Clamp is a Water-type, Physical-class Move. Review its attributes, effect, game availability and every Pokémon able to learn it.
This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.
One other Pokémon on the field, selected by the trainer.
Inflicts regular damage. For the next 2–5 turns, the target cannot leave the field and is damaged for 1/16 its max HP at the end of each turn. The user continues to use other moves during this time. If the user leaves the field, this effect ends. Has a 3/8 chance each to hit 2 or 3 times, and a 1/8 chance each to hit 4 or 5 times. Averages to 3 hits per use. Rapid Spin cancels this effect.
Technical behavior, availability and special interactions for this move.
Rules that affect how this move interacts with abilities, items and other moves.
Compare the game-specific behavior of this move across the Mystery Dungeon version groups in which data is available.
These values belong to Mystery Dungeon. They are intentionally separate from the main-series attributes shown above.
Inflicts damage on the target. It may also cause constriction making the foe incapable of movement.
Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Constriction status condition, making it incapable of movement.
Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Constriction status condition, making it incapable of movement.
It damages an enemy and may leave it Trapped.
See how this move, its values and official descriptions changed across the games.
Review compatible Pokémon, their learning method and the game version used as reference.
No.90
Shellder
No.91
Cloyster
No.366
Clamperl
No.688
Binacle
No.689
Barbaracle
