Dragon Claw (move)
Dragon Claw (Japanese: ドラゴンクロー Dragon Claw) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type move introduced in Generation III. It was TM02 from Generation III to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and is TR47 in Generation VIII.
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Effect
Dragon Claw inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.
Dragon Claw can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining two extra appeal points if any of the moves DragonBreath, Dragon Dance or Dragon Rage was used in the prior turn.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
By TM/TR
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Dragon Claw is a move with 16 base power, 88% accuracy, and 10 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front.
In Gates to Infinity, Dragon Claw hits adjacent enemies when used by a Gigantic Pokémon.
Pokémon Conquest
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Stars: ★★★★
Power: 43
Accuracy: 100%
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Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.
Pokémon Masters EX
| Category | Move Gauge | MP | Base Power | Max Power | Accuracy | Target | Effect Tag | Description |
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| Physical | 2 | — | 50 | 60 | 100% | An opponent | — | No additional effect. |
Pokémon GO
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Updates
- Gyms & Raids
- July 30, 2016
- Power: 40 → 35
- February 16, 2017
- Power: 35 → 50
- Energy cost: 50 → 33
- Duration: 1.5 → 1.7 seconds
- Damage window: 1.2 - 1.4 → 1.1 - 1.3 seconds
In the anime
Main series
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| Noivern | Gabite | Druddigon | Dragonite |
| The user slashes the foe with huge, sharp claws. | |||
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Salamence's claws glow white or bright green and it slashes the opponent with them. | ||
| Silver's Salamence | The Search for the Legend | Debut | |
| Drake's Salamence | Vanity Affair | None | |
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Dragonite's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them, or a light-green aura forms around one of Dragonite's hands and turns into a claw-like shape. Dragonite then strikes the opponent with the claw. | ||
| Lance's Dragonite | The Scuffle of Legends | None | |
| Ash's Dragonite | Raid Battle in The Ruins! | None | |
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The tips of Shelgon's front legs glow bright green and it slashes the opponent with them. | ||
| Drake's Shelgon | Vanity Affair | None | |
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The gold part of Origin Forme Giratina's upper spikes glows magenta and it hits the opponent with it. | ||
| Giratina (movie) | Giratina and the Sky Warrior | None | |
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Garchomp's hand claws glow light green or light blue and it slashes the opponent repeatedly or a light-green aura forms around each of Garchomp's hands and they turn into a claw like shape and then it strikes its opponent with the claws. | ||
| Cynthia's Garchomp | Double Team Turnover! | None | |
| Professor Sycamore's Garchomp | A Towering Takeover! | None | |
| A Trainer's Garchomp | Legend? Go! Friends? Go! | None | |
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One or both of Gabite's claws glow light blue or light green and it slashes the opponent with it. Sometimes, when it slashes, it leaves behind a trail of energy the same color as the glow of its claws. | ||
| A wild Gabite | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness | None | |
| Ursula's Gabite | Another One Gabites the Dust! | None | |
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Both of the claws on Druddigon's hands glow light blue and it slashes the opponent once with each hand, or the claws on one of Druddigon's hands glow light blue or light green and it slashes the opponent with it or a light-green aura forms around one of Druddigon's claws and then it attacks its opponent with its claws. | ||
| Emmy's Druddigon | The Dragon Master's Path! | None | |
| Gail's Druddigon | Search for the Clubultimate! | None | |
| Drayden's Druddigon | Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future! | None | |
| Aliana's Druddigon | Coming Apart at the Dreams! | None | |
| Ryuki's Druddigon | Aiming for the Top Floor! | None | |
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The claws on one of Reshiram's wings glow bright pink and Reshiram slashes the opponent with it. As it does, it leaves behind a bright pink trail of energy where it slashed. | ||
| Reshiram (M14) | White—Victini and Zekrom | None | |
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The claws on one of Krookodile's hands glow light blue and it slashes the opponent with them. | ||
| Ash's Krookodile | Ash, Iris, and Trip: Then There Were Three! | None | |
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The claws on both of Fraxure's hands glow light blue and it slashes the opponent with one of them. | ||
| A Fraxure Iris borrowed from the Opelucid Trainers' School | Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future! | None | |
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The claws on one of Feraligatr's hands glow light blue and it slashes the opponent with them. | ||
| A wild Feraligatr | Genesect and the Legend Awakened | None | |
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The claws on both of Mega Charizard X's hands become surrounded in light green, claw-shaped energies. It then strikes the opponent with one of them. | ||
| Alain's Charizard | Mega Evolution Special I | None | |
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One of Bagon's hands becomes surrounded in a light green, claw-shaped energy. It then strikes the opponent with one of them. | ||
| Sawyer's Bagon | Rivals: Today and Tomorrow! | None | |
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One of Charmeleon's hands becomes surrounded in a light green, claw shaped energy. It then strikes the opponent with one of them. | ||
| Trevor's Charmeleon | A Legendary Photo Op! | None | |
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Charizard's hands become surrounded in a light green, claw shaped energy. It then strikes the opponent with them. | ||
| Alain's Charizard | A Meeting of Two Journeys! | None | |
| Trevor's Charizard | A League of His Own! | None | |
| Leon's Charizard | Toughing It Out! | None | |
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A light-green aura forms around each of Noivern's hands and they turn into a claw-like shape. Noivern then strikes the opponent with the claws. | ||
| Ash's Noivern | A Full-Strength Battle Surprise! | None | |
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A light-green aura forms around each of Mega Sceptile's hands and they turn into a claw-like shape. Mega Sceptile strikes its opponent with the claws. | ||
| Sawyer's Sceptile | Valuable Experience for All! | None | |
