Hammer Arm (move)

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.

Battles

Type	Fighting
Category	Physical
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	100
Accuracy	90%
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.

Super Contests

Category	Cool
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.

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.

#	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
383	Groudon	Ground		20^HGSS
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.

#	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
293	Whismur	Normal		Rhydon, Rhyperior Ursaring Swampert Slaking ^HGSS
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.

Pokémon	Method

	Ursaring	Sudowoodo
The user slams the foe with it arms at great force.
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Rhydon	Rhydon's forearm glows bright white, then slams them down upon its foe.
Unnamed Trainer's Rhydon	Tag! We're It...!		None
Ursaring	Same as above.
Paul's Ursaring	Glory Blaze!		None
Sudowoodo	Same as above.
Brock's Sudowoodo	Frozen on Their Tracks!		None

Despite being a Fighting-type move, no Fighting-type Pokémon can learn Hammer Arm legally.

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