Strong Jaw (Ability)

Strong Jaw (Japanese: がんじょうあご Strong Jaw) is an Ability introduced in Generation VI. Prior to Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, it was the signature Ability of Tyrunt and Tyrantrum.

Strong Jaw

がんじょうあご

Strong Jaw

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Generation VI
The Pokémon's strong jaw gives it tremendous biting power.


Generation VII
The Pokémon's strong jaw boosts the power of its biting moves.


Generation VIII
The Pokémon's strong jaw boosts the power of its biting moves.

Effect

In battle

Strong Jaw increases the power of the Pokémon's biting moves by 50%.

Affected moves

The table below lists the moves affected by Strong Jaw, as well as the Pokémon that can have Strong Jaw and learn those moves.

Move	Type	Cat.	Pow.	Acc.
Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	{{{6}}}
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	{{{6}}}
Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95	{{{6}}}
Fishious Rend*	Water	Physical	85	100	{{{6}}}
Hyper Fang	Normal	Physical	80	90	{{{6}}}
Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95	{{{6}}}
Jaw Lock	Dark	Physical	80	100	{{{6}}}
Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	50	100	{{{6}}}
Psychic Fangs	Psychic	Physical	85	100	{{{6}}}
Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95	{{{6}}}

Outside of battle

Strong Jaw has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Strong Jaw

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Sharpedo Mega Sharpedo	Water	Dark	Strong Jaw	None	None
	Tyrunt	Rock	Dragon	Strong Jaw	None	Sturdy
	Tyrantrum	Rock	Dragon	Strong Jaw	None	Rock Head
	Avalugg Hisuian Form	Ice	Rock	Strong Jaw	Ice Body	Sturdy
	Yungoos	Normal		Normal	Stakeout	Strong Jaw	Adaptability
	Gumshoos	Normal		Normal	Stakeout	Strong Jaw	Adaptability
	Bruxish	Water	Psychic	Dazzling	Strong Jaw	Wonder Skin
	Chewtle	Water		Water	Strong Jaw	Shell Armor	Swift Swim
	Drednaw	Water	Rock	Strong Jaw	Shell Armor	Swift Swim
	Boltund	Electric		Electric	Strong Jaw	None	Competitive
	Dracovish	Water	Dragon	Water Absorb	Strong Jaw	Sand Rush
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation VIII games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities. For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later. For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later. For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Strong Jaw increases the power of the Pokémon's biting moves by 20%.

Description

Games	Description
SMD	Moves using jaws or fangs become more powerful!
MDRTDX	moves using jaws or fangs, such as Bite or Fire Fang, become more powerful.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	強壯之顎 Kèuhngjong-jī Ngohk
Chinese	Mandarin	強壯之顎 / 强壮之颚 Qiángzhuàng-zhī È
French		Prognathe
German		Titankiefer
Italian		Ferromascella
Korean		옹골찬턱 Onggolchan Teok
Polish		Silne Szczęki
Russian		Крепкая Челюсть Krepkaya Chelyust'
Spanish		Mandíbula Fuerte
Vietnamese		Cằm Chắc Khỏe

Variations of the Ability Mega Launcher
Mega Launcher • Strong Jaw

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