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Metal Claw

Type	Power	Accuracy	PP	Priority	Damage	Target
Steel	50	95%	35	0	Physical	Single non-user

Description

Deals damage and has a 10% chance to boost the user's Attack by one stage.

Competitive Use

Metal Claw should not be used competitively. It is outclassed by stronger moves, such as Iron Head. Furthermore, Steel is a poor attacking type.

Related Moves

Iron Head is a more powerful alternative that has a chance to flinch the target.

Meteor Mash is a far more powerful equivalent, with smaller distribution.

Pokémon	Type	Tier	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spe	BST
Aggron	Steel / Rock	RU	Sturdy / Rock Head / Heavy Metal	70	110	180	60	60	50	530
Anorith	Rock / Bug	LC	Battle Armor / Swift Swim	45	95	50	40	50	75	355
Armaldo	Rock / Bug	NU	Battle Armor / Swift Swim	75	125	100	70	80	45	495
Aron	Steel / Rock	LC	Sturdy / Rock Head / Heavy Metal	50	70	100	40	40	30	330
Bisharp	Dark / Steel	UU	Defiant / Inner Focus / Pressure	65	125	100	60	70	70	490
Charizard	Fire / Flying	NU	Blaze / Solar Power	78	84	78	109	85	100	534
Charmander	Fire	LC	Blaze / Solar Power	39	52	43	60	50	65	309
Cobalion	Steel / Fighting	UU	Justified	91	90	129	90	72	108	580
Corphish	Water	LC	Hyper Cutter / Shell Armor / Adaptability	43	80	65	50	35	35	308
Crawdaunt	Water / Dark	RU	Hyper Cutter / Shell Armor / Adaptability	63	120	85	90	55	55	468
Dialga	Steel / Dragon	Uber	Pressure / Telepathy	100	120	120	150	100	90	680
Drilbur	Ground	LC	Sand Rush / Sand Force / Mold Breaker	60	85	40	30	45	68	328
Druddigon	Dragon	RU	Rough Skin / Sheer Force / Mold Breaker	77	120	90	60	90	48	485
Durant	Bug / Steel	RU	Swarm / Hustle / Truant	58	109	112	48	48	109	484
Empoleon	Water / Steel	UU	Torrent / Defiant	84	86	88	111	101	60	530
Excadrill	Ground / Steel	Uber	Sand Rush / Sand Force / Mold Breaker	110	135	60	50	65	88	508
Feraligatr	Water	RU	Torrent / Sheer Force	85	105	100	79	83	78	530
Ferroseed	Grass / Steel	RU	Iron Barbs	44	50	91	24	86	10	305
Ferrothorn	Grass / Steel	OU	Iron Barbs	74	94	131	54	116	20	489
Gabite	Dragon / Ground	NU	Sand Veil / Rough Skin	68	90	65	50	55	82	410
Garchomp	Dragon / Ground	OU	Sand Veil / Rough Skin	108	130	95	80	85	102	600
Genesect	Bug / Steel	Uber	Download	71	120	95	120	95	99	600
Gible	Dragon / Ground	LC	Sand Veil / Rough Skin	58	70	45	40	45	42	300
Gligar	Ground / Flying	UU	Hyper Cutter / Sand Veil / Immunity	65	75	105	35	65	85	430
Gliscor	Ground / Flying	OU	Hyper Cutter / Sand Veil / Poison Heal	75	95	125	45	75	95	510
Kingler	Water	NU	Hyper Cutter / Shell Armor / Sheer Force	55	130	115	50	50	75	475
Krabby	Water	LC	Hyper Cutter / Shell Armor / Sheer Force	30	105	90	25	25	50	325
Lairon	Steel / Rock	NU	Sturdy / Rock Head / Heavy Metal	60	90	140	50	50	40	430
Lucario	Fighting / Steel	OU	Steadfast / Inner Focus / Justified	70	110	70	115	70	90	525
Metagross	Steel / Psychic	OU	Clear Body / Light Metal	80	135	130	95	90	70	600
Metang	Steel / Psychic	NU	Clear Body / Light Metal	60	75	100	55	80	50	420
Nincada	Bug / Ground	LC	Compoundeyes / Run Away	31	45	90	30	30	40	266
Ninjask	Bug / Flying	NU	Speed Boost / Infiltrator	61	90	45	50	50	160	456
Paras	Bug / Grass	LC	Effect Spore / Dry Skin / Damp	35	70	55	45	55	25	285
Parasect	Bug / Grass	NU	Effect Spore / Dry Skin / Damp	60	95	80	60	80	30	405
Pawniard	Dark / Steel	LC	Defiant / Inner Focus / Pressure	45	85	70	40	40	60	340
Registeel	Steel	UU	Clear Body / Light Metal	80	75	150	75	150	50	580
Sandshrew	Ground	LC	Sand Veil / Sand Rush	50	75	85	20	30	40	300
Sandslash	Ground	RU	Sand Veil / Sand Rush	75	100	110	45	55	65	450
Scizor	Bug / Steel	OU	Swarm / Technician / Light Metal	70	130	100	55	80	65	500
Shedinja	Bug / Ghost	NU	Wonder Guard / Wonder Guard	1	90	45	30	30	40	236
Sneasel	Dark / Ice	NU	Inner Focus / Keen Eye / Pickpocket	55	95	55	35	75	115	430
Teddiursa	Normal	LC	Pickup / Quick Feet / Honey Gather	60	80	50	50	50	40	330
Totodile	Water	LC	Torrent / Sheer Force	50	65	64	44	48	43	314
Ursaring	Normal	NU	Guts / Quick Feet / Unnerve	90	130	75	75	75	55	500
Weavile	Dark / Ice	UU	Pressure / Pickpocket	70	120	65	45	85	125	510
Zangoose	Normal	NU	Immunity / Toxic Boost	73	115	60	60	60	90	458