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Metal Claw
Metal Claw VIII
メタルクロー
Metal Claw
Generation: II
Battle Data
Type: Type Steel
Category Physical
Power: 50
Accuracy: 95%
PP: 35, max: 56
Affects: Selected Target
Secondary Effect: 10% chance of raising the user's attack stat by one.
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: No
Contest Data
Contests (RSE)
Type: Cool
Appeal: 4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam: 0
Super Contests (DPPt)
Type: Cool
Appeal: 2 ♥♥
Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)
Type: Cool
Appeal:
Jam:
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Metal Claw is a damaging Steel-type move introduced in Generation II.

Description[]

Games Description
GSC An attack that may up user's Attack.
RSE A claw attack that may raise the user's Attack.
FRLG The foe is attacked with steel claws. It may also raise the user's Attack.
DPPtHGSS The foe is raked with steel claws. It may also raise the user's Attack stat.
BWB2W2 The target is raked with steel claws. It may also raise the user's Attack stat.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
The target is raked with steel claws. This may also raise the user's Attack stat.
SV The target is raked with steel claws. This may also boost the user's Attack stat.

Effect[]

It has a 10% chance of raising the Attack stat of the user.

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Level
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
004 Charmander fire Monster/Dragon 13FRLG
005 Charmeleon fire Monster/Dragon 13FRLG
006 Charizard fire/flying Monster/Dragon 1, 13FRLG
027A Sandshrew ice/steel Field 14 18
028A Sandslash ice/steel Field 1 1
050A Diglett ground/steel Field 1 1 1
051A Dugtrio ground/steel Field 1 1 1
052B Meowth steel Field 16 16
098 Krabby water Water 3 21 21 21 21 8
099 Kingler water Water 3 1FRLG 21 21 21 21 1
212 Scizor bug/steel Bug 30 26 21 21 21 21 12SwShBDSP 12
215 Sneasel dark/ice Field 65C 64 42 49BW
22B2W2
22 22 18SwShBDSP 18
215A Sneasel fighting/poison Field 18
227 Skarmory steel/flying Flying 9ORAS 9 12
290 Nincada bug/ground Bug 38 38 38 38XY
21ORAS
21 25
291 Ninjask bug/flying Bug 1
292 Shedinja bug/ghost Mineral 1
304 Aron steel/rock Monster 13 15 15BW
11B2W2
11XY
10ORAS
10 4
305 Lairon steel/rock Monster 13 15 15BW
11B2W2
11XY
10ORAS
10 1
306 Aggron steel/rock Monster 13 15 15BW
11B2W2
11XY
10ORAS
10 1
335 Zangoose normal Field 12
347 Anorith rock/bug Water 3 25 19 19 19XY
17ORAS
17 12
348 Armaldo rock/bug Water 3 25 19 19 19XY
17ORAS
17 12
375 Metang steel/psychic Mineral 20 1, 20 1, 20 1, 20 1, Evo. 1, Evo.
376 Metagross steel/psychic Mineral 20 1, 20 1, 20 1, 20 1 1
379 Registeel steel Undiscovered 9 9 9 9XY
1, 7ORAS
1, 7 1
394 Prinplup water Water 1/Field 16 16 16 1, Evo. 1, Evo.BDSP
395 Empoleon water/steel Water 1/Field 16 16 16 1 1BDSP
447 Riolu fighting Undiscovered 8SwShBDSP 8
448 Lucario fighting/steel Field/Human-Like 1 1 1 1 1SwShBDSP 1
461 Weavile dark/ice Field 42 49BW
22B2W2
22 22 18SwShBDSP 18
483 Dialga steel/dragon Undiscovered 10DPPt
6HGSS
6 6 6 1SwShBDSP 1
485 Heatran fire/steel Undiscovered 6SwShBDSP 6
529 Drilbur ground Field 15 15 15 16
530 Excadrill ground/steel Field 15 15 15 16
569 Garbodor poison Mineral 1
597 Ferroseed grass/steel Grass/Mineral 14 14 14 5
598 Ferrothorn grass/steel Grass/Mineral 14 14 14 1
