Tough Claws

Boosts contact-move power by approximately 30%.

Torrent Toxic Boost

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Powers up moves that make direct contact.

Short effect

Boosts contact-move power by approximately 30%.

Effect

This Pokémon’s moves that make contact have approximately 1.3× power.

Details

Pokémon

As Hidden Ability

Introduced

Generation 6

Games with pages

Pokémon

8 Pokémon, including forms, can have Tough Claws.

Mega Charizard X

#0006 • Slot 1

FireDragon

Galarian Meowth

#0052 • Slot 2

Steel

Mega Aerodactyl

#0142 • Slot 1

RockFlying

Mega Metagross

#0376 • Slot 1

SteelPsychic

Binacle

#0688 • Slot 1

RockWater

Barbaracle

#0689 • Slot 1

RockWater

Lycanroc Dusk

#0745 • Slot 1

Rock

Perrserker

#0863 • Slot 2

Steel

How each game describes Tough Claws, newest first. Every row links to that game's own ability page.

Scarlet and Violet

Powers up moves that make direct contact.

Sword and Shield

Powers up moves that make direct contact.

Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Powers up moves that make direct contact.

Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Powers up moves that make direct contact.

X and Y

Powers up moves that make direct contact.