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. |} |}

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 |- | 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 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 |- | 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 |- | 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. |} |}

In the anime

File:Sneasel using Metal Claw on Pikachu.PNG Sneasel File:Lucario Metal Claw.png Lucario File:Scizor MetalClaw.jpg 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
	Sneasel's claw turns white and then it slashes its target.
Harrison's Sneasel	Playing with Fire!		None
	Scizor's claw turns white and then it punches its target.
Minnie's Scizor	Gymbaliar!		None
	The edges of Prinplup's flippers turn white and then it slashes its target.
Kenny's Prinplup	Getting the Pre-Contest Titters		None
	Three white blades are formed on Lucario's paws which are used in slashing the foe.
Maylene's Lucario	Crossing the Battle Line!		None

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In other languages

• French: Griffe Acier
• German: Metallklaue
• Italian: Ferrartigli
• Spanish: Garra Metal
• Dutch: Metalen klauw