Hammer Arm

Essentials

Hammer Arm

physical

Generation 4

Summary

Lowers user's Speed by one stage.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 100; percentile 80.9
Accuracy: 90% ≈ 90.0 power
PP: 10, up to 16 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: 100
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact

User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based

This move has 1.2× its usual power when used by a Pokémon with Iron Fist.
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage, then lowers the user's Speed by one stage.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: The user swings and hits with its strong and heavy fist. It lowers the user’s Speed, however.

: The user swings and hits with its strong and heavy fist. It lowers the user’s Speed, however.

Foreign Names

Italian: Martelpugno
Spanish: Machada
French: Marto-Poing
Czech: Kladivová pěst
German: Hammerarm
Japanese: アームハンマー (aamuhanmaa)

Contests

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Hammer Arm.

Pokémon

Fighting Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Hammer Arm's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
42	42	42	42	Rhydon		Lightningrod Rock Head Reckless		Monster Field	105	130	120	45	45	40	485
42	42	42	42	Rhyperior		Lightningrod Solid Rock Reckless		Monster Field	115	140	130	55	55	40	535
49	49	49	47	Sudowoodo		Sturdy Rock Head Rattled		Mineral	70	100	115	30	65	30	410
67	67	67	67	Ursaring		Guts Quick Feet Unnerve		Field	90	130	75	75	75	55	500
69	69	69	69	Swampert		Torrent Damp		Monster Water 1	100	110	90	85	90	60	535
61	61	67	67	Slaking		Truant		Field	150	160	100	95	65	100	670
45	45	45	45	Metagross		Clear Body Light Metal		Mineral	80	135	130	95	90	70	600
81	81	81	81	Regirock		Clear Body Sturdy		Undiscovered	80	100	200	50	100	50	580
81	81	81	81	Regice		Clear Body Ice Body		Undiscovered	80	50	100	100	200	50	580
81	81	81	81	Registeel		Clear Body Light Metal		Undiscovered	80	75	150	75	150	50	580
	20	20	20	Groudon		Drought		Undiscovered	100	150	140	100	90	90	670
		—	—	Emboar		Blaze Reckless		Field	110	123	65	100	65	65	528
		40	40	Timburr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Human-Like	75	80	55	25	35	35	305
		45	45	Gurdurr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Human-Like	85	105	85	40	50	40	405
		45	45	Conkeldurr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Human-Like	105	140	95	55	65	45	505
		35	35	Standard Darmanitan		Sheer Force Zen Mode		Field	105	140	55	30	55	95	480
		35	35	Zen Darmanitan		Sheer Force Zen Mode		Field	105	30	105	140	105	55	540
		50	50	Golett		Iron Fist Klutz No Guard		Mineral	59	74	50	35	50	35	303
		60	60	Golurk		Iron Fist Klutz No Guard		Mineral	89	124	80	55	80	55	483
		79	79	Incarnate Tornadus		Prankster Defiant		Undiscovered	79	115	70	125	80	111	580
			79	Therian Tornadus		Regenerator		Undiscovered	79	100	80	110	90	121	580
		79	79	Incarnate Thundurus		Prankster Defiant		Undiscovered	79	115	70	125	80	111	580
			79	Therian Thundurus		Volt Absorb		Undiscovered	79	105	70	145	80	101	580
		79	79	Incarnate Landorus		Sand Force Sheer Force		Undiscovered	89	125	90	115	80	101	600
			79	Therian Landorus		Intimidate		Undiscovered	89	145	90	105	80	91	600
				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
				Geodude		Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil		Mineral	40	80	100	30	30	20	300
				Lickitung		Own Tempo Oblivious Cloud Nine		Monster	90	55	75	60	75	30	385
				Kangaskhan		Early Bird Scrappy Inner Focus		Monster	105	95	80	40	80	90	490
				Elekid		Static Vital Spirit		Undiscovered	45	63	37	65	55	95	360
				Miltank		Thick Fat Scrappy Sap Sipper		Field	95	80	105	40	70	100	490
				Slakoth		Truant		Field	60	60	60	35	35	30	280
				Whismur		Soundproof Rattled		Monster Field	64	51	23	51	23	28	240
				Cranidos		Mold Breaker Sheer Force		Monster	67	125	40	30	30	58	350
				Darumaka		Hustle Inner Focus		Field	70	90	45	15	45	50	315