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Needle Arm ニードルアーム Needle Arm
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Range
Opponent
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Opponent
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Opponent
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Self
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Ally
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Ally
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Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
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Availability
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Needle Arm (Japanese: ニードルアーム Needle Arm) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature move of Cacnea and Cacturne.
Effect
Needle Arm inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch. In Generation III only, Needle Arm will deal double the damage if its target had previously used Minimize.
Description
Games
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Description
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RSEColoXD
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Attacks with thorny arms. May cause flinching.
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FRLG
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An attack using thorny arms. It may make the foe flinch.
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DPPtHGSSPBR BWB2W2
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The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms. It may also make the target flinch.
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XYORAS SMUSUM
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The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms. This may also make the target flinch.
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Learnset
#
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Pokémon
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Types
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Egg Groups
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Level
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I
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II
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III
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IV
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V
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VI
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VII
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VIII
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IX
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0331
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Grass
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Human-Like
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37
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45
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45
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45XY 16ORAS
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16
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0332
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Grass
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Human-Like
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41
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53
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53
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53XY 16ORAS
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16
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0556
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Grass
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Grass
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22
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22
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22
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0651
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Field
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Field
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26
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1, Evo.
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0652
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Field
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Field
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26
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1
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Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.
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In other games
Description
Games
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Description
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MDRB
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Inflicts damage on the target. It may also cause the target to cringe, making it incapable of action.
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MDTDS
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Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Cringe status condition, which makes its actions fail.
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BSL
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てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで ひるみじょうたいにして わざや こうげきを だせなくする
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MDGtI
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UNUSED
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SMD
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It damages an enemy. It could also cause the enemy to flinch.
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In the anime
In the manga
In the Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY! manga
Chesnaught
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The user stabs the opponent with its needle-like fingers.
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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First Chapter Used In
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Notes
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Chesnaught stabs the opponent with its needle-like fingers.
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Hiroshi's Chesnaught
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CXY01
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Debut
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In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Cacturne
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The user releases long needles from its arm at the opponent.
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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First Chapter Used In
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Notes
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Cacturne reaches out one of its arms and releases multiple long needles from its hand, stabbing the opponent with them.
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Wally's Cacturne
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Talk About Timing, Treecko
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Debut
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In other generations
Core series games
Spin-off series games
Trivia
In other languages