Dragon Claw (move)

Dragon Claw
ドラゴンクロー Dragon Claw
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Type  Dragon
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

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 since.

Effect

Dragon Claw inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

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.
Scratches the target with sharp claws.*
Hooks and slashes the target with long, sharp claws.*
The user slashes the foe with huge, sharp claws.*
Sharp, huge claws hook and slash the foe quickly and with great power.*

The user slashes the target with huge, sharp claws.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
006   Charizard Fire Flying   1 1 1
330   Flygon Ground Dragon   45 45 55 55
45
371   Bagon Dragon Dragon 49 45 50 50
29
372   Shelgon Dragon Dragon 69 55 55 55
29
373   Salamence Dragon Flying 79 55 61 61
29
384   Rayquaza Dragon Flying 20 20   '
443   Gible Dragon Ground   27 27 27
444   Gabite Dragon Ground   33 33 33
445   Garchomp Dragon Ground   33 33 33
483   Dialga Steel Dragon   30 28 28 28
484   Palkia Water Dragon   30 28 28 28
487   Giratina Ghost Dragon   30 28 28 28
566   Archen Rock Flying     48 48
567   Archeops Rock Flying     56 56
610   Axew Dragon Dragon     28 28
611   Fraxure Dragon Dragon     28 28
612   Haxorus Dragon Dragon     28 28
621   Druddigon Dragon Dragon     27 27
644   Zekrom Dragon Electric     54 54
696   Tyrunt Rock Dragon       37
697   Tyrantrum Rock Dragon       37
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.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
158   Totodile* Water Water                 
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.


By TM

# Pokémon Type Machine
I
--
II
--
III
TM02
IV
TM02
V
TM02
VI
TM02
004   Charmander Fire Fire
005   Charmeleon Fire Fire
006   Charizard Fire Flying
142   Aerodactyl Rock Flying
149   Dragonite Dragon Flying
151   Mew Psychic Psychic
158   Totodile Water Water
159   Croconaw Water Water
160   Feraligatr Water Water
248   Tyranitar Rock Dark
254   Sceptile Grass Grass
306   Aggron Steel Rock
330   Flygon Ground Dragon
334   Altaria Dragon Flying
371   Bagon Dragon Dragon
372   Shelgon Dragon Dragon
373   Salamence Dragon Flying
380   Latias Dragon Psychic
381   Latios Dragon Psychic
383   Groudon Ground Ground
384   Rayquaza Dragon Flying
443   Gible Dragon Ground
444   Gabite Dragon Ground
445   Garchomp Dragon Ground
483   Dialga Steel Dragon
484   Palkia Water Dragon
487   Giratina Ghost Dragon
493   Arceus Normal Normal
553   Krookodile Ground Dark
559   Scraggy Dark Fighting
560   Scrafty Dark Fighting
566   Archen Rock Flying
567   Archeops Rock Flying
604   Eelektross Electric Electric
610   Axew Dragon Dragon
611   Fraxure Dragon Dragon
612   Haxorus Dragon Dragon
621   Druddigon Dragon Dragon
643   Reshiram Dragon Fire
644   Zekrom Dragon Electric
646   Kyurem Dragon Ice
652   Chesnaught Grass Fighting
675   Pangoro Fighting Dark
689   Barbaracle Rock Water
696   Tyrunt Rock Dragon
697   Tyrantrum Rock Dragon
715   Noivern Flying Dragon
717   Yveltal Dark Flying
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 Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★★★
Power: 43
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: None
Users:      
Grid 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.

In the anime

 
Mega Charizard X
 
Garchomp
 
Druddigon
 
Shelgon
The user slashes the foe with huge, sharp claws.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Salamence's claws glow white or bright green and its slashes the opponent with them.
Silver's Salamence The Search for the Legend Debut
Drake's Salamence Vanity Affair None
  Dragonite's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them.
Lance's Dragonite The Scuffle of Legends None
  The tips of Shelgon's front legs glow bright green and it slashes the opponent with them.
Drake's Shelgon Vanity Affair None
  The gold part of Giratina's upper spikes glows magenta and it hits the opponent with it.
Giratina (movie) Giratina and the Sky Warrior None
  Garchomp's hand claws glow light green and it slashes the opponent repeatedly.
Cynthia's Garchomp Double Team Turnover! None
  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
  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.
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
  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
  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
  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
  The claws on both of Mega Charizard X's hands become surrounded in light blue, claw-shaped energies. It then strikes the opponent with one of them.
Alain's Charizard Mega Evolution Special I None
  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
  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's hands becomes surrounded in a light green, claw shaped energy. It then strikes the opponent with them.
Alain's Charizard XY105 None


In the manga

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


In the Pokémon - The Legend of the Dragon King manga

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In the Pokémon Adventures manga


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


In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure manga


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


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 龍爪 Lóngzhuǎ
  Dutch Drakenklauw
  Finnish Lohikäärmeenkynsi
Tulikoura (AG013)
  French Dracogriffe
  German Drachenklaue
  Greek Νύχι Δράκου
  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 do Dragão
Garra de Dragão (TCG)
  Romanian Gheara de Dragon
  Serbian Zmajeva Kandža
  Spanish Garra Dragón
  Turkish Ejderha Pençesi


Variations of the move Drill Peck
  Drill PeckStrengthDragon ClawSeed BombX-Scissor
  Power Gem


Generation III TMs
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Generation III HMs
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Generation IV TMs
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Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
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Generation V HMs
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Generation VI TMs
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798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
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