Wood Hammer (move): Difference between revisions

Wood Hammer (Japanese:ウッドハンマー Wood Hammer) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Wood Hammer does physical damage, and the user receives recoil damage equal to ⅓ of the damage done to the target.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	37				37			''''
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock	--				--			'
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground	--				--			''''
459		Snover	Grass	Ice	36				36			''''
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice	36				36			''''
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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass	no
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.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0459 SnoverLv.31 Grass Ice Pokéwalker - Icy Mountain Rd. 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

Abomasnow
The user's arm glows, and it punches the target with it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The dark green part of Abomasnow's arm glows turquoise and it slams it down onto the opponent's body.
Candice's Abomasnow	Sliding Into Seventh!		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Torterra
The user hits the opponent with its large body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Torterra rushes up to the opponent and turns its body to the right of it is facing the opponent. It then twists its body and slams the tree on its back in top of the opponent.
Dia's Tru	Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas		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

• Sudowoodo is the only non-Grass-type Pokémon to learn Wood Hammer.
• No Pokémon from Generation III can learn this move.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 木槌 Mùchuí Dutch Houthamer French Martobois German Holzhammer Greek Ξύλινο Σφυρί Italian Mazzuolegno Korean 우드해머 Wood Hammer Portuguese Martelo de Madeira Spanish Mazazo de Madera

Variations of the move Double-Edge
Double-Edge • Volt Tackle • Flare Blitz • Brave Bird • Wood Hammer • Wave Crash

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