Tough Claws (Ability)

Tough Claws (Japanese: かたいツメ Tough Claws) is an Ability introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

In battle

Tough Claws boosts the power of the Pokémon's contact moves by approximately 30% (more precisely, a factor of 5325/4096).

Affected moves

The table below lists the moves affected by Tough Claws, as well as the Pokémon that can have Tough Claws and learn those moves.

Move Type Cat. Power and Boost Learned by Accelerock  Rock  Physical 40 52 {{{6}}} Acrobatics  Flying  Physical 55 71.5 * {{{6}}} Aerial Ace  Flying  Physical 60 78 ** {{{6}}} Aqua Tail  Water  Physical 90 117 {{{6}}} Assurance  Dark  Physical 60 78 {{{6}}} Bite  Dark  Physical 60 78 {{{6}}} Body Slam  Normal  Physical 85 110.5 ** {{{6}}} Brick Break  Fighting  Physical 75 97.5 {{{6}}} Brutal Swing  Dark  Physical 60 78 {{{6}}} Bullet Punch  Steel  Physical 40 52 {{{6}}} Clamp  Water  Physical 35 45.5 {{{6}}} Close Combat  Fighting  Physical 120 156 {{{6}}} Covet  Normal  Physical 60 78 * {{{6}}} Cross Chop  Fighting  Physical 100 130 {{{6}}} Crunch  Dark  Physical 80 104 {{{6}}} Crush Claw  Normal  Physical 75 97.5 {{{6}}} Cut  Normal  Physical 50 65 **** {{{6}}} Dig  Ground  Physical 80 104 * {{{6}}} Dive  Water  Physical 80 104 {{{6}}} Double-Edge  Normal  Physical 120 156 *** {{{6}}} Dragon Claw  Dragon  Physical 80 104 {{{6}}} Dragon Rush  Dragon  Physical 100 130 {{{6}}} Dragon Tail  Dragon  Physical 60 78 {{{6}}} Drill Run  Ground  Physical 80 104 {{{6}}} Dual Chop  Dragon  Physical 40 52 ** {{{6}}} Dynamic Punch  Fighting  Physical 100 130 ** {{{6}}} Facade  Normal  Physical 70 91 {{{6}}} Fake Out  Normal  Physical 40 52 {{{6}}} False Swipe  Normal  Physical 40 52 * {{{6}}} Fire Fang  Fire  Physical 65 84.5 {{{6}}} Fire Punch  Fire  Physical 75 97.5 {{{6}}} Flail  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Flame Charge  Fire  Physical 50 65 {{{6}}} Flare Blitz  Fire  Physical 120 156 {{{6}}} Fly  Flying  Physical 90 117 {{{6}}} Focus Punch  Fighting  Physical 150 195 {{{6}}} Foul Play  Dark  Physical 95 123.5 {{{6}}} Frustration  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Fury Cutter  Bug  Physical 40 52 ** {{{6}}} Fury Swipes  Normal  Physical 18 23.4 {{{6}}} Giga Impact  Normal  Physical 150 195 {{{6}}} Grass Knot  Grass  Special — — {{{6}}} Gyro Ball  Steel  Physical — — {{{6}}} Hammer Arm  Fighting  Physical 100 130 {{{6}}} Headbutt  Normal  Physical 70 91 *** {{{6}}} Heavy Slam  Steel  Physical — — {{{6}}} Hold Back  Normal  Physical 40 52 * {{{6}}} Ice Fang  Ice  Physical 65 84.5 {{{6}}} Ice Punch  Ice  Physical 75 97.5 {{{6}}} Infestation  Bug  Special 20 26 ** {{{6}}} Iron Head  Steel  Physical 80 104 {{{6}}} Iron Tail  Steel  Physical 100 130 {{{6}}} Knock Off  Dark  Physical 65 84.5 {{{6}}} Lash Out  Dark  Physical 75 97.5 {{{6}}} Last Resort  Normal  Physical 140 182 {{{6}}} Liquidation  Water  Physical 85 110.5 {{{6}}} Low Kick  Fighting  Physical — — {{{6}}} Mega Kick  Normal  Physical 120 156 * {{{6}}} Mega Punch  Normal  Physical 80 104 * {{{6}}} Metal Claw  Steel  Physical 50 65 {{{6}}} Meteor Mash  Steel  Physical 90 117 {{{6}}} Night Slash  Dark  Physical 70 91 {{{6}}} Outrage  Dragon  Physical 120 156 {{{6}}} Payback  Dark  Physical 50 65 {{{6}}} Play Rough  Fairy  Physical 90 117 {{{6}}} Poison Jab  Poison  Physical 80 104 {{{6}}} Power-Up Punch  Fighting  Physical 40 52 **** {{{6}}} Pursuit  Dark  Physical 40 52 {{{6}}} Psychic Fangs  Psychic  Physical 85 110.5 {{{6}}} Quick Attack  Normal  Physical 40 52 * {{{6}}} Rage  Normal  Physical 20 26 ** {{{6}}} Razor Shell  Water  Physical 75 97.5 {{{6}}} Retaliate  Normal  Physical 70 91 {{{6}}} Return  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Reversal  Fighting  Physical — — {{{6}}} Rock Climb  Normal  Physical 90 117 {{{6}}} Rock Smash  Fighting  Physical 40 52 ***** {{{6}}} Rollout  Rock  Physical 30 39 * {{{6}}} Scratch  Normal  Physical 40 52 {{{6}}} Shadow Claw  Ghost  Physical 70 91 {{{6}}} Skull Bash  Normal  Physical 130 169 * {{{6}}} Sky Drop  Flying  Physical 60 78 {{{6}}} Slash  Normal  Physical 70 91 {{{6}}} Steel Wing  Steel  Physical 70 91 {{{6}}} Stomping Tantrum  Ground  Physical 75 97.5 {{{6}}} Strength  Normal  Physical 80 104 ***** {{{6}}} Submission  Fighting  Physical 80 104 * {{{6}}} Sucker Punch  Dark  Physical 70 91 {{{6}}} Superpower  Fighting  Physical 120 156 {{{6}}} Tackle  Normal  Physical 40 52 {{{6}}} Tail Slap  Normal  Physical 25 32.5 {{{6}}} Take Down  Normal  Physical 90 117 * {{{6}}} Thief  Dark  Physical 60 78 {{{6}}} Thrash  Normal  Physical 120 156 {{{6}}} Throat Chop  Dark  Physical 80 104 {{{6}}} Thunder Fang  Electric  Physical 65 84.5 {{{6}}} Thunder Punch  Electric  Physical 75 97.5 {{{6}}} Trailblaze  Grass  Physical 50 65 {{{6}}} U-turn  Bug  Physical 70 91 {{{6}}} Wing Attack  Flying  Physical 60 78 {{{6}}} X-Scissor  Bug  Physical 80 104 {{{6}}} Zen Headbutt  Psychic  Physical 80 104 {{{6}}}

