Shadow Claw (move)

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Shadow Claw
シャドークロー Shadow Claw
The user slashes with a sharp claw made from shadows. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
Battles
Type  Ghost
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  70
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe
Self Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Contests
Category  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0
+2 if first to appeal
Super Contests
Category  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Shadow Claw (Japanese: シャドークロー Shadow Claw) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Contents

Effect

Shadow Claw deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
006 Charizard Fire Flying --
302 Sableye Dark Ghost 39
352 Kecleon Normal 55DP
352 Kecleon Normal 49Pt
487 Giratina
Altered Forme
Ghost Dragon 80
487 Giratina
Origin Forme
Ghost Dragon 80
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 TM65

#   Pokémon Type
004 Charmander Fire
005 Charmeleon Fire
006 Charizard Fire Flying
027 Sandshrew Ground
028 Sandslash Ground
029 Nidoran♀ Poison
030 Nidorina Poison
031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground
032 Nidoran♂ Poison
033 Nidorino Poison
034 Nidoking Poison Ground
050 Diglett Ground
051 Dugtrio Ground
052 Meowth Normal
053 Persian Normal
054 Psyduck Water
055 Golduck Water
093 Haunter Ghost Poison
094 Gengar Ghost Poison
112 Rhydon Ground Rock
115 Kangaskhan Normal
151 Mew Psychic
157 Typhlosion Fire
158 Totodile Water
159 Croconaw Water
160 Feraligatr Water
161 Sentret Normal
162 Furret Normal
190 Aipom Normal
214 Heracross Bug Fighting
215 Sneasel Dark Ice
216 Teddiursa Normal
217 Ursaring Normal
248 Tyranitar Rock Dark
255 Torchic Fire
256 Combusken Fire Fighting
257 Blaziken Fire Fighting
264 Linoone Normal
287 Slakoth Normal
288 Vigoroth Normal
289 Slaking Normal
292 Shedinja Bug Ghost
302 Sableye Dark Ghost
304 Aron Steel Rock
305 Lairon Steel Rock
306 Aggron Steel Rock
335 Zangoose Normal
352 Kecleon Normal
354 Banette Ghost
359 Absol Dark
371 Bagon Dragon
372 Shelgon Dragon
373 Salamence Dragon Flying
379 Registeel Steel
380 Latias Dragon Psychic
381 Latios Dragon Psychic
383 Groudon Ground
384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying
390 Chimchar Fire
391 Monferno Fire Fighting
392 Infernape Fire Fighting
394 Prinplup Water
395 Empoleon Water Steel
424 Ambipom Normal
431 Glameow Normal
432 Purugly Normal
434 Stunky Poison Dark
435 Skuntank Poison Dark
443 Gible Dragon Ground
444 Gabite Dragon Ground
445 Garchomp Dragon Ground
447 Riolu Fighting
448 Lucario Fighting Steel
461 Weavile Dark Ice
464 Rhyperior Ground Rock
483 Dialga Steel Dragon
484 Palkia Water Dragon
487 Giratina
Altered Forme
Ghost Dragon
487 Giratina
Origin Forme
Ghost Dragon
491 Darkrai Dark
493 Arceus Poison
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
371 Bagon Dragon Charizard
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

Charging Shadow Claw Zoey's Glameow
A dark-purple aura shaped into sharp claws envelops the users paw. The user then strikes the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Episode Used In Notes
Glameow A dark-purple aura shaped into sharp claws envelops Glameow's paw. Glameow then strikes the opponent.
Zoey's Glameow Arrival of a Rival Debut

In other languages

  • French: Griffe Ombre
  • German: Dunkelklaue
  • Italian: Ombrartigli
  • Spanish: Garra Umbría
  • Korean: 섀도크루 Shadow Claw
Variations on the move Slash
Physical Slash | Psycho Cut | Night Slash
Shadow Claw | Cross Poison
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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