Scratch (move)
Scratch ひっかく Scratch | ||||||||||||
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Scratch (Japanese: ひっかく Scratch) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Scratch inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.
Scratch can be used as the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Fury Swipes and Slash to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn. It can also be used to finish a combination, with the user gaining 4 bonus appeal points if Leer was used in the previous turn.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | ||||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
004 | Charmander |
Monster | Dragon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
005 | Charmeleon |
Monster | Dragon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
006 | Charizard |
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Monster | Dragon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
027 | Sandshrew |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
027 | Sandshrew Alolan Form |
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Field | 1 | 1SwSh | |||||||||
028 | Sandslash |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
028 | Sandslash Alolan Form |
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Field | Field | 1PE | 1SwSh | ||||||||
029 | Nidoran♀ |
Monster | Field | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
030 | Nidorina |
No Eggs Discovered | 1, 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
031 | Nidoqueen |
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No Eggs Discovered | 1, 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
046 | Paras |
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Bug | Grass | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | ||
047 | Parasect |
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Bug | Grass | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | ||
050 | Diglett |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
050 | Diglett Alolan Form |
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Field | 1PE | ||||||||||
051 | Dugtrio |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
051 | Dugtrio Alolan Form |
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Field | 1PE | ||||||||||
052 | Meowth |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | |||
052 | Meowth Alolan Form |
Field | 1 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
052 | Meowth Galarian Form |
Field | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
053 | Persian |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
053 | Persian Alolan Form |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
054 | Psyduck |
Water 1 | Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SwShBDSP | 1 | ||
055 | Golduck |
Water 1 | Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SwShBDSP | 1 | ||
056 | Mankey |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | 1 | |||
057 | Primeape |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | 1 | |||
140 | Kabuto |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
141 | Kabutops |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
158 | Totodile |
Monster | Water 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | ||||
159 | Croconaw |
Monster | Water 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | ||||
160 | Feraligatr |
Monster | Water 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | ||||
161 | Sentret |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | ||||||
162 | Furret |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | |||||
190 | Aipom |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | |||||
215 | Sneasel |
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Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SwShBDSP | 1 | |||
215 | Sneasel Hisuian Form |
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Field | 1 | ||||||||||
216 | Teddiursa |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | 1 | ||||
217 | Ursaring |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | 1 | ||||
255 | Torchic |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
256 | Combusken |
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Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
257 | Blaziken |
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Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
287 | Slakoth |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | 1 | |||||
288 | Vigoroth |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | 1 | |||||
289 | Slaking |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | 1 | |||||
290 | Nincada |
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Bug | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
291 | Ninjask |
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Bug | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
292 | Shedinja |
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Mineral | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
302 | Sableye |
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Human-Like | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
335 | Zangoose |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | 1 | |||||
347 | Anorith |
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Water 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
348 | Armaldo |
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Water 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
352 | Kecleon |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | ||||||
359 | Absol |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
