Arm Thrust (move)
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Arm Thrust (Japanese: つっぱり Thrust) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation V, it was one of the signature moves of Makuhita and Hariyama. In Generation VIII, it is the signature move of Pancham and Pangoro.
Effect
Generations III and IV
Arm Thrust inflicts damage, hitting the target 2-5 times per use. There is a 37.5% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 37.5% chance that it will hit 3 times, a 12.5% chance that it will hit 4 times, and a 12.5% chance that it will hit 5 times. Provided that the move does not miss, it will hit 3 times on average, giving it an average power of 45. Each strike made has an equal chance to be a critical hit.
Arm Thrust may continue attacking after breaking a substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.
If the target has an Ability that activates upon contact, each strike counts individually, enabling the Ability to activate multiple times.
Pokémon with the Ability Skill Link will always hit five times when using Arm Thrust unless it misses.
Arm Thrust can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra two appeal points if either the move Fake Out or Focus Energy was used in the prior turn.
If the user is holding a King's Rock or Razor Fang, each consecutive hit has an equal chance to cause the opponent to flinch.
Generation V onwards
There is now a ~33.3% chance that it will hit 2 times, a ~33.3% chance it will hit 3 times, a ~16.7% chance it will hit 4 times, and a ~16.7% chance it will hit 5 times. Provided that the move does not miss, it will hit ~3.167 times on average, giving it an average power of 47.5.
If a Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy activates before the last strike is dealt, the following strike will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. A Focus Band can still activate repeatedly to prevent fainting, but each chance is independent of the previous one.
If the target has Weak Armor or Stamina, each strike will activate it.
If the target is holding a Rocky Helmet, the user is damaged for each strike.
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Learnset
By leveling up
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Bug | 1 | 1 | |||||||
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Human-Like | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
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Human-Like | 1, 10 | 1, 7 | 1, 7 | 1, 7 | 1, 7 | ||||
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Field | 17 | 17 | 1, Evo. | ||||||
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Field | 17 | 17 | 1 | ||||||
| 0674 | 
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Field | Human-Like | 7 | 7 | 4 | |||||
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Field | Human-Like | 7 | 1, 7 | 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
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Arm Thrust is a move with 2 base power, 78% accuracy, and 17 PP. It damages an enemy in front of the user 2 to 5 times. This move's base critical hit rate is lower than normal, at 2%.
In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 10 and its accuracy to 40%.
Description
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In the anime
 Heracross  Hariyama  Emboar  Pancham | |||
| The user looses a flurry of open-palmed arm thrusts. | |||
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Makuhita repeatedly hits the opponent with alternating hands. | ||
| Brawly's Makuhita | Brave the Wave | Debut | |
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Hariyama repeatedly hits the opponent with alternating hands, which sometimes glow white, orange, or light yellow. | ||
| Brawly's Hariyama | A Meditite Fight! | None | |
| Tyson's Hariyama | At the End of the Fray | None | |
| Fighting Dojo's Hariyama | Pasta La Vista! | None | |
| Greta's Hariyama | Wheel of Frontier | None | |
| Paul's Hariyama | A Pyramiding Rage! | None | |
| Hala's Hariyama | Trial and Tribulation! | None | |
| Hodge's Hariyama | Serving Up the Flute Cup! | None | |
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Emboar repeatedly hits the opponent with alternating hands. | ||
| Bianca's Emboar | Search for the Clubultimate! | None | |
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Pancham's hands glows white and it strikes the opponent with them. | ||
| Serena's Pancham | Dreaming a Performer's Dream! | None | |
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Heracross's hands glows multiple shades of blue and it strikes the opponent with one of them. | ||
| Goh's Heracross | Trade, Borrow, and Steal! | None | |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
 Hariyama  Makuhita | |||
| The user repeatedly hits the opponent with its hands. | |||
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Hariyama thrusts one of its hands forward and hits the opponent with its palm. | ||
| Brawly's Hariyama | The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon IX | Debut | |
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Makuhita repeatedly hits the opponent with its hands. | ||
| Cyndy's Makuhita | Verily Vanquishing Vileplume I | None | |
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
 Makuhita
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| The user repeatedly hits the opponent with its hands. | |||
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Makuhita repeatedly hits the foe with its hands. | ||
| Unknown Trainer's Makuhita | Extra Heavyweight Battle | Debut | |
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
In other languages
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