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Needle Arm ニードルアーム Needle Arm
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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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Availability
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Needle Arm (Japanese: ニードルアーム Needle Arm) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 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.
Learnset
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Pokémon
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Type
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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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331
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Cacnea
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Grass
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Grass
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37
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45
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45
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332
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Cacturne
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Grass
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Dark
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41
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53
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53
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556
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Maractus
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Grass
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Grass
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22
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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 the anime
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
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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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VS. Treecko
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Debut
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In other generations
Trivia
In other languages