390 | Chimchar |
Field | Human-Like | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | ||||||
391 | Monferno |
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Field | Human-Like | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | |||||
392 | Infernape |
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Field | Human-Like | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | |||||
424 | Ambipom |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1BDSP | |||||||
431 | Glameow |
Field | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5BDSP | |||||||
432 | Purugly |
Field | 1, 5 | 1, 5 | 1, 5 | 1, 5 | 1, 5BDSP | |||||||
434 | Stunky |
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Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
435 | Skuntank |
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Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
461 | Weavile |
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Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SwShBDSP | 1 | |||||
509 | Purrloin |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SwSh | ||||||||
510 | Liepard |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SwSh | ||||||||
511 | Pansage |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
513 | Pansear |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
515 | Panpour |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
529 | Drilbur |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4SwSh | ||||||||
530 | Excadrill |
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Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SwSh | |||||||
570 | Zorua |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SwSh | 1 | |||||||
570 | Zorua Hisuian Form |
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Field | 1 | ||||||||||
571 | Zoroark |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SwSh | 1 | |||||||
571 | Zoroark Hisuian Form |
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Field | 1 | ||||||||||
610 | Axew |
Monster | Dragon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SwSh | 1 | ||||||
611 | Fraxure |
Monster | Dragon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SwSh | 1 | ||||||
612 | Haxorus |
Monster | Dragon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SwSh | 1 | ||||||
621 | Druddigon |
Dragon | Monster | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SwSh | |||||||
624 | Pawniard |
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Human-Like | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SwSh | 1 | ||||||
625 | Bisharp |
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Human-Like | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SwSh | 1 | ||||||
653 | Fennekin |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
654 | Braixen |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
655 | Delphox |
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Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
677 | Espurr |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1SwSh | |||||||||
678 | Meowstic Male |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1SwSh | |||||||||
678 | Meowstic Female |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1SwSh | |||||||||
688 | Binacle |
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Water 3 | 1 | 1 | 1SwSh | ||||||||
689 | Barbaracle |
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Water 3 | 1 | 1 | 1SwSh | ||||||||
725 | Litten |
Field | 1 | 1SwSh | ||||||||||
726 | Torracat |
Field | 1 | 1SwSh | ||||||||||
727 | Incineroar |
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Field | 1 | 1SwSh | |||||||||
757 | Salandit |
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Monster | Dragon | 1 | 1SwSh | 1 | |||||||
758 | Salazzle |
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Monster | Dragon | 1SwSh | 1 | ||||||||
778 | Mimikyu |
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Amorphous | 1 | 1SwSh | 1 | ||||||||
807 | Zeraora |
No Eggs Discovered | 1USUM | 1SwSh | ||||||||||
810 | Grookey |
Field | Grass | 1SwSh | 1 | |||||||||
811 | Thwackey |
Field | Grass | 1SwSh | 1 | |||||||||
812 | Rillaboom |
Field | Grass | 1SwSh | 1 | |||||||||
863 | Perrserker |
Field | 1SwSh | 1 | ||||||||||
893 | Zarude |
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No Eggs Discovered | 1SwSh | 1 | |||||||||
901 | Ursaluna |
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Field | 1 | ||||||||||
903 | Sneasler |
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Field | 1 | ||||||||||
906 | Sprigatito |
Field | Grass | 1 | ||||||||||
907 | Floragato |
Field | Grass | 1 | ||||||||||
908 | Meowscarada |
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Field | Grass | 1 | |||||||||
921 | Pawmi |
Field | 1 | |||||||||||
922 | Pawmo |
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Field | 1 | ||||||||||
923 | Pawmot |
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Field | 1 | ||||||||||
944 | Shroodle |
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Field | 1 | ||||||||||
945 | Grafaiai |
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Field | 1 | ||||||||||
979 | Annihilape |
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Field | 1 | ||||||||||
983 | Kingambit |
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Human-Like | 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
In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Scratch is a move with 8 base power, 90% accuracy and 22PP. The user attacks enemy in front of them.
In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's power has been changed to 6 and its PP to 28.
