Dragon Claw (move)

Dragon Claw
ドラゴンクロー Dragon Claw
Dragon Claw IX.png
Dragon Claw IX 2.png
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.

It is:

Effect

Dragon Claw inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Dragon Claw can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Dragon Dance, Dragon Rage, or DragonBreath was used in the previous turn.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Dragon Claw's PP was changed from 15 to 10 and it has an increased critical hit ratio.

Category  Physical
PP  10
Agile Strong
Power  80  60  100
Accuracy  100%  100%  100%
Action speed modifier
Self  0  0  +5
Target  0  +3  0
Additional effect
Crit. stage  +1  +1  +2
   ?  ?
   ?  ?
Has a high critical-hit ratio

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.
Colo.XD Scratches the target with sharp claws.*
Hooks and slashes the target with long, sharp claws.*
DPPtHGSSPBR The user slashes the foe with huge, sharp claws.*
Sharp, huge claws hook and slash the foe quickly and with great power.*
BWB2W2
XYORAS
The user slashes the target with huge, sharp claws.
SMUSUM
SwShBDSP
The user slashes the target with huge sharp claws.
LA The user slashes the target with huge, sharp claws. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
SV The user slashes the target with huge, sharp claws to inflict damage.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0006   Charizard
 
 
Monster Dragon 1 1 1 1SMUSUM 1 1
0330   Flygon
 
 
Bug Dragon 45 45BW
55B2W2
55XY
45ORAS
1, Evo. 1, Evo.
0371   Bagon
  Dragon Dragon 49 50 50 50XY
29ORAS
29 31 31
0372   Shelgon
  Dragon Dragon 69 55 55 55XY
29ORAS
29 33 33
0373   Salamence
 
 
Dragon Dragon 79 61 61 61XY
29ORAS
29 33 33
0384   Rayquaza
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 20 20DPPt
0443   Gible
 
 
Monster Dragon 27 27 27 27 36SwShBDSP
21LA
36
0444   Gabite
 
 
Monster Dragon 33 33 33 33 42SwShBDSP
21LA
42
0445   Garchomp
 
 
Monster Dragon 33 33 33 33 42SwShBDSP
21LA
42
0483   Dialga
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 30DPPt
28HGSS
28 28 28 40SwSh
48BDSP
19LA
40
0484   Palkia
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 30DPPt
28HGSS
28 28 28 40SwSh
48BDSP
19LA
0487   Giratina
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 30DPPt
28HGSS
28 28 28 63SwSh
70BDSP
36LA
63
0566   Archen
 
 
Flying Water 3 48 48 48 39
0567   Archeops
 
 
Flying Water 3 56 56 56 41
0610   Axew
  Monster Dragon 28 28 28 18 18
0611   Fraxure
  Monster Dragon 28 28 28 18 18
0612   Haxorus
  Monster Dragon 28 28 28 18 18
0621   Druddigon
  Dragon Monster 27 27 27 30
0644   Zekrom
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 54 54 54 32
0696   Tyrunt
 
 
Monster Dragon 37 37 36
0697   Tyrantrum
 
 
Monster Dragon 37 37 36
0782   Jangmo-o
  Dragon Dragon 41 32 32
0783   Hakamo-o
 
 
Dragon Dragon 43 32 32
0784   Kommo-o
 
 
Dragon Dragon 43 32 32
0884   Duraludon
 
 
Mineral Dragon 48
0895   Regidrago
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 36 36
0967   Cyclizar
 
 
Field Field 36
0996   Frigibax
 
 
Dragon Mineral 32
0998   Baxcalibur
 
 
Dragon Mineral 35
1005   Roaring Moon
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 28
1007   Koraidon
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 42
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By TM/TR

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
--
II
--
III
TM02
IV
TM02
V
TM02
VI
TM02
VII
TM02
VIII
TR47
IX
TM078
0004   Charmander
  Monster Dragon
0005   Charmeleon
  Monster Dragon
0006   Charizard
 
 
Monster Dragon
0142   Aerodactyl
 
 
Flying Flying
0149   Dragonite
 
 
Water 1 Dragon
0151   Mew
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0158   Totodile
  Monster Water 1 BDSP
0159   Croconaw
  Monster Water 1 BDSP
0160   Feraligatr
  Monster Water 1 BDSP
0248   Tyranitar
 
 
Monster Monster
0254   Sceptile
  Monster Dragon
0306   Aggron
 
 
Monster Monster
0330   Flygon
 
 
Bug Dragon
0334   Altaria
 
 
Flying Dragon
0371   Bagon
  Dragon Dragon
0372   Shelgon
  Dragon Dragon
0373   Salamence
 
