Arm Thrust
Scarlet & Violet
in one turn.
- Power
- 15
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 20
- Hits
- One Pokémon next to the user
Changes over time
How Arm Thrust changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen IX
… move will always hit five times. added: If the user is holding Loaded Dice, this move will hit 4-5 times.
- Gen V
Hits two to five times. Has a
dropped: 3/8added: 35% chance to hit two or threedropped: times,added: times and adropped: 1/8added: 15% chance to hit four or five … move will always hit five times.dropped: If the target has a Focus Sash and had full HP when this move started, it will not be knocked out regardless of the number of hits. - Gen IV
… take damage for the remaining hits. added: If the user has the Skill Link Ability, this move will always hit five times. If the target has a Focus Sash and had full HP when this move started, it will not be knocked out regardless of the number of hits.
Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.
See it in the games
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How it works in Gen IX
. Has a 35% chance to hit two or three times and a 15% chance to hit four or five times. If one of the hits breaks the target's substitute, it will take damage for the remaining hits. If the user has the Skill Link Ability, this move will always hit five times. If the user is holding Loaded Dice, this move will hit 4-5 times.
- Makes contact
“The user attacks the target with open-palmed arm thrusts. This move hits two to five times in a row.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Makes contact: Rough Skin, Iron Barbs and Rocky Helmet hurt the attacker; Protective Pads prevents it.Contact moves
- Hits 2–5 times. Skill Link makes it hit 5 times; Loaded Dice 4–5.Multi-hit moves
Who learns Arm Thrust
It isn’t in Pokémon Champions.