Dragon Claw (move)

Dragon Claw ドラゴンクロー Dragon Claw

Battles Type  Dragon Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM02 in Generation III TM02 in Generation IV TM02 in Generation V TM02 in Generation VI TM02 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Quite an appealing move.

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

Dragon Claw (Japanese: ドラゴンクロー Dragon Claw) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type move introduced in Generation III and has been TM02 in every generation since then.

Effect

Dragon Claw inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Dragon Claw can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining two extra appeal points if any of the moves DragonBreath, Dragon Dance or Dragon Rage was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description RSE Slashes the foe with sharp claws.* Hooks and slashes the foe with long, sharp claws.* FRLG Sharp, huge claws hook and slash the foe quickly and with great power. Colo.XD Scratches the target with sharp claws.* Hooks and slashes the target with long, sharp claws.* DPPtHGSSPBR The user slashes the foe with huge, sharp claws.* Sharp, huge claws hook and slash the foe quickly and with great power.* BWB2W2 XYORAS The user slashes the target with huge, sharp claws. SMUSUM The user slashes the target with huge sharp claws.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon		1	1	1	1
330		Flygon		Bug		Bug		45	45BW 55B2W2	55XY 45ORAS	1, Evo.
371		Bagon		Dragon		Dragon	49	50	50	50XY 29ORAS	29
372		Shelgon		Dragon		Dragon	69	55	55	55XY 29ORAS	29
373		Salamence		Dragon		Dragon	79	61	61	61XY 29ORAS	29
384		Rayquaza		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	20	20DPPt
443		Gible		Monster	Dragon		27	27	27	27
444		Gabite		Monster	Dragon		33	33	33	33
445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon		33	33	33	33
483		Dialga		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		30DPPt 28HGSS	28	28	28
484		Palkia		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		30DPPt 28HGSS	28	28	28
487		Giratina		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		30DPPt 28HGSS	28	28	28
566		Archen		Flying	Water 3			48	48	48
567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3			56	56	56
610		Axew		Monster	Dragon			28	28	28
611		Fraxure		Monster	Dragon			28	28	28
612		Haxorus		Monster	Dragon			28	28	28
621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster			27	27	27
644		Zekrom		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			54	54	54
696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon				37	37
697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon				37	37
782		Jangmo-o		Dragon		Dragon					41
783		Hakamo-o		Dragon		Dragon					43
784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon					43
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
158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II --	III TM02	IV TM02	V TM02	VI TM02	VII TM02
004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
005		Charmeleon		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1			✔	✔	✔
159		Croconaw		Monster	Water 1			✔	✔	✔
160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
306		Aggron		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
330		Flygon		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
334		Altaria		Flying	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
371		Bagon		Dragon		Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
372		Shelgon		Dragon		Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
373		Salamence		Dragon		Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
380		Latias		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
381		Latios		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
383		Groudon		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
384		Rayquaza		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
443		Gible		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔
444		Gabite		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔
445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔
483		Dialga		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔	✔	✔	✔
484		Palkia		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔	✔	✔	✔
487		Giratina		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔	✔	✔	✔
493		Arceus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔	✔	✔	✔
553		Krookodile		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon			✔	✔	✔
560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon			✔	✔	✔
566		Archen		Flying	Water 3			✔	✔	✔
567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3			✔	✔	✔
604		Eelektross		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔
610		Axew		Monster	Dragon			✔	✔	✔
611		Fraxure		Monster	Dragon			✔	✔	✔
612		Haxorus		Monster	Dragon			✔	✔	✔
621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster			✔	✔	✔
643		Reshiram		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔
644		Zekrom		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔
646		Kyurem Normal Kyurem		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔
646		Kyurem Black Kyurem		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔B2W2	✔	✔
646		Kyurem White Kyurem		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔B2W2	✔	✔
652		Chesnaught		Field		Field				✔	✔
675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like				✔	✔
689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3				✔	✔
696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon				✔	✔
697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon				✔	✔
715		Noivern		Flying		Flying				✔	✔
717		Yveltal		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔	✔
757		Salandit		Monster	Dragon					✔
758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon					✔
760		Bewear		Field		Field					✔
772		Type: Null		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔
773		Silvally		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔
776		Turtonator		Monster	Dragon					✔
780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon					✔
782		Jangmo-o		Dragon		Dragon					✔
783		Hakamo-o		Dragon		Dragon					✔
784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon					✔
799		Guzzlord		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔
804		Naganadel		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔USUM
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

Dragon Claw damages the enemy in front of the user. In Gates to Infinity, Dragon Claw hits nearby enemies in a 1 tile range around the user when used by a Gigantic Pokémon.

