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ViceGrip はさむ Clamp
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Target
Foe
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Foe
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Foe
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Self
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Ally
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Ally
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May affect anyone adjacent to the user
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Availability
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ViceGrip (Japanese: はさむ Clamp) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
ViceGrip inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.
Description
Games
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Description
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StadStad2
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A Normal-type attack used only by Pokémon with pincers. The target is gripped and injured.
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GSC
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Grips with powerful pincers.
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RSE
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Grips the foe with large and powerful pincers.
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ColoXD
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Grips the target with large and powerful pincers.
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FRLGDPPtHGSS
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Huge, impressive pincers grip and squeeze the foe.
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BW
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The target is gripped and squeezed from both sides to inflict damage.
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Learnset
In the anime
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Krabby
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The user grabs the opponent in its claws or pincers.
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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First Chapter Used In
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Notes
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Krabby grabs the opponent in one of its pincers.
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Misty's Kra
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Striking Golduck
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Debut
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In other generations
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".
- No Pokémon, besides Smeargle, can gain STAB from this move.
In other languages