Dire Claw (move) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

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Dire Claw (Japanese: フェイタルクロー Fatal Claw) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. It is the signature move of Sneasler.

Effect

Generation VIII

Dire Claw inflicts damage and has an increased critical-hit ratio. It has a 50% chance (80% chance in the strong style) to either poison the target, paralyze it, or make it drowsy.

Generation IX

Dire Claw's power has been changed from 60 to 80. It has a 50% chance of leaving the target poisoned, paralyzed, or asleep (approximately a 16.67% change for each status individually), and does not have an increased critical-hit ratio.

Description

GamesDescription
LAThe user lashes out at the target with ruinous claws, aiming to land a critical hit. This may also leave the target poisoned, paralyzed, or drowsy.
SVThe user lashes out at the target with ruinous claws, aiming to land a critical hit. This may also leave the target poisoned, paralyzed, or asleep.*
The user lashes out at the target with ruinous claws. This may also leave the target poisoned, paralyzed, or asleep.*

Learnset

By leveling up

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Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other generations

Trivia

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