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Razor Claw Effect and How to Get It

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Razor Claw Effect and How to Get It

This is a page on the Razor Claw, one of the evolutionary held items and battle items in Pokemon Sword and Shield, Isle of Armor, and the Crown Tundra DLC. Read on to see this item's effect and the Pokemon that evolve using it, how to find it, and how to use it competitively.

Razor Claw Effect

Razor Claw ImageRazor Claw
Effect An item to be held by a Pokemon. This sharply hooked claw increases the holder's critical-hit ratio.
Making Sneasel hold this and then trading them will cause them to evolve.

How to Get Razor Claw

Purchase at the Stow-on-Side Bargain Shop

Bargain Shop.jpg
Located in Stow-on-Side, there is a bargain shop that sells rare items where the prices are not fixed.

You can buy Razor Claw for ₽3000 if it is the Bargain of the Day.

You can only buy one item per day so it is good to visit daily. Talk to the merchant to check yesterday's, tomorrow's, and today's Bargain of the Day.

Purchase at BP Shop

BP Shop
You can exchange 10 BP to get Razor Claw in BP Shops in Hammerlocke and Wyndon.

Obtain at Dusty Bowl

Dusty Bowl Razor Claw

You can pick up a Razor Claw at an islet with a tree right next to a pond at the Dusty Bowl in the Wild Area. This area is situated below the cliff of Hammerlocke Hills

Obtain from Wild Pokemon

The following Pokemon may hold the item, Razor Claw. You can get it by using the move Thief or Trick.

Jangmo-o ImageJangmo-o Hakamo-o ImageHakamo-o

How to Use Razor Claw

Competitive Use

Razor Claw raises the critical hit ratio of its holder, or to having a 12.5% critical hit ratio.

This allows the holder to attack more effectively as it deals more damage when landing critical hits.

Used to Evolve Sneasel

Evolution Line
Sneasel ImageSneasel Razor Claw Image Lvl + Razor Claw (Night)
Weavile ImageWeavile

How to Evolve Every Pokemon

Sneasel will evolve into Weavile if leveled up at night while holding a Razor Claw.

Pokemon that Evolve Using Razor Claw

Sneasel ImageSneasel Weavile ImageWeavile

Sneasel will evolve into Weavile if it levels up at night while holding Razor Claw.

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