Essentials

Crush Claw

normal Physical

Generation 3

Summary

Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one level.

Damage Dealt

  • bug 1
  • dark 1
  • dragon 1
  • electric 1
  • fighting 1
  • fire 1
  • flying 1
  • ghost 0
  • grass 1
  • ground 1
  • ice 1
  • normal 1
  • poison 1
  • psychic 1
  • rock ½
  • steel ½
  • water 1
  • ??? 1

Stats

Power
75
Accuracy
95% ≈ 71.2 power
PP
10, up to 16 with PP Up
Target
Selected opponent
Effect chance
50
Priority
0 (normal)

Flags

  • Makes contact
  • Blocked by Detect and Protect
  • Reflectable with Magic Coat
  • Snatchable
  • Rolls accuracy
  • Flinches with King's Rock

Names

Japanese
ブレイククロー (bureikukuroo)
French
Eclategriffe
German
Zermalmklaue
Spanish
Garra Brutal
Italian
Tritartigli

Machines

Generation 3
Not a TM
Generation 4
Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one level.

Flavor Text

Generation 3
Tears at the foe with sharp claws. May lower DEFENSE.
Generation 4
The user slashes the foe with hard and sharp claws. It may also lower the target's Defense.

Categories

  • Regular damage
  • Defense down

Contests

Generation 3 Contest

Type
cool
Appeal
♡
Jam
♥♥♥♥
Flavor text
Badly startles the Pokemon in front.
Use after
Use before
None

Generation 4 Super Contest

Type
cool
Appeal
♡♡♡
Flavor text
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Pokémon

Generation 3 Generation 4 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
22 Sandslash ground Sand Veil ½ male, ½ female Ground 75 100 110 45 55 65 450
31 31 Zangoose normal Immunity ½ male, ½ female Ground 73 115 60 60 60 90 458
55 Anorith bug rock Battle Armor ⅞ male, ⅛ female Water 3 45 95 50 40 50 75 355
67 Armaldo bug rock Battle Armor ⅞ male, ⅛ female Water 3 75 125 100 70 80 45 495
Generation 3 Generation 4 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
Sandshrew ground Sand Veil ½ male, ½ female Ground 50 75 85 20 30 40 300
Rhyhorn rock ground Lightningrod
Rock Head 		½ male, ½ female Monster
Ground 		80 85 95 30 30 25 345
Kangaskhan normal Early Bird
Scrappy 		always female Monster 105 95 80 40 80 90 490
Cyndaquil fire Blaze ⅞ male, ⅛ female Ground 39 52 43 60 50 65 309
Sneasel dark ice Inner Focus
Keen Eye 		½ male, ½ female Ground 55 95 55 35 75 115 430
Treecko grass Overgrow ⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster
Dragon 		40 45 35 65 55 70 310
Torchic fire Blaze ⅞ male, ⅛ female Ground 45 60 40 70 50 45 310
Slakoth normal Truant ½ male, ½ female Ground 60 60 60 35 35 30 280

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