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* German: '''Nietenranke'''
* German: '''Nietenranke'''
* French: '''Poing dard'''
* French: '''Poing dard'''
* Italian: '''Pugnospine'''


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Revision as of 13:19, 18 November 2009

Needle Arm
ニードルアーム Needle Arm
File:DPNeedle arm.PNG
Type  Grass
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  60
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
  • Makes contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)
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  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Needle Arm (Japanese: ニードルアーム Needle Arm) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III. It is the signature move of Cacnea and Cacturne.

Effect

Needle Arm inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0331 Cacnea Cacnea
 Grass 37
0332 Cacturne Cacturne
 Grass Dark 41
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0331 Cacnea Cacnea
 Grass 45
0332 Cacturne Cacturne
 Grass Dark 53
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 the anime

The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Cacnea One of Cacnea's arms glow white. It swings its arm and hits the opponent with it.
James's Cacnea A Mudkip Mission Debut
Cacturne Cacturne's arms and limbs glow white and produce needles to strike the foe.
Harley's Cacturne Rhapsody in Drew! None


In other languages

  • Spanish: Brazo Pincho
  • German: Nietenranke
  • French: Poing dard
  • Italian: Pugnospine

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