 
Dragon Dragon
0380   Latias
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0381   Latios
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0383   Groudon
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0384   Rayquaza
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0443   Gible
 
 
Monster Dragon
0444   Gabite
 
 
Monster Dragon
0445   Garchomp
 
 
Monster Dragon
0483   Dialga
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0484   Palkia
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0487   Giratina
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0493   Arceus
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0552   Krokorok
 
 
Field Field
0553   Krookodile
 
 
Field Field
0559   Scraggy
 
 
Field Dragon
0560   Scrafty
 
 
Field Dragon
0566   Archen
 
 
Flying Water 3
0567   Archeops
 
 
Flying Water 3
0604   Eelektross
  Amorphous Amorphous
0610   Axew
  Monster Dragon
0611   Fraxure
  Monster Dragon
0612   Haxorus
  Monster Dragon
0621   Druddigon
  Dragon Monster
0643   Reshiram
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0644   Zekrom
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0646   Kyurem
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0646   Kyurem
Black Kyurem
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered B2W2
0646   Kyurem
White Kyurem
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered B2W2
0652   Chesnaught
 
 
Field Field
0675   Pangoro
 
 
Field Human-Like
0689   Barbaracle
 
 
Water 3 Water 3
0696   Tyrunt
 
 
Monster Dragon
0697   Tyrantrum
 
 
Monster Dragon
0706   Goodra
  Dragon Dragon
0706   Goodra
Hisuian Form
 
 
Dragon Dragon
0714   Noibat
 
 
Flying Dragon
0715   Noivern
 
 
Flying Dragon
0717   Yveltal
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0757   Salandit
 
 
Monster Dragon
0758   Salazzle
 
 
Monster Dragon
0760   Bewear
 
 
Field Field
0772   Type: Null
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0773   Silvally
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0776   Turtonator
 
 
Monster Dragon
0780   Drampa
 
 
Monster Dragon
0782   Jangmo-o
  Dragon Dragon
0783   Hakamo-o
 
 
Dragon Dragon
0784   Kommo-o
 
 
Dragon Dragon
0799   Guzzlord
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0804   Naganadel
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered USUM
0880   Dracozolt
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0884   Duraludon
 
 
Mineral Dragon
0887   Dragapult
 
 
Amorphous Dragon
0895   Regidrago
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0937   Ceruledge
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0967   Cyclizar
 
 
Field Field
0995   Iron Thorns
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0996   Frigibax
 
 
Dragon Mineral
0997   Arctibax
 
 
Dragon Mineral
0998   Baxcalibur
 
 
Dragon Mineral
1005   Roaring Moon
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1007   Koraidon
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1008   Miraidon
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1009   Walking Wake
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
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
0158   Totodile
  Monster Water 1
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

Dragon Claw inflicts damage. When used by a Gigantic Pokémon in Gates to Infinity, Dragon Claw hits adjacent enemies, has a base PP of 20, and a base accuracy of 90%.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB 16 - 10 - 88% - Front Enemy No
MDTDS 16 - 10 - 88% - Front Enemy No
BSL 16 - 10 - 88% - Front Enemy No
MDGtI 15 99 18 50 95% 98% Front Enemy No
SMD 15 99 18 40 95% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Conquest

 
>
 
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.

Pokémon GO

  Dragon Claw
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 50
Energy cost 33
Duration 1.7 seconds
Damage window 1.1 - 1.3 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 50
Energy cost 35
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
                       
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 40 → 35
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 35 → 50
    • Energy cost: 50 → 33
    • Duration: 1.5 → 1.7 seconds
    • Damage window: 1.2 - 1.4 → 1.1 - 1.3 seconds

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Physical 2 50 60 100% An opponent No additional effect. Drake & Salamence
Iris & Haxorus
Lance & Dragonite
Zinnia & Salamence (Direct Link)

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Dragon Claw
★★★★
Attack power 40.2024
Charge time 0.58 seconds
Range type Arc (melee)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Dragon Claw is Garchomp's second move. It is obtained by reaching level 7 as Gabite and upgrading Bulldoze into it instead of Earthquake. The user viciously claws everything in the designated area twice. The first attack deals damage and pushes enemies. The second attack deals increased damage, in a range slightly larger than the designated area. When using a Dragon Rush combo with this move, increase the slow to enemies. At level 13, the move's damage increases.

Description

Games Description
MDRB
MDGtI
Inflicts damage on the target.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる
Conq. The user slashes the target with huge, sharp claws.
MDGtI It damages an enemy.
It damages enemies.*
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy.


