Hammer Arm (move)

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Hammer Arm アームハンマー Arm Hammer

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  100 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Appeals last in the next turn.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

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

Hammer Arm (Japanese: アームハンマー Arm Hammer) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Hammer Arm does damage, then lowers the user's Speed by one level.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSSPBR BWB2W2 XYORAS The user swings and hits with its strong and heavy fist. It lowers the user's Speed, however. SMUSUM The user swings and hits with its strong, heavy fist. It lowers the user's Speed, however.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	42	42	42	1, Evo.
0185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral	49	49BW 47B2W2	47	50
0217		Ursaring		Field		Field	67	67	1, 67	1, 67
0260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1	69	69	1, 69XY 1, 63ORAS	1, 63
0289		Slaking		Field		Field	61	67	1, 67XY 1, 61ORAS	1, 61
0376		Metagross		Mineral		Mineral	45	45	45	1, Evo.
0377		Regirock		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	81	81	1, 81XY 49ORAS	49
0378		Regice		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	81	81	1, 81XY 49ORAS	49
0379		Registeel		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	81	81	1, 81XY 49ORAS	49
0383		Groudon		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	20HGSS	20	20XY 80ORAS	80
0464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	42	42	42	1
0500		Emboar		Field		Field		1	1	1
0532		Timburr		Human-Like		Human-Like		40	40	40
0533		Gurdurr		Human-Like		Human-Like		45	45	45
0534		Conkeldurr		Human-Like		Human-Like		45	45	45
0555		Darmanitan		Field		Field		35	35	1, Evo.
0622		Golett		Mineral		Mineral		50	50	55
0623		Golurk		Mineral		Mineral		60	60	61
0641		Tornadus		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		79	1, 79	1, 73
0642		Thundurus		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		79	1, 79	1, 73
0645		Landorus		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		79	1, 79	1, 73
0652		Chesnaught		Field		Field			1, 60	1, 72
0660		Diggersby		Field		Field			1, 60	1, 60
0675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like			1, 57	1, 70
0759		Stufful		Field		Field				32
0760		Bewear		Field		Field				36
0794		Buzzwole		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				47
0799		Guzzlord		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				43
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0074		Geodude		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0108		Lickitung		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
0115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
0239		Elekid		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
0241		Miltank		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0287		Slakoth		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0293		Whismur		Monster	Field	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔
0408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
0554		Darumaka		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0241		Miltank		Field		Field	My Pokémon Ranch
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0288		Vigoroth		Field		Field	Island Scan - Route 11SM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0260		SwampertLv. 50		Monster	Water 1	JR Kyushu Train Station Swampert
0641		TornadusLv. 70		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	Milos Island TornadusW
0642		ThundurusLv. 70		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	Milos Island ThundurusB
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Description

Games Description MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. But it also reduces the user's Movement Speed by 1 level.

In the anime

Diggersby Ursaring Rhydon Tornadus
The user slams the foe with it arms at great force.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	One of Rhydon's forearms glow white and it slams the opponent with it.
A Scientist's Rhydon	Tag! We're It...!		Debut
	Ursaring's forearms glow white or gold and it slams them onto the opponent, or one of Ursaring's hands glow gold and it smacks the opponent hard.
Paul's Ursaring	Glory Blaze!		None
	Rhyperior's hand glows red and slams its arm into the opponent.
Brendan's Rhyperior	Giratina and the Sky Warrior		None
	Regigigas's forearms glow white and it slams them into the opponent from above.
A wild Regigigas	Pillars of Friendship!		Regigigas cannot legally learn Hammer Arm
	Sudowoodo's whole arm or the orbs on its hands glow white, light green or gold and it slams it into the opponent. Sometimes, both of its arms glow.
Brock's Sudowoodo	Frozen on Their Tracks!		None
Narissa's Ditto One in the form of Sudowoodo	Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!		Used via Transform
Narissa's Ditto Two in the form of Sudowoodo	Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!		Used via Transform
	Tornadus raises both of its arms above its head and crosses them. Both of its forearms then start to glow white, and Tornadus brings both of its arms down on top of the opponent, or Tornadus smashes its wrists together in front of its body and pulls its arms to its side. Both of its forearms then glow white and it charges forward. As it approaches the opponent, it brings both of its fists forward, smashing them into the opponent, or Tornadus holds out one of its arms and its forearm starts to glow white. It then slams its forearm into the opponent. As it swings its arm, it leaves behind a stream of white energy where it swung.
A wild Tornadus	Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1		None
	One of Thundurus's forearms glow white and it swings it forward, smashing it into the opponent. As it swings its arm, it leaves behind a white trail of energy where it swung.
A wild Thundurus	Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2		None
	One or both of Emboar's forearms glow white and it slams it or them onto the opponent.
Bianca's Emboar	Search for the Clubultimate!		None
Shamus's Emboar	Evolution by Fire!		None
	One of Pangoro's forearms glows white and it slams it onto the opponent.
A wild Pangoro	The Bamboozling Forest!		None
A Trainer's Pangoro	Rotom's Wish!		None
	Diggersby's ears glow white and it slams them into the opponent.
Dolan's Diggersby	To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!		None
A wild Diggersby	A Trip Down Memory Train!		None
	One of Exploud's forearms glows white and it slams it onto the opponent.
Blake and Heath's father's Exploud	Splitting Heirs!		None
	One of Slaking's arms glow white and it slams the opponent with it.
Sawyer's Slaking	Analysis Versus Passion!		None

In the manga

In the Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY! manga

Pangoro
The user slams its fist down on the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pangoro slams its fist down on the opponent.
A TCG Player's Pangoro	Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY!		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Mega Swampert Graveler Emboar
The user throws a fast and powerful punch at the opponent. The user loses speed as a result of the power.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Graveler punches the opponent with one of its fists with great force. Each time Graveler uses the attack, however, it loses speed.
Three wild Graveler	Disagreeable Graveler		Debut
	Emboar slams its arm into the opponent with great force.
Black's Bo	Decisions, Decisions		None
	Mega Swampert slams its arm into the opponent with great force.
Ruby's Mumu	Omega Alpha Adventure 9		None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Regirock Metagross
The user throws a fast and powerful punch at the opponent losing speed as a result.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Regirock raises one of its arms and slams it down at the opponent.
Candice's Regirock	A Novel Test!!		Debut
	Metagross punches the opponent with one of its fists with great force losing speed every time it uses the attack.
Koya's Metagross	A New Battle Begins!		None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Hammer Arm's Speed-lowering effect has never been featured in the anime's portrayals of the move.
• Hammer Arm has the same description text as Ice Hammer.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 臂錘 Beichèuih * 臂力拳 Beilihk Kyùhn * Mandarin 臂錘 / 臂锤 Bìchuí * 臂力拳 Bì​lì​ Quán​ * Dutch Mokerarm French Marto-Poing German Hammerarm Greek Σφυροκόπημα Hindi हथौड़ा बांह Hathaura Banha Indonesian Lengan Palu Italian Martelpugno Korean 암해머 Arm Hammer Polish Młotoramię Portuguese Brazil Braço Martelo Braço de Martelo (XY series, TCG, manga) Portugal Braço Martelo Romanian Brațul Ciocan Serbian Čekić pesnica Spanish Latin America Brazo Martillo (DP050-DP131, BW071-present) Machada (DP173-DP184) Spain Machada Vietnamese Nắm Đấm Búa Tạ

Variations of the move Hammer Arm
Hammer Arm • Ice Hammer

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