Dragon Claw (move)

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}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM02 in Generation III TM02 in Generation IV

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 on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Dragon Claw on Eevee's Movedex

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

Effect

Dragon Claw inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

In the anime

Shelgon using Dragon Claw on Pikachu

Gabite rushing to the foe to attack it with Dragon Claw

Gabite using Dragon Claw on Piplup

Pokémon

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

• Used by Drake's Shelgon in Vanity Affair.

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

• Used by Gabite in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness.
• Used by Ursula's Gabite in Another One Gabites the Dust!.Green instead of Blue.

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

• Used by Giratina in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

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

• Used by Lance's Dragonite in The Scuffle of Legends.

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 20DPPt 443 Gible Dragon Ground 27 444 Gabite Dragon Ground 33 445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 33 483 Dialga Steel Dragon 30DPPt 483 Dialga Steel Dragon 28HGSS 484 Palkia Water Dragon 30DPPt 484 Palkia Water Dragon 28HGSS 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 30DPPt 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 28HGSS 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 30Pt 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 28HGSS 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 Fire 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
	Strength | Dragon Claw | Seed Bomb | X-Scissor

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