Pokémon Conquest

>	Table assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right. Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit. Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon. A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.
★★★★
Power = 43 | Accuracy = 100%
Used by :

Pokémon GO

Dragon Claw
Charged Attack Type Dragon Power 50 Energy cost Duration 1.7 seconds Critical rate 25% Drain  ?%
Eligible Pokémon:

• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Dragon Claw had a power of 40.
• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Dragon Claw had a power of 35, an energy bar of , and a duration of 1.5 seconds.

Dragonite may only know this move if it was obtained before February 16, 2017.

Description

Games Description MDRB MDGtI Inflicts damage on the target. BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる Conq. The user slashes the target with huge, sharp claws. MDGtI It damages an enemy. It damages enemies.* SMD It damages an enemy.

In the anime

Noivern	Garchomp	Druddigon	Shelgon
The user slashes the foe with huge, sharp claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Salamence	Salamence's claws glow white or bright green and it slashes the opponent with them.
Silver's Salamence	The Search for the Legend		Debut
Drake's Salamence	Vanity Affair		None
Dragonite	Dragonite's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them.
Lance's Dragonite	The Scuffle of Legends		None
Shelgon	The tips of Shelgon's front legs glow bright green and it slashes the opponent with them.
Drake's Shelgon	Vanity Affair		None
Giratina	The gold part of Origin Forme Giratina's upper spikes glows magenta and it hits the opponent with it.
Giratina (movie)	Giratina and the Sky Warrior		None
Garchomp	Garchomp's hand claws glow light green and it slashes the opponent repeatedly or a light-green aura forms around each of Garchomp's hands and they turn into a claw like shape and then it strikes its opponent with the claws.
Cynthia's Garchomp	Double Team Turnover!		None
Professor Sycamore's Garchomp	A Towering Takeover!		None
Gabite	One or both of Gabite's claws glow light blue or light green and it slashes the opponent with it. Sometimes, when it slashes, it leaves behind a trail of energy the same color as the glow of its claws.
A wild Gabite	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None
Ursula's Gabite	Another One Gabites the Dust!		None
Druddigon	Both of the claws on Druddigon's hands glow light blue and it slashes the opponent once with each hand, or the claws on one of Druddigon's hands glow light blue and it slashes the opponent with it or a light-green aura forms around one of Druddigon's claws and then it attacks its opponent with its claws.
Emmy's Druddigon	The Dragon Master's Path!		None
Gail's Druddigon	Search for the Clubultimate!		None
Drayden's Druddigon	Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!		None
Aliana's Druddigon	Coming Apart at the Dreams!		None
Reshiram	The claws on one of Reshiram's wings glow bright pink and Reshiram slashes the opponent with it. As it does, it leaves behind a bright pink trail of energy where it slashed.
Reshiram (M14)	White—Victini and Zekrom		None
Krookodile	The claws on one of Krookodile's hands glow light blue and it slashes the opponent with them.
Ash's Krookodile	Ash, Iris and Trip: Then There Were Three!		None
Fraxure	The claws on both of Fraxure's hands glow light blue and it slashes the opponent with one of them.
A Fraxure Iris borrowed from the Opelucid Trainers' School	Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!		None
Feraligatr	The claws on one of Feraligatr's hands glow light blue and it slashes the opponent with them.
A wild Feraligatr	Genesect and the Legend Awakened		None
Charizard	The claws on both of Mega Charizard X's hands become surrounded in light green, claw-shaped energies. It then strikes the opponent with one of them.
Alain's Charizard	Mega Evolution Special I		None
Bagon	One of Bagon's hands becomes surrounded in a light green, claw-shaped energy. It then strikes the opponent with one of them.
Sawyer's Bagon	Rivals: Today and Tomorrow!		None
Charmeleon	One of Charmeleon's hands becomes surrounded in a light green, claw shaped energy. It then strikes the opponent with one of them.
Trevor's Charmeleon	A Legendary Photo Op!		None
Charizard	Charizard's hands become surrounded in a light green, claw shaped energy. It then strikes the opponent with them.
Alain's Charizard	A Meeting of Two Journeys!		None
Trevor's Charizard	A League of His Own!		None
Noivern	A light-green aura forms around each of Noivern's hands and they turn into a claw like shape and then Noivern strikes its opponent with the claws.
Ash's Noivern	A Full-Strength Battle Surprise!		None
Sceptile	A light-green aura forms around each of Mega Sceptile's hands and they turn into a claw like shape and then Mega Sceptile strikes its opponent with the claws.
Sawyer's Sceptile	Valuable Experience for All!		None
Garchomp	A light-green aura forms around each of Mega Garchomp's fins and then it attacks its opponent with its claws.
Remo's Garchoo	Analysis Versus Passion!		None
Sceptile	A light-green aura forms around each of Sceptile's hands and they turn into a claw like shape and then Sceptile strikes its opponent with the claws.
Sawyer's Sceptile	A Riveting Rivalry!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~ manga

