Essentials

Needle Arm

grass Physical

Generation 3

Summary

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

Damage Dealt

  • bug ½
  • dark 1
  • dragon ½
  • electric 1
  • fighting 1
  • fire ½
  • flying ½
  • ghost 1
  • grass ½
  • ground 2
  • ice 1
  • normal 1
  • poison ½
  • psychic 1
  • rock 2
  • steel ½
  • water 2
  • ??? 1

Stats

Power
60
Accuracy
100%
PP
15, up to 24 with PP Up
Target
Selected opponent
Effect chance
30
Priority
0 (normal)

Flags

  • Makes contact
  • Blocked by Detect and Protect
  • Reflectable with Magic Coat
  • Snatchable
  • Rolls accuracy
  • Flinches with King's Rock

Names

Japanese
ニードルアーム (niidoruaamu)
French
Poing Dard

Machines

Generation 3
Not a TM
Generation 4
Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

Flavor Text

Generation 3
Attacks with thorny arms. May cause flinching.
Generation 4
The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms. It may also make the target flinch.

Categories

  • Regular damage
  • Flinch

Contests

Generation 3 Contest

Type
smart
Appeal
Jam
♥♥♥♥
Flavor text
Badly startles the Pokemon in front.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Generation 4 Super Contest

Type
smart
Appeal
♡♡♡
Flavor text
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Pokémon

Generation 3 Generation 4 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
37 45 Cacnea grass Sand Veil ½ male, ½ female Plant
Humanshape
50 85 40 85 40 35 335
41 53 Cacturne grass dark Sand Veil ½ male, ½ female Plant
Humanshape
70 115 60 115 60 55 475

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