Shadow Claw

Type

Gen.

Power

Accuracy

100%

Priority

Effect Summary

Deals damage and has an increased chance for a critical hit

Shadow Claw deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio

(⅛ instead of ¹⁄₂₄).

DP HGSS PL	The user slashes with a sharp claw made from shadows. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
COL B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM LGPLGE SWSH	The user slashes with a sharp claw made from shadows. Critical hits land more easily.

Move Target

Normal

Affects a selected adjacent target.

means that the Pokémon can not be selected.

means that the Pokémon can be selected.

means that the Pokémon will be selected.

Effect Type

Damage	Deals damage.
Crit	Has an increased critical strike chance.

Interactions

Makes contact	User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb ).
Blocked by Detect and Protect	This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move	A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.