Force Palm (move)

Force Palm はっけい Force Exert

The foe is attacked with a shock wave. It may also leave the target paralyzed.

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

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 on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Force Palm on Eevee's Movedex

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

Effect

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

In the anime

Lucario using Force Palm

Pokémon

Lucario. Lucario gets a hold of the opponent then releases a surge of energy.

• Used by Maylene's Lucario in Crossing the Battle Line!.

Medicham. Medicham stops the opponent in its tracks by getting hold of it.

• Used by Candice's Medicham in Sliding into Seventh!.

Hariyama. Same as above.

• Used by Paul's Hariyama in A Pyramiding Rage!.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Lucario using Force Palm as a long-range attack.

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.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 286 Breloom Grass Fighting 29 296 Makuhita Fighting 28 297 Hariyama Fighting 32 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 29 308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 29 447 Riolu Fighting 11 448 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.

In other languages

• Spanish: Palmeo
• German: Kraftwelle
• Italian: Palmoforza
• Brazilian Portuguese: Repuxo
• Dutch: Bedwangpalm

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