Move profile

Clamp Pokemon Move

Debut: Generation I

Power

Accuracy

Priority

Battle context

Damage class

Physical

Target

Selected Pokemon

Flavor text

Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.

Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.

Introduced in Generation I.

Clamp learnset by level-up, egg move, tutor, and TM sources. Sampled 5 of 5 official learners — compare fan favorites before committing a move slot.

Level up · 5 species in sample

5 Pokémon can learn Clamp in the official dataset. Sample profiles below — compare fan favorites before you slot this move on a team.

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