Dragon Claw

Dragon Claw

ドラゴンクロー Dragon Claw

Generation:	III

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	80
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	15, max: 24
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥
Jam:	1 ♥

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

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

Description

Games	Description
RSE	Slashes the foe with sharp claws.
XD	Scratches the target with sharp claws.
FRLG	Sharp, huge claws hook and slash the foe quickly and with great power.
DPPtHGSS	The user slashes the foe with huge, sharp claws.
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.

Effect

Contests

Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

Super Contests

Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Charizard	fire/flying	Monster/Dragon		1	1	1	1SMUSUM	1	1
	Flygon	ground/dragon	Bug/Dragon		45	45BW 55B2W2	55XY 45ORAS	1, Evo.	1, Evo.
	Bagon	dragon	Dragon	49	50	50	50XY 29ORAS	29	31	31
	Shelgon	dragon	Dragon	69	55	55	55XY 29ORAS	29	33	33
	Salamence	dragon/flying	Dragon	79	61	61	61XY 29ORAS	29	33	33
	Rayquaza	dragon/flying	Undiscovered	20	20DPPt
	Gible	dragon/ground	Monster/Dragon		27	27	27	27	36SwShBDSP 21LA	36
	Gabite	dragon/ground	Monster/Dragon		33	33	33	33	42SwShBDSP 21LA	42
	Garchomp	dragon/ground	Monster/Dragon		33	33	33	33	42SwShBDSP 21LA	42
	Dialga	steel/dragon	Undiscovered		30DPPt 28HGSS	28	28	28	40SwSh 48BDSP 19LA	40
	Palkia	water/dragon	Undiscovered		30DPPt 28HGSS	28	28	28	40SwSh 48BDSP 19LA
	Giratina	ghost/dragon	Undiscovered		30DPPt 28HGSS	28	28	28	63SwSh 70BDSP 36LA	63
	Archen	rock/flying	Flying/Water 3			48	48	48	39
	Archeops	rock/flying	Flying/Water 3			56	56	56	41
	Axew	dragon	Monster/Dragon			28	28	28	18	18
	Fraxure	dragon	Monster/Dragon			28	28	28	18	18
	Haxorus	dragon	Monster/Dragon			28	28	28	18	18
	Druddigon	dragon	Dragon/Monster			27	27	27	30
	Zekrom	dragon/electric	Undiscovered			54	54	54	32
	Tyrunt	rock/dragon	Monster/Dragon				37	37	36
	Tyrantrum	rock/dragon	Monster/Dragon				37	37	36
	Jangmo-o	dragon	Dragon					41	32
	Hakamo-o	dragon/fighting	Dragon					43	32
	Kommo-o	dragon/fighting	Dragon					43	32
	Duraludon	steel/dragon	Mineral/Dragon						48
	Regidrago	dragon	Undiscovered						36	36
	Cyclizar	dragon/normal	Field							36
	Frigibax	dragon/ice	Dragon/Mineral							32
	Baxcalibur	dragon/ice	Dragon/Mineral							35
	Roaring Moon	dragon/dark	Undiscovered							28
	Koraidon	fighting/dragon	Undiscovered							42
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM/TR

