Crush Claw (move)
Crush Claw ブレイククロー Break Claw | ||||||||||||
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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, but other Pokémon could still inherit it via breeding.
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 point if Swords Dance was used in the previous turn.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | ||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0028 | Field | 22 | 22 | 22 | 1, Evo.SMUSUM | 1 | 1 | |||||
0335 | Field | 31 | 31 | 31BW 22B2W2 |
22XY 26ORAS |
26 | 26BDSP | 26 | ||||
0347 | |
Water 3 | 55 | 55 | 55XY 39ORAS |
39 | 32 | |||||
0348 | |
Water 3 | 67 | 67 | 1, 67XY 39ORAS |
39 | 32 | |||||
0529 | Field | 24 | ||||||||||
0530 | |
Field | 24 | |||||||||
0604 | Amorphous | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
0627 | |
Flying | 46 | 46 | 46 | 48SwSh | 48 | |||||
0628 | |
Flying | 46 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 48 | |||||
0628 | Braviary
Hisuian Form |
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Flying | 48 | ||||||||
0745 | Lycanroc
Dusk Form |
Field | 1, Evo. | Evo. | ||||||||
0772 | No Eggs Discovered | 25 | 25 | |||||||||
0773 | 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 | ||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0027 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | |||||
0027 | Sandshrew
Alolan Form |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0111 | |
Monster | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | |||
0115 | Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | |||||
0155 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | |||||
0215 | |
Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | ||||
0252 | Monster | Dragon | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | ||||
0255 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0287 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | ✔ | ||||
0529 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0621 | Dragon | Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0744 | 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 | ||
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0215 | |
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 | ||
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0244 | 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
Crush Claw inflicts damage and may lower the enemy's Defense by one stage.
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Pokémon GO
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Pokémon Masters EX
Category | Cost in move-gauge slots | MP (uses) |
Base Power | Max Power | Accuracy | Target | Effect Tag(s) | Description | Playable sync pair(s) |
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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
Description
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In the anime
The user's claw starts glowing. It then crushes its claw down on the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
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'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 | |
Midnight Form Lycanroc's claws glow red and smashes its claws down onto the opponent. | |||
Cross's Lycanroc | I Choose You! | None | |
Type: Null's claws glow red and smashes its claws down onto the opponent. | |||
Gladion's Silvally | A Masked Warning! | None | |
Silvally's claws glow red and smashes its claws down onto the opponent. | |||
Gladion's Silvally | Family Determination! | None |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
The user slashes the opponent with claws that can break stone. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Zangoose stabs or slashes the opponent with its claws. | |||
Sidney's Zangoose | A Royal Rumble with Regirock, Regice and Registeel I | Debut | |
The Battle Castle's Zangoose | Getting the Drop on Gallade I | None | |
Eelektross slashes the opponent with its claws. | |||
Hugh's Eelektross | Abyssal Ruins | None |
Pokémon Battle Frontier
The user slashes the target with hard and sharp claws. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Zangoose slashes the opponent repeatedly with its claws. | |||
Enta's Zangoose | The Predestined Battle! | Debut |
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
In other languages
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Variations of the move Crush Claw | ||
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