Metal Claw (move)

Metal Claw メタルクロー Metal Claw

File:MetalClawDP.png

Battles Type  Steel Category  Physical PP  35 (max. 56) Power  50 Accuracy  95% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Metal Claw (Japanese: メタルクロー Metal Claw) is a damage dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Metal Claw deals damage and has a 10% chance of raising the user's Attack stat by one level.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 30 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 65 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0027 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Sneasel |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Scizor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Teddiursa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Sneasel

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0098 Krabby Water New York City Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0004 Charmander Fire 13 0005 Charmeleon Fire 13 0006 Charizard Fire Flying -- 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 13 0099 Kingler Water -- 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 26 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 64 0290 Nincada Bug Ground 38 0304 Aron Steel Rock 13 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 13 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 13 0347 Anorith Rock Bug 25 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 25 0375 Metang Steel Psychic 20 0376 Metagross Steel Psychic -- 20 0379 Registeel Steel 9 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0027 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Sneasel |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Scizor
Nincada, Ninjask |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Teddiursa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Sneasel

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0098 Krabby Water 21 0099 Kingler Water 21 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 21 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 42 0290 Nincada Bug Ground 38 0304 Aron Steel Rock 15 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 15 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 15 0347 Anorith Rock Bug 19 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 19 0375 Metang Steel Psychic 20 0376 Metagross Steel Psychic -- 20 0379 Registeel Steel 9 0394 Prinplup Water 16 0395 Empoleon Water Steel 16 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel -- 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 42 0483 Dialga Steel Dragon 10 0483 Dialga Steel Dragon 6 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0004 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Charmander
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Aron, Lairon, Aggron |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0027 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Sneasel, Weavile
Prinplup, Empoleon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Scizor
Nincada, Ninjask |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0158 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Totodile
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Prinplup, Empoleon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Scizor
Nincada, Ninjask |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Teddiursa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Sneasel, Weavile
Prinplup, Empoleon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0335 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zangoose
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Sneasel, Weavile
Prinplup, Empoleon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0341 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Corphish
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Krabby, Kingler
Anorith, Armaldo
Prinplup, Empoleon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0443 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gible
| colspan="1" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Aron, Lairon, Aggron

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0098 Krabby Water 21 0099 Kingler Water 21 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 21 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 49 0290 Nincada Bug Ground 38 0304 Aron Steel Rock 15 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 15 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 15 0347 Anorith Rock Bug 19 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 19 0375 Metang Steel Psychic 20 0376 Metagross Steel Psychic -- 20 0379 Registeel Steel 9 0394 Prinplup Water 16 0395 Empoleon Water Steel 16 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel -- 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 49 0483 Dialga Steel Dragon 6 0529 Mogurew Mogurew Ground 15 0530 Doryuzu Doryuzu Ground Steel 15 0597 Tesshido Tesshido Grass Steel 14 0598 Nattorei Nattorei Grass Steel 14 0624 Komatana Komatana Dark Steel 25 0625 Kirikizan Kirikizan Dark Steel 25 0632 Aianto Aianto Bug Steel 13 0638 Cobalon Cobalon Steel Fighting 13 0649 Genesect Bug Steel -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0004 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Charmander
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Aron, Lairon, Aggron |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0027 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Sneasel, Weavile
Prinplup, Empoleon
Mogurew, Doryuzu |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Scizor
Nincada, Ninjask
Tesshido, Nattorei
Aianto |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0158 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Totodile
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Prinplup, Empoleon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Scizor
Nincada, Ninjask
Aianto |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Teddiursa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Sneasel, Weavile
Prinplup, Empoleon
Mogurew, Doryuzu |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0335 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zangoose
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Sneasel, Weavile
Prinplup, Empoleon
Mogurew, Doryuzu |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0341 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Corphish
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Krabby, Kingler
Anorith, Armaldo
Prinplup, Empoleon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0443 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gible
| colspan="1" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Aron, Lairon, Aggron |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0621 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Crimgan | style="background: #FFF" | Crimgan
| colspan="2" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon | style="background: #FFF" | Aron, Lairon, Aggron

