Vise Grip

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Vise Grip

はさむ Clamp

Generation:	I

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	55
Accuracy:	100
PP:	30, max: 48
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:	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam:	0

Vise Grip, named ViceGrip from Generation I to V and Vice Grip before Generation VIII, is a Normal-type attack introduced in Generation I.

Description

Games	Description
GSC	Grips with powerful pincers.
RSE	Grips the foe with large and powerful pincers.
FRLG DPPtHGSS	Huge, impressive pincers grip and squeeze the foe.
BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE	The target is gripped and squeezed from both sides to inflict damage.

Effect

In battle

The user grips and squeezes the foe with huge, impressive pincers.

Contests

A highly appealing move.

Super Contests

A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				VII	VIII	IX
	Krabby	water	20	12	12	5
	Kingler	water	20	12	12	5
	Pinsir	bug	1	1	1	1
	Mawile	steel/fairy			21	21
	Corphish	water			10	10
	Crawdaunt	water/dark			10	10
	Klink	steel
	Klang	steel
	Klinklang	steel
	Durant	bug/steel
	Clauncher	water
	Clawitzer	water
	Grubbin	bug
	Charjabug	bug/electric
	Vikavolt	bug/electric
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

Vise Grip depicted in Generation I

Vise Grip depicted in Generation II

Vise Grip depicted in Generation III

Vise Grip depicted in Generation V

Main series

Vice Grip being used by Ash's Kingler

Vice Grip used by Ash's Corphish.

Vice Grip used by Rodman's Clauncher.