Grass · Physical move · Gen 3
Needle Arm
Needle Arm is a Grass-type physical move introduced in Generation 3. It has 60 base power and 100% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 5 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Grass
Category
Physical
Power
60
Accuracy
100%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
30% chance to make the target flinch. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Grass attack
2× vsWaterGroundRock
½× vsFireGrassPoisonFlyingBugDragonSteel
Pokémon that learn Needle Arm
5 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.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cacnea | Grass | 3–7 | |||
 Cacturne | Grass/Dark | 3–7 | |||
 Maractus | Grass | 5–7 | |||
 Quilladin | Grass | 6–7 | |||
 Chesnaught | Grass/Fighting | 6–7 |
Needle Arm FAQ
What does Needle Arm do?
Needle Arm is a Grass-type physical move with 60 power. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Which Pokémon can learn Needle Arm?
5 Pokémon and forms can learn Needle Arm in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Cacnea, Cacturne, Maractus, Quilladin and Chesnaught.
Is Needle Arm in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Needle Arm in Pokémon Champions.
What is Needle Arm super effective against?
As a Grass-type attack, Needle Arm is super effective against Water, Ground and Rock, not very effective against Fire, Grass, Poison, Flying, Bug, Dragon and Steel (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.