Vise Grip (move)

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.

If you were looking for the move with the English name Clamp, see Clamp (move).
Vise Grip
はさむ Clamp
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Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  30 (max. 48)
Power  55
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

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
SwShBDSP		 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 1SwSh
600 Klang
 Mineral Mineral 1 1 1 1SwSh
601 Klinklang
 Mineral Mineral 1 1 1 1SwSh
632 Durant
Bug Bug 1 1 1 4SwSh
692 Clauncher
 Water 1 Water 3 9 9 5SwSh
693 Clawitzer
 Water 1 Water 3 9 1, 9 1SwSh
736 Grubbin
 Bug Bug 1 1SwSh
737 Charjabug
Bug Bug 1 1SwSh
738 Vikavolt
Bug Bug 1 1SwSh
895 Regidrago
 Undiscovered Undiscovered 1SwSh
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


Pokémon Adventures


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.[1] "Vise-Grip" is a brand of locking pliers and other tools.[2]

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 *
Czech Pevné sevření
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
  1. Definition of vise - implement, tools and mechanics (US English) (accessed December 20, 2012)


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