Needle Arm

Type

Gen.

Power

Accuracy

100%

Priority

Effect Summary

Deals damage and has a 30% chance to make the target flinch

Needle Arm deals damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch

(if the target has not moved yet).
Pokémon with the ability Inner Focus or those behind a Substitute cannot be made to flinch.

In Gen 3 Needle Arm is categorized as Special
If the target has used Minimize, Needle Arm ignores accuracy and deals double damage.
From Gen 8 onwards this move can not be selected in battle.

RS E	Attacks with thorny arms. May cause flinching.
FRLG	An attack using thorny arms. It may make the foe flinch.
DP HGSS PL COL B2W2	The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms. It may also make the target flinch.
XY ORAS SM USUM LGPLGE	The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms. This may also make the target flinch.
SWSH	This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Move Target

Normal

Affects a selected adjacent target.

means that the Pokémon can not be selected.

means that the Pokémon can be selected.

means that the Pokémon will be selected.

Effect Type

Damage	Deals damage.
Flinch	Makes the target flinch.

Interactions

Makes contact	User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb ).
Blocked by Detect and Protect	This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move	A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.