Vise Grip (move)

ViceGrip はさむ Clamp

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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 but the user (long-range)

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

ViceGrip (Japanese: はさむ Clamp) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

ViceGrip inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

In the anime

Pokémon

Krabby. Krabby pinches its opponent with its claws.

• Used by Ash's Krabby from Mystery at the Lighthouse to Round One - Begin!. Debut.
• Used by a wild Krabby in Island of the Giant Pokémon.
• Used by a wild Krabby in The Evolution Solution.

Kingler. Kingler pinches the opponent with its claws.

• Used by Ash's Kingler from Round One - Begin to Present.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0098 Krabby Water 20 0099 Kingler Water --, 20 0127 Pinsir Bug -- 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 II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0098 Krabby Water 12 0099 Kingler Water --, 12 0127 Pinsir Bug -- 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 0098 Krabby Water 12 0099 Kingler Water --, 12 0127 Pinsir Bug -- 0303 Mawile Steel 21 0341 Corphish Water 10 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark --, 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.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0098 Krabby Water 5 0099 Kingler Water --, 5 0127 Pinsir Bug -- 0303 Mawile Steel 21 0341 Corphish Water 10 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark --, 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.

Trivia

• Though the English translation of the games normally uses American English spelling, ViceGrip uses the Commonwealth English spelling of the word which is rendered in American English as "vise".
• ViceGrip's Japanese name is the same as the English name of Clamp.

In other languages

• French: Force Poigne
• German: Klammer
• Spanish: Agarre
• Italian: Presa
• Hindi: दमदार शिकंजा Damdaar Shikanja