Fighting · Physical move · Gen 3
Arm Thrust
Arm Thrust is a Fighting-type physical move introduced in Generation 3. It has 15 base power and 100% accuracy, with 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 10 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Fighting
Category
Physical
Power
15
Accuracy
100%
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
Hits 2-5 times in one turn. Hits two to five times. 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.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Hits
- 2–5 times
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (8 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Fighting attack
2× vsNormalIceRockDarkSteel
½× vsPoisonFlyingPsychicBugFairy
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Arm Thrust
10 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
Heracross
Makuhita
Hariyama
Pignite
Emboar
Pancham
Pangoro
Pawmo
Pawmot
Iron HandsArm Thrust FAQ
What does Arm Thrust do?
Arm Thrust is a Fighting-type physical move with 15 power. Hits two to five times. 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.
Which Pokémon can learn Arm Thrust?
10 Pokémon and forms can learn Arm Thrust in at least one game: 8 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Heracross, Makuhita, Hariyama, Pignite, Emboar and Pancham.
Is Arm Thrust in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Arm Thrust in Pokémon Champions.
What is Arm Thrust super effective against?
As a Fighting-type attack, Arm Thrust is super effective against Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark and Steel, not very effective against Poison, Flying, Psychic, Bug and Fairy and has no effect on Ghost (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.