General
Quick Description
Flavor text- The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms. It may also make the target flinch.
- Eevine summary
- Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
Stats
- Power
- 60
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 15; maximum is 24
- Target
- enemy
- Effect chance
- 30%
- Power × accuracy
- 60.0
- Power percentile
- 61.7
- Priority
- 0
Names
- Japanese
- ニードルアーム
- Romaji
- Niidoruaamu
Flags
- Affected by accuracy
- Makes contact
- Stopped by Detect/Protect
- Gains Flinch bonus from King's Rock
- Reflected by Magic Coat
- Can be stolen by Snatch
Effect Details
Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
Notes, Changes, Bugs, Etc
Before D/P: Effect code was 150 (no change in effect).
Flavor Text
Attacks with thorny arms. May cause flinching.
Contest Stuff
Contest Stats
- Type

- Appeal
- 1

- Jam
- 4




- Flavor text
- Attempts to jam the Pokemon that appealed before the user.
Similar Moves
Combos
- Use Needle Arm before
- none
- Use Needle Arm after
Contest Effect
Pokémon
By leveling up
2 Pokémon
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Pokémon | Height | Weight | Type | |
Egg groups | Abilities | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Avg | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 37 | 45 | Cacnea | 1'3.7" | 113.1 lb | |
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Plant Humanshape |
Sand Veil | 50 | 85 | 40 | 85 | 40 | 35 | 55.8 | |||||||||
| 41 | 41 | 53 | Cacturne | 4'3.2" | 170.6 lb | |
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Plant Humanshape |
Sand Veil | 70 | 115 | 60 | 115 | 60 | 55 | 79.2 | ||||||||
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