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A light-green aura forms around each of Mega Garchomp's fins and then it attacks the opponent with its claws. | ||
| Remo's Garchoo | Analysis Versus Passion! | None | |
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A light-green aura forms around each of Sceptile's hands and they turn into a claw-like shape. Sceptile then strikes the opponent with the claws. | ||
| Sawyer's Sceptile | A Riveting Rivalry! | None | |
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Salazzle's claws glow light green and slashes the opponent with them, leaving behind a trail of energy the same color as her claws. | ||
| Plumeria's Salazzle | Battle Royal 151! | None | |
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A light-green aura forms around each of Flygon's hands and they turn into a claw-like shape. Flygon then strikes the opponent with the claws. | ||
| Goh's Flygon | A Crackling Raid Battle! | None | |
Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer
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| The user slashes the foe with huge, sharp claws. | |||
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A light-blue aura forms around each of Garchomp's fins and then Garchomp strikes its opponent with its claws. | ||
| Cynthia's Garchomp | Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer | None | |
In the manga
Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~
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| Fraxure | |||
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| The user slashes the opponent with one of its claws. | |||
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Fraxure's hands become surrounded with a form of energy in the shape of a hand and attacks. | ||
| Kiyomasa's Fraxure | The Blue Scroll: Mitsunari, Kiyomasa, and Masanori | Debut | |
Pokémon - The Legend of the Dragon King
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| Akira's Charizard | LDK3 | Debut | |
Pokémon Adventures
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| Salamence | Aerodactyl | ||
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| The user slashes the opponent with one of its claws. | |||
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Salamence slashes the opponent with one of its claws. | ||
| Zinnia's Salamence | The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon XIV | Debut | |
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Aerodactyl wraps one of its feet around the opponent's neck. | ||
| Red's Aero | Double Dealing with Deoxys | None | |
Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder
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| The user slashes the opponent. | |||
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Zekrom's slashes the opponent with its claws. | ||
| N's Zekrom | Clash! White Hero vs Black Hero | Debut | |
Pokémon Battle Frontier
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| The user's hand glows and slashes the opponent with it. | |||
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Sceptile's hand glows and it slashes the opponent with it. | ||
| Rald's Sceptile | Final Battle: Versus The Salon Maiden | Debut | |
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
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| The user slashes the opponent with its claws. | |||
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Dialga slashes the opponent with its claws. | ||
| A wild Dialga | The Advent of Legendary Pokémon!! | Debut | |
Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure
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| The user scratches to attack. | |||
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Charizard scratches to attack and leaves behind a trail of light. | ||
| Lance's Charizard | Betting on the Name of the Strongest! | Debut | |
Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!
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| Garchomp | Giratina | ||
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| The user slashes at the foe with one of its claws. | |||
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Garchomp slashes at the foe with one of its claws. | ||
| Yū's Garchomp | PBK5 | Debut | |
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Giratina slashes at the foe with one of its wings. | ||
| A Trainer's Giratina | PBK5 | None | |
In other generations
Side series games
Spin-off series games
In other languages
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| Variations of the move Strength | ||||
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| Generation III TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
| 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation III HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE | |
| Generation IV TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 | |
| 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 | |
| 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 | |
| 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 | |
| Generation V TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 | |
| 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 | |
| 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 | |
| 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 | |
| Generation V HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 | |
| Generation VI TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 | |
| 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 | |
| 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 | |
| 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100 | |
| Generation VI HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06ORAS • 07ORAS | |
| Generation VII TMs | |
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| SMUSUM | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
| 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 | |
| 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100 | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 | |
| 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 | |
| 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 | |
| Generation VIII TMs | |
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| 00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 | |
| 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 | |
| 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 | |
| 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 | |
| BDSP | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
| 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 | |
| 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100 | |
| Generation VIII TRs (SwSh) | |
| 00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 | |
| 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 | |
| 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 | |
| 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 | |
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