Dire Claw (move)

Dire Claw フェイタルクロー Fatal Claw

Battles Type  Poison Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Dire Claw (Japanese: フェイタルクロー Fatal Claw) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of Sneasler.

Effect

Dire Claw inflicts damage and has an increased critical hit ratio. It has a 50% (Standard Style) or 80% (Strong Style) chance to inflict either Poison, Paralysis or Drowsiness.

Description

Games Description LA The user lashes out at the target with ruinous claws, aiming to land a critical hit. This may also leave the target poisoned, paralyzed, or drowsy.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0903		Sneasler		Field		Field	11LA
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 languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 剋命爪 Hākmihng Jáau Mandarin 剋命爪 / 克命爪 Kèmìng Zhuǎ French Griffes Funestes German Unheilsklauen Italian Artigli Fatali Korean 페이탈클로 Fatal Claw Spanish Garra Nociva

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