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Needle Arm
ニードルアーム Needle Arm
Needle Arm V.png
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Type  Grass
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  60
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Makes contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1
Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

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.

Description

Games Description
RSE Attacks with thorny arms. May cause flinching.
FRLG An attack using thorny arms. It may make the foe flinch.

The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms. It may also make the target flinch.
The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms. It may also make the target flinch.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
331 Cacnea Cacnea Grass Grass 37 45 45 45
332 Cacturne Cacturne Grass Dark 41 53 53 53
556 Maractus Maractus Grass Grass     22 22
651 Quilladin Quilladin Grass Grass       26
652 Chesnaught Chesnaught Grass Fighting       26
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.


In the anime

James Mime Jr Mimic Needle Arm.png
Mime Jr.
Harley Cacturne Needle Arm.png
Cacturne
James Cacnea Needle Arm.png
Cacnea
The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Cacnea One of Cacnea's arms glows white. It then swings its arm and hits the opponent with it.
James's Cacnea A Mudkip Mission Debut
Cacturne The dark green patches on Cacturne's arms and legs glow white and grow into huge needles.
Harley's Cacturne A Hurdle for Squirtle None
Mime Jr. The ball on top of Mime Jr's head glows white, and both of its arms glow white as well. It then hits the opponent with one of its arms.
James's Mime Jr. Dawn's Early Night! Used via Mimic


In the manga

In the Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY! manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 針葉暗器 Zhēnyè Ànqì
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Naald Arm
Finland Flag.png Finnish Piikki-isku (A; AB)
Neulamäjäys (AC)
France Flag.png French Poing Dard
Germany Flag.png German Nietenranke
Greece Flag.png Greek Βελονογροθιά
India Flag.png Hindi सुइओं की बाहें Suion Ki Baahein
Italy Flag.png Italian Pugnospine
South Korea Flag.png Korean 바늘 팔 Baneul Pal
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Braço de Agulha
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Braço Agulha
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Bodljikava Ruka
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Brazo Aguja
Spain Flag.png Spain Brazo Pincho


Variations of the move Needle Arm
PhysicalIC HOME.png Needle ArmForce Palm


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