Needle Arm (move)

Needle Arm
ニードルアーム Needle Arm
Needle Arm VII.png
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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
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1
Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

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 Description
RSEColo.XD Attacks with thorny arms. May cause flinching.
FRLG An attack using thorny arms. It may make the foe flinch.
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms. It may also make the target flinch.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms. This may also make the target flinch.
SwShBDSPLA
SV
This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0331     Grass Human-Like 37 45 45 45XY
16ORAS
16
0332    
 
Grass Human-Like 41 53 53 53XY
16ORAS
16
0556     Grass Grass 22 22 22
0651     Field Field 26 1, Evo.
0652    
 
Field 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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Needle Arm deals damage and may cause the enemy to flinch.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB 12 - 11 - 88% - Front Enemy No
MDTD 12 - 11 - 88% - Front Enemy No
MDS 36 - 11 - 88% - Front Enemy No
BSL 36 - 11 - 88% - Front Enemy No
SMD 8 99 20 40 95% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Needle Arm
★★★
Attack power 33.04546
Charge time 0.54 seconds
Range type Square
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect May flinch the foe

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also cause the target to cringe, making it incapable of action.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Cringe status condition, which makes its actions fail.
BSL 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
MDGtI  UNUSED
SMD It damages an enemy. It could also cause the enemy to flinch.


In the anime

 
Mime Jr.
 
Cacturne
 
Cacnea
 
Quilladin
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 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

Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY!


Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 尖刺臂 Jīmchi Bei *
針葉暗器 Jāmyihp Amhei *
Mandarin 尖刺臂 Jiāncì Bì *
針葉暗器 / 针叶暗器 Zhēnyè Ànqì *
  Dutch Naaldarm
  Finnish Piikki-isku (S06; S08)
Neulamäjäys (S07)
  French Poing Dard
  German Nietenranke
  Greek Βελονογροθιά
  Hindi सुइओं की बाहें Suion Ki Baahein
  Italian Pugnospine
  Korean 바늘 팔 Baneul Pal
  Polish Igłoramię
Portuguese   Brazil Braço de Agulha (Pokémon the Series: XY-present, TCG, manga)
Braço Agulha
  Portugal Braço Agulha
  Serbian Bodljikava ruka
Spanish   Latin America Brazo Aguja
  Spain Brazo Pincho
  Vietnamese Cánh Tay Kim Châm


Variations of the move Needle Arm
  Needle ArmForce Palm


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.