Pokémon GO
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Updates
- Gyms & Raids
- July 30, 2016
- Power: 10 → 6
- February 16, 2017
- Power: 6 → 12
- Duration: 0.5 → 1 seconds
- February 21, 2017
- Power: 12 → 6
- Energy boost: 7 → 4
- Duration: 1 → 0.5 seconds
Pokémon Rumble Rush
Description
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In the anime
Main series
Primeape | Chimchar | Panpour | Salandit |
The foe is hit by the user's sharp claws | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Meowth | Meowth scratches the opponent with its claws. Sometimes when it uses this move, its claws glow white and leave behind white trails of energy. | ||
Meowth of Team Rocket | Challenge of the Samurai | Debut | |
Primeape | Primeape puts its hand in a fist and repeatedly scratches the opponent with its fist. | ||
Ash's Primeape | The Punchy Pokémon | None | |
Psyduck | Psyduck charges at the opponent with its claws extended and scratches them. | ||
Misty's Psyduck | The Ninja Poké-Showdown | None | |
Nidoran♀ | Nidoran♀ repeatedly scratches the opponent with her claws. | ||
Emily's Maria | Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon | None | |
Sandslash | Sandslash repeatedly slashes the opponent with its claws. | ||
Koji's Sandslash | Good Quil Hunting | None | |
Totodile | Totodile scratches the opponent repeatedly with its claws. | ||
Ash's Totodile | The Totodile Duel | None | |
Vigoroth | Vigoroth hits the opponent with its whole hand. | ||
Norman's Vigoroth | There's no Place like Hoenn | None | |
Marcel's Vigoroth | The Garden of Eatin' | None | |
Sableye | Sableye scratches the opponent with its nails. | ||
Cassidy's Sableye | Oaknapped! | None | |
Torchic | Torchic jumps up and scratches the opponent repeatedly with its two feet. | ||
Nurse Joy's Torchic | Having a Wailord of a Time | None | |
Slakoth | Slakoth scratches the opponent with its claws. | ||
Marcel's Slakoth | The Garden of Eatin' | None | |
A Coordinator's Slakoth | Playing the Performance Encore! | None | |
Aipom | Aipom scratches the opponent with its hands. | ||
Multiple wild Aipom | Slaking Kong! | None | |
Ash's Aipom | Slaking Kong! | None | |
Weavile | Weavile scratches the opponent with its claws. | ||
A wild Weavile | Duels of the Jungle! | None | |
Chimchar | Chimchar scratches the opponent with its fingers, leaving behind white trails of energy. | ||
Ash's Chimchar | When Pokémon Worlds Collide! | None | |
Zorua | The end of one of Zorua's paws glows light blue and it swings the paw at the opponent, releasing a crescent blade of energy. | ||
Zorua (M13) | Zoroark: Master of Illusions | None | |
Panpour | The tips of one or both of Panpour's hands glow white and it scratches the opponent one or more times, leaving behind a white trail of energy. | ||
Cress's Panpour | Triple Leaders, Team Threats! | None | |
Axew | Axew raises its claws in the air and one of them flashes white. It then scratches the opponent one or more times with both claws, leaving behind a white trail of energy. | ||
Iris's Axew | The Bloom Is on Axew! | None | |
Zangoose | Zangoose's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them. | ||
Weiss's Zangoose | Saving Braviary! | None | |
Meowstic | Meowstic extends the claws on one of its paws, or the claws on one of Meowstic's hands glow white. It then scratches the opponent. | ||
Astrid's Meowstic | Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction | None | |
Heath's Meowstic | Splitting Heirs! | None | |
Blake's Meowstic | Splitting Heirs! | None | |
Fennekin | Fennekin scratches the opponent with one of its front paws, leaving a white trail of energy. Sometimes, it extends the claws. | ||
Mirror Serena's Fennekin | The Cave of Mirrors! | None | |
Serena's Fennekin | Forging Forest Friendships! | None | |
Sneasel | Sneasel raises its claws in the air and one of them flashes white. It then scratches the opponent one or more times with both claws, leaving behind a white trail of energy. | ||
A Performer's Sneasel | Performing with Fiery Charm! | None | |
Braixen | Braixen scratches the opponent with one of its front paws, leaving a white trail of energy. | ||
Serena's Braixen | Over the Mountain of Snow! | None | |
Manectric | One of the claws on one of Manectric's front paws glows white and it then charges towards the opponent to scratch the opponent with the same set of claws | ||
Celosia's Manectric | Meeting at Terminus Cave! | Japanese version only Manectric cannot legally learn Scratch. | |
Litten | Litten scratches the opponent once or multiple times with one of its front paws, leaving a white trail of energy. | ||
Ash's Litten | Alolan Open House! | None | |
Professor Kukui's Litten | A Timeless Encounter! | None | |
Meowth | Alolan Meowth scratches the opponent with one of its claws. | ||
Matori's Meowth | Acting True to Form! | None | |
Nanu's Meowth | Tough Guy Trials! | None | |
Torracat | The claws on one of Torracat's paws extend and turn white, before it scratches the opponent with them. | ||
Ash's Torracat | Love at First Twirl! | None | |
Salandit | Salandit's claws glow white and it scratches the opponent with them. | ||
Tupp's Salandit | Real Life...Inquire Within! | None | |
Charmander | Charmander's claws glow yellow and it scratches the opponent with them. | ||
Leon's Charmander | Partners in Time! | None |
- In Classroom Training!, Jeremiah told his Skuntank to use Scratch, but due to it being incapacitated by James's Carnivine's Vine Whip, it was unable to execute the move.
