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Metal Claw
メタルクロー Metal Claw
File:MetalClawDP.png
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
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

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 Scizor
 Bug Steel 30
0215 Sneasel 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;" | Sandshrew | 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;" | Gligar | 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;" | Teddiursa | 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 098 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 Charmander
 Fire 13
0005 Charmeleon Charmeleon
 Fire 13
0006 Charizard Charizard
 Fire Flying --
0006 Charizard Charizard
 Fire Flying 13
0099 Kingler Kingler
 Water --
0212 Scizor Scizor
 Bug Steel 26
0215 Sneasel Sneasel
 Dark Ice 64
0290 Nincada Nincada
 Bug Ground 38
0304 Aron Aron
 Steel Rock 13
0305 Lairon Lairon
 Steel Rock 13
0306 Aggron Aggron
 Steel Rock 13
0347 Anorith Anorith
 Rock Bug 25
0348 Armaldo Armaldo
 Rock Bug 25
0375 Metang Metang
 Steel Psychic 20
0376 Metagross Metagross
 Steel Psychic --
20
0379 Registeel 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;" | Sandshrew | 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;" | Gligar | 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 |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Teddiursa | 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 Krabby
 Water 21
0099 Kingler Kingler
 Water 21
0212 Scizor Scizor
 Bug Steel 21
0215 Sneasel Sneasel
 Dark Ice 42
0290 Nincada Nincada
 Bug Ground 38
0304 Aron Aron
 Steel Rock 15
0305 Lairon Lairon
 Steel Rock 15
0306 Aggron Aggron
 Steel Rock 15
0347 Anorith Anorith
 Rock Bug 19
0348 Armaldo Armaldo
 Rock Bug 19
0375 Metang Metang
 Steel Psychic 20
0376 Metagross Metagross
 Steel Psychic --
20
0379 Registeel Registeel
 Steel 9
0394 Prinplup Prinplup
 Water 16
0395 Empoleon Empoleon
 Water Steel 16
0448 Lucario Lucario
 Fighting Steel --
0461 Weavile Weavile
 Dark Ice 42
0483 Dialga Dialga
 Steel Dragon 10
0483 Dialga 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;" | Charmander | 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;" | Sandshrew | 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;" | Paras | 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 |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0158 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Totodile | 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;" | Gligar | 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 |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Teddiursa | 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;" | Zangoose | 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;" | Corphish | 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;" | Gible | 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. |} |}

In the anime

The user's claws glow and are used in slashing the foe.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Scizor 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
Sneasel Sneasel's claw glows white and then it slashes the opponent.
Harrison's Sneasel Playing with Fire! None
Lairon Lairon's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them.
Savannah's Lairon A Fan with a Plan None
Armaldo The black parts of Armaldo's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent.
A wild Armaldo Where's Armaldo? None
Aggron Aggron's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them.
Johnny's Aggron Shocks and Bonds None
Registeel Registeel's fingers glow white and it slashes the opponent with them.
Brandon's Registeel Overjoyed! None
Prinplup 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 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
Lucario 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 Weavile's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them.
Paul's Weavile Pedal to the Mettle! None
Charmander Charmander's claws glow white and it then slashes its target with them.
Charmander of Team Go-Getters Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate! None
Metagross Metagross crosses it front claws in front of its face and slashes the opponent.
A wild Metagross DP158 None
Empoleon The blue parts of Empoleon glow white, it then crosses its arms and flies into the air, and slashes the opponent with them.
Barry's Empoleon DP163 None
Kenny's Empoleon DP174 None


In other languages

  • Dutch: Metalen klauw
  • French: Griffe Acier
  • German: Metallklaue
  • Hindi: Dhatu Ka Punja / Lohay Ka Punja
  • Italian: Ferrartigli
  • Spanish: Garra Metal, Garra-Metal

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