Needle Arm (move)
Move data
| Type | Grass |
|---|---|
| Category |  Physical |
| Power | 60 |
| Accuracy | 100 |
| PP | 15 (max. 24) |
| Makes contact? | Yes |
| Introduced | Generation 3 |
Effects
Needle Arm deals damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch (if the target has not yet moved).
Pokémon with the ability Inner Focus or those behind a Substitute cannot be made to flinch.
Changes
- In Generation 3, Needle Arm is categorized as Special.
- In Generation 3 if the target has used Minimize, Needle Arm deals double damage.
Z-Move effects
When a Pokémon is holding Grassium Z and uses its Z-Power, Needle Arm turns into Bloom Doom and has base power 120.
Move target
Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally
Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.
Other languages
| English | Needle Arm |
|---|---|
| Japanese | ニードルアーム (Needle Arm) |
| German | Nietenranke |
| French | Poing Dard |
| Italian | Pugnospine |
| Spanish | Brazo Pincho |
| Korean | 바늘팔 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 尖刺臂 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 尖刺臂 |
Game descriptions
| Ruby/Sapphire Emerald |
Attacks with thorny arms. May cause flinching. |
|---|---|
| FireRed/LeafGreen | An attack using thorny arms. It may make the foe flinch. |
| Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver |
The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms. It may also make the target flinch. |
| Black/White Black 2/White 2 |
The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms. It may also make the target flinch. |
| X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire |
The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms. This may also make the target flinch. |
| Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon |
The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms. This may also make the target flinch. |
| Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl |
This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered. |
| Scarlet/Violet | This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered. |
Learnt by level up
These Pokémon learn Needle Arm at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.
#0652 / Grass · Fighting
Level 1