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General

Metal Claw

Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC

Quick Description

Flavor text: The foe is raked with steel claws. It may also raise the user's Attack stat.
Eevine summary: Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Attack.

Damage Inflicts

0× against
½× against
2× against

Stats

Power: 50
Accuracy: 95%
PP: 35; maximum is 56
Target: enemy
Effect chance: 10%
Power × accuracy: 47.5
Power percentile: 57.2
Priority: 0

Names

Japanese: メタルクロー
Romaji: Metarukuroo

Flags

Affected by accuracy
Makes contact
Stopped by Detect/Protect
Gains Flinch bonus from King's Rock
Reflected by Magic Coat
Can be stolen by Snatch

TMs

RBY TM: n/a
GSC TM: Not a TM
RSE TM: Not a TM
DPPT TM: Not a TM

Effect Details

Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Attack.

Flavor Text

A claw attack that may raise the user's ATTACK.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
Appeal: 4
Jam: 0
Flavor text: Gives a high number of appeal points wth no other effects.

Similar Moves

Combos

Use Metal Claw before: none
Use Metal Claw after: Metal Sound

Contest Effect

Pokémon

By leveling up

21 Pokémon

						Pokémon	Height	Weight	Type	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
		13	13	15	15	Aggron	6'10.7"	793.7 lb		Monster	Sturdy Rock Head	70	110	180	60	60	50	88.3
		25	25	19	19	Anorith	2'3.6"	27.6 lb		Water 3	Battle Armor	45	95	50	40	50	75	59.2
		25	25	19	19	Armaldo	4'11.1"	150.4 lb		Water 3	Battle Armor	75	125	100	70	80	45	82.5
		13	13	15	15	Aron	1'3.7"	132.3 lb		Monster	Sturdy Rock Head	50	70	100	40	40	30	55.0
			13			Charizard	5'6.9"	199.5 lb		Monster Dragon	Blaze	78	84	78	109	85	100	89.0
			13			Charmander	1'11.6"	18.7 lb		Monster Dragon	Blaze	39	52	43	60	50	65	51.5
			13			Charmeleon	3'7.3"	41.9 lb		Monster Dragon	Blaze	58	64	58	80	65	80	67.5
				10	10	Dialga	17'8.6"	1505.7 lb		No Eggs	Pressure	100	120	120	150	100	90	113.3
				16	16	Empoleon	5'6.9"	186.3 lb		Water 1 Ground	Torrent	84	86	88	111	101	60	88.3
			--	21	21	Kingler	4'3.2"	132.3 lb		Water 3	Hyper Cutter Shell Armor	55	130	115	50	50	75	79.2
				21	21	Krabby	1'3.7"	14.3 lb		Water 3	Hyper Cutter Shell Armor	30	105	90	25	25	50	54.2
		13	13	15	15	Lairon	2'11.4"	264.6 lb		Monster	Sturdy Rock Head	60	90	140	50	50	40	71.7
				--	--	Lucario	3'11.2"	119 lb		Ground Humanshape	Inner Focus Steadfast	70	110	70	115	70	90	87.5
		20	20	20	20	Metagross	5'3"	1212.5 lb		Mineral	Clear Body	80	135	130	95	90	70	100.0
		20	20	20	20	Metang	3'11.2"	446.4 lb		Mineral	Clear Body	60	75	100	55	80	50	70.0
		38	38	38	38	Nincada	1'7.7"	12.1 lb		Bug	Compoundeyes	31	45	90	30	30	40	44.3
				16	16	Prinplup	2'7.5"	50.7 lb		Water 1 Ground	Torrent	64	66	68	81	76	50	67.5
		9	9	9	9	Registeel	6'2.8"	451.9 lb		No Eggs	Clear Body	80	75	150	75	150	50	96.7
30	30	26	26	21	21	Scizor	5'10.9"	260.1 lb		Bug	Swarm Technician	70	130	100	55	80	65	83.3
	65	64	64	42	42	Sneasel	2'11.4"	61.7 lb		Ground	Inner Focus Keen Eye	55	95	55	35	75	115	71.7
				42	42	Weavile	3'7.3"	75 lb		Ground	Pressure Pressure	70	120	65	45	85	125	85.0

Egg

9 Pokémon

Pokémon	Height	Weight	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
Charmander	1'11.6"	18.7 lb	Monster Dragon	Blaze	39	52	43	60	50	65	51.5
Corphish	1'11.6"	25.4 lb	Water 1 Water 3	Hyper Cutter Shell Armor	43	80	65	50	35	35	51.3
Gible	2'3.6"	45.2 lb	Monster Dragon	Sand Veil	58	70	45	40	45	42	50.0
Gligar	3'7.3"	142.9 lb	Bug	Sand Veil Hyper Cutter	65	75	105	35	65	85	71.7
Paras	11.8"	11.9 lb	Bug Plant	Effect Spore Dry Skin	35	70	55	45	55	25	47.5
Sandshrew	1'11.6"	26.5 lb	Ground	Sand Veil	50	75	85	20	30	40	50.0
Teddiursa	1'11.6"	19.4 lb	Ground	Pickup Quick Feet	60	80	50	50	50	40	55.0
Totodile	1'11.6"	20.9 lb	Monster Water 1	Torrent	50	65	64	44	48	43	52.3
Zangoose	4'3.2"	88.8 lb	Ground	Immunity	73	115	60	60	60	90	76.3

Other

1 Pokémon

Pokémon	Height	Weight	Type			Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
Krabby	1'3.7"	14.3 lb				Water 3	Hyper Cutter Shell Armor	30	105	90	25	25	50	54.2

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