Metal Claw (move)

Metal Claw メタルクロー Metal Claw

The foe is raked with steel claws. It may also raise the user's Attack stat.

Battles Type  Steel Category  Physical PP  35 (max. 56) Power  50 Accuracy  95% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0 A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

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

Metal Claw (Japanese: メタルクロー Metal Claw) is a damage dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Metal Claw deals damage and has a 10% chance of raising the user's Attack stat by one level.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 212 Scizor Bug Steel 30 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 65C 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 027 Sandshrew Ground SneaselC 207 Gligar Ground Flying Scizor 216 Teddiursa Normal SneaselC 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.

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 098 KrabbyLv 5 Water New York City Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 004 Charmander Fire 13FRLG 005 Charmeleon Fire 13FRLG 006 Charizard Fire Flying --FRLG 006 Charizard Fire Flying 13FRLG 099 Kingler Water --FRLG 212 Scizor Bug Steel 26 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 64 290 Nincada Bug Ground 38 304 Aron Steel Rock 13 305 Lairon Steel Rock 13 306 Aggron Steel Rock 13 347 Anorith Rock Bug 25 348 Armaldo Rock Bug 25 375 Metang Steel Psychic 20 376 Metagross Steel Psychic -- 20 379 Registeel Steel 9 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 027 Sandshrew Ground Sneasel 207 Gligar Ground Flying Scizor Nincada 216 Teddiursa Normal Sneasel 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 098 Krabby Water 21 099 Kingler Water 21 212 Scizor Bug Steel 21 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 42 290 Nincada Bug Ground 38 304 Aron Steel Rock 15 305 Lairon Steel Rock 15 306 Aggron Steel Rock 15 347 Anorith Rock Bug 19 348 Armaldo Rock Bug 19 375 Metang Steel Psychic 20 376 Metagross Steel Psychic -- 20 379 Registeel Steel 9 394 Prinplup Water 16 395 Empoleon Water Steel 16 448 Lucario Fighting Steel -- 461 Weavile Dark Ice 42 483 Dialga Steel Dragon 10DPPt 483 Dialga Steel Dragon 6HGSS 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 004 Charmander Fire Aron, Lairon, Aggron 027 Sandshrew Ground Sneasel, Weavile Prinplup, Empoleon 046 Paras Bug Grass Scizor Nincada 158 Totodile Water Aron, Lairon, Aggron Prinplup, Empoleon 207 Gligar Ground Flying Scizor Nincada 216 Teddiursa Normal Sneasel, Weavile Prinplup, Empoleon 335 Zangoose Normal Sneasel, Weavile Prinplup, Empoleon 341 Corphish Water Krabby, Kingler Anorith, Armaldo Prinplup, Empoleon 443 Gible Dragon Ground Aron, Lairon, 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.

In the anime

Sneasel	Weavile	Scizor	Prinplup
The user's claws glow and are used in slashing the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Scizor	Scizor's claws become surrounded in a silver aura and it grabs onto the opponent, or one of Scizor's claw glow white and then it punches the opponent with it.
Shingo's Blade	Wired for Battle		Debut
Gary's Scizor	Can't Beat the Heat!		None
Unknown Trainer's Scizor	Vanity Affair		None
Katie's Scizor	A Judgment Brawl		None
Minnie's Scizor	Gymbaliar!		None
A Scizor an Unknown Trainer used briefly	Camping it Up!		None
Mitsuzō's Scizor	DP154		None
Sneasel	Sneasel's claw glows white and then it slashes the opponent.
Harrison's Sneasel	Playing with Fire!		None
Lairon	Lairon's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them.
Savannah's Lairon	A Fan with a Plan		None
Armaldo	The black parts of Armaldo's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent.
A wild Armaldo	Where's Armaldo?		None
Aggron	Aggron's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them.
Johnny's Aggron	Shocks and Bonds		None
Registeel	Registeel's fingers glow white and it slashes the opponent with them.
Brandon's Registeel	Overjoyed!		None
Prinplup	The light blue parts of Prinplup's flippers glow white and it slashes the opponent with them.
Kenny's Prinplup	Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!		None
Metang	Metang's forearm becomes surrounded by a white aura and light blue sparks surround it. It then hits the opponent with its arm.
Head Designer's Metang	Bibarel Gnaws Best!		None
Lucario	The spikes on the top of Lucario's paws glow white and they grow, transforming into three claws. Lucario then slashes the opponent with them.
Maylene's Lucario	Crossing the Battle Line!		None
Weavile	Weavile's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them.
Paul's Weavile	Pedal to the Mettle!		None
Charmander	Charmander's claws glow white and it then slashes its target with them.
Charmander of Team Go-Getters	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate!		None
Metagross	Metagross crosses it front claws in front of its face and slashes the opponent.
A wild Metagross	DP158		None
Empoleon	The blue parts of Empoleon glow white, it then crosses its arms and flies into the air, and slashes the opponent with them.
Barry's Empoleon	DP163		None

In other languages

• French: Griffe Acier
• German: Metallklaue
• Italian: Ferrartigli
• Spanish: Garra Metal, Garra-Metal
• Dutch: Metalen klauw
• Hindi: Dhatoo Ka Panja

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