Tough Claws (Ability)

Tough Claws	かたいツメ
	Tough Claws
Flavor text Generation VI Powers up moves that make direct contact. Generation VII Powers up moves that make direct contact. Generation VIII Powers up moves that make direct contact. Generation IX Powers up moves that make direct contact.

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 approximately 30% (more precisely, a factor of 5325/4096).

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}}} Close Combat  Fighting  Physical 120 100 {{{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}}} Dive  Water  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}}} Fake Out  Normal  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} False Swipe  Normal  Physical 40 100 * {{{6}}} Fire Fang  Fire  Physical 65 95 {{{6}}} Fire Punch  Fire  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Flail  Normal  Physical — 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}}} Foul Play  Dark  Physical 95 100 {{{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}}} Heavy Slam  Steel  Physical — 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}}} Knock Off  Dark  Physical 65 100 {{{6}}} Lash Out  Dark  Physical 75 100 {{{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}}} Play Rough  Fairy  Physical 90 90 {{{6}}} Poison Jab  Poison  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Power-Up Punch  Fighting  Physical 40 100 **** {{{6}}} Pursuit  Dark  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Psychic Fangs  Psychic  Physical 85 100 {{{6}}} Quick Attack  Normal  Physical 40 100 * {{{6}}} Rage  Normal  Physical 20 100 ** {{{6}}} Razor Shell  Water  Physical 75 95 {{{6}}} Retaliate  Normal  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} Return  Normal  Physical — 100 {{{6}}} Reversal  Fighting  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}}} Tail Slap  Normal  Physical 25 85 {{{6}}} Take Down  Normal  Physical 90 85 * {{{6}}} Thief  Dark  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Thrash  Normal  Physical 120 100 {{{6}}} Throat Chop  Dark  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Thunder Fang  Electric  Physical 65 95 {{{6}}} Thunder Punch  Electric  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Trailblaze  Grass  Physical 50 100 {{{6}}} U-turn  Bug  Physical 70 100 {{{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 Pokémon 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.

