Shadow Claw (move)

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}}} 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 IV TM65 in 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 on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Shadow Claw on Eevee's Movedex

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

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 49PtHGSS 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 80DPPt 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 42HGSS 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 80Pt 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 42HGSS 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 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 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
	Slash | Psycho Cut | Night Slash Shadow Claw | Cross Poison

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