Dire Claw
Pokémon Champions
30% chance to , , or target.
- Power
- 80
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 15
- Hits
- One Pokémon next to the user
- On Showdown
- 5.5% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
Changes over time
How Dire Claw changed from game to game, newest first.
- Champions
Has a
dropped: 50%added: 30% chance to cause the target to …
Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.
See it in the games
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How it works in Champions
Has a 30% chance to cause the target to either fall , become , or become .
- Makes contact
“The user lashes out at the target with ruinous claws. This may also leave the target poisoned, paralyzed, or asleep.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Makes contact: Rough Skin, Iron Barbs and Rocky Helmet hurt the attacker; Protective Pads prevents it.Contact moves
- Has a secondary effect: Sheer Force boosts it and removes the effect, Serene Grace doubles the chance, and Shield Dust and Covert Cloak block it.Moves with a secondary effect
Who runs Dire Claw on Showdown
Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.
On the ladder today
Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Dire Claw among their most used moves.
Who learns Dire Claw
1 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.
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