Force Palm (move)

Force Palm (Japanese: はっけい Force Palm) 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.

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.

Generation V

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 0619 Mienfoo Fighting 29 0620 Mienshao Fighting 29 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0532 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Timburr
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Mienfoo Mienshao

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

• SSBB Force Palm Far.png

  Lucario using Force Palm as a long-range attack

• SSBB Force Palm Close.png

  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.

In the anime

Lucario File:Hariyama Force Palm.png Hariyama
The user takes a hold of the opponent and attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Lucario runs up to the opponent and puts its palm on it. It then fires a huge light green blast from its paw at the opponent.
Maylene's Lucario	Crossing the Battle Line!		Debut
	A white ball forms in front of Hariyama's hand and it puts its arm up to the opponent. It then fires a white blast from the ball at the opponent.
Paul's Hariyama	A Pyramiding Rage!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Riolu Force Palm Adventures.png Riolu
The user sends the opponent flying with a palm thrust.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Riolu delivers a palm thrust at the opponent, sending it flying.
Maylene's Riolu	VS. Meditite and Riolu II		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

• Force Palm is the only Fighting-type move able inflict paralysis.

In other languages

• Dutch: Bedwangpalm
• French: Forte-Paume
• German: Kraftwelle
• Greek: Ισχύς Παλάμης
• Hindi: Hatheli Ka War
• Italian: Palmoforza
• Korean: 발경 Balgyeong
• Portuguese (Brazilian): Repuxo
• Spanish: Palmeo

Variations of the move Needle Arm
Needle Arm • Force Palm

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