Move Type Cat. Pow. Acc. Anchor Shot  Steel  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Aqua Jet  Water  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Aqua Step  Water  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Arm Thrust  Fighting  Physical 15 100 {{{6}}} Astonish  Ghost  Physical 30 100 {{{6}}} Avalanche  Ice  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Axe Kick  Fighting  Physical 120 90 {{{6}}} Behemoth Bash  Steel  Physical 100 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Behemoth Blade  Steel  Physical 100 100 {{{6}}} Bind  Normal  Physical 15 85 {{{6}}} Bitter Blade  Fire  Physical 90 100 {{{6}}} Blaze Kick  Fire  Physical 85 90 {{{6}}} Body Press  Fighting  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Bolt Beak  Electric  Physical 85 100 {{{6}}} Bolt Strike  Electric  Physical 130 85 {{{6}}} Bounce  Flying  Physical 85 85 {{{6}}} Branch Poke  Grass  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Brave Bird  Flying  Physical 120 100 {{{6}}} Breaking Swipe  Dragon  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Bug Bite  Bug  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Catastropika  Electric  Physical 210 — {{{6}}} Ceaseless Edge  Dark  Physical 65 90 {{{6}}} Chip Away  Normal  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} Circle Throw  Fighting  Physical 60 90 {{{6}}} Collision Course  Fighting  Physical 100 100 {{{6}}} Comet Punch  Normal  Physical 15 85 {{{6}}} Constrict  Normal  Physical 10 100 {{{6}}} Crabhammer  Water  Physical 100 90 {{{6}}} Cross Poison  Poison  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} Crush Grip  Normal  Physical — 100 {{{6}}} Darkest Lariat  Dark  Physical 85 100 {{{6}}} Dire Claw  Poison  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Dizzy Punch  Normal  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} Double Hit  Normal  Physical 35 90 {{{6}}} Double Iron Bash  Steel  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Double Kick  Fighting  Physical 30 100 {{{6}}} Double Slap  Normal  Physical 15 85 {{{6}}} Dragon Ascent  Flying  Physical 120 100 {{{6}}} Dragon Hammer  Dragon  Physical 90 100 {{{6}}} Drain Punch  Fighting  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Draining Kiss  Fairy  Special 50 100 {{{6}}} Drill Peck  Flying  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Dual Wingbeat  Flying  Physical 40 90 {{{6}}} Electro Drift  Electric  Special 100 100 {{{6}}} Extreme Speed  Normal  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} False Surrender  Dark  Physical 80 — {{{6}}} Feint Attack  Dark  Physical 60 — {{{6}}} Fell Stinger  Bug  Physical 50 100 {{{6}}} Fire Lash  Fire  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} First Impression  Bug  Physical 90 100 {{{6}}} Fishious Rend  Water  Physical 85 100 {{{6}}} Flame Wheel  Fire  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Flip Turn  Water  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Floaty Fall  Flying  Physical 90 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Flying Press  Fighting  Physical 100 95 {{{6}}} Force Palm  Fighting  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Fury Attack  Normal  Physical 15 85 {{{6}}} Gear Grind  Steel  Physical 50 85 {{{6}}} Grassy Glide  Grass  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} Head Charge  Normal  Physical 120 100 {{{6}}} Head Smash  Rock  Physical 150 80 {{{6}}} Headlong Rush  Ground  Physical 100 100 {{{6}}} Heart Stamp  Psychic  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Heat Crash  Fire  Physical — 100 {{{6}}} High Horsepower  Ground  Physical 95 95 {{{6}}} High Jump Kick  Fighting  Physical 130 90 {{{6}}} Horn Attack  Normal  Physical 65 100 {{{6}}} Horn Leech  Grass  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Hyper Drill  Normal  Physical 100 100 {{{6}}} Hyper Fang  Normal  Physical 80 90 {{{6}}} Ice Ball  Ice  Physical 30 90 {{{6}}} Ice Hammer  Ice  Physical 100 90 {{{6}}} Ice Spinner  Ice  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Jaw Lock  Dark  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Jet Punch  Water  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Jump Kick  Fighting  Physical 100 95 {{{6}}} Karate Chop  Fighting  Physical 50 100 {{{6}}} Kowtow Cleave  Dark  Physical 85 — {{{6}}} Leaf Blade  Grass  Physical 90 100 {{{6}}} Leech Life  Bug  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Let's Snuggle Forever  Fairy  Physical 190 — {{{6}}} Lick  Ghost  Physical 30 100 {{{6}}} Low Sweep  Fighting  Physical 65 100 {{{6}}} Lunge  Bug  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Mach Punch  Fighting  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Malicious Moonsault  Dark  Physical 180 — {{{6}}} Megahorn  Bug  Physical 120 85 {{{6}}} Multi-Attack  Normal  Physical 90 100 {{{6}}} Needle Arm  Grass  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Nuzzle  Electric  Physical 20 100 {{{6}}} Peck  Flying  Physical 35 100 {{{6}}} Petal Dance  Grass  Special 120 100 {{{6}}} Phantom Force  