Tough Claws (Ability)

Tough Claws (Japanese: かたいツメ Tough Claws) is an Ability introduced in Generation VI.

In battle
Tough Claws boosts the power of the Pokémon's contact moves by 30%.

Affected moves
The table below lists the moves affected by Tough Claws, as well as the Pokémon that can have Tough Claws and learn those moves.

Although the following moves are affected by the Ability, they currently cannot be learned by any Pokémon with Tough Claws. They may, however, be called via, , , or , or be used by a Pokémon that gained Tough Claws by an Ability like or  or a move such as  or.

Outside of battle
Tough Claws has no effect outside of battle.

Tough Claws boosts the power of contact moves by 20%.

Description

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In the Pokémon Adventures manga

 * 's Salamè was revealed to have Tough Claws as his Ability when Mega Evolved in the PokéSPedia data-book.

In other languages
Krallenwucht Garra dura Griffe Dure Unghiedure かたいツメ 硬爪（特性）