	Fraxure
The user slashes the opponent with one of its claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Fraxure	Fraxure's hands become surrounded with a form of energy in the shape of a hand and attacks.
Kiyomasa's Fraxure	PNA5		Debut

In the Pokémon - The Legend of the Dragon King manga

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Unknown
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Charizard	Charizard
Akira's Charizard	LDK3		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Salamence	Aerodactyl
The user slashes the opponent with one of its claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Salamence	Salamence slashes the opponent with one of its claws.
Zinnia's Salamence	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon XIV		Debut
Aerodactyl	Aerodactyl wraps one of its feet around the opponent's neck.
Red's Aero	Double Dealing with Deoxys		None

In the Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder manga

	Zekrom
The user slashes the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Zekrom	Zekrom's slashes the opponent with its claws.
N's Zekrom	Clash! White Hero vs Black Hero		Debut

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga

	Sceptile
The user's hand glows and slashes the opponent with it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Sceptile	Sceptile's hand glows and it slashes the opponent with it.
Rald's Sceptile	Final Battle: Versus The Salon Maiden		Debut

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

	Dialga
The user slashes the opponent with its claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Dialga	Dialga slashes the opponent with its claws.
A wild Dialga	The Advent of Legendary Pokémon!!		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga

	Charizard
The user scratches to attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Charizard	Charizard scratches to attack and leaves behind a trail of light.
Lance's Charizard	Betting on the Name of the Strongest!		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! manga

	Garchomp	Giratina
The user slashes at the foe with one of its claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Garchomp	Garchomp slashes at the foe with one of its claws.
Yū's Garchomp	PBK5		Debut
Giratina	Giratina slashes at the foe with one of its wings.
A Trainer's Giratina	PBK5		None

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 龍爪 Lùhngjáau Mandarin 龍爪 / 龙爪 Lóngzhǎo Dutch Drakenklauw Finnish Lohikäärmeenkynsi Tulikoura (AG013) French Dracogriffe German Drachenklaue Greek Νύχι Δράκου Nuhi Drakou Hindi द्रगों का पंजा Dragon ka panja Indonesian Cakar Naga Kuku Naga Italian Dragartigli Korean 드래곤크루 Dragon Claw Polish Pazur Smoka Smoczy Pazur* Brazilian Portuguese Garra de Dragão (games, XY086-present, TCG) Garra do Dragão (early anime) Romanian Gheara de Dragon Serbian Zmajeva kandža Spanish Latin America Garra de Dragón Spain Garra Dragón Turkish Ejderha Pençesi Vietnamese Vuốt Rồng Móng Vuốt của Rồng

Variations of the move Strength
Strength • Drill Peck • Dragon Claw • Seed Bomb • X-Scissor Dazzling Gleam • Power Gem

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