Dragon Claw (move)

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Dragon Claw
ドラゴンクロー Dragon Claw
The user slashes the foe with huge, sharp claws.
Battles
Type  Dragon
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe
Self Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Contests
Category  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.
Super Contests
Category  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Dragon Claw (Japanese: ドラゴンクロー Dragon Claw) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type move introduced in Generation III.

Contents

Effect

Dragon Claw inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

In the anime

Pokémon

Shelgon. Shelgon's claw glows brightly with a green hue. It then uses it to attack its opponent.

Gabite. Gabite's claw glows brightly with a blue hue. It then slashes its opponent.

Giratina. Giratina's leg glows red while in its Origin Forme. It then uses it to attack its opponent.

Dragonite. Dragonite's claws glow and then it slashes the foe.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
371 Bagon Dragon 49
372 Shelgon Dragon 69
373 Salamence Dragon Flying 79
384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 20
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 TM02

#   Pokémon Type
004 Charmander Fire
005 Charmeleon Fire
006 Charizard Fire Flying
142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying
149 Dragonite Dragon Flying
151 Mew Psychic
160 Feraligatr Water
248 Tyranitar Rock Dark
254 Sceptile Grass
306 Aggron Steel Rock
330 Flygon Ground Dragon
334 Altaria Dragon Flying
371 Bagon Dragon
372 Shelgon Dragon
373 Salamence Dragon Flying
380 Latias Dragon Psychic
381 Latios Dragon Psychic
383 Groudon Ground
384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying
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 breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father
158 Totodile Water Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard
Dragonite
Feraligatr
Tyranitar
Sceptile
Aggron
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
006 Charizard Fire Flying --
330 Flygon Ground Dragon 45
371 Bagon Dragon 50
372 Shelgon Dragon 55
373 Salamence Dragon Flying 61
384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 20
443 Gible Dragon Ground 27
444 Gabite Dragon Ground 33
445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 33
483 Dialga Steel Dragon 30
484 Palkia Water Dragon 30
487 Giratina
Altered Forme
Ghost Dragon 30
487 Giratina
Origin Forme
Ghost Dragon 30
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 TM02

#   Pokémon Type
004 Charmander Fire
005 Charmeleon Fire
006 Charizard Fire Flying
142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying
149 Dragonite Dragon Flying
151 Mew Psychic
160 Feraligatr Water
248 Tyranitar Rock Dark
254 Sceptile Grass
306 Aggron Steel Rock
330 Flygon Ground Dragon
334 Altaria Dragon Flying
371 Bagon Dragon
372 Shelgon Dragon
373 Salamence Dragon Flying
380 Latias Dragon Psychic
381 Latios Dragon Psychic
383 Groudon Ground
384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying
443 Gible Dragon Ground
444 Gabite Dragon Ground
445 Garchomp Dragon Ground
483 Dialga Steel Dragon
484 Palkia Water Dragon
487 Giratina
Altered Forme
Ghost Dragon
487 Giratina
Origin Forme
Ghost Dragon
493 Arceus Dark
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 breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father
158 Totodile Water Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard
Dragonite
Feraligatr
Tyranitar
Sceptile
Aggron
Gible, Gabite, Garchomp
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

In other languages

  • Dutch: Drakenklauw
  • French: Dracogriffe
  • German: Drachenklaue
  • Italian: Dragartigli
  • Spanish: Garra Dragón
Variations on the move Strength
Physical Strength | Dragon Claw | Seed Bomb | X-Scissor
Generation III TMs
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50
Generation III HMs
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08
Generation IV TMs
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50
51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75
76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92
Generation IV HMs
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08


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