Pokémon Origins
Charmander | Charmeleon | ||
The foe is hit by the user's sharp claws. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Charmander | Charmander scratches the opponent with its claws. | ||
Red's Charmander | File 1: Red | Debut | |
Charmeleon | Charmeleon scratches the opponent with its claws, leaving behind a white trail of energy. | ||
Red's Charmeleon | File 2: Cubone | None |
In the manga
Aim to Be a Card Master!!
Charmander | |||
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The user scratches the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Charmander | Charmander scratches the opponent. | ||
Kenta's Charmander | District Convention "Kenta, to the Open Sea" | Debut |
How I Became a Pokémon Card
Persian | Nidoran♀ | ||
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The user scratches the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Persian | Persian scratches the opponent. | ||
Giovanni's Persian | PW17 | Debut | |
Nidoran♀ | Nidoran♀ scratches the opponent. | ||
Unknown Trainer's Nidoran♀ | PW34 | None |
Pokémon Adventures
Nidoqueen | Chimchar | Totodile | Meowth |
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The user scratches the opponent with its claws. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Nidoqueen | Nidoqueen scratches the opponent with one of her claws. | ||
Giovanni's Nidoqueen | The Beedrill All and End All | Debut | |
Aipom | Aipom scratches the opponent repeatedly with its two hands. | ||
Gold's Aibo | Murkrow Row | None | |
Totodile | Totodile scratches the opponent with one of its claws. | ||
Silver's Totodile | Totodile Rock | None | |
Meowth | Meowth sticks out both of its paws and it scratches the opponent with both of them. | ||
Sham's Meowth | The Escape | None | |
Chimchar | Chimchar scratches the opponent with its hand. | ||
Pearl's Chimler | Ring Around the Roserade I | None | |
Purrloin | Purrloin scratches the opponent repeatedly with its two claws. | ||
Hugh's sister's Purrloin | Unforgettable Memories | None |
- In Zap!! A Rising Beam of Light, Henry Sword mentioned that his Grookey, Twiggy, knows Scratch. However, he has never been seen using the move.
- Maizie's Teddiursa was revealed to know Scratch on the official web site, but she was never shown using the move.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
Purugly | |||
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The user scratches the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Purugly | Purugly raises its paw and scratches the foe with it. | ||
Mars's Purugly | The Mystery Boy, Jun!! | Debut |
Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure
Totodile | |||
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The user scratches the foe with its claws. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Totodile | Totodile scratches the foe leaving behind a trail of light. | ||
Jō's Totodile | Aim to be the Strongest! The Hot-Blooded Brotherly Combination!! | Debut |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team
Chimchar | |||
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The user scratches the foe. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Chimchar | Chimchar scratches the foe with its hands. | ||
Honō | BET1 | Debut |
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
Feraligatr | Charizard | Totodile | |
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The user slams the foe with its claws. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Charizard | Charizard slams the foe with its claws. | ||
Green's Charizard | The Pokémon Banana League (Part 2) | Debut | |
Totodile | Totodile scratches the foe leaving behind a trail of light. | ||
Silver's Totodile | Clefairy, the Battle Instructor | None | |
Feraligatr | Feraligatr scratches the opponent. | ||
The Underground store owners's Feraligatr | Don't Accuse Me!! | None |
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
In other languages
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