Wood Hammer (move)

Wood Hammer (Japanese: ウッドハンマー Wood Hammer) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Wood Hammer
ウッドハンマー Wood Hammer

Battles

Type	Grass
Category	Physical
PP	15 (max. 24)
Power	120
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation IV
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Super Contests

Condition	Tough
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Tough
Appeal	6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jamming	0
A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Wood Hammer inflicts damage, and the user receives recoil damage equal to ⅓ of the damage done to the target.

Description

Games	Description
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user slams its rugged body into the foe to attack. The user also sustains serious damage.
BW B2W2	The user slams its rugged body into the target to attack. The user also sustains serious damage.
XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh BDSP	The user slams its rugged body into the target to attack. This also damages the user quite a lot.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	37	37	37	37	1
103		Exeggutor Alolan Form		Grass		Grass				37	1
185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral	1	1	1	1	1^SwSh