A natural weapon (a claw, horn, bite, etc.) is not an unarmed strike.
Are fists natural weapons?
No. The damage from an unarmed strike is considered weapon damage for the purposes of effects that give you a bonus on weapon damage rolls. An unarmed strike is always considered a light weapon.
Can you divine smite with your fists?
Unarmed strikes are melee weapon attacks. And they don’t work with Divine Smite, which requires a weapon. How about natural weapons and Divine Smite? A fist is a natural weapon.
Are there any natural weapons that are unarmed?
Not all natural weapons are Unarmed Strikes. Natural weapon is a category of weapon, which includes Bites, Claws, Slams, Stings, Tail Slaps, and yes, Unarmed Strikes (sort of). 1 Improved Unarmed Strike improves only Unarmed Strikes, not the rest.
Can you use improved unarmed strike with natural weapons?
So the Improved Unarmed Strike feat by itself does nothing while you have natural weapons. The Feral Combat Training feat does not change this. But: Feats that have Improved Unarmed Strike as a prerequisite (like e.g. Deflect Arrows) are usually only usable with unarmed strikes.
What are the different types of natural weapons?
Natural weapon is a category of weapon, which includes Bites, Claws, Slams, Stings, Tail Slaps, and yes, Unarmed Strikes (sort of). 1 Improved Unarmed Strike improves only Unarmed Strikes, not the rest. Improved Natural Attack can improve any one natural weapon, except not Unarmed Strikes because Paizo hates Monks even more than Wizards did.
What’s the difference between claws and unarmed strikes?
So Unarmed Strikes are very much a weird hybrid case. In any event, Claw attacks are not Unarmed Strike attacks. They are different thing. With a natural attack you are never considered unarmed. So the Improved Unarmed Strike feat by itself does nothing while you have natural weapons. The Feral Combat Training feat does not change this.