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In the anime

File:K Empoleon Metal Claw.png Empoleon File:Weavile m claw.png Weavile File:Scizor Metal Claw.png Scizor File:Prinplup m claw.png Prinplup
The user's claws glow and are used in slashing the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Scizor's claws become surrounded in a silver aura and it grabs onto the opponent, or one of Scizor's claw glow white and then it punches the opponent with it, or Scizor jumps at the opponent and crosses its pincers. Both pincers become surrounded by a gray aura and gray static appears around them. When Scizor reaches the opponent, it brings its claws forward and slams them together in front of it, creating a large gray energy ball that shoots lightning bolts at the opponent.
Shingo's Blade	Wired for Battle		Debut
Gary's Scizor	Can't Beat the Heat!		None
Unknown Trainer's Scizor	Vanity Affair		None
Katie's Scizor	A Judgment Brawl		None
Minnie's Scizor	Gymbaliar!		None
A Scizor an Unknown Trainer used briefly	Camping it Up!		None
McCann's Scizor	Mastering Current Events!		None
Goon's Scizor	Zoroark: Ruler of Illusions.		None
	Sneasel's claw glows white and then it slashes the opponent.
Harrison's Sneasel	Playing with Fire!		None
	Lairon's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them.
Savannah's Lairon	A Fan with a Plan		None
	The black parts of Armaldo's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent.
A wild Armaldo	Where's Armaldo?		None
	Aggron's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them.
Johnny's Aggron	Shocks and Bonds		None
Paul's Aggron	Familiarity Breeds Strategy!		None
	The tips on one of Charmander's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them.
Charmander of Team Go-Getters	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate		None
	Registeel's fingers glow white and it slashes the opponent with them.
Brandon's Registeel	Overjoyed!		None
	The light blue parts of Prinplup's flippers glow white and it slashes the opponent with them.
Kenny's Prinplup	Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!		None
	Metang's forearm becomes surrounded by a white aura and light blue sparks surround it. It then hits the opponent with its arm.
Head Designer's Metang	Bibarel Gnaws Best!		None
	The spikes on the top of Lucario's paws glow white and they grow, transforming into three claws. Lucario then slashes the opponent with them.
Maylene's Lucario	Crossing the Battle Line!		None
	Weavile's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them.
Paul's Weavile	Pedal to the Mettle!		None
	Metagross crosses its two front arms above its head and light blue sparks run up its arms for a moment. Metagross then slams into the opponent with its arms crossed.
A wild Metagross	Regaining a Home Advantage!		None
	The blue parts on the rims of Empoleon's wings glow white and Empoleon slashes the opponent with one or both of them.
Barry's Empoleon	Fighting Ire with Fire!		None
Kenny's Empoleon	Last Call - First Round!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Scizor
The user's body starts to glow and it slashes the opponent with its claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Scizor holds out its arms so that its body becomes shaped like a 'T'. Its body then starts to glow and it brings its claws forward, hitting the opponent with them.
Blue's Scizor	Rock, Paper... Scizor		Debut
	Aron scratches the opponent repeatedly with its two front claws.
Sapphire's Rono	VS. Nosepass I		None
	Lairon scratches the opponent with one of its front claws.
Sapphire's Rono	VS. Makuhita		None
	Prinplup hits the opponent with its wings.
Platinum's Prinplup	VS. Pachirisu		None
	Empoleon hits the opponent with its wings.
Platinum's Empoleon	VS. Mismagius I		None

Trivia

• In FireRed and LeafGreen, Charmander's evolutionary line were capable of learning Metal Claw by leveling up. However, they are unable to do so in later generations, other than via breeding.

In other languages

• Chinese: 合金爪 Héjīn Zhuǎ​
• Dutch: Metalen klauw
• French: Griffe Acier
• German: Metallklaue
• Greek: Μεταλλόνυχες
• Hindi: Dhatu Ka Punja, Lohay Ka Punja
• Italian: Ferrartigli
• Korean: 메탈크로우 Metal Claw
• Portuguese (Brazilian): Garra de metal
• Spanish: Garra-Metal (Gen II), Garra Metal (Gen III-present)

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