Scratch (move) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

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Scratch (Japanese: ひっかく Scratch) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Scratch inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Scratch can be used as the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Fury Swipes and Slash to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn. It can also be used to finish a combination, with the user gaining 4 bonus appeal points if Leer was used in the previous turn.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Pokémon GO

Updates

• July 30, 2016
  • Power: 10 → 6
• February 16, 2017
  • Power: 6 → 12
  • Duration: 0.5 → 1 seconds
• February 21, 2017
  • Power: 12 → 6
  • Energy boost: 7 → 4
  • Duration: 1 → 0.5 seconds

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Description

In the anime

Main series

Primeape Chimchar Salandit Golduck
The user scratches the target with its hard, pointed, sharp claws to inflict damage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Meowth scratches the opponent with its claws. Sometimes when it uses this move, its claws glow white and leave behind white trails of energy.
Meowth of Team Rocket	Challenge of the Samurai		Debut
	Primeape puts its hand in a fist and repeatedly scratches the opponent with its fist.
Ash's Primeape	The Punchy Pokémon		None
	Psyduck charges at the opponent with its claws extended and scratches them.
Misty's Psyduck	The Ninja Poké-Showdown		None
	Nidoran♀ repeatedly scratches the opponent with her claws.
Emily's Maria	Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon		None
	Sandslash repeatedly slashes the opponent with its claws.
Koji's Sandslash	Good Quil Hunting		None
	Totodile scratches the opponent repeatedly with its claws.
Ash's Totodile	The Totodile Duel		None
	Vigoroth hits the opponent with its whole hand.
Norman's Vigoroth	There's no Place like Hoenn		None
Marcel's Vigoroth	The Garden of Eatin'		None
	Sableye scratches the opponent with its nails.
Cassidy's Sableye	Oaknapped!		None
	Torchic jumps up and scratches the opponent repeatedly with its two feet.
Nurse Joy's Torchic	Having a Wailord of a Time		None
	Slakoth scratches the opponent with its claws.
Marcel's Slakoth	The Garden of Eatin'		None
A Coordinator's Slakoth	Playing the Performance Encore!		None
	Aipom scratches the opponent with its hands.
Multiple wild Aipom	Slaking Kong!		None
Ash's Aipom	Slaking Kong!		None
	Weavile scratches the opponent with its claws.
A wild Weavile	Duels of the Jungle!		None
	Chimchar scratches the opponent with its fingers, leaving behind white trails of energy.
Ash's Chimchar	When Pokémon Worlds Collide!		None
	The end of one of Zorua's paws glows light blue and it swings the paw at the opponent, releasing a crescent blade of energy.
Zorua (M13)	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		None
	The tips of one or both of Panpour's hands glow white and it scratches the opponent one or more times, leaving behind a white trail of energy.
Cress's Panpour	Triple Leaders, Team Threats!		None
	Axew raises its claws in the air and one of them flashes white and then scratches the opponent one or more times with both claws, leaving behind a white trail of energy.
Iris's Axew	The Bloom Is on Axew!		None
	Zangoose's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent with them.
Weiss's Zangoose	Saving Braviary!		None
	Meowstic extends the claws on one of its paws, or the claws on one of Meowstic's hands glow white and then scratches the opponent.
Astrid's Meowstic	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		None
Heath's Meowstic	Splitting Heirs!		None
Blake's Meowstic	Splitting Heirs!		None
	Fennekin scratches the opponent with one of its front paws, leaving a white trail of energy. Sometimes, it extends the claws.
Mirror Serena's Fennekin	The Cave of Mirrors!		None
Serena's Fennekin	Forging Forest Friendships!		None
	Sneasel raises its claws in the air and one of them flashes white and then scratches the opponent one or more times with both claws, leaving behind a white trail of energy.
A Performer's Sneasel	Performing with Fiery Charm!		None
	Braixen scratches the opponent with one of its front paws, leaving a white trail of energy.
Serena's Braixen	Over the Mountain of Snow!		None
	One of the claws on one of Manectric's front paws glows white and it charges toward the opponent to scratch the opponent with the same set of claws
Celosia's Manectric	Meeting at Terminus Cave!		Japanese version only Manectric cannot legally learn Scratch.
	Litten scratches the opponent once or multiple times with one of its front paws, leaving a white trail of energy.
Ash's Litten	Alolan Open House!		None
Professor Kukui's Litten	A Timeless Encounter!		None
	Alolan Meowth scratches the opponent with one of its claws.
Matori's Meowth	Acting True to Form!		None
Nanu's Meowth	Tough Guy Trials!		None
	The claws on one of Torracat's paws extend and turn white before it scratches the opponent with them.
Ash's Torracat	Love at First Twirl!		None
	Salandit's claws glow white and it scratches the opponent with them.
Tupp's Salandit	Real Life...Inquire Within!		None
	Charmander's claws glow yellow and it scratches the opponent with them.
Leon's Charmander	Partners in Time!		None
	Sprigatito's claws glow yellow and it scratches the opponent with them.
Liko's Sprigatito	Special Training with Cap!		None
	Golduck's claws glow yellow and extend. It then scratches the opponent with them.
Onia's Golduck	Charge! Galar Mine!		None

Pokémon Origins

Charmander Charmeleon
The foe is hit by the user's sharp claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Charmander scratches the opponent with its claws, leaving behind orange trails of energy.
Red's Charmander	File 1: Red		Debut
	Charmeleon's claws glow white and become surrounded in a yellow-orange aura. It then scratches the opponent with them.
Red's Charmeleon	File 2: Cubone		None

In the manga

Aim to Be a Card Master!!

How I Became a Pokémon Card

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team

Chimchar
The user scratches the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Chimchar scratches the foe with its hands.
Honō	BET1		Debut

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

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