Hammer Arm (move)
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| Hammer Arm アームハンマー Arm Hammer | ||||||||||||
| The user swings and hits with its strong and heavy fist. It lowers the user's Speed, however. | ||||||||||||
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Hammer Arm (Japanese: アームハンマー Arm Hammer) is a Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV that deals a high amount of damage and lowers the user's Speed one stage.
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Effect
Hammer Arm does damage, then lowers the user's Speed by one level.
In the anime
Paul's Ursaring using Hammer Arm |
Pokémon
Rhydon. Rhydon's arm glows white. It then punches its foe.
- Used by an unnamed Trainer's Rhydon in Tag! We're It...!. Debut
Ursaring. Ursaring's forearms glow white. It then slams them down upon its foe.
- Used by Paul's Ursaring from Glory Blaze to ???.
Learnset
Generation IV
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | | Rhydon | Ground | Rock | 42 |
| 185 | | Sudowoodo | Rock | 49 | |
| 217 | | Ursaring | Normal | 67 | |
| 260 | | Swampert | Water | Ground | 69 |
| 289 | | Slaking | Normal | 61 | |
| 376 | | Metagross | Steel | Psychic | 45 |
| 377 | | Regirock | Rock | 81 | |
| 378 | | Regice | Ice | 81 | |
| 379 | | Registeel | Steel | 81 | |
| 464 | | Rhyperior | Ground | Rock | 42 |
| 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
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 074 | | Geodude | Rock | Ground | Sudowoodo |
| 108 | | Lickitung | Normal | Rhydon, Rhyperior Swampert | |
| 115 | | Kangaskhan | Normal | Rhydon, Rhyperior Swampert | |
| 241 | | Miltank | Normal | Rhydon, Rhyperior Ursaring Slaking | |
| 287 | | Slakoth | Normal | Rhydon, Rhyperior Ursaring Slaking | |
| 408 | | Cranidos | Rock | Rhydon, Rhyperior Swampert | |
| 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. | |||||
Trivia
- No Pokémon that can legally learn Hammer Arm can receive STAB from it.
In other languages
- Italian: Martelpugno
- German: Hammerarm
| | This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |

