Essentials
Summary
Lowers the user's Defense by one stage after inflicting damage.
Damage Dealt
Stats
- Power
- 110; percentile 80.9
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 5, up to 8 with PP Up
- Target
- All opponents
- Effect chance
- 100
- Priority
- 0 (normal)
Flags
- Makes contact
- Has a charging turn
- Must recharge
- Blocked by Detect and Protect
- Reflectable
- Snatchable
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Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
- Punch-based
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Sound-based
Pokémon with Soundproof are immune to this move.
- Unusable during Gravity
- Defrosts when used
- Targets opposite side in triples
- Heals
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Ignores Substitute
This move ignores the target's Substitute.
- Powder-based
- Jaw-based
- Pulse-based
- Ballistics-based
- Mental effects
- Unusable during Sky Battles
- Dance
Machines
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Not a TM
Effect
Inflicts regular damage. Lowers the user's Defense by one stage.
Meta
This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.
Flavor
Flavor Text
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The user rubs the scales on its entire body and makes a huge noise to attack the opposing Pokémon. The user’s Defense stat goes down after the attack.
Foreign Names
- Japanese
- スケイルノイズ (sukeirunoizu)
- スケイルノイズ
- Korean
- 스케일노이즈
- Chinese
- 鱗片噪音
- 鳞片噪音
- French
- Vibrécaille
- German
- Schuppenrasseln
- Spanish
- Fragor Escamas
- Italian
- Clamorsquame
Similar moves
No other moves have the same effect as Clanging Scales.
Pokémon
Dragon Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.
Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Clanging Scales's special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.
Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | ||
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Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level. | |||||||||||||
0 | Kommo-o |
Bulletproof
Soundproof Overcoat |
Dragon | 75 | 110 | 125 | 100 | 105 | 85 | 600 | |||
0 | Totem Kommo’o |
Bulletproof
Soundproof Overcoat |
Dragon | 75 | 110 | 125 | 100 | 105 | 85 | 600 |
2 Pokémon