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Crush Claw (move)

Crush Claw
ブレイククロー Break Claw
Crush Claw IX.png
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Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  75
Accuracy  95%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Makes contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Cool
Appeal  1 ♥
Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  1 ♥
Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

Crush Claw (Japanese: ブレイククロー Break Claw) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV, it was the signature move of Zangoose.

Effect

Crush Claw inflicts damage and has a 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense stat by one stage.

Crush Claw can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal points if Swords Dance was used in the previous turn.

Description

Games Description
RSE Tears at the foe with sharp claws. May lower Defense.
FRLG The foe is attacked with sharp claws. It may also lower the foe's Defense.
Colo.XD Slices target with sharp claws. May lower Defense.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user slashes the foe with hard and sharp claws. It may also lower the target's Defense.
BWB2W2 The user slashes the target with hard and sharp claws. It may also lower the target's Defense.
XYORAS
SMUSUM 		The user slashes the target with hard and sharp claws. This may also lower the target's Defense.
SwShBDSPLA
SV 		The user slashes the target with hard and sharp claws. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
028   Sandslash
   Field Field 22 22 22 1, Evo.SMUSUM 1
335   Zangoose
   Field Field 31 31 31BW
22B2W2 		22XY
26ORAS 		26 26BDSP 26
347   Anorith
  
  		Water 3 Water 3 55 55 55XY
39ORAS 		39 32
348   Armaldo
  
  		Water 3 Water 3 67 67 1, 67XY
39ORAS 		39 32
529   Drilbur
   Field Field 24
530   Excadrill
  
  		Field Field 24
604   Eelektross
   Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1
627   Rufflet
  
  		Flying Flying 46 46 46 48SwSh 48
628   Braviary
  
  		Flying Flying 46 46 46 48 48
628   Braviary
Hisuian Form 		 
  		Flying Flying 48
745   Lycanroc
Dusk Form 		  Field Field 1, Evo. Evo.
772   Type: Null
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 25 25
773   Silvally
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 25 25
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 VIII IX
027   Sandshrew
   Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
027   Sandshrew
Alolan Form 		 
  		Field Field ✔ ✔
111   Rhyhorn
  
  		Monster Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
115   Kangaskhan
   Monster Monster ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
155   Cyndaquil
   Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
215   Sneasel
  
  		Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
252   Treecko
   Monster Dragon ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
255   Torchic
   Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
287   Slakoth
   Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP ✔
529   Drilbur
   Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔
621   Druddigon
   Dragon Monster ✔ ✔ ✔
744   Rockruff
   Field Field ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Special move

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
215   Sneasel
  
  		Field Field Pokéwalker - Icy Mountain Rd.
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By event

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
244   Entei
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Shiny Crown Entei
Shinsegae Entei
Korean Crown Entei
GameStop Entei
Winter 2011 Entei
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

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Crush Claw is a move with 14 base power, 90% accuracy, and 15 PP. It damages an enemy in front of the user, and might lower their Defense by one stage.

Pokémon GO

  Crush Claw
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power ?
Energy cost ?
Duration 1.9 seconds
Damage window 1.2 - 1.7 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power ?
Energy cost ?
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Physical 2 — 63 75 95% An opponent — Has a chance (50%) of lowering the target's Defense by one stat rank. Gladion & Silvally
  • Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Has a good chance of lowering the target's Defense

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Crush Claw
★★★★
Attack power 28.00632
Charge time 0.5 seconds
Range type Arc (melee)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect May lower the foe's Defense

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also lower the target's Defense by one level.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also reduce the target's Defense by 1 level.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで ぼうぎょを １だんかいさげる
MDGtI It damages an enemy. It could also lower its Defense.
SMD
MDRTDX 		It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Defense.


In the anime

       
Silvally Eelektross Type: Null Zangoose
The user's claw starts glowing. It then crushes its claw down on the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Zangoose Zangoose's claw glows blue-white. It then smashes its claw down onto its opponent, or Zangoose's claws glow blueish-white with white sparks surrounding it and it hits the opponent with it.
Nicholai's Zangoose ZigZag Zangoose! Debut
A Black Belt's Zangoose Glory Blaze! None
  Eelektross Eelektross's claws glow blue and smashes its claws down onto its opponent. Or a red-crimson aura forms around each of Eelektross's hands and they turn into a claw like shape and then Eelektross strikes its opponent with the claws.
Kendrick's Eelektross Curtain Up, Unova League! None
A wild Eelektross XYS06 None
  Lycanroc Midnight Form Lycanroc's claws glow red and smashes its claws down onto the opponent.
Cross's Lycanroc I Choose You! None
  Type: Null Type: Null's claws glow red and smashes its claws down onto the opponent.
Gladion's Silvally A Masked Warning! None
  Silvally Silvally's claws glow red and smashes its claws down onto the opponent.
Gladion's Silvally Family Determination! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Battle Frontier


In other generations

Core series games

       
Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI
   
Generation VII Generation VIII

Side series games

     
Colosseum XD Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

       
MD: Red and Blue MD: GTI SMD Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 撕裂爪 Sīliht Jáau *
突擊爪 Dahtgīk Jáau *
Mandarin 撕裂爪 Sīliè Zhuǎ *
突擊爪 Tújí Zhuǎ *
  Dutch Pletklauw
  Finnish Murskatassu
  French Éclate GriffeVI+
ÉclategriffeV
EclategriffeIII–IV
  German Zermalmklaue
  Greek Νύχια Συντριβής
  Italian Tritartigli
  Korean 브레이크클로 BeureikeukeulloIX+
브레이크크루 BeureikeukeuluIII–VIII
  Polish Niszczący Pazur
Portuguese   Brazil Garra Esmagadora (GO, BW103-present, manga)
Garra Brutal (early anime)
  Portugal Garra Brutal
Garra Esmagadora
  Russian Разящий коготь Razyaschyy Kogot
  Serbian Drobeća kandža
Spanish   Latin America Golpe de Garra (AG048)
Garra de Choque (DP051-present)
  Spain Garra Brutal
  Thai กรงเล็บทำลายล้าง
  Vietnamese Vuốt Nghiền


Variations of the move Crush Claw
  Crush Claw • Razor Shell


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