Dark · Status move · Gen 5
Hone Claws
Hone Claws is a Dark-type status move introduced in Generation 5. It never misses and has 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 193 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Dark
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
Raises the user's Attack and accuracy by 1. Raises the user's Attack and accuracy by 1 stage.
- Targets
- The user
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (47 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Hone Claws
193 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | 5–6 | ||||
| Fire | 5–6 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ice/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ice/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison | 5–6 | ||||
| Poison | 5–6 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 5–6 | ||||
| Poison | 5–6 | ||||
| Poison | 5–6 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground | ✓ | 5–6, 8–9 | |||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 5–6, 8–9 | |||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–6 | ||||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Rock/Dark | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Fire | 5–6 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6, 8 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Water/Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Water/Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Ground | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Ghost | 5–6 | ||||
| Dark/Ghost | 5–6 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | 5–6 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | 5–6 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground/Dragon | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 5–6 | ||||
| Rock/Bug | 5–6 | ||||
| Rock/Bug | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Dark | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 5–6, 9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 5–6, 9 | |||
| Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Psychic | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Psychic | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Fire | 5–6 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Water/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal | 5–7 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 5–6 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Ground | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Ground | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Ground | 5–6 | ||||
| Fighting/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Poison/Bug | 5–8 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 5–8 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Steel/Dragon | 5–6 | ||||
| Water/Dragon | 5–6 | ||||
| Ghost/Dragon | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Dark | 5–8 | ||||
| Dark | 5–8 | ||||
| Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Fire | 5–6 | ||||
| Fire | 5–6 | ||||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Bug/Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | 5–6, 8–9 | |||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | 5–6, 8–9 | |||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | 5–6, 8–9 | |||
| Bug/Rock | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 5–6 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | 5–6, 8–9 | |||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Electric | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon | 5–6 | ||||
| Ice | 5–6 | ||||
| Ice | 5–6 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dragon | 5–8 | ||||
| Dark/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Dark/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Steel/Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Fire | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Electric | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Ice | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Ice | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Ice | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass | 6 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 6 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 6 | ||||
| Fighting/Dark | 6 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 6–8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 6–8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Rock/Dragon | 6 | ||||
| Rock/Dragon | 6 | ||||
| Fighting/Flying | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Ghost/Grass | 6 | ||||
| Flying/Dragon | 6 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | 6 | ||||
| Ghost/Fairy | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Electric | 7–8 | ||||
| Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Flying/Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark | 8 | ||||
| Dark | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Steel/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground/Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Fighting/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Flying/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Ghost | 5–6 | ||||
| Dark/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Water/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 |
Hone Claws FAQ
What does Hone Claws do?
Hone Claws is a Dark-type status move. Raises the user's Attack and accuracy by 1 stage.
Which Pokémon can learn Hone Claws?
193 Pokémon and forms can learn Hone Claws in at least one game: 47 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Sandshrew, Alolan Sandshrew and Sandslash.
Is Hone Claws in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Hone Claws in Pokémon Champions.
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.