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Force Palm (move)

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Force Palm
はっけい Force Exert
Force Palm.png
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Battles
Type  Fighting
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  60
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Contests
Category  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
+2 if last to appeal
Super Contests
Category  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Force Palm (Japanese: はっけい Force Palm) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Contents

Effect

Force Palm inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V
286 Breloom Breloom Grass Fighting 29 29
296 Makuhita Makuhita Fighting Fighting 28 28
297 Hariyama Hariyama Fighting Fighting 32 32
307 Meditite Meditite Fighting Psychic 29 29
308 Medicham Medicham Fighting Psychic 29 29
447 Riolu Riolu Fighting Fighting 11 11
448 Lucario Lucario Fighting Steel 11 11
619 Mienfoo Mienfoo Fighting Fighting no 29
620 Mienshao Mienshao Fighting Fighting no 29
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
I II III IV V
532 Timburr Timburr Fighting Fighting no MakuhitaHariyamaMedititeMedichamLucarioMienfooMienshao
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

  • 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

None.png Maylene Lucario Force Palm.png Paul Hariyama Force Palm.png None.png
Lucario Hariyama
The user takes a hold of the opponent and attacks.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
448 Lucario 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
297 Hariyama 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


In other generations

Force Palm IV.png
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)
FRLG Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)
Generation IV
(International)
HGSS Generation V BW Generation V
(Japanese)
Generation V
(International)
Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battle Revolution
(Alternative animation)
Battrio PMD: Red and Blue PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky Rumble Rumble Blast

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 發勁 Fājìn
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Bedwangpalm
France Flag.png French Forte-Paume
Germany Flag.png German Kraftwelle
Greece Flag.png Greek Ισχύς Παλάμης
India Flag.png Hindi हथेली का वार Hatheli Ka Waar
Italy Flag.png Italian Palmoforza
South Korea Flag.png Korean 발경 Balgyeong
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Repuxo
Spain Flag.png Spanish Palmeo

Variations of the move Needle Arm
Physical Force PalmNeedle Arm


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