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Arm Thrust (Japanese: つっぱり Thrust) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation V, it was one of the signature moves of Makuhita and Hariyama.
Effect
Generations III and IV
Arm Thrust inflicts damage, hitting the target 2-5 times per use. There is a 37.5% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 37.5% chance that it will hit 3 times, a 12.5% chance that it will hit 4 times, and a 12.5% chance that it will hit 5 times. Each strike made has an equal chance to be a critical hit.
Arm Thrust may continue attacking after breaking a substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.
If the target has an Ability that activates upon contact, each strike counts individually, enabling the Ability to activate multiple times.
Pokémon with the Ability Skill Link will always hit five times when using Arm Thrust unless it misses.
Arm Thrust can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Fake Out or Focus Energy was used in the previous turn.
If the user is holding a King's Rock or Razor Fang, each consecutive hit has an equal chance to cause the opponent to flinch.
Generation V onwards
There is now a 35% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 35% chance it will hit 3 times, a 15% chance it will hit 4 times, and a 15% chance it will hit 5 times. The average total base power is now 46.5.
If a Focus Sash activates before the last strike is dealt, the following strike will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. A Focus Band can still activate repeatedly to prevent fainting, but each chance is independent. Sturdy will activate with each hit if the defending Pokémon has a maximum HP of 1.
If the target has Weak Armor or Stamina, each strike will activate it.
If the target is holding a Rocky Helmet, the user is damaged for each strike.
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Learnset
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In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
Arm Thrust inflicts damage, hitting the target 2-5 times per use. Each hit has a separate accuracy check, though the move will continue even when a hit fails. Prior to Gates to Infinity, if a targeted Pokémon faints in middle of the attack and is revived with a Reviver Seed, the remaining hits will be able to continue to attack the enemy. The move's critical-hit rate is reduced (2% in the Rescue Team and Explorers series).
Pokémon Rumble Rush
Arm Thrust| ★★ | |
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| Attack power | 19.26503 (Hit 1), 21.29293 (Hits 2-3), 25.34873 (Hit 4), 35.48822 (Hit 5) |
| Charge time | 0.5 seconds (Hits 1-4), 0.7 seconds |
| Range type | Arc (melee) |
| Number of hits | 1 |
| Number of projectiles | 1 |
| Critical hit rate | 1.5% |
| Additional effect | None |
Pokémon Masters EX
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