Tough Claws (Ability): Difference between revisions

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 30%.

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. Pow. Acc. Learned by Accelerock  Rock  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Acrobatics  Flying  Physical 55 100 * {{{6}}} Aerial Ace  Flying  Physical 60 — {{{6}}} Aqua Tail  Water  Physical 90 90 {{{6}}} Assurance  Dark  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Bite  Dark  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Body Slam  Normal  Physical 85 100 ** {{{6}}} Brick Break  Fighting  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Brutal Swing  Dark  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Bullet Punch  Steel  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Clamp  Water  Physical 35 85 {{{6}}} Covet  Normal  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Cross Chop  Fighting  Physical 100 80 {{{6}}} Crunch  Dark  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Crush Claw  Normal  Physical 75 95 {{{6}}} Cut  Normal  Physical 50 95 **** {{{6}}} Dig  Ground  Physical 80 100 *** {{{6}}} Double-Edge  Normal  Physical 120 100 *** {{{6}}} Dragon Claw  Dragon  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Dragon Rush  Dragon  Physical 100 75 {{{6}}} Dragon Tail  Dragon  Physical 60 90 {{{6}}} Drill Run  Ground  Physical 80 95 {{{6}}} Dual Chop  Dragon  Physical 40 90 {{{6}}} Dynamic Punch  Fighting  Physical 100 50 ** {{{6}}} Facade  Normal  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} False Swipe  Normal  Physical 40 100 * {{{6}}} Fire Fang  Fire  Physical 65 95 {{{6}}} Fire Punch  Fire  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Flame Charge  Fire  Physical 50 100 {{{6}}} Flare Blitz  Fire  Physical 120 100 {{{6}}} Fly  Flying  Physical 90 95 {{{6}}} Focus Punch  Fighting  Physical 150 100 {{{6}}} Frustration  Normal  Physical — 100 {{{6}}} Fury Cutter  Bug  Physical 40 95 ** {{{6}}} Fury Swipes  Normal  Physical 18 80 {{{6}}} Giga Impact  Normal  Physical 150 90 {{{6}}} Grass Knot  Grass  Special — 100 {{{6}}} Gyro Ball  Steel  Physical — 100 {{{6}}} Hammer Arm  Fighting  Physical 100 90 {{{6}}} Headbutt  Normal  Physical 70 100 *** {{{6}}} Hold Back  Normal  Physical 40 100 * {{{6}}} Ice Fang  Ice  Physical 65 95 {{{6}}} Ice Punch  Ice  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Infestation  Bug  Special 20 100 {{{6}}} Iron Head  Steel  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Iron Tail  Steel  Physical 100 75 {{{6}}} Last Resort  Normal  Physical 140 100 {{{6}}} Liquidation  Water  Physical 85 100 {{{6}}} Low Kick  Fighting  Physical — 100 {{{6}}} Mega Kick  Normal  Physical 120 75 * {{{6}}} Mega Punch  Normal  Physical 80 85 * {{{6}}} Metal Claw  Steel  Physical 50 95 {{{6}}} Meteor Mash  Steel  Physical 90 90 {{{6}}} Night Slash  Dark  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} Outrage  Dragon  Physical 120 100 {{{6}}} Payback  Dark  Physical 50 100 {{{6}}} Poison Jab  Poison  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Power-Up Punch  Fighting  Physical 40 100 **** {{{6}}} Pursuit  Dark  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Quick Attack  Normal  Physical 40 100 * {{{6}}} Rage  Normal  Physical 20 100 ** {{{6}}} Razor Shell  Water  Physical 75 95 {{{6}}} Return  Normal  Physical — 100 {{{6}}} Rock Climb  Normal  Physical 90 85 {{{6}}} Rock Smash  Fighting  Physical 40 100 ***** {{{6}}} Rollout  Rock  Physical 30 90 * {{{6}}} Scratch  Normal  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Shadow Claw  Ghost  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} Skull Bash  Normal  Physical 130 100 * {{{6}}} Sky Drop  Flying  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Slash  Normal  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} Steel Wing  Steel  Physical 70 90 {{{6}}} Stomping Tantrum  Ground  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Strength  Normal  Physical 80 100 ***** {{{6}}} Submission  Fighting  Physical 80 80 * {{{6}}} Sucker Punch  Dark  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} Superpower  Fighting  Physical 120 100 {{{6}}} Tackle  Normal  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Take Down  Normal  Physical 90 85 * {{{6}}} Thief  Dark  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Thrash  Normal  Physical 120 100 {{{6}}} Thunder Fang  Electric  Physical 65 95 {{{6}}} Thunder Punch  Electric  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Wing Attack  Flying  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} X-Scissor  Bug  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Zen Headbutt  Psychic  Physical 80 90 {{{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 Pokémo 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
006MX	Charizard	Charizard	Fire	Dragon	Tough Claws	None	None
052G	Meowth	Meowth	Steel		Steel	Pickup	Tough Claws	Unnerve
142M	Aerodactyl	Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	Tough Claws	None	None
376M	Metagross	Metagross	Steel	Psychic	Tough Claws	None	None
0688		Binacle	Rock	Water	Sniper	Tough Claws	Pickpocket
0689		Barbaracle	Rock	Water	Sniper	Tough Claws	Pickpocket
745D	Lycanroc	Lycanroc	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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 硬爪 Ngaahngjáau Mandarin 硬爪 Yìngzhǎo Czech Tvrdé drápy French Griffe Dure German Krallenwucht Italian Unghiedure Korean 단단한 발톱 Dandanhan Baltop Russian Крепкие Когти Krepkiye Kogti Spanish Garra Dura Vietnamese Móng vuốt cứng

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