Crush Claw (move)

Crush Claw ブレイククロー Break Claw

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Battles 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 Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

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 be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal points if Swords Dance was used in the previous 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. Colo.XD 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. SwShBDSPLA SV 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
028		Sandslash		Field		Field		22	22	22	1, Evo.SMUSUM	1
335		Zangoose		Field		Field	31	31	31BW 22B2W2	22XY 26ORAS	26	26BDSP	26
347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3		55	55	55XY 39ORAS	39	32
348		Armaldo		Water 3		Water 3		67	67	1, 67XY 39ORAS	39	32
529		Drilbur		Field		Field						24
530		Excadrill		Field		Field						24
604		Eelektross		Amorphous		Amorphous			1	1	1		1
627		Rufflet		Flying		Flying			46	46	46	48SwSh	48
628		Braviary		Flying		Flying			46	46	46	48	48
628		Braviary Hisuian Form		Flying		Flying							48
745		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field		Field						1, Evo.	Evo.
772		Type: Null		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					25	25
773		Silvally		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					25	25
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
027		Sandshrew		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
027		Sandshrew Alolan Form		Field		Field					✔	✔
111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
155		Cyndaquil		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
215		Sneasel		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
255		Torchic		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
287		Slakoth		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
529		Drilbur		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster			✔	✔	✔
744		Rockruff		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.

Special move

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
215		Sneasel		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.

By event

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
244		Entei		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	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.

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 GO

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

Pokémon Masters EX

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

• Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Has a good chance of lowering the target's Defense

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Crush Claw

★★★★
Attack power	28.00632
Charge time	0.5 seconds
Range type	Arc (melee)
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	May lower the foe's Defense

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

Silvally	Eelektross	Type: Null	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

Eelektross	Sidney's Zangoose	Battle Castle's Zangoose
The user slashes the opponent with claws that can break stone.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Zangoose	Zangoose stabs or slashes the opponent with its claws.
Sidney's Zangoose	A Royal Rumble with Regirock, Regice and Registeel I		Debut
The Battle Castle's Zangoose	Getting the Drop on Gallade I		None
Eelektross	Eelektross slashes the opponent with its claws.
Hugh's Eelektross	Abyssal Ruins		None

Pokémon Battle Frontier

	Zangoose
The user slashes the target with hard and sharp claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Zangoose	Zangoose slashes the opponent repeatedly with its claws.
Enta's Zangoose	The Predestined Battle!		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	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 * Dutch Pletklauw Finnish Murskatassu French Éclate GriffeVI+ ÉclategriffeV EclategriffeIII–IV German Zermalmklaue Greek Νύχια Συντριβής Italian Tritartigli Korean 브레이크클로 BeureikeukeulloIX+ 브레이크크루 BeureikeukeuluIII–VIII Polish Niszczący Pazur Portuguese Brazil Garra Esmagadora (GO, BW103-present, manga) Garra Brutal (early anime) Portugal Garra Brutal Garra Esmagadora Russian Разящий коготь Razyaschyy Kogot Serbian Drobeća kandža Spanish Latin America Golpe de Garra (AG048) Garra de Choque (DP051-present) Spain Garra Brutal Thai กรงเล็บทำลายล้าง Vietnamese Vuốt Nghiền

Variations of the move Crush Claw
Crush Claw • Razor Shell

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