Vise Grip (move)

If you were looking for the move with the English name Clamp, see Clamp (move).

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Vise Grip はさむ Clamp

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  30 (max. 48) Power  55 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

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

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

Vise Grip (Japanese: はさむ Clamp)—spelled ViceGrip from Generations I to V and Vice Grip from Generations VI to VII—is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

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Effect

Vise Grip inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Vise Grip can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Bind and Guillotine to have their base appeal points doubled if used in the next turn.

Description

Games Description StadStad2 A Normal-type attack used only by Pokémon with pincers. The target is gripped and injured. GSC Grips with powerful pincers. RSE Grips the foe with large and powerful pincers. Colo.XD Grips the target with large and powerful pincers. FRLG DPPtHGSSPBR Huge, impressive pincers grip and squeeze the foe. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwSh The target is gripped and squeezed from both sides to inflict damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3	20	12	12	5	5	5	5
099		Kingler		Water 3		Water 3	1, 20	1, 12	1, 12	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5
127		Pinsir		Bug		Bug	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy			21	21	21	21XY 17ORAS	17
341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3			10	10	10	10XY 7ORAS	7
342		Crawdaunt		Water 1	Water 3			1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10XY 1, 7ORAS	1, 7
599		Klink		Mineral		Mineral					1	1	1	1
600		Klang		Mineral		Mineral					1	1	1	1
601		Klinklang		Mineral		Mineral					1	1	1	1
632		Durant		Bug		Bug					1	1	1	4
692		Clauncher		Water 1	Water 3						9	9	5
693		Clawitzer		Water 1	Water 3						9	1, 9	1
736		Grubbin		Bug		Bug							1	1
737		Charjabug		Bug		Bug							1	1
738		Vikavolt		Bug		Bug							1	1
895		Regidrago		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								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 and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, ViceGrip is a move with 6 base power, 90% accuracy and 22PP. The user attacks enemy in front of them.

Pokémon GO

Vise Grip
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 35 Energy cost 33 Duration 1.9 seconds Damage window 1.1 - 1.5 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 40 Energy cost 40 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: 15 → 25
• February 16, 2017
  • Power: 25 → 35
  • Energy cost: 20 → 33
  • Duration: 2.1 → 1.9 seconds
  • Damage window: 1.85 - 2.1 → 1.1 - 1.5 seconds

Description

Games Description MDRB MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる MDGtI SMD MDRTDX It damages an enemy.

In the anime

Clauncher	Corphish	Kingler	Krabby
Huge, impressive pincers grip and squeeze the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Pinsir	Pinsir grabs the opponent with the horns on its head.
Samurai's Pinsir	Challenge of the Samurai		Debut
Howie's Pinsir	The Ole' Berate and Switch!		None
Krabby	Krabby pinches the opponent with one or both of its claws.
A wild Krabby	The Evolution Solution		None
Ash's Krabby	Round One - Begin!		None
Kingler	Kingler pinches the opponent with one or both of its claws.
Ash's Kingler	Round One - Begin!		None
Corphish	Corphish pinches the opponent with one or both of its claws.
A wild Corphish	Which Wurmple's Which?		None
Ash's Corphish	Seeing is Believing!		None
Crawdaunt	Crawdaunt slams one of its claws into the opponent.
Mr. Saridakis's Crawdaunt	On Olden Pond		None
Clauncher	Clauncher pinches the opponent with one of its claws.
Rodman's Clauncher	Going for the Gold!		None

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

	Corphish
The user grabs the oppnent with its pincers.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Corphish	Corphish grabs the oponent with one of its pincers.
Ash's Corphish	Start Of The Pokémon League!!		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

	Krabby
The user grabs the opponent in its claws or pincers.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Krabby	Krabby grabs the opponent in one of its pincers.
Misty's Krabby	Striking Golduck		Debut

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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• This move's name refers to a vise, a mechanical tool which firmly holds an object that one is working on. Although official English translations normally use American English spelling conventions, the move's name instead used the Commonwealth English spelling of vice prior to Generation VIII. "Vise-Grip" is a brand of locking pliers and other tools.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 夾住 Gaapjyuh * 剪斷 Jíndyuhn * 鉗住 Kìhmjyuh * Mandarin 夾住 / 夹住 Jiāzhù * 剪斷 Jiǎnduàn * Danish Skruestik Dutch Handgreep Finnish Kuristusote* European French Force Poigne German Klammer Greek Λαβή Σφιγκτήρας Hindi दमदार शिकंजा Damdaar Shikanja Italian Presa Korean 찝기 Jjipgi Polish Atak Kleszczami* Atak Szczypcami* Brazilian Portuguese Agarramento Compressor (Pokémon GO 2020-present, Sword & Shield-present) Agarramento Viciado (Pokémon GO 2017-2019, Noble Victories-Unbroken Bonds, manga) Vice-Agarrar (anime) Aperto com Garra (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Garra Tenaz (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Serbian Stega Spanish Agarre Swedish Kloattack Thai หนีบ Turkish Kıskaç Kolu Vietnamese Kẹp

References

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