Needle Arm (move)

Needle Arm ニードルアーム Needle Arm

Battles Type  Grass Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Needle Arm (Japanese: ニードルアーム Needle Arm) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature move of Cacnea and Cacturne.

Effect

Needle Arm inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0331 Cacnea Grass 37 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 41 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0331 Cacnea Grass 45 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 53 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0331 Cacnea Grass 45 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 53 0556 Marakacchi Marakacchi Grass 22 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:Csporecombination.png Cacturne
The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	One of Cacnea's arms glows white. It then swings its arm and hits the opponent with it.
James's Cacnea	A Mudkip Mission		Debut
	The dark green patches on Cacturne's arms and legs glow white and grow into huge needles.
Harley's Cacturne	A Hurdle for Squirtle		None
	The ball on top of Mime Jr's head glows white, and both of its arms glow white as well. It then hits the opponent with one of its arm.
James's Mime Jr.	Dawn's Early Night!		Used via Mimic

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

The user releases long needles from its arm at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Cacturne reaches out one of its arms and releases multiple long needles from its hand, stabbing the opponent with them.
Wally's Cacturne	VS. Treecko		Debut

Trivia

• If Secret Power is used in tall grass, it will have the animation of Needle Arm.

In other languages

• Chinese: 針葉暗器 Zhēnyè Ànqì
• Dutch: Naald Arm
• Finnish: Neulamäjäys
• French: Poing dard
• German: Nietenranke
• Greek: Βελονογροθιά
• Hindi: Suion Ki Baahein
• Italian: Pugnospine
• Spanish: Brazo Pincho
• Serbian: Bodljikava Ruka

Variations of the move Needle Arm
Needle Arm • Force Palm

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