Arm Thrust

Essentials

Arm Thrust

physical

Generation 3

Summary

Hits 2-5 times in one turn.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 15; percentile 4.5
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20, up to 32.0 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact

User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Hits 2–5 times in one turn.

Has a 3/8 chance each to hit 2 or 3 times, and a 1/8 chance each to hit 4 or 5 times. Averages to 3 hits per use.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Straight-arm punches that strike the foe 2 to 5 times.
: A quick flurry of straight-arm punches that hit two to five times.

: The user looses a flurry of open-palmed arm thrusts that hit two to five times in a row.

: The user looses a flurry of open-palmed arm thrusts that hit two to five times in a row.

: The user lets loose a flurry of open-palmed arm thrusts that hit two to five times in a row.

: The user lets loose a flurry of open-palmed arm thrusts that hit two to five times in a row.

: The user lets loose a flurry of open-palmed arm thrusts that hit two to five times in a row.

Foreign Names

Japanese: つっぱり (tsuppari)
: つっぱり
Korean: 손바닥치기
Chinese: 猛推
: 猛推
French: Cogne
German: Armstoß
Spanish: Empujón
Italian: Sberletese
Czech: Úder paží

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡♡

Jam

♥

Flavor text

Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention.

Use after

Use before

None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Arm Thrust.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Effect
Double Slap	10	15	85%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Comet Punch	15	18	85%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Fury Attack	20	15	85%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Pin Missile	20	25	95%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Spike Cannon	15	20	100%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Barrage	20	15	85%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Fury Swipes	15	18	80%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Bone Rush	10	25	90%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Bullet Seed	30	25	100%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Icicle Spear	30	25	100%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Rock Blast	10	25	90%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Tail Slap	10	25	85%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.

Pokémon

Fighting Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Arm Thrust's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

						Pokémon	Ability	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
			—	—		Heracross	Swarm Guts Moxie	Bug	80	125	75	40	95	85	500
			—	—		Mega Heracross	Skill Link	Bug	80	185	115	40	105	75	600
10	7	7	7	7		Makuhita	Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force	Human-Like	72	60	30	20	30	25	237
—	—	—	—	—		Hariyama	Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force	Human-Like	144	120	60	40	60	50	474
		17	17	*		Pignite	Blaze Thick Fat	Field	90	93	55	70	55	55	418
		17	17	—		Emboar	Blaze Reckless	Field	110	123	65	100	65	65	528
			7	7	4	Pancham	Iron Fist Mold Breaker Scrappy	Field Human-Like	67	82	62	46	48	43	348
			7	—	—	Pangoro	Iron Fist Mold Breaker Scrappy	Field Human-Like	95	124	78	69	71	58	495

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