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Needle Arm ニードルアーム Needle Arm
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Target
Foe
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Foe
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Foe
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Self
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Ally
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Ally
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May affect anyone adjacent to the user
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Availability
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Needle Arm (Japanese: ニードルアーム Needle Arm) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature move of Cacnea and Cacturne.
Effect
Generation III to VII
Needle Arm inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch. In Generation III only, Needle Arm will deal double the damage if its target had previously used Minimize.
Generation VIII onwards
Needle Arm cannot be selected in a battle.
Description
Games
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Description
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RSEColoXD
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Attacks with thorny arms. May cause flinching.
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FRLG
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An attack using thorny arms. It may make the foe flinch.
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DPPtHGSSPBR BWB2W2
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The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms. It may also make the target flinch.
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XYORAS SMUSUMPE
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The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms. This may also make the target flinch.
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SwShBDSPLA SV
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This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.
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Learnset
In other games
Needle Arm deals damage and may cause the enemy to flinch.
Game
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Base Power
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Max Power
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Base PP
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Max PP
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Base Accuracy
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Max Accuracy
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Range
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Target
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Cuts corners
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MDRB
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12
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-
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11
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-
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88%
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-
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Front
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Enemy
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No
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MDTD
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12
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-
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11
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-
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88%
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-
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Front
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Enemy
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No
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MDS
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36
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-
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11
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-
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88%
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-
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Front
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Enemy
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No
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BSL
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36
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-
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11
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-
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88%
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-
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Front
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Enemy
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No
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SMD
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8
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99
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20
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40
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95%
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98%
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Front
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Enemy
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No
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With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:
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Needle Arm
★★★
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Attack power
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33.04546
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Charge time
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0.54 seconds
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Range type
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Square
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Number of hits
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1
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Number of projectiles
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1
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Critical hit rate
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1.5%
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Additional effect
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May flinch the foe
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Description
Games
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Description
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MDRB
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Inflicts damage on the target. It may also cause the target to cringe, making it incapable of action.
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MDTDS
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Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Cringe status condition, which makes its actions fail.
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BSL
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てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで ひるみじょうたいにして わざや こうげきを だせなくする
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MDGtI
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UNUSED
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SMD
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It damages an enemy. It could also cause the enemy to flinch.
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In the anime
In the manga
Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY!
Chesnaught
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The user stabs the opponent with its needle-like fingers.
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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First Chapter Used In
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Notes
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Chesnaught stabs the opponent with its needle-like fingers.
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Hiroshi's Chesnaught
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CXY01
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Debut
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Pokémon Adventures
Cacturne
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The user releases long needles from its arm at the opponent.
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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First Chapter Used In
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Notes
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Cacturne reaches out one of its arms and releases multiple long needles from its hand, stabbing the opponent with them.
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Wally's Cacturne
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Talk About Timing, Treecko
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Debut
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In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
Trivia
In other languages