Hammer Arm (move)

Hammer Arm
アームハンマー Arm Hammer
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Type  Fighting
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  100
Accuracy  90%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Appeals last in the next turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

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
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
The user swings and hits with its strong and heavy fist. It lowers the user's Speed, however.
SM 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     Monster Field 42 42 42 1
0185     Mineral Mineral 49 49BW
47B2W2
47 50
0217     Field Field 67 67 1, 67 1, 67
0260     Monster Water 1 69 69 1, 69XY
1, 63ORAS
1, 63
0289     Field Field 61 67 1, 67XY
1, 61ORAS
1, 61
0376     Mineral Mineral 45 45 45 1
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 Field 1 1 1
0532     Human-Like Human-Like 40 40 40
0533     Human-Like Human-Like 45 45 45
0534     Human-Like Human-Like 45 45 45
0555     Field Field 35 35 1
0622     Mineral Mineral 50 50 55
0623     Mineral 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 Field 1, 60 1, 72
0660     Field Field 1, 60 1, 60
0675     Field Human-Like 1, 57 1, 70
0759     Field Field 32
0760     Field 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
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0074     Mineral Mineral
0108     Monster Monster
0115     Monster Monster
0239     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
0241     Field Field
0287     Field Field
0293     Monster Field HGSS
0408     Monster Monster
0554     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     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.


By event

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0260  
SwampertLv. 50
  Monster Water 1 JR Kyushu Event
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.
Unknown Trainer'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
Unknown 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


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In other generations

Trivia

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

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 Młotoramie
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


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