#0692 · Kalos · Generation 6

Clauncher

Water Gun Pokémon · Water-type

Clauncher is a Water-type Pokémon, the Water Gun Pokémon, number 692 (#0692) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 6 and comes from the Kalos region. It is 0.5 m tall and weighs 8.3 kg.

Clauncher is the Water Gun Pokémon, a small shrimp that fires water from its giant right claw like a pistol. Its poor sense of balance means it mostly travels by jetting water from that claw, which makes swimming in a straight line hard.

How to pronounce Clauncher

Clauncher is pronounced KLAWN-cher. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Clauncher said out loud:

In Japanese it is ウデッポウ (Udeppou).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Clauncher is a blue Pokémon, 0.5 m tall and 8.3 kg, dominated by one oversized right claw. Controlled explosions of gas inside the claw expel compressed water, and the Pokédex says the blast can knock flying prey out of the air and shatter rock at close range.

Behaviour

Clauncher's claws sometimes fall off in battle, and it hides away quietly until they have regrown. The Pokédex says its poor balance makes it terrible at swimming straight, so it moves around by firing water out of its right pincer.

Habitat

The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Violet it swims in all four Paldean seas and appears in 2-star Tera Raid Battles, while Scarlet players must trade for it. In Legends: Z-A it is found in Wild Zone 11, and the Mega Dimension DLC adds Hyperspace Lumiose.

Powers

Its only Ability is Mega Launcher, which strengthens aura and pulse moves to 1.5× power. It fires Water Gun, Aqua Jet and Water Pulse and learns Aura Sphere at level 40, plus Crabhammer and Muddy Water. Bulbapedia calls it an adept pulse-move user. With base HP 50 and Defense 62 it is small and unremarkable until it evolves.

Name origin

Clauncher may combine claw and launcher. The Japanese name is Udeppou (ウデッポウ), possibly from mizudeppou (water gun) and ude (arm).

Design inspiration

Clauncher looks like a pistol shrimp, which snaps a claw to fire a jet of water. Its blue colour may come from the crayfish Procambarus alleni, or possibly from mutated American lobsters. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Clauncher evolves into Clawitzer at level 37.

In the games

In X, its first game, Clauncher can be fished up with a Good Rod around Ambrette Town and Cyllage City. It later reached the Isle of Armor in Sword's Expansion Pass, Violet, and Legends: Z-A with its Mega Dimension DLC.

In the anime

Rodman's Clauncher debuted in 'Going for the Gold!'. It was caught to entertain guests at Ambrette Aquarium but turned lazy and unfriendly, until it helped save Clemont's Dedenne from Team Rocket.

Fun facts

• The meat inside its claws is a delicacy in Galar and Paldea, though one Pokédex entry admits the distinct flavour does not suit everyone.
• Dreepy are known to bite on Clauncher without feeding on it, which Bulbapedia says is a habit carried over from when the Dreepy were alive.
• Mega Launcher was an Ability that only Clauncher and Clawitzer were known to carry in Generation VIII.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Clauncher (Pokémon) · Serebii: Clauncher (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 50
• Attack: 53
• Defense: 62
• Sp. Atk: 58
• Sp. Def: 63
• Speed: 44

Clauncher’s base stat total is 330. Its highest stat is Sp. Def.

Type matchups

What is Clauncher weak to?

Clauncher takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Grass (2×) moves.

It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Steel (½×).

Evolution

How does Clauncher evolve?

Clauncher evolves into Clawitzer at level 37.

The whole family: Clauncher, Clawitzer.

Abilities

• Mega Launcher: Strengthens aura and pulse moves to 1.5× their power.

Moves

Moves Clauncher learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (36)

Clauncher can learn 36 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Mud-Slap, Protect, Water Pulse, Thief, Pounce, Chilling Water, Facade, Icy Wind, Mud Shot, Venoshock, Endure, Rain Dance, U-turn, Sleep Talk, Waterfall, Rest, Rock Slide, Swords Dance, Flash Cannon, Dark Pulse, Substitute, Liquidation, Aura Sphere, Dragon Pulse, Surf, Helping Hand, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Tera Blast, Smack Down, Weather Ball, Flip Turn, Muddy Water, Sludge Wave.

Egg moves (3):Aqua Tail, Bubble Beam, Entrainment.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Water 1, Water 3.
• Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
• Catch rate: 225 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Sp. Atk effort value.
• Base experience yield: 66.

Pokédex entries

By detonating gas that accumulates in its right claw, this Pokémon launches water like a bullet. This is how Clauncher defeats its enemies. (Shield)

Clauncher's claws can fall off during battle, but they'll regenerate. The meat inside the claws is popular as a delicacy in Galar. (Sword)

It moves around by jetting water from its right pincer. It has a poor sense of balance, so it's terrible at swimming straight. (Ultra Moon)

Its claws occasionally fall off, and it keeps a low profile until they grow back. The meat of its claws is so delicious! (Ultra Sun)

Through controlled explosions of internal gas, it can expel water like a pistol shot. At close distances, it can shatter rock. (Y, Alpha Sapphire)

They knock down flying prey by firing compressed water from their massive claws like shooting a pistol. (X, Omega Ruby)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 19% of all Pokémon (0.5 m).
• Heavier than 24% of all Pokémon (8.3 kg).
• Base stat total 330, ranked #741 of 1,025.
• One of 154 Water-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 170 blue Pokémon.
• Number 43 of 72 Pokémon introduced in Generation 6 (Kalos).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 46 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 225: about 29.4% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 6 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Clauncher (Pokémon), Serebii: Clauncher (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (KLAWN-cher): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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