Force Palm (move)

Force Palm はっけい Force Exert

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Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   +2 if last to appeal

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Force Palm (Japanese: はっけい Force Exert) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Force Palm inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target.

In the anime

• MayleneLucarioforcepalm2.jpg

  Lucario using Force Palm

Pokémon

Lucario. Lucario gets a hold of the opponent then releases a surge of energy.

• Used by Maylene's Lucario in Crossing the Battle Line!.

Medicham. Medicham stops the opponent in its tracks by getting hold of it.

• Used by Candice's Medicham in Sliding into Seventh!.

Hariyama. A ball of electricity is formed in Hariyama's hand and thrusts it into the target.

• Used by Paul's Hariyama in A Pyramiding Rage!.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

• LucarioBrawl ForcePalm.jpg

  Lucario using Force Palm as a long-range attack.

• LucarioBrawl ForcePalm1.jpg

  Lucario using Force Palm as a close-range attack.

• In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Force Palm is Lucario's Special Side move. It can be used as both a long-range and a close-range attack depending on the distance of the opponent.

Force Palm Attack

The user drags a hand forwards and backwards in front of the foe or wild Pokémon, hitting and hurting it.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 29 0296 Makuhita Fighting 28 0297 Hariyama Fighting 32 0307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 29 0308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 29 0447 Riolu Fighting 11 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel 11 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other languages

• Spanish: Palmeo
• German: Kraftwelle
• Italian: Palmoforza
• Brazilian Portuguese: Repuxo
• Dutch: Bedwangpalm