Needle Arm (move)
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Needle Arm ニードルアーム Needle Arm | ||||||||||||
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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
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.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | ||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0331 | Grass | Human-Like | 37 | 45 | 45 | 45XY 16ORAS |
16 | |||||
0332 | |
Grass | Human-Like | 41 | 53 | 53 | 53XY 16ORAS |
16 | ||||
0556 | Grass | 22 | 22 | 22 | ||||||||
0651 | Field | 26 | 1, Evo. | |||||||||
0652 | |
Field | 26 | 1 | ||||||||
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 attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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 arms. | |||
James's Mime Jr. | Dawn's Early Night! | Used via Mimic | |
A light green orb of energy with four spikes on it forms around both of Quilladin's arms. It then hits the opponent with its arms. | |||
A wild Quilladin | Love Strikes! Eevee, Yikes! | None |
In the manga
In the Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY! manga
The user stabs the opponent with its needle-like fingers. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Chesnaught stabs the opponent with its needle-like fingers. | |||
Hiroshi's Chesnaught | CXY01 | Debut |
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user releases long needles from its arm at the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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 | Talk About Timing, Treecko | Debut |
In other generations
Core series games
Spin-off series games
Trivia
- From Generations III-V, Secret Power has the animation of Needle Arm if used in tall grass.
In other languages
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Variations of the move Needle Arm | ||
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