Scratch (move)
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| Scratch ひっかく Scratch | ||||||||||||
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Scratch (Japanese: ひっかく Scratch) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Scratch inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||||
| 004 | 
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Charmander | Fire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 005 | 
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Charmeleon | Fire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 006 | 
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Charizard | Fire | Flying | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||
| 027 | 
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Sandshrew | Ground | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 028 | 
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Sandslash | Ground | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 029 | 
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Nidoran♀ | Poison | 8 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 030 | 
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Nidorina | Poison | --, 8 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 031 | 
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Nidoqueen | Poison | Ground | --, 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||
| 046 | 
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Paras | Bug | Grass | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||
| 047 | 
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Parasect | Bug | Grass | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||
| 050 | 
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Diglett | Ground | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 051 | 
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Dugtrio | Ground | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 052 | 
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Meowth | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||
| 053 | 
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Persian | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||
| 054 | 
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Psyduck | Water | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 055 | 
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Golduck | Water | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 056 | 
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Mankey | Fighting | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 057 | 
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Primeape | Fighting | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 140 | 
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Kabuto | Rock | Water | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||
| 141 | 
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Kabutops | Rock | Water | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||
| 158 | 
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Totodile | Water | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 159 | 
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Croconaw | Water | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 160 | 
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Feraligatr | Water | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 162 | 
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Furret | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | ||||||||
| 190 | 
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Aipom | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | ||||||||
| 215 | 
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Sneasel | Dark | Ice | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 216 | 
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Teddiursa | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | ||||||||
| 217 | 
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Ursaring | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | ||||||||
| 255 | 
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Torchic | Fire | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 256 | 
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Combusken | Fire | Fighting | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 257 | 
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Blaziken | Fire | Fighting | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 287 | 
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Slakoth | Normal | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||||
| 288 | 
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Vigoroth | Normal | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||||
| 289 | 
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Slaking | Normal | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||||
| 290 | 
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Nincada | Bug | Ground | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 291 | 
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Ninjask | Bug | Flying | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 292 | 
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Shedinja | Bug | Ghost | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 302 | 
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Sableye | Dark | Ghost | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 335 | 
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Zangoose | Normal | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||||
| 347 | 
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Anorith | Rock | Bug | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 348 | 
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Armaldo | Rock | Bug | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 352 | 
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Kecleon | Normal | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||||
| 359 | 
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Absol | Dark | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 390 | 
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Chimchar | Fire | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 391 | 
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Monferno | Fire | Fighting | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 392 | 
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Infernape | Fire | Fighting | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 424 | 
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Ambipom | Normal | -- | -- | '''' | ||||||||||
| 431 | 
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Glameow | Normal | 5 | 5 | '''' | ||||||||||
| 432 | 
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Purugly | Normal | --, 5 | --, 5 | '''' | ||||||||||
| 434 | 
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Stunky | Poison | Dark | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 435 | 
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Skuntank | Poison | Dark | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 461 | 
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Weavile | Dark | Ice | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 509 | 
