Dragon Claw (move)

Dragon Claw (Japanese: ドラゴンクロー Dragon Claw) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type move introduced in Generation III.

Dragon Claw ドラゴンクロー Dragon Claw

Battles Type  Dragon Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 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 III TM02 in Generation III TM02 in Generation IV TM02 in Generation V TM02 in Generation VI TM02 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon TR47 in Pokémon Sword and Shield TM02 in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl TM078 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet TM002 in Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Quite an appealing move.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

It is:

• TM02 from Generation III to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, as well as in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
• TR47 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
• TM078 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

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.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus 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

Generation IX

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Pokémon Legends: Z-A Category  Physical Accuracy  100% Standard Plus Move Power  80  96 Cooldown  8s Move wind-up time  10 frames Effect duration  —s Additional effect  —  —  — None

Pokémon Champions

Dragon Claw is a slicing move. If used by a Pokémon with Sharpness, its power is increased by 50%.

Description

Games Description RSE Slashes the foe with sharp claws. (move) Hooks and slashes the foe with long, sharp claws. (TM) FRLG Sharp, huge claws hook and slash the foe quickly and with great power. ColoXD Scratches the target with sharp claws. (move) Hooks and slashes the target with long, sharp claws. (TM) DPPtHGSSPBR The user slashes the foe with huge, sharp claws. (move) Sharp, huge claws hook and slash the foe quickly and with great power. (TM) BWB2W2 XYORAS The user slashes the target with huge, sharp claws. SMUSUMPE 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. ZA The user attacks by slicing targets with huge, sharp claws.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII			IX
										SMUSUM	SwSh	BDSP	LA	SV	ZA
0006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon	−	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
0330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon	−	45	45BW 55B2W2	55XY 45ORAS	1, Evo.	1, Evo.	1, Evo.		Evo.
0371		Bagon		Dragon		Dragon	49	50	50	50XY 29ORAS	29	31	31		31	30
0372		Shelgon		Dragon		Dragon	69	55	55	55XY 29ORAS	29	33	33		33	30
0373		Salamence		Dragon		Dragon	79	61	61	61XY 29ORAS	29	33	33		33	30
0384		Rayquaza		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	20	20DPPt	−	−	−	−	−		−	−
0443		Gible		Monster	Dragon		27	27	27	27	36	36	21	36	36
0444		Gabite		Monster	Dragon		33	33	33	33	42	42	21	42	36
0445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon		33	33	33	33	42	42	21	42	36
0483		Dialga All available forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		30DPPt 28HGSS	28	28	28	40	48	19	40
0484		Palkia All available forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		30DPPt 28HGSS	28	28	28	40	48	19	−
0487		Giratina All available forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		30DPPt 28HGSS	28	28	28	63	70	36	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			32
0696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon				37	37	36				36
0697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon				37	37	36				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			48
0895		Regidrago		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						36			36
0967		Cyclizar		Field		Field									36	36
0996		Frigibax		Dragon	Mineral									32	32
0997		Arctibax		Dragon	Mineral									−	32
0998		Baxcalibur		Dragon	Mineral									35	32
1005		Roaring Moon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									28
1007		Koraidon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									42
1018		Archaludon		Mineral	Dragon									48
1020		Gouging Fire		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									28
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/TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Compatibility
						III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
						TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	SMUSUM TM02	SwSh TR47	BDSP TM02	SV TM078	ZA TM002
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	−	−	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔
0159		Croconaw		Monster	Water 1	−	−	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔
0160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔
0248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	✔
0254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0306		Aggron		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	✔
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	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster		−	−	−	−		−	✔
0443		Gible		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0444		Gabite		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0483		Dialga All available forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0484		Palkia All available forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0487		Giratina All available forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0493		Arceus All available forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0551		Sandile		Field		Field			−	−	−	−		−	✔
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 All available forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
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 All forms		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								✔
1018		Archaludon		Mineral	Dragon								✔
1020		Gouging Fire		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. 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		Types	Egg Groups		Egg Move
						III	IV
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. 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.

Special move

Generation IX

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0604		Eelektross		Amorphous		Amorphous	Wild Tera Pokémon - North Paldean SeaSV
0757		Salandit		Monster	Dragon	Wild Tera Pokémon - East Province (Area One)SV
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 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: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = Pokémon Platinum. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

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, to act as their origin point.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move, if the move changes their positioning at all.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.

