Vise Grip (move)

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Vice Grip はさむ Clamp

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  30 (max. 48) Power  55 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 I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Vice Grip (Japanese: はさむ Clamp), formatted as ViceGrip prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Vice Grip inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Description

Games Description A Normal-type attack used only by Pokémon with pincers. The target is gripped and injured. Grips with powerful pincers. RSE Grips the foe with large and powerful pincers. Grips the target with large and powerful pincers. FRLG Huge, impressive pincers grip and squeeze the foe. PMDRB Inflicts damage on the target. The target is gripped and squeezed from both sides to inflict damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
098		Krabby	Water		Water	20			12			12			5				5			5
099		Kingler	Water		Water	--, 20			--, 12			--, 12			--, 5				--, 5			--, 5
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	--			--			--			--				--			--
303		Mawile	Steel	Fairy							21			21				21			21
341		Corphish	Water		Water							10			10				10			10
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark							--, 10			--, 10				--, 10			--, 10
599		Klink	Steel		Steel														--			--
600		Klang	Steel		Steel														--			--
601		Klinklang	Steel		Steel														--			--
632		Durant	Bug	Steel														--			--
692		Clauncher	Water		Water																	9
693		Clawitzer	Water		Water																	9
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

Clauncher Corphish Kingler Krabby
Huge, impressive pincers grip and squeeze the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Krabby pinches the opponent with one or both of its claws.
A wild Krabby	The Evolution Solution		Debut
Ash's Krabby	Round One - Begin!		None
	Kingler pinches the opponent with one or both of its claws.
Ash's Kingler	Round One - Begin!		None
	Corphish pinches the opponent with one or both of its claws.
A wild Corphish	Which Wurmple's Which?		None
Ash's Corphish	Seeing is Believing!		None
	Crawdaunt slams one of its claws into the opponent.
Mr. Saridakis's Crawdaunt	On Olden Pond		None
	Pinsir grabs the opponent with the horns on its head.
Howie's Pinsir	The Ole' Berate and Switch!		None
	Clauncher pinches the opponent with one of its claws.
Rodman's Clauncher	Going for the Gold!		None

In the manga

In the Ash and Pikachu manga

Corphish
The user grabs the oppnent with its pincers.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Corphish grabs the oponent with one of its pincers.
Ash's Corphish	Start Of The Pokémon League!!		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Krabby
The user grabs the opponent in its claws or pincers.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Krabby grabs the opponent in one of its pincers.
Misty's Krabby	Striking Golduck		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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Despite the official English translation of the games normally using American English spelling, the word "vice" in Vice Grip is rendered with the Commonwealth English spelling instead, which is rendered in American English as "vise" since it's referring to the mechanical tool.
• This move's Japanese name is also used as the English name of another move.
• Because of Mega Pinsir's ability, Pinsir is the only Pokémon that can get STAB from Vice Grip.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 剪斷 Jiǎnduàn Danish Skruestik Dutch Handgreep Finnish Kuristusote* European French Force Poigne German Klammer Greek Λαβή Σφιγκτήρας Hindi दमदार शिकंजा Damdaar Shikanja Italian Presa Korean 찝기 Jjipgi Brazilian Portuguese Vice-Agarrar Serbian Stega Spanish Agarre Turkish Kıskaç Kolu

References

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