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Purrloin | Dark | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 510 | 
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Liepard | Dark | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 511 | 
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Pansage | Grass | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 513 | 
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Pansear | Fire | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 515 | 
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Panpour | Water | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 529 | 
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Drilbur | Ground | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 530 | 
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Excadrill | Ground | Steel | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 570 | 
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Zorua | Dark | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 571 | 
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Zoroark | Dark | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 610 | 
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Axew | Dragon | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 611 | 
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Fraxure | Dragon | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 612 | 
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Haxorus | Dragon | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 621 | 
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Druddigon | Dragon | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 624 | 
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Pawniard | Dark | Steel | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 625 | 
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Bisharp | Dark | Steel | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 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
 Slakoth  Chimchar  Panpour  Axew | |||
| The foe is hit by the user's sharp claws | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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Meowth scratches the opponent with its claws, or Meowth's claws come out of its paw and they glow white. Meowth then scratches the opponent with them. As it scratches, it leaves behind white trails of energy. | ||
| Meowth of Team Rocket | Challenge of the Samurai | Debut | |
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Primeape puts its hand in a fist and repeatedly scratches the opponent with its fist. | ||
| Ash's Primeape | The Punchy Pokémon | None | |
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Psyduck charges at the opponent with its claws extended and scratches them. | ||
| Misty's Psyduck | The Ninja Poké-Showdown | None | |
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Nidoran repeatedly scratches the opponent with its claws. | ||
| Emily's Maria | Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon | None | |
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Sandslash repeatedly slashes the opponent with its claws. | ||
| Koji's Sandslash | Good Quil Hunting | None | |
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Totodile scratches the opponent repeatedly with its claws. | ||
| Ash's Totodile | The Totodile Duel | None | |
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Vigoroth hits the opponent with its whole hand. | ||
| Norman's Vigoroth | There's no Place like Hoenn | None | |
| Marcel's Vigoroth | The Garden of Eatin' | None | |
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Sableye scratches the opponent with its nails. | ||
| Cassidy's Sableye | Oaknapped | None | |
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Torchic jumps up and scratches the opponent repeatedly with its two feet. | ||
| Nurse Joy's Torchic | Having a Wailord of a Time | None | |
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Slakoth scratches the opponent with its claws. | ||
| Marcel's Slakoth | The Garden of Eatin' | None | |
| A Coordinator's Slakoth | Playing the Performance Encore! | None | |
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Aipom scratches the opponent with its hands. | ||
| Multiple wild Aipom | Slaking Kong! | None | |
| Dawn's Aipom | Slaking Kong! | None | |
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Weavile scratches the opponent with its claws. | ||
| A wild Weavile | Duels of the Jungle! | None | |
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Chimchar scratches the opponent with its fingers. It leaves behind white trails where it scratched. | ||
| Ash's Chimchar | When Pokémon Worlds Collide! | None | |
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The crimson part of one of Zorua's paws glows light blue and it swings its paw. A light blue crescent blade of energy is then released from its paw at the opponent. | ||
| Zorua (M13) | Zoroark: Master of Illusions | None | |
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The tip of one of Panpour's hands glow white and it scratches the opponent with it. A white trail of energy is left behind where it scratches, or the tips of both of Panpour's hands glow white and it repeatedly scratches the opponent with them. It leaves a white trail of energy behind each time it scratches. | ||
| Cress's Panpour | Triple Leaders, Team Threats! | None | |
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Axew raises its claws in the air and one of them flashes white. It then scratches the opponent repeatedly with both claws. As it scratches, it leaves behind a white trail of energy. Sometimes, its claws glow white before it scratches the opponent, or one of Axew's hands glow white and it scratches the opponent once with its claws. As it scratches, a white trail of energy is left behind it. | ||
| Iris's Axew | The Bloom Is on Axew! | None | |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
 Nidoqueen  Aipom  Totodile  Meowth | |||
| The user scratches the opponent with its claws. | |||
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Nidoqueen scratches the opponent with one of its claws. | ||
| Giovanni's Nidoqueen | The Beedrill All and End All | Debut | |
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Aipom scratches the opponent repeatedly with its two hands. | ||
| Gold's Aibo | Murkrow Row | None | |
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Totodile scratches the opponent with one of its claws. | ||
| Silver's Totodile | Totodile Rock | None | |
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Meowth sticks out both of its paws and it scratches the opponent with both of them. | ||
| Sham's Meowth | Escape!! | None | |
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
 Purugly
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| The user scratches the opponent. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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Purugly raises its paw and scratches the foe with it. | ||
| Mars's Purugly | The Mystery Boy, Jun!! | Debut | |
In other generations
Trivia
- As of Generation V, the only Pokémon capable of learning Scratch not to have Scratch as a standard move is the Glameow evolutionary line.
In other languages
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