Hammer Arm (move)
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Hammer Arm アームハンマー Arm Hammer | ||||||||||||
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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
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | |||||||
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IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0112 | |
Monster | Field | 42 | 42 | 42 | 1, Evo. | ||||
0185 | Mineral | 49 | 49BW 47B2W2 |
47 | 50 | ||||||
0217 | Field | 67 | 67 | 1, 67 | 1, 67 | ||||||
0260 | |
Monster | Water 1 | 69 | 69 | 1, 69XY 1, 63ORAS |
1, 63 | ||||
0289 | Field | 61 | 67 | 1, 67XY 1, 61ORAS |
1, 61 | ||||||
0376 | |
Mineral | 45 | 45 | 45 | 1, Evo. | |||||
0377 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | |
Monster | Field | 42 | 42 | 42 | 1 | ||||
0500 | |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
0532 | Human-Like | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||||
0533 | Human-Like | 45 | 45 | 45 | |||||||
0534 | Human-Like | 45 | 45 | 45 | |||||||
0555 | Field | 35 | 35 | 1, Evo. | |||||||
0622 | |
Mineral | 50 | 50 | 55 | ||||||
0623 | |
Mineral | 60 | 60 | 61 | ||||||
0641 | 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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Field | 1, 60 | 1, 72 | |||||||
0660 | |
Field | 1, 60 | 1, 60 | |||||||
0675 | |
Field | Human-Like | 1, 57 | 1, 70 | ||||||
0759 | |
Field | 32 | ||||||||
0760 | |
Field | 36 | ||||||||
0794 | |
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 | |
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 | |||||||
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IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0074 | |
Mineral | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0108 | Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0115 | Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0239 | Human-Like | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0241 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0287 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0293 | Monster | Field | ✔HGSS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0408 | Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0554 | 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 | ||
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0241 | 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 | ||
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0288 | 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 | ||
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0260 | SwampertLv. 50
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Monster | Water 1 | JR Kyushu Train Station Swampert | |
0641 | TornadusLv. 70
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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
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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
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In the anime
The user slams the foe with it arms at great force. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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. | |||
Tornadus (anime) | 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. | |||
Thundurus (anime) | 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
The user slams its fist down on the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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
The user throws a fast and powerful punch at the opponent. The user loses speed as a result of the power. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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
The user throws a fast and powerful punch at the opponent losing speed as a result. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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
Spin-off series games
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
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Variations of the move Hammer Arm | ||
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