Poison · Physical move · Gen 8
Dire Claw
Dire Claw is a Poison-type physical move introduced in Generation 8. It has 80 base power and 100% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 1 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Poison
Category
Physical
Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
50% chance to sleep, poison, or paralyze target. Has a 50% chance to cause the target to either fall asleep, become poisoned, or become paralyzed.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Poison attack
2× vsGrassFairy
½× vsPoisonGroundRockGhost
0× vsSteel
Pokémon that learn Dire Claw
1 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sneasler | Fighting/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
Dire Claw FAQ
What does Dire Claw do?
Dire Claw is a Poison-type physical move with 80 power. Has a 50% chance to cause the target to either fall asleep, become poisoned, or become paralyzed.
Which Pokémon can learn Dire Claw?
1 Pokémon and forms can learn Dire Claw in at least one game: 1 in Scarlet & Violet, 1 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Sneasler.
Is Dire Claw in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 1 Pokémon can use Dire Claw in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Dire Claw super effective against?
As a Poison-type attack, Dire Claw is super effective against Grass and Fairy, not very effective against Poison, Ground, Rock and Ghost and has no effect on Steel (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.