Although the following moves are affected by the Ability, they currently cannot be learned by any Pokémon with Tough Claws. They may, however, be used after a Pokémon with Tough Claws learned the move via Mimic, or be used by a Pokémon that gained Tough Claws by an Ability like Trace or Receiver or a move such as Skill Swap or Role Play.

Outside of battle

Tough Claws has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Tough Claws

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0006		Charizard Mega Charizard X	Fire	Dragon	Tough Claws	None	None
0052		Meowth Galarian Form	Steel		Steel	Pickup	Tough Claws	Unnerve
0142		Aerodactyl Mega Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	Tough Claws	None	None
0376		Metagross Mega Metagross	Steel	Psychic	Tough Claws	None	None
0688		Binacle	Rock	Water	Sniper	Tough Claws	Pickpocket
0689		Barbaracle	Rock	Water	Sniper	Tough Claws	Pickpocket
0745		Lycanroc Dusk Form	Rock		Rock	Tough Claws	None	None
0863		Perrserker	Steel		Steel	Battle Armor	Tough Claws	Steely Spirit
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Tough Claws boosts the power of contact moves by 20%.

Description

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• X's Charizard, Salamè, was revealed to have Tough Claws as his Ability when Mega Evolved into Mega Charizard X in the PokéSPedia data-book.

In other languages

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