Scratch (move)

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.

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

Primeape	Chimchar	Panpour	Salandit
The foe is hit by the user's sharp claws
Pokémon	Method
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

• 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.

Nidoqueen	Chimchar	Totodile	Meowth
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.