Wood Hammer (move)

Wood Hammer ウッドハンマー Wood Hammer

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Battles Type  Grass Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  120 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jam  0   ???

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Wood Hammer (Japanese: ウッドハンマー Wood Hammer) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Wood Hammer does physical damage, and the user receives recoil damage equal to ⅓ of the damage done to the target.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	37				37			37
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock	--				--			--
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground	--				--			'
459		Snover	Grass	Ice	36				36			36
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice	36				36			36
650		Chespin	Grass		Grass								48
651		Quilladin	Grass		Grass								55
652		Chesnaught	Grass	Fighting								55
708		Phantump	Ghost	Grass								49
709		Trevenant	Ghost	Grass								49
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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass	no
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.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0459 SnoverLv.31 Grass Ice Pokéwalker - Icy Mountain Rd. Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Abomasnow
The user's arm glows, and it punches the target with it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The dark green part of Abomasnow's arm glows turquoise and it slams it down onto the opponent's body.
Candice's Abomasnow	Sliding Into Seventh!		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Torterra
The user hits the opponent with its large body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Torterra walks up to its opponent. It then turns to the side and slams the tree on its back on top of the opponent.
Dia's Tru	Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Wood Hammer is the only Grass-type Tough move.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 木槌 Mùchuí Dutch Houthamer French Martobois German Holzhammer Greek Ξύλινο Σφυρί Italian Mazzuolegno Korean 우드해머 Wood Hammer Brazilian Portuguese Martelo de Madeira Romanian Ciocanul de Lemn Spanish Mazazo

Variations of the move Double-Edge
Double-Edge • Volt Tackle • Flare Blitz • Brave Bird • Wood Hammer • Wave Crash

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