Hammer Arm

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Hammer Arm

アームハンマー Arm Hammer

Generation:	IV

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	100
Accuracy:	90%
PP:	10*
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:	Lowers the user's Speed
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:
Bright Powder:	Yes
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
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Hammer Arm is a Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Description

Games	Description
DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS	The user swings and hits with its strong and heavy fist. It lowers the user's Speed, however.
SMUSUM SWSH	The user swings and hits with its strong, heavy fist. It lowers the user's Speed, however.

Effect

In Battle

It inflicts damage and lower the user's Speed stat by one stage.

Super Contests

Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.

Learnset

Generation IV

By Leveling Up

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Pokémon	type	Level
Rhydon	Ground/Rock	42
Sudowoodo	Rock	49
Ursaring	Normal	67
Swampert	Water/Ground	69
Slaking	Normal	61
Metagross	Steel/Psychic	45
Regirock	Rock	81
Regice	Ice	81
Registeel	Steel	81
Groudon	Ground	20 (HGSS)
Rhyperior	Ground/Rock	42
ceives STAB from this move

By Breeding

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Pokémon	type	Father
Geodude	Rock/Ground	Sudowoodo
Lickitung	Normal	Rhydon, Rhyperior Swampert
Kangaskhan	Normal	Rhydon, Rhyperior Swampert
Miltank	Normal	Rhydon, Rhyperior Ursaring Slaking
Whismur	Normal	Rhydon, Rhyperior Ursaring Swampert Slaking (HGSS)
Slakoth	Normal	Rhydon, Rhyperior Ursaring Slaking
Cranidos	Rock	Rhydon, Rhyperior Swampert
ceives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation V

By Leveling Up

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Pokémon	type	Level
Rhydon	Ground/Rock	42
Sudowoodo	Rock	49
Ursaring	Normal	67
Swampert	Water/Ground	69
Slaking	Normal	67
Metagross	Steel/Psychic	45
Regirock	Rock	81
Regice	Ice	81
Registeel	Steel	81
Groudon	Ground	20
Rhyperior	Ground/Rock	42
Emboar	Fire/Fighting	1
Timburr	Fighting	40
Gurdurr	Fighting	45
Conkeldurr	Fighting	45
Darmanitan	Fire	35
Golett	Ground/Ghost	50
Golurk	Ground/Ghost	60
Tornadus	Flying	79
Thundurus	Electric/Flying	79
Landorus	Ground/Flying	79
ceives STAB from this move

By Breeding

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Pokémon	type	Father
Geodude	Rock/Ground	Sudowoodo
Lickitung	Normal	Rhydon, Rhyperior Swampert
Kangaskhan	Normal	Rhydon, Rhyperior Swampert
Elekid	Electric	Timburr, Gurdurr Conkeldurr
Miltank	Normal	Rhydon, Rhyperior Ursaring Slaking Darmanitan
Whismur	Normal	Rhydon, Rhyperior Ursaring Swampert Slaking Darmanitan
Slakoth	Normal	Rhydon, Rhyperior Ursaring Slaking Darmanitan
Cranidos	Rock	Rhydon, Rhyperior Swampert
Darumaka	Fire	Rhydon, Rhyperior Ursaring Slaking Darmanitan
ceives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Gallery

Main games

• Hammer Arm depicted in X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

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Main series

• Hammer Arm performed by Brock's Sudowoodo
• Hammer Arm performed by Bianca's Emboar
• Hammer Arm performed by Sawyer's Slaking

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Pokémon Adventures

Other manga series

• Hammer Arm performed by Candice's Regirock (In Diamond and Pearl Adventure!)

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