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 80 Energy cost 50 Secondary effect ? Effect chance ?%
Max Battles Power Level 1: 250 Level 2: 300 Level 3: 350
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

Trainer Battles

• September 2, 2025
  • Power: 50 → 80
  • Energy cost: 35 → 50

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Dragon Claw	Physical	2	—	50	60	100%	An opponent	—	No additional effect.	Drake & Salamence Iris & Haxorus Lance & Dragonite Zinnia & Salamence Wally & Altaria Iris & Druddigon
Buddy move
Shining Dragon Claw	Physical	2	1	100	120	—%	An opponent	Sure Hit	Activation Condition: When the user's Attack is raised. Deactivation Condition: When the user's Attack is not raised. Never misses. Applies the Physical Move Break effect to the target. This attack's power is doubled when the user's team does not have a sync buff. Lowers the target's Defense by six stat ranks when the user's team does not have a sync buff.	Red (Anniversary 2025) & Charizard
Sync moves
Name	Category	State		Base power	Max power	Target		Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair
Righteous Heart Dragon Claw	Physical	Default		250	300	An opponent		—	No additional effect.	Drake & Salamence
		6★ EX							The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.
Resonating Will Dragon Claw	Physical	Default		250	300	An opponent		—	No additional effect.	Nate (Champion) & Haxorus
		6★ EX				All opponents
		6★ EX with EX role							Implements the following field effect just before the user's sync move is used the first time each battle. Extends the field effect duration only that time. • Dragon Zone

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 animation

Pokémon animated series

Dragonite Druddigon Noivern Charizard
The user slashes the foe with huge, sharp claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Salamence's claws glow white, bright green, or orange and it slashes the opponent with them.
Silver's Salamence	The Search for the Legend		Debut
Drake's Salamence	Vanity Affair		None
Indi's Salamence	HZ124		Enhanced by Laquium
	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
	Fraxure's hands glow light blue and it slashes the opponent with one of them.
Opelucid Academy Fraxure	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
	Noibat's claws glow orange and slashes the opponent with them, leaving behind a trail of energy the same color as its claws.
Yuha's Noibat	Where the Land Meets the Sky		None

• In All Things Bright and Beautifly!, Jessie told her Seviper to use Dragon Claw, but since Seviper cannot learn the move, it couldn't execute it.

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 ~

Fraxure
The user slashes the target with huge, sharp claws to inflict damage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	A light-purple aura forms around each of Fraxure's hands and they turn into a claw-like shape. Fraxure then strikes the opponent with the claws.
Kiyomasa's Fraxure	The Blue Scroll: Mitsunari, Kiyomasa, and Masanori		Debut

Pocket Monsters XY: The Legend of the Pokémon Dragon King

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Unknown
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Charizard
Akira's Charizard	LDK3		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Salamence Aerodactyl
The user strikes the target with huge, sharp claws to inflict damage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Salamence slashes the opponent with one of its claws.
Zinnia's Salamence	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon XIV		Debut
	Aerodactyl wraps one of its feet around the opponent's neck.
Red's Aero	Double Dealing with Deoxys		None

Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder

Zekrom
The user slashes the target with huge, sharp claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Zekrom slashes the opponent with its claws.
N's Zekrom	Clash! White Hero vs Black Hero		Debut

Pokémon Battle Frontier

Sceptile
The user's hand glows and slashes the opponent with it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Sceptile's hand becomes surrounded by an aura and it slashes the opponent with it.
Rald's Sceptile	Final Battle: Versus The Salon Maiden		Debut

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Dialga
The user slashes the target with huge, sharp claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Dialga slashes the opponent with its claws.
A wild Dialga	The Advent of Legendary Pokémon!!		Debut

Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

Charizard
The user slashes the target with huge, sharp claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Charizard slashes the opponent with its claws, leaving a trail of energy behind showing where it slashed.
Lance's Charizard	Betting on the Name of the Strongest!		Debut

Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!

Garchomp Giratina
The user slashes the target with huge, sharp claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Garchomp slashes at the opponent with one of its claws.
Yū's Garchomp	PBK5		Debut
	Origin Forme Giratina slashes at the opponent with the spikes on its tendrils.
A Trainer's Giratina	PBK5		None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

In other languages

Language		Title
Catalan		Urpa Drac* Urpa de Drac*
Chinese	Cantonese	龍爪 Lùhngjáau
	Mandarin	龍爪 / 龙爪 Lóngzhuǎ
Dutch		Drakenklauw
Finnish		Lohikäärmeenkynsi Tulikoura (AG013)
French		Draco-GriffeVIII+ DracogriffeIII–VII
German		Drachenklaue
Greek		Νύχι Δράκου Nuhi Drakou
Hindi		ड्रैगन क्लॉ Dragon Claw * द्रगों का पंजा Dragon ka Panja
Hungarian		Sárkány Karom
Indonesian		Dragon Claw* Cakar Naga Kuku Naga
Italian		Dragartigli
Korean		드래곤클로 DeuraegonkeulloIX+ 드래곤크루 DeuraegonkeuruIV–VIII
Polish		Pazur Smoka
Brazilian Portuguese		Garra de Dragão (games, XY086–present, TCG, manga) Garra do Dragão (early animated series)[specify]
Romanian		Gheara de Dragon
Russian		Коготь Дракона Kogot' Drakona
Serbian		Zmajeva kandža
Spanish	Latin America	Garra Dragón (games, DP097–present) Garra de Dragón (AG013–AG101)
	Spain	Garra Dragón
Thai		ดรากอนคลอว์ Dragon Claw
Turkish		Ejderha Pençesi
Vietnamese		Vuốt Rồng Móng Vuốt của Rồng

Variations of the move Drill Peck
Drill Peck • Strength • Dragon Claw • Seed Bomb • X-Scissor Power Gem

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