Clauncher - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Clauncher can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Clauncher artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
6
7
8
9

Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Clauncher learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Splash	Normal	—	—
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
5	Vise Grip	Normal	55	100
10	Flail	Normal	—	100
15	Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
20	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
25	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
30	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
35	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
40	Aura Sphere	Fighting	80	∞
45	Bounce	Flying	85	85
50	Muddy Water	Water	90	85
55	Crabhammer	Water	100	90

Egg moves

Clauncher learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
Entrainment	Normal	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Clauncher can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Flip Turn	Water		60	100
Terrain Pulse	Normal		50	100

Moves learnt by TM

Clauncher is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
27	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
41	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
45	Dive	Water	80	100
52	Bounce	Flying	85	85
56	U-turn	Bug	70	100
74	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100

Moves learnt by TR

Clauncher is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
04	Surf	Water	90	100
05	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
16	Waterfall	Water	80	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
22	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
45	Muddy Water	Water	90	85
56	Aura Sphere	Fighting	80	∞
62	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
70	Flash Cannon	Steel	80	100
78	Sludge Wave	Poison	95	100
84	Scald	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by level up

Clauncher does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Egg moves

Clauncher does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Moves learnt by TM

Clauncher cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Moves learnt by level up

Clauncher does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Clauncher egg move parents

In other generations
6
7
8
9

Clauncher

Clauncher's egg groups: Water 1, Water 3

The egg moves for Clauncher are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Clauncher with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Clauncher with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Aqua Tail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Psyduck Golduck Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Marill Azumarill Wooper Quagsire Milotic Relicanth Tirtouga Carracosta Skrelp Dragalge
Breeding	Clauncher Clawitzer

Bubble Beam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Tentacool Tentacruel Krabby Kingler Horsea Seadra Marill Azumarill Politoed Corsola Remoraid Octillery Mantine Kingdra Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Corphish Crawdaunt Tympole Palpitoad Seismitoad Popplio Brionne Primarina Dewpider Araquanid Pincurchin
Breeding	Shellder Cloyster Omanyte Kabuto Clauncher Clawitzer

Entrainment

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dewpider Araquanid
Breeding	Clauncher Clawitzer