In the anime

Main series

 
Noivern
 
Charizard
 
Druddigon
 
Dragonite
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 it 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; or, a light-green aura forms around one of Dragonite's hands and turns into a claw-like shape. Dragonite then strikes the opponent with the claws.
Lance's Dragonite The Scuffle of Legends None
Ash's Dragonite Raid Battle in The Ruins! 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 Origin Forme Giratina's upper spikes glows magenta and it hits the opponent with it.
Giratina (movie) Giratina and the Sky Warrior None
  Garchomp's claws glow light green or light blue and it slashes the opponent repeatedly; or, a light-green aura forms around each of Garchomp's fins or claws and turn into a claw-like shape. It then strikes the opponent with it.
Cynthia's Garchomp Double Team Turnover! None
Professor Sycamore's Garchomp A Towering Takeover! None
A Trainer's Garchomp Legend? Go! Friends? Go! None
Paul's Garchomp Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit! 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 or light green and it slashes the opponent with it; or, a light-green aura forms around one of Druddigon's claws and then it attacks its opponent with its claws.
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
Aliana's Druddigon Coming Apart at the Dreams! None
Ryuki's Druddigon Aiming for the Top Floor! 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 one of Feraligatr's hands glow light blue and it slashes the opponent with them.
A wild Feraligatr Genesect and the Legend Awakened None
  The claws on both of Mega Charizard X's hands become surrounded in light green, claw-shaped auras. 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 aura. 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 aura. It then strikes the opponent with one of them.
Trevor's Charmeleon A Legendary Photo Op! None
  Charizard's hands become surrounded in a light green, claw-shaped aura; or, Charizard's claws grow bigger and glow orange. It then strikes the opponent with them.
Alain's Charizard A Meeting of Two Journeys! None
Trevor's Charizard A League of His Own! None
Leon's Charizard Toughing It Out! None
Friede's Charizard The Pendant That Starts It All: Part One None
  A light-green aura forms around each of Noivern's hands and they turn into a claw-like shape. Noivern then strikes the opponent with the claws; or, Noivern's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them.
Ash's Noivern A Full-Strength Battle Surprise! None
  A light-green aura forms around each of Mega Sceptile's hands and they turn into a claw-like shape. Mega Sceptile strikes its opponent with its claws.
Sawyer's Sceptile Valuable Experience for All! None
  A light-green aura forms around each of Mega Garchomp's fins and then it attacks the opponent with its claws.
Remo's Garchoo Analysis Versus Passion! None
Cynthia's Garchomp The Fiery Road to Mastership! None
  A light-green aura forms around each of Sceptile's hands and they turn into a claw-like shape. Sceptile then strikes the opponent with the claws.
Sawyer's Sceptile A Riveting Rivalry! None
  Salazzle's claws glow light green and slashes the opponent with them, leaving behind a trail of energy the same color as her claws.
Plumeria's Salazzle Battle Royal 151! None
  A light-green aura forms around each of Flygon's hands and they turn into a claw-like shape. Flygon then strikes the opponent with the claws.
Goh's Flygon A Crackling Raid Battle! None
Raihan's Flygon Aim For The Eight! None


Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

 
Garchomp


The user slashes the foe with huge, sharp claws.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  A light-blue aura forms around each of Garchomp's fins and then Garchomp strikes its opponent with its claws.
Cynthia's Garchomp Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer None


In the manga

Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~


Pocket Monsters XY: The Legend of the Pokémon Dragon King

  This section is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: Image and description of the move


Pokémon Adventures


Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder


Pokémon Battle Frontier


Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!


Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure


Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 龍爪 Lùhngjáau
Mandarin 龍爪 / 龙爪 Lóngzhuǎ
  Dutch Drakenklauw
  Finnish Lohikäärmeenkynsi
Tulikoura (AG013)
  French Draco-GriffeVIII+
DracogriffeIIIVII
  German Drachenklaue
  Greek Νύχι Δράκου Nuhi Drakou
  Hindi द्रगों का पंजा Dragon ka panja
  Hungarian Sárkány Karom
  Indonesian Cakar Naga
Kuku Naga
  Italian Dragartigli
  Korean 드래곤클로 DeuraegonkeulloIX+
드래곤크루 DeuraegonkeuruIVVIII
  Polish Pazur Smoka
  Brazilian Portuguese Garra de Dragão (games, XY086–present, TCG, manga)
Garra do Dragão (early anime)
  Romanian Gheara de Dragon
  Serbian Zmajeva kandža
Spanish   Latin America Garra de Dragón
  Spain Garra Dragón
  Thai ดรากอนคลอว์
  Turkish Ejderha Pençesi
  Vietnamese Vuốt Rồng
Móng Vuốt của Rồng


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


Generation III TMs
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26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation III HMs
0102030405060708RSE
Generation IV TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS
Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
PE
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2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
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