Needle Arm
Not in Pokémon ChampionsGen IIINot in Scarlet & Violet
Game
Sun & Moon and Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
GrassPhysical
30% chance to make the target .
- Power
- 60
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 15
- Hits
- One Pokémon next to the user
Changes over time
How Needle Arm changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen IV
Became Physical (the physical/special split)
Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
dropped: Damage doubles if the target has used Minimize while active.
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 VII
Has a 30% chance to make the target .
- Makes contact
“The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms. This may also make the target flinch.”
In-game text, Sun & Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Good to know
- Makes contact: Rough Skin, Iron Barbs and Rocky Helmet hurt the attacker; Protective Pads prevents it.Contact moves
- Has a secondary effect: Sheer Force boosts it and removes the effect, Serene Grace doubles the chance, and Shield Dust and Covert Cloak block it.Moves with a secondary effect
Who learns Needle Arm
It isn’t in Pokémon Champions.