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Hammer Arm アームハンマー Arm Hammer
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Target
| Foe
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Foe
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Foe
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| Self
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Ally
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Ally
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| May affect anyone adjacent to the user
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Hammer Arm (Japanese: アームハンマー Arm Hammer) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV.
Effect
Hammer Arm does damage, then lowers the user's Speed by one level.
Description
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Description
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| DPPtHGSS
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The user swings and hits with its strong and heavy fist. It lowers the user’s Speed, however.
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The user swings and hits with its strong and heavy fist. It lowers the user's Speed, however.
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Inflicts damage on the target. But it also reduces the user's Movement Speed by 1 level.
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Learnset
In the anime
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| Emboar
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Ursaring
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Rhydon
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Tornadus
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| The user slams the foe with it arms at great force.
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Method
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First Used In
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Notes
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Rhydon
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One of Rhydon's forearms glow white and it slams the opponent with it.
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| Unknown Trainer's Rhydon
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Tag! We're It...!
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Debut
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Ursaring
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Ursaring's forearms glow white or gold and it slams them onto the opponent, or one of Ursaring's hands glow gold and it smacks the opponent hard.
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| Paul's Ursaring
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Glory Blaze!
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None
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Rhyperior
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Rhyperior's hand glows red and slams its arm into the opponent.
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| Brendan's Rhyperior
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Giratina and the Sky Warrior
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None
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Regigigas
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Regigigas's forearms glow white and it slams them into the opponent from above.
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| A wild Regigigas
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Pillars of Friendship!
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Regigigas cannot legally learn Hammer Arm
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Sudowoodo
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Sudowoodo's whole arm or the orbs on its hands glow white, light green or gold and it slams it into the opponent. Sometimes, both of its arms glow.
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| Brock's Sudowoodo
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Frozen on Their Tracks!
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None
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| Narissa's Ditto One in the form of Sudowoodo
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Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!
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Used via Transform
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| Narissa's Ditto Two in the form of Sudowoodo
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Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!
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Used via Transform
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Tornadus
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Tornadus raises both of its arms above its head and crosses them. Both of its forearms then start to glow white, and Tornadus brings both of its arms down on top of the opponent, or Tornadus smashes its wrists together in front of its body and pulls its arms to its side. Both of its forearms then glow white and it charges forward. As it approaches the opponent, it brings both of its fists forward, smashing them into the opponent, or Tornadus holds out one of its arms and its forearm starts to glow white. It then slams its forearm into the opponent. As it swings its arm, it leaves behind a stream of white energy where it swung.
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| A wild Tornadus
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Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1
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None
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Thundurus
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One of Thundurus's forearms glow white and it swings it forward, smashing it into the opponent. As it swings its arm, it leaves behind a white trail of energy where it swung.
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| A wild Thundurus
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Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2
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None
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Emboar
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One or both of Emboar's forearms glow white and it slams it or them onto the opponent.
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| Bianca's Emboar
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Search for the Clubultimate!
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None
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| Shamus's Emboar
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Evolution by Fire!
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None
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
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Graveler
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| The user throws a fast and powerful punch at the opponent. The user loses speed as a result of the power.
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Method
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First Chapter Used In
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Notes
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Graveler
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Graveler punches the opponent with one of its fists with great force. Each time Graveler uses the attack, however, it loses speed.
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| Three wild Graveler
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Disagreeable Graveler
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Debut
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In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
In other generations
Trivia
- Hammer Arm's Speed-lowering effect has never been featured in the anime's portrayals of the move.
In other languages