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| Quick Claw
せんせいのツメ
Head-Start Claw | |
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| Introduced in Generation II |
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The Quick Claw (Japanese: せんせいのツメ Head-Start Claw) is a type of held item introduced in Generation II that increases the holder's chance of moving first.
In the core series games
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Effect
Generation II
Quick Claw gives the holder a ~23% (60/256) chance of going first in its priority bracket.
Generation III onward
Quick Claw gives the holder a 20% chance of going first in its priority bracket (regardless of Trick Room and Stall). If a Quick Claw is gained, lost, or suppressed, then it will not affect turn order until the beginning of the next turn.
From Generation IV onward, Quick Claw plays an animation at the start of the turn if it is activated. From Generation V onward, the Quick Claw activation message will be displayed before a player flees or forfeits.
Description
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| GSC | Raises 1st strike ratio. (HOLD) | | RSE | A hold item that occasionally allows first strike. | | FRLG | An item to be held by a Pokémon. A light and sharp claw. The holder may be able to strike first. | | ColoXD | A hold item that occasionally allows the first strike. | DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2 | An item to be held by a Pokémon. A light, sharp claw that lets the bearer move first occasionally. | XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA | An item to be held by a Pokémon. This light, sharp claw lets the bearer move first occasionally. | | SV | An item to be held by a Pokémon. This light, sharp claw lets the holder move first occasionally. |
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Acquisition
| Games | Finite methods | Repeatable methods |
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| GSC | National Park | Held by wild Sneasel (2% chance) | | RSE | Pokémon Trainer's School | Battle Tower (35+ win streak)RS, Battle Frontier (48 BP)E
Held by wild Sandshrew (5% chance) | | FRLG | Safari Zone | | | Colo | Agate Village | Mt. Battle (10,000 Poké Coupons) | | XD | Gateon Port (after answering "No" to all questions) | Mt. Battle (8,000 Poké Coupons) | | DPPt | Jubilife City (Jubilife Condominiums) | Held by wild Sandshrew, wild Sandslash, wild Meowth, wild Sneasel, and wild Zangoose (5% chance each) | | HGSS | National Park | Held by wild Sandshrew, wild Sandslash, wild Meowth, wild Persian, wild Sneasel, and wild Zangoose (5% chance each) | | PBR | | Shop (7200 Poké Coupons) | | BW | Skyarrow Bridge | Held by wild Sandslash, wild Sneasel, and wild Zangoose (5% chance each) | | B2W2 | Skyarrow Bridge | Held by wild Sandshrew, wild Sandslash, wild Sneasel, and wild Zangoose (5% chance each) | | XY | Lumiose City (South Boulevard) | Held by wild Sandslash, wild Sneasel, and wild Zangoose (5% chance each) | | ORAS | Pokémon Trainers' School | Held by wild Persian and wild Zangoose (5% chance each) | | SMUSUM | Route 1 (Trainers' School) | Battle Royal Dome (48 BP)
Held by wild Meowth and wild Sneasel (5% chance each) | | SwSh | | Stow-on-Side (bargain shop)
Held by wild Meowth, wild Persian, wild Sneasel, and wild Weavile (5% chance each) | | BDSP | Jubilife City (Jubilife Condominiums) | Held by wild Meowth, wild Sneasel, and wild ZangooseBD (5% chance each) | | SV | Artazon | Delibird Presents (Mesagoza Branch) |
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In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
In Interesting Interactions Involving Illumise, a Quick Claw was listed as the held item of a rental Skarmory that Emerald used at the Battle Factory.
A Quick Claw was held by the Metagross that Emerald borrowed from Crystal for his battle against Tucker in A Cheeky Charizard Change-Up I, allowing it to outspeed Tucker's Charizard and trap it in a doubly super-effective Rock Tomb. This proved to be not enough to knock the Flame Pokémon out, however, and Charizard was able to defeat Metagross with Overheat.
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