618A Stunfisk ground/steel Water 1/Amorphous 1
621 Druddigon dragon Dragon/Monster 15
624 Pawniard dark/steel Human-Like 25 25 25 10 10
625 Bisharp dark/steel Human-Like 25 25 25 1 1
631 Durant bug/steel Bug 21 21 11 8
638 Cobalion steel/fighting Undiscovered 13 13 1 7
649 Genesect bug/steel Undiscovered 1 1 1 14
791 Solgaleo psychic/steel Undiscovered 1 1
800 Necrozma psychic Undiscovered 1 1
800DM Necrozma psychic/steel Undiscovered 1USUM 1
800DW Necrozma psychic/ghost Undiscovered 1USUM 1
863 Perrserker steel Field 16 16
884 Duraludon steel/dragon Mineral/Dragon 1
888A Zacian fairy Undiscovered 1 1
889A Zamazenta fighting Undiscovered 1 1
903 Sneasler fighting/poison Field 18
950 Klawf rock Water 3 17
957 Tinkatink fairy/steel Fairy 8
958 Tinkatuff fairy/steel Fairy 8
959 Tinkaton fairy/steel Fairy 8
983 Kingambit dark/steel Human-Like 1
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[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Machine
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
004 Charmander fire Monster/Dragon TM031
050A Diglett ground/steel Field TM031
051A Dugtrio ground/steel Field TM031
052 Meowth normal Field TM031
052A Meowth dark Field TM031
052B Meowth steel Field TM031
053 Persian normal Field TM031
053A Persian dark Field TM031
151 Mew psychic Undiscovered TM031
212 Scizor bug/steel Bug TM031
215 Sneasel dark/ice Field TM031
215A Sneasel fighting/poison Field TM031
216 Teddiursa normal Field TM031
217 Ursaring normal Field TM031
287 Slakoth normal Field TM031
288 Vigoroth normal Field TM031
289 Slaking normal Field TM031
302 Sableye dark/ghost Human-Like TM031
335 Zangoose normal Field TM031
383 Groudon ground Undiscovered TM031
443 Gible dragon/ground Monster/Dragon TM031
444 Gabite dragon/ground Monster/Dragon TM031
445 Garchomp dragon/ground Monster/Dragon TM031
447 Riolu fighting Undiscovered TM031
448 Lucario fighting/steel Field/Human-Like TM031
461 Weavile dark/ice Field TM031
483 Dialga steel/dragon Undiscovered TM031
485 Heatran fire/steel Undiscovered TM031
613 Cubchoo ice Field TM031
614 Beartic ice Field TM031
624 Pawniard dark/steel Human-Like TM031
625 Bisharp dark/steel Human-Like TM031
628 Braviary normal/flying Flying TM031
628A Braviary psychic/flying Flying TM031
650 Chespin grass Field TM031
651 Quilladin grass Field TM031
652 Chesnaught grass/fighting Field TM031
775 Komala normal Field TM031
823 Corviknight flying/steel Flying TM031
863 Perrserker steel Field TM031
888A Zacian fairy Undiscovered TM031
889A Zamazenta fighting Undiscovered TM031
891 Kubfu fighting Undiscovered TM031
892 Urshifu fighting/dark Undiscovered TM031
892A Urshifu fighting/water Undiscovered TM031
901 Ursaluna ground/normal Field TM031
903 Sneasler fighting/poison Field TM031
921 Pawmi electric Field TM031
922 Pawmo electric/fighting Field TM031
923 Pawmot electric/fighting Field TM031
950 Klawf rock Water 3 TM031
957 Tinkatink fairy/steel Fairy TM031
958 Tinkatuff fairy/steel Fairy TM031
959 Tinkaton fairy/steel Fairy TM031
983 Kingambit dark/steel Human-Like TM031
995 Iron Thorns rock/electric Undiscovered TM031
1005 Roaring Moon dragon/dark Undiscovered TM031
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 breeding[]

Special move[]

Generation III[]

Generation V[]

Generation VII[]

By event[]

Generation II[]

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