Grip Claw

The Grip Claw (Japanese: ねばりのかぎづめ Grip Claw) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV.

Grip Claw ねばりのかぎづめ Grip Claw

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Introduced in Generation IV Pocket Generation IV Items Generation V Items (Held items) Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Generation VIII Other Items Generation IX Other Items Fling Power 90

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS BDSP N/A $100 SMUSUM SwSh N/A $2,000 SV $10,000 $2,500

Effect

Generation IV

When held by a Pokémon, it causes binding moves used by the holder to always bind for 5 turns.

Generation V onward

When held by a Pokémon, it causes binding moves used by the holder to always bind for 7 turns.

Description

Games Description DPPt A Pokémon hold item that extends the duration of multiturn attacks like Bind and Wrap. HGSS BWB2W2 A Pokémon held item that extends the duration of multiturn attacks like Bind and Wrap. XYORAS SMUSUM An item to be held by a Pokémon. It extends the duration of multi-turn attacks like Bind and Wrap. SwShBDSP An item to be held by a Pokémon. It extends the duration of multi-turn attacks, such as Bind and Wrap. SV An item to be held by a Pokémon. When the holder uses moves that deal damage over several turns, such as Bind or Wrap, their effects will last longer than usual.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods DPPt Wayward Cave Held by wild Sneasel (50% chance) HGSS Seafoam Islands Held by wild Sneasel (50% chance) BW Held by wild Sneasel (50% chance) B2W2 Route 4B2 Held by wild Sneasel (50% chance) XY Held by wild Sneasel (50% chance) ORAS Held by wild Sandshrew (5% chance) SMUSUM Route 15USUM Ambush encounters (Barbaracle in Ultra Space WildsUSUM) Held by wild Sandshrew and wild Sandslash (5% chance each) SwSh Galar Mine No. 2 SwShIA Cram-o-matic (Flying: 72-80 points) BDSP Wayward Cave Held by wild SandshrewSP and wild SandslashSP (5% chance each) SV Delibird Presents (Mesagoza Branch, after earning 4 Gym Badges)

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 緊纏鈎爪 Gánchìhn Ngāujáau Mandarin 緊纏鈎爪 / 紧缠钩爪 Jǐnchán Gōuzhuǎ French Accro Griffe (Core series) Accroc Griffe (PGL) German Griffklaue Italian Presartigli Korean 끈기갈고리손톱 Kkeun-gi Galgori Sontop Spanish Garra Garfio

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation IV – V – VI – VII – VIII – IX

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.