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Charmander	fire	Monster/Dragon	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP	TM078
	Charmeleon	fire	Monster/Dragon	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP	TM078
	Charizard	fire/flying	Monster/Dragon	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP	TM078
	Aerodactyl	rock/flying	Flying	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP
	Dragonite	dragon/flying	Water 1/Dragon	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP	TM078
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP	TM078
	Totodile	water	Monster/Water 1			TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02BDSP
	Croconaw	water	Monster/Water 1			TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02BDSP
	Feraligatr	water	Monster/Water 1	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02BDSP
	Tyranitar	rock/dark	Monster	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP	TM078
	Sceptile	grass	Monster/Dragon	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP
	Aggron	steel/rock	Monster	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP
	Flygon	ground/dragon	Bug/Dragon	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP
	Altaria	dragon/flying	Flying/Dragon	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP	TM078
	Bagon	dragon	Dragon	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP	TM078
	Shelgon	dragon	Dragon	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP	TM078
	Salamence	dragon/flying	Dragon	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP	TM078
	Latias	dragon/psychic	Undiscovered	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP
	Latios	dragon/psychic	Undiscovered	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP
	Groudon	ground	Undiscovered	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP	TM078
	Rayquaza	dragon/flying	Undiscovered	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP	TM078
	Gible	dragon/ground	Monster/Dragon		TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP	TM078
	Gabite	dragon/ground	Monster/Dragon		TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP	TM078
	Garchomp	dragon/ground	Monster/Dragon		TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP	TM078
	Dialga	steel/dragon	Undiscovered		TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP	TM078
	Palkia	water/dragon	Undiscovered		TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP	TM078
	Giratina	ghost/dragon	Undiscovered		TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47SwSh TM02BDSP	TM078
	Arceus	normal	Undiscovered		TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02	TM02BDSP	TM078
	Krokorok	ground/dark	Field							TM078
	Krookodile	ground/dark	Field			TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47	TM078
	Scraggy	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon			TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47
	Scrafty	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon			TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47
	Archen	rock/flying	Flying/Water 3			TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47
	Archeops	rock/flying	Flying/Water 3			TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47
	Eelektross	electric	Amorphous			TM02	TM02	TM02		TM078
	Axew	dragon	Monster/Dragon			TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47	TM078
	Fraxure	dragon	Monster/Dragon			TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47	TM078
	Haxorus	dragon	Monster/Dragon			TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47	TM078
	Druddigon	dragon	Dragon/Monster			TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47
	Reshiram	dragon/fire	Undiscovered			TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47
	Zekrom	dragon/electric	Undiscovered			TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47
	Kyurem	dragon/ice	Undiscovered			TM02	TM02	TM02	TR47
	Kyurem	dragon/ice	Undiscovered			TM02B2W2	TM02	TM02	TR47
	Kyurem	dragon/ice	Undiscovered			TM02B2W2	TM02	TM02	TR47
	Chesnaught	grass/fighting	Field				TM02	TM02		TM078
	Pangoro	fighting/dark	Field/Human-Like				TM02	TM02	TR47
	Barbaracle	rock/water	Water 3				TM02	TM02	TR47
	Tyrunt	rock/dragon	Monster/Dragon				TM02	TM02	TR47
	Tyrantrum	rock/dragon	Monster/Dragon				TM02	TM02	TR47
	Goodra	dragon	Dragon							TM078
	Goodra	steel/dragon	Dragon							TM078
	Noibat	flying/dragon	Flying/Dragon							TM078
	Noivern	flying/dragon	Flying/Dragon				TM02	TM02	TR47	TM078
	Yveltal	dark/flying	Undiscovered				TM02	TM02	TR47
	Salandit	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon					TM02	TR47	TM078
	Salazzle	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon					TM02	TR47	TM078
	Bewear	normal/fighting	Field					TM02	TR47
	Type: Null	normal	Undiscovered					TM02	TR47
	Silvally	normal	Undiscovered					TM02	TR47
	Turtonator	fire/dragon	Monster/Dragon					TM02	TR47
	Drampa	normal/dragon	Monster/Dragon					TM02	TR47
	Jangmo-o	dragon	Dragon					TM02	TR47
	Hakamo-o	dragon/fighting	Dragon					TM02	TR47
	Kommo-o	dragon/fighting	Dragon					TM02	TR47
	Guzzlord	dark/dragon	Undiscovered					TM02	TR47
	Naganadel	poison/dragon	Undiscovered					TM02USUM	TR47
	Dracozolt	electric/dragon	Undiscovered						TR47
	Duraludon	steel/dragon	Mineral/Dragon						TR47
	Dragapult	dragon/ghost	Amorphous/Dragon						TR47	TM078
	Regidrago	dragon	Undiscovered						TR47	TM078
	Ceruledge	fire/ghost	Human-Like							TM078
	Cyclizar	dragon/normal	Field							TM078
	Iron Thorns	rock/electric	Undiscovered							TM078
	Frigibax	dragon/ice	Dragon/Mineral							TM078
	Arctibax	dragon/ice	Dragon/Mineral							TM078
	Baxcalibur	dragon/ice	Dragon/Mineral							TM078
	Roaring Moon	dragon/dark	Undiscovered							TM078
	Koraidon	fighting/dragon	Undiscovered							TM078
	Miraidon	electric/dragon	Undiscovered							TM078
	Walking Wake	water/dragon	Undiscovered							TM078
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

Dragon Claw depicted in Generation VI

Dragon Claw depicted in Generation VII

Dragon Claw depicted in Generation VIII

Main series

Dragon Claw being used by Lance's Dragonite.

Dragon Claw being used by Ursula's Gabite.

Dragon Claw being used by Ash's Krookodile.

Dragon Claw being used by Sawyer's Mega Sceptile.

Dragon Claw being used by Ryuki's Druddigon.

Dragon Claw being used by Goh's Flygon.

Spin-offs & shorts

Dragon Claw being used by Silver's Salamence (In Pokémon Chronicles).

Dragon Claw being used by a wild Gabite (In a Mystery Dungeon special).

Dragon Claw being used by Cynthia's Garchomp.