Needle Arm (move)

Needle Arm ニードルアーム Needle Arm

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Battles Type  Grass Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Needle Arm (Japanese: ニードルアーム Needle Arm) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 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.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass	37			45				45			''''
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark	41			53				53			''''
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass								22			''''
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 the anime

Cacturne
The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms.
Pokémon	Method
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 arm.
James's Mime Jr.	Dawn's Early Night!		Used via Mimic

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Cacturne Needle Arm Adventures.png Cacturne
The user releases long needles from its arm at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
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	VS. Treecko		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• If Secret Power is used in tall grass, it will have the animation of Needle Arm.
• All Pokémon that can learn this move are based on a cactus.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 針葉暗器 Zhēnyè Ànqì Dutch Naald Arm Finnish Neulamäjäys French Poing dard German Nietenranke Greek Βελονογροθιά Hindi सुइओं की बाहें Suion Ki Baahein Italian Pugnospine Portuguese Braço Agulha Serbian Bodljikava Ruka Spanish Brazo Pincho

Variations of the move Needle Arm
Needle Arm • Force Palm

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