Crush Claw (move)

Crush Claw ブレイククロー Break Claw

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  75 Accuracy  95% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone but the user

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

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Crush Claw (Japanese: ブレイククロー Break Claw) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV, it was the signature move of Zangoose.

Effect

Crush Claw inflicts damage and has a 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense stat by one stat level.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground				22				22			'
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal	31			31				31			''''
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug				55				55			'
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug				67				67			'
604		Eelektross	Electric		Electric								--			'
627		Rufflet	Normal	Flying								46			''''
628		Braviary	Normal	Flying								46			''''
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.

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal
529		Drilbur	Ground		Ground
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon
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.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice Pokéwalker - Icy Mountain Rd. 0244 Entei Fire 13th Movie Event Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:Zangoose Crush Claw1.png Zangoose's claw glowing File:Zangoose Crush Claw2.png Zangoose using Crush Claw on Chimchar File:Zangoose Crush Claw3.png Turtwig stopping Zangoose's Crush Claw
The user's claw starts glowing. It then crushes its claw down on the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Zangoose's claw glows blue-white. It then smashes its claw down onto its opponent, or Zangoose's claws glow blueish-white with white sparks surrounding it and it hits the opponent with it.
Nicholai's Zangoose	ZigZag Zangoose!		Debut
A Black Belt's Zangoose	Glory Blaze!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Zangoose
The user slashes the opponent with claws that can break stone.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Zangoose slashes the opponent with its claws.
Sidney's Zangoose	VS. Regirock, Regice & Registeel I		Debut
A Trainer's Zangoose	VS. Gallade I		None

In other languages

Language Title French Éclategriffe German Zermalmklaue Greek Νύχια Συντριβής Italian Tritartigli Korean 브레이크크루 Break Claw Portuguese Garra Brutal Serbian Drobeća Kandža Spanish Garra Brutal

Variations of the move Crush Claw
Crush Claw • Razor Shell

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.