Dire Claw (move)

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Dire Claw
フェイタルクロー Fatal Claw
Type  Poison
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 15)
Power  60
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VIII
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Dire Claw (Japanese: フェイタルクロー Fatal Claw) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. It is the signature move of Sneasler.

Effect

Dire Claw inflicts damage and has an increased critical hit ratio. It has a 50% (Standard Style) or 80% (Strong Style) chance to either poison the target, paralyze it, or make it drowsy.

Description

Games Description
LA The user lashes out at the target with ruinous claws, aiming to land a critical hit. This may also leave the target poisoned, paralyzed, or drowsy.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0903 Sneasler FightingIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Field Field 11LA
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 剋命爪 Hākmihng Jáau
Mandarin 剋命爪 / 克命爪 Kèmìng Zhuǎ
France Flag.png French Griffes Funestes
Germany Flag.png German Unheilsklauen
Italy Flag.png Italian Artigli Fatali
South Korea Flag.png Korean 페이탈클로 Fatal Claw
Spain Flag.png Spanish Garra Nociva


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