Poison Claw

This article is about the skill. For the weapon from Persona 4, see Poison Claw (Weapon).

Poison Claw
毒ひっかき
Other Name(s)	Venom ClawShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Poison NailRevelations: Persona Poisonous ScratchPersona 2: Eternal Punishment
Damage Type(s)	Physical
Attribute(s)	Physical HavocPersona 2: Innocent Sin
Effect(s)	Inflicts damage and Poison

Poison Claw, also known as Venom Claw, is a recurring skill in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Poison Claw is a Physical skill that may inflict Poison on an enemy.

Gameplay

Effect

Game	Attribute	S. TypeSkill Type	D. TypeDamage Type	Effect	Cost	P. LevelPower Level	Target	Range	Hits	B. PowerBase Power	C. RateCritical Hit Rate	Accuracy	Rank	Usage
														In Battle	Outside
Shin Megami Tensei	Dex	Extra	—	Damage. May inflict Poison.	—	—	Dual	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei II	Hand Skill	Extra	Physical	Deals Hand Skill damage. Chance to inflict Poison.	5% HP	—	Random enemies	—	2	15	—	—	—	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei if...	Skill	Extra	—	Skill attack with 15 power that hits two enemies. Chance to inflict Poison.	5% HP	—	Random	—	2	15	—	—	—	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei: Nine	Skill	Extra	Physical	—	5% HP	—	Single enemy	—	—	20	—	—	—	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	Physical	—	—	40% chance of Poison.	18% HP	Low	Single	—	1	41	?	?	3	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	Physical	Magic	Physical	60% chance to inflict poison.	7 MP	—	Single Enemy	—	1	150	?	?	2	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Physical	—	—	???	9 MP	—	Single	—	1	120	—	120%	7	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Physical	—	—	???	9 MP	—	Single	—	1	—	—	—	3	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX	Skill	Extra	—	Skill attack with 15 power that hits two enemies. Chance to inflict Poison.	5% HP	—	Random	—	2	15	—	—	—	—	—
Majin Tensei	Physical	Extra	Physical	Inflicts poison and deals damage equal to 1/4th of basic attack.	0 MP	—	Single enemy	Map (1)	1	—	?	50%	—	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner	Skill	Extra	Physical	Deals Skill damage. Chance to inflict Poison.	3% HP	—	Single enemy	Front row	2	10	—	—	—	✔	✘
Megami Ibunroku Persona	Tech	Extra	Physical	Damage. May inflict Poison.	0 SP	Light	1 foe	F	2	15	—	—	—	✔	✘
Persona 2: Innocent Sin	Havoc	—	Physical	36 dmg, 24% Poison	—	—	1 foe	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner	Physical	Magic	Physical	Inflicts damage, 35% chance of Poison.	12% HP	Light	Single enemy	—	1	18	10%	96%	—	✔	✘
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2	Physical	Magic	Physical	Inflicts damage, 23% chance of Poison.	12% HP	Light	Single enemy	—	1	18	7%	93%	—	✔	✘

Descriptions

Game	Description
Shin Megami Tensei	Claws two enemies and poisons them.
Shin Megami Tensei II	敵２体を引っかきＰＯＩＳＯＮ状態にする Translation: Scratches 2 enemies and puts them into the Poison state.
Shin Megami Tensei if...	—
Shin Megami Tensei: Nine	毒を与える爪　範囲：敵単体 Translation: Poison-inflicting claws. Range: Single enemy
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	Low Physical damage to one foe. May inflict Poison.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Medium Phys damage with 70% chance of Poison to one enemy.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Medium physical damage and 70% poison to one foe.
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner	特殊物理行動　威力１０　２回攻撃　ＰＯＩＳＯＮの効果 Translation: Special physical action. Power 10. 2 hit attack. Poison effect.
Megami Ibunroku Persona	Light Tech damage+Poison (1 foe)
Persona 2: Innocent Sin	Deal low Havoc + Almighty damage to one enemy. May poison. (24% chance)
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner	Light dmg ～Phys/poison ～1 enemy
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2	Light damage ～Phys/poison ～1 enemy

Learnsets

Party Members

Name	Learned
Character	Innate

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner

Mantra
Shura

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2

Mantra
Sramana

Demons

Name	Learned
Demon	Innate

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Venom ClawShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
	Poison ClawShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Persona (PlayStation Portable) Persona 2: Innocent Sin Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2
	Poison NailRevelations: Persona
	Poisonous ScratchPersona 2: Eternal Punishment
Japanese	どくひっかきShin Megami Tensei (Super Famicom) Shin Megami Tensei II (Super Famicom) Shin Megami Tensei if... (Super Famicom) Majin Tensei Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (Sega Saturn) Megami Ibunroku Persona Doku hikkaki	Poison scratching
	毒引っかきShin Megami Tensei (PlayStation) Shin Megami Tensei II (PlayStation) Shin Megami Tensei if... (PlayStation) Shin Megami Tensei: Nine Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (PlayStation Portable) Doku hikkaki	Poison scratching
	毒ひっかきShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Persona 2: Innocent Sin Persona 2: Eternal Punishment Doku hikkaki	Poison scratching
	毒引っ掻きPersona (PlayStation Portable) Doku hikkaki	Poison scratching
	ポイズンクローShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Poizun kurō	Poison claw
	バイオクロウDigital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2 Baiokurou	Bio claw