slash the foe quickly and with great power. ColoXD Scratches the target with sharp claws. DPPtHGSS The user slashes the foe with huge, sharp claws.* Sharp, huge claws hook and slash the foe quickly and with great power.* BWConquest The user slashes the target with huge, sharp claws.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying				--				--			'
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon				45				45	55	''''
371		Bagon	Dragon		Dragon	49			45				50			''''
372		Shelgon	Dragon		Dragon	69			50				55			''''
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying	79			55				61			''''
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying	20			20						''''
443		Gible	Dragon	Ground				27				27			''''
444		Gabite	Dragon	Ground				33				33			''''
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground				33				33			''''
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon				30	28		28			''''
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon				30	28		28			''''
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon				30	28		28			''''
566		Archen	Rock	Flying								38			'
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying								56			'
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon								28			''''
611		Fraxure	Dragon		Dragon								28			''''
612		Haxorus	Dragon		Dragon								28			''''
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon								27			''''
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric								54			''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I --		II --		III TM02		IV TM02		V TM02		VI TM08
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire	✔			✔				✔		✔
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire	✔			✔				✔		✔
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
158		Totodile	Water		Water								✔		✔
159		Croconaw	Water		Water								✔		✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark	✔			✔				✔		✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock	✔			✔				✔		✔
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon	✔			✔				✔		✔
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
371		Bagon	Dragon		Dragon	✔			✔				✔		✔
372		Shelgon	Dragon		Dragon	✔			✔				✔		✔
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground	✔			✔				✔		✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
443		Gible	Dragon	Ground				✔				✔		✔
444		Gabite	Dragon	Ground				✔				✔		✔
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground				✔				✔		✔
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon				✔				✔		✔
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon				✔				✔		✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon				✔				✔		✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal				✔				✔		✔
553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark								✔		✔
559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting								✔		✔
560		Scrafty	Dark	Fighting								✔		✔
566		Archen	Rock	Flying								✔		✔
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying								✔		✔
604		Eelektross	Electric		Electric								✔		✔
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon								✔		✔
611		Fraxure	Dragon		Dragon								✔		✔
612		Haxorus	Dragon		Dragon								✔		✔
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon								✔		✔
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire								✔		✔
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric								✔		✔
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice								✔		✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
158		Totodile	Water		Water
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

Krookodile Garchomp Druddigon Reshiram
The user slashes the foe with huge, sharp claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Salamence's claws glow white or bright green and its slashes the opponent with them.
Silver's Salamence	The Search for the Legend		Debut
Drake's Salamence	Vanity Affair		None
	Dragonite's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent.
Lance's Dragonite	The Scuffle of Legends		None
	The tips of Shelgon's front legs glow bright green and it slashes the opponent with them.
Drake's Shelgon	Vanity Affair		None
	The gold part of Giratina's upper spikes glows magenta and it hits the opponent with it.
Giratina (movie)	Giratina and the Sky Warrior		None
	Garchomp's hand claws glow light green and it slashes the opponent repeatedly.
Cynthia's Garchomp	Double Team Turnover!		None
	One or both of Gabite's claws glow light blue or light green and it slashes the opponent with it. Sometimes, when it slashes, it leaves behind a trail of energy the same color as the glow of its claws.
A wild Gabite	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None
Ursula's Gabite	Another One Gabites the Dust!		None
	Both of the claws on Druddigon's hands glow light blue and it slashes the opponent once with each hand, or the claws on one of Druddigon's hands glow light blue and it slashes the opponent with it.
Emmy's Druddigon	The Dragon Master's Path!		None
Gail's Druddigon	Search for the Clubultimate!		None
	The claws on one of Reshiram's wings glow bright pink and Reshiram slashes the opponent with it. As it does, it leaves behind a bright pink trail of energy where it slashed.
Reshiram (M14)	White—Victini and Zekrom		None
	The claws on one of Krookodile's hands glow light blue and it slashes the opponent with them.
Ash's Krookodile	BW092		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

File:Salamence Dragon Claw Adventures.png Salamence Aerodactyl
The user slashes the opponent with one of its claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Salamence slashes the opponent with one of its claws.
A wild Salamence	VS. Kyogre & Groudon XIV		Debut
Tucker's Salamence	VS. Smeargle		None
	Aerodactyl wraps one of its feet around the opponent's neck.
Red's Aero	Activate: The Ultimate Move		None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Dialga
The user slashes the opponent with its claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Dialga slahses the opponent with its claws.
A wild Dialga	The Advent of Legendary Pokémon!!		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 龍爪 Lóngzhuǎ Dutch Drakenklauw Finnish Lohikäärmeenkynsi French Dracogriffe German Drachenklaue Greek Δρακόνυχες Hindi द्रगों का पंजा Dragon ka panja Indonesian Cakar Naga Kuku Naga Italian Dragartigli Korean 드래곤크루 Dragon Claw Polish Pazur Smoka Portuguese Garra do Dragão Romanian Gheara Dragon Serbian Zmajeva Kandža Spanish Garra Dragón

Variations of the move Drill Peck
Drill Peck • Strength • Dragon Claw • Seed Bomb • X-Scissor Power Gem

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