Vise Grip (move)

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Vice Grip はさむ Clamp

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  30 (max. 48) Power  55 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 I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

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

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

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

Vice Grip (Japanese: はさむ Clamp), formatted as ViceGrip prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Vice Grip inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Description

Games Description StadStad2 A Normal-type attack used only by Pokémon with pincers. The target is gripped and injured. GSC Grips with powerful pincers. RSE Grips the foe with large and powerful pincers. ColoXD Grips the target with large and powerful pincers. FRLG DPPtHGSS Huge, impressive pincers grip and squeeze the foe. BWB2W2 XYORAS SM The target is gripped and squeezed from both sides to inflict damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3	20	12	12	5	5	5	5
0099		Kingler		Water 3		Water 3	1, 20	1, 12	1, 12	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5
0127		Pinsir		Bug		Bug	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0303		Mawile		Field	Fairy			21	21	21	21XY 17ORAS	17
0341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3			10	10	10	10XY 7ORAS	7
0342		Crawdaunt		Water 1	Water 3			1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10XY 1, 7ORAS	1, 7
0599		Klink		Mineral		Mineral					1	1	1
0600		Klang		Mineral		Mineral					1	1	1
0601		Klinklang		Mineral		Mineral					1	1	1
0632		Durant		Bug		Bug					1	1	1
0692		Clauncher		Water 1	Water 3						9	9
0693		Clawitzer		Water 1	Water 3						9	1, 9
0736		Grubbin		Bug		Bug							1
0737		Charjabug		Bug		Bug							1
0738		Vikavolt		Bug		Bug							1
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 GO

Template:GoSpecialAttack Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Vice Grip had a power of 15.

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target.

In the anime

Clauncher Corphish Kingler Krabby
Huge, impressive pincers grip and squeeze the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Krabby pinches the opponent with one or both of its claws.
Ash's Krabby	Mystery At The Lighthouse		Debut
A wild Krabby	The Evolution Solution		None
	Kingler pinches the opponent with one or both of its claws.
Ash's Kingler	Round One - Begin!		None
	Corphish pinches the opponent with one or both of its claws.
A wild Corphish	Which Wurmple's Which?		None
Ash's Corphish	Seeing is Believing!		None
	Crawdaunt slams one of its claws into the opponent.
Mr. Saridakis's Crawdaunt	On Olden Pond		None
	Pinsir grabs the opponent with the horns on its head.
Howie's Pinsir	The Ole' Berate and Switch!		None
	Clauncher pinches the opponent with one of its claws.
Rodman's Clauncher	Going for the Gold!		None

In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

Corphish
The user grabs the oppnent with its pincers.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Corphish grabs the oponent with one of its pincers.
Ash's Corphish	Start Of The Pokémon League!!		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Krabby
The user grabs the opponent in its claws or pincers.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Krabby grabs the opponent in one of its pincers.
Misty's Krabby	Striking Golduck		Debut

In other generations

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

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

Trivia

• Despite the official English translation of the games normally using American English spelling, the word "vice" in Vice Grip is rendered with the Commonwealth English spelling instead, which is rendered in American English as "vise" since it's referring to the mechanical tool.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 剪斷 Jiǎnduàn Danish Skruestik Dutch Handgreep Finnish Kuristusote* European French Force Poigne German Klammer Greek Λαβή Σφιγκτήρας Hindi दमदार शिकंजा Damdaar Shikanja Italian Presa Korean 찝기 Jjipgi Brazilian Portuguese Vice-Agarrar Agarramento Viciado (TCG) Serbian Stega Spanish Agarre Turkish Kıskaç Kolu Vietnamese Kẹp

References

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