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Crush Claw (move)

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Crush Claw
ブレイククロー Break Claw
Crush Claw VIII.png
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Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  75
Accuracy  95%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Makes contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Cool
Appeal  1 ♥
Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  1 ♥
Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

Crush Claw (Japanese: ブレイククロー Break Claw) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV, it was the signature move of Zangoose.

Effect

Crush Claw inflicts damage and has a 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense stat by one stage.

Crush Claw can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if the move Swords Dance was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
RSE Tears at the foe with sharp claws. May lower Defense.
FRLG The foe is attacked with sharp claws. It may also lower the foe's Defense.
ColoXD Slices target with sharp claws. May lower Defense.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user slashes the foe with hard and sharp claws. It may also lower the target's Defense.
BWB2W2 The user slashes the target with hard and sharp claws. It may also lower the target's Defense.
XYORAS
SMUSUM 		The user slashes the target with hard and sharp claws. This may also lower the target's Defense.
SwShBDSP The user slashes the target with hard and sharp claws. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0028 Sandslash GroundIC Big.png Field Field 22 22 22 1, Evo.SMUSUM 1
0335 Zangoose NormalIC Big.png Field Field 31 31 31BW
22B2W2 		22XY
26ORAS 		26 26BDSP
0347 Anorith RockIC Big.png
BugIC Big.png 		Water 3 Water 3 55 55 55XY
39ORAS 		39 32
0348 Armaldo RockIC Big.png
BugIC Big.png 		Water 3 Water 3 67 67 1, 67XY
39ORAS 		39 32
0529 Drilbur GroundIC Big.png Field Field 24
0530 Excadrill GroundIC Big.png
SteelIC Big.png 		Field Field 24
0604 Eelektross ElectricIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1
0627 Rufflet NormalIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png 		Flying Flying 46 46 46 48SwSh
0628 Braviary NormalIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png 		Flying Flying 46 46 46 48SwSh
745D Lycanroc
Lycanroc
Dusk Form
 RockIC Big.png Field Field 1, Evo.SwSh
0772 Type: Null NormalIC Big.png style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 25 25SwSh
0773 Silvally NormalIC Big.png style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 25 25SwSh
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.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0027 Sandshrew GroundIC Big.png Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
027A Sandshrew
Sandshrew
Alolan Form
 IceIC Big.png
SteelIC Big.png 		Field Field ✔ ✔SwSh
0111 Rhyhorn GroundIC Big.png
RockIC Big.png 		Monster Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0115 Kangaskhan NormalIC Big.png Monster Monster ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0155 Cyndaquil FireIC Big.png Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0215 Sneasel DarkIC Big.png
IceIC Big.png 		Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0252 Treecko GrassIC Big.png Monster Dragon ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0255 Torchic FireIC Big.png Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0287 Slakoth NormalIC Big.png Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0529 Drilbur GroundIC Big.png Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔
0621 Druddigon DragonIC Big.png Dragon Monster ✔ ✔ ✔
0744 Rockruff RockIC Big.png Field Field ✔
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.


Special move

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0215 Sneasel DarkIC Big.png
IceIC Big.png 		Field Field Pokéwalker - Icy Mountain Rd.
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.


By event

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0244 Entei FireIC Big.png style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered Shiny Crown Entei
Shinsegae Entei
Korean Crown Entei
GameStop Entei
Winter 2011 Entei
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 games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Crush Claw is a move with 14 base power, 90% accuracy, and 15 PP. It damages an enemy in front of the user, and might lower their Defense by one stage.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description
Physical 2 — 63 75 95% An opponent — Has a chance (50%) of lowering the target's Defense by one stat rank.

Past Description

  • Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Has a good chance of lowering the target's Defense

Pokémon GO

GO Normal.png Crush Claw
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power ?
Energy cost ?
Duration 1.9 seconds
Damage window 1.2 - 1.7 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power ?
Energy cost ?
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also lower the target's Defense by one level.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also reduce the target's Defense by 1 level.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで ぼうぎょを １だんかいさげる
MDGtI It damages an enemy. It could also lower its Defense.
SMD
MDRTDX 		It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Defense.


In the anime

Gladion Silvally Crush Claw.png
Silvally
Kendrick Eelektross Crush Claw.png
Eelektross
Gladion Silvally Type Null Crush Claw.png
Type: Null
Nicholai Zangoose Crush Claw.png
Zangoose
The user's claw starts glowing. It then crushes its claw down on the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Zangoose Zangoose's claw glows blue-white. It then smashes its claw down onto its opponent, or Zangoose's claws glow blueish-white with white sparks surrounding it and it hits the opponent with it.
Nicholai's Zangoose ZigZag Zangoose! Debut
A Black Belt's Zangoose Glory Blaze! None
Eelektross Eelektross's claws glow blue and smashes its claws down onto its opponent. Or a red-crimson aura forms around each of Eelektross's hands and they turn into a claw like shape and then Eelektross strikes its opponent with the claws.
Kendrick's Eelektross Curtain Up, Unova League! None
A wild Eelektross XYS06 None
Lycanroc Midnight Form Lycanroc's claws glow red and smashes its claws down onto the opponent.
Cross's Lycanroc I Choose You! None
Type: Null Type: Null's claws glow red and smashes its claws down onto the opponent.
Gladion's Silvally A Masked Warning! None
Silvally Silvally's claws glow red and smashes its claws down onto the opponent.
Gladion's Silvally Family Determination! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Battle Frontier


In other generations

Core series games

Crush Claw III.png Crush Claw IV.png Crush Claw V.png Crush Claw.png
Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI
Crush Claw VII.png
Generation VII

Side series games

Crush Claw Colo.png Crush Claw XD.png Crush Claw PBR.png
Colosseum XD Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

Crush Claw PMD RB.png Crush Claw PMD GTI.png Crush Claw PSMD.png Crush Claw Masters.png
MD: Red and Blue MD: GTI SMD Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 撕裂爪 Sīliht Jáau *
突擊爪 Dahtgīk Jáau *
Mandarin 撕裂爪 Sīliè Zhuǎ *
突擊爪 Tújí Zhuǎ *
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Pletklauw
Finland Flag.png Finnish Murskatassu
France Flag.png French Éclate Griffe*
Éclategriffe*
Eclategriffe*
Germany Flag.png German Zermalmklaue
Greece Flag.png Greek Νύχια Συντριβής
Italy Flag.png Italian Tritartigli
South Korea Flag.png Korean 브레이크크루 Break Claw
Poland Flag.png Polish Niszczący Pazur
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Garra Esmagadora (Pokémon GO, BW103-present, manga)
Garra Brutal (early anime)
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Garra Brutal
Garra Esmagadora
Russia Flag.png Russian Разящий коготь Razyaschyy Kogot
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Drobeća kandža
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Golpe de Garra (AG048)
Garra de Choque (DP051-present)
Spain Flag.png Spain Garra Brutal
Thailand Flag.png Thai กรงเล็บทำลายล้าง
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Vuốt Nghiền
Variations of the move Crush Claw
PhysicalIC HOME.png Crush Claw • Razor Shell


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