FROM THE WORLDWIDE REGISTER
Nail Clipper
MACHINE
COMMON · 2 RECORDED WORLDWIDE
"A hinged guillotine for fingernails, chrome-plated and ready to snap."
First recorded by Armen, August 17, 2026.
SPECIMENS ON FILE
2 plates on file. Every one is a player's photograph.
FIELD GUIDE
All-Rounder
No weakness, no specialty · dependable in any matchup.
HP
52
Attack
46
Defense
43
Sp. Atk
43
Sp. Def
43
Speed
43
STAT TOTAL 270 · COMMON BUDGET 270
| LEVEL | MOVE | TYPE | CLASS | POWER | ACCURACY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Bump | NEUTRAL | physical | 40 | 100% |
| An artless full-body shove. Everyone starts somewhere. | |||||
| L1 | Hard Stare | NEUTRAL | status | · | 100% |
| A withering look that saps the target's will to fight. · Lowers the foe's Attack | |||||
| L2 | Cold Start | MACHINE | physical | 40 | 100% |
| Lurches into motion before anyone is ready. Always strikes first. · Priority +1 | |||||
| L3 | Ratchet Up | MACHINE | status | · | 100% |
| Click by click, tighter and meaner. Raises Attack. · Raises the user's Attack | |||||
| L14 | Tune-Up | MACHINE | status | · | 100% |
| Patched, oiled, and back on the line. Restores half the user’s HP. · Restores 50% of max HP | |||||
| L19 | Body Slam | NEUTRAL | physical | 85 | 100% |
| Full weight, no hesitation. May leave the target paralyzed. · 30% chance to inflict paralysis on the foe | |||||
| L24 | Iron Claw | MINERAL | physical | 50 | 95% |
| A metal-hard rake that hones itself on impact. May raise Attack. · 10% chance to raise the user's Attack | |||||
| L27 | Shriek | NEUTRAL | status | · | 85% |
| An ear-splitting note that rattles armor loose. Defense harshly falls. · Sharply lowers the foe's Defense | |||||
| L31 | Super Kick | NEUTRAL | physical | 120 | 75% |
| One tremendous boot. When it lands, it lands. | |||||
| L34 | Meltdown | MACHINE | special | 140 | 90% |
| Everything past redline at once. Sp. Atk harshly falls after. · Sharply lowers the user's Sp. Atk | |||||
| L37 | Rush | NEUTRAL | physical | 80 | 100% |
| Gone and back before the dust settles. Moves first. · Priority +1 | |||||
| L40 | Double Cut | NEUTRAL | physical | 120 | 100% |
| Both edges cut, and one of them is yours. · 33% recoil | |||||
Every species draws its own learnset from its type. A specimen learns these as it levels.
FIELD MATCHUPS
THE LEDGER
2 NATURALISTS HOLD ONE
First recorded August 17, 2026. Latest October 10, 2026.
Develops per week, the last twelve weeks. The register began keeping records in July 2026.
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