Ghost  Physical 90 100 {{{6}}} Plasma Fists  Electric  Physical 100 100 {{{6}}} Pluck  Flying  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Poison Fang  Poison  Physical 50 100 {{{6}}} Poison Tail  Poison  Physical 50 100 {{{6}}} Population Bomb  Normal  Physical 20 90 {{{6}}} Pounce  Bug  Physical 50 100 {{{6}}} Pound  Normal  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Power Trip  Dark  Physical 20 100 {{{6}}} Power Whip  Grass  Physical 120 85 {{{6}}} Psyshield Bash  Psychic  Physical 70 90 {{{6}}} Pulverizing Pancake  Normal  Physical 210 — {{{6}}} Punishment  Dark  Physical — 100 {{{6}}} Rage Fist  Ghost  Physical 50 100 {{{6}}} Raging Bull  Normal  Physical 90 100 {{{6}}} Raging Fury  Fire  Physical 90 85 {{{6}}} Rapid Spin  Normal  Physical 20 100 {{{6}}} Revenge  Fighting  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Rolling Kick  Fighting  Physical 60 85 {{{6}}} Sacred Sword  Fighting  Physical 90 100 {{{6}}} Searing Sunraze Smash  Steel  Physical 200 — {{{6}}} Shadow Force  Ghost  Physical 120 100 {{{6}}} Shadow Punch  Ghost  Physical 60 — {{{6}}} Shadow Sneak  Ghost  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Shell Side Arm*  Poison  Special 90 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sizzly Slide  Fire  Physical 90 100 {{{6}}} Skitter Smack  Bug  Physical 70 90 {{{6}}} Sky Uppercut  Fighting  Physical 85 90 {{{6}}} Slam  Normal  Physical 80 75 {{{6}}} Smart Strike  Steel  Physical 70 — {{{6}}} Smelling Salts  Normal  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} Snap Trap  Grass  Physical 35 100 {{{6}}} Solar Blade  Grass  Physical 125 100 {{{6}}} Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike  Ghost  Physical 195 — {{{6}}} Spark  Electric  Physical 65 100 {{{6}}} Spectral Thief  Ghost  Physical 90 100 {{{6}}} Spin Out  Steel  Physical 100 100 {{{6}}} Spirit Break  Fairy  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Steamroller  Bug  Physical 65 100 {{{6}}} Steel Roller  Steel  Physical 130 100 {{{6}}} Stomp  Normal  Physical 65 100 {{{6}}} Stone Axe  Rock  Physical 65 90 {{{6}}} Storm Throw  Fighting  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Struggle  Normal  Physical 50 — {{{6}}} Sunsteel Strike  Steel  Physical 100 100 {{{6}}} Surging Strikes  Water  Physical 25 100 {{{6}}} Thunderous Kick  Fighting  Physical 90 100 {{{6}}} Triple Axel  Ice  Physical 20 90 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Triple Dive  Water  Physical 30 95 {{{6}}} Triple Kick  Fighting  Physical 10 90 {{{6}}} Trop Kick  Grass  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} Trump Card  Normal  Special — — {{{6}}} V-create  Fire  Physical 180 95 {{{6}}} Veevee Volley  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Vine Whip  Grass  Physical 45 100 {{{6}}} Vise Grip  Normal  Physical 55 100 {{{6}}} Vital Throw  Fighting  Physical 70 — {{{6}}} Volt Tackle  Electric  Physical 120 100 {{{6}}} Wake-Up Slap  Fighting  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} Waterfall  Water  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Wave Crash  Water  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Wicked Blow  Dark  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Wild Charge  Electric  Physical 90 100 {{{6}}} Wood Hammer  Grass  Physical 120 100 {{{6}}} Wrap  Normal  Physical 15 90 {{{6}}} Wring Out  Normal  Special — 100 {{{6}}} Zing Zap  Electric  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Zippy Zap  Electric  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}}

Outside of battle

Tough Claws has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Tough Claws

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Charizard Mega Charizard X	Fire	Dragon	Tough Claws	None	None
	Meowth Galarian form	Steel		Steel	Pickup	Tough Claws	Unnerve
	Aerodactyl Mega Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	Tough Claws	None	None
	Metagross Mega Metagross	Steel	Psychic	Tough Claws	None	None
	Binacle	Rock	Water	Sniper	Tough Claws	Pickpocket
	Barbaracle	Rock	Water	Sniper	Tough Claws	Pickpocket
	Lycanroc Dusk Form	Rock		Rock	Tough Claws	None	None
	Perrserker	Steel		Steel	Battle Armor	Tough Claws	Steely Spirit
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation IX games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities. For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later. For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later. For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later. For Generation VIII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IX or later.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Tough Claws boosts the power of contact moves by 20%.

Description

Games Description SMD Contact moves such as Take Down and Scratch become more powerful! MDRTDX Contact moves, such as Take Down and Scratch, become more powerful.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

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

In other languages

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