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 adjacent to the user

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

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

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

Crush Claw on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Crush Claw on Eevee's Movedex

Crush Claw (Japanese: ブレイククロー Break Claw) is a damage-dealing Normal-type 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.

Description

Games Description RSE Tears at the foe with sharp claws. May lower Defense. FRLG The foe is attacked with sharp claws. It may also lower the foe’s Defense. Colo. Slices target with sharp claws. May lower Defense. XD Slices target with sharp claws. May lower Defense. DPPtHGSS The user slashes the foe with hard and sharp claws. It may also lower the target’s Defense. BWB2W2 The user slashes the target with hard and sharp claws. It may also lower the target's Defense.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground	no			22				22
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal	31			31				31	22
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug	no			55				55
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug	no			67				67
604		Eelektross	Electric		Electric	no			no				--
627		Rufflet	Normal	Flying	no			no				46
628		Braviary	Normal	Flying	no			no				46
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
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	no
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal
529		Drilbur	Ground		Ground	no				no
621		Druddigon*	Dragon		Dragon	no				no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 215 Sneasel Dark Ice Pokéwalker - Icy Mountain Rd. 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 event

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 244 Entei Fire 13th Movie Event GameStop Event English Winter 2011 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

Zangoose's claw glowing	Eelektross	Turtwig stopping Zangoose's Crush Claw	Nicholai's Zangoose
The user's claw starts glowing. It then crushes its claw down on the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Zangoose	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
Eelektross	Eelektross's claws glow blue. It then smashes its claws down onto its opponent.
Kendrick's Eelektross	Curtain Up, Unova League!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga

	Zangoose
The user slashes the opponent with claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Zangoose	Zangoose slashes the opponent repeatedly with its claws.
Enta's Zangoose	The Predestined Battle!		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 突擊爪 Tújí Zhuǎ Finnish Murskatassu French Éclategriffe German Zermalmklaue Greek Νύχια Συντριβής Italian Tritartigli Korean 브레이크크루 Break Claw Portuguese Brazil Garra Esmagadora Portugal Garra Brutal Serbian Drobeća Kandža Spanish Latin America Garra de Choque Spain Garra Brutal

Variations of the move Crush Claw
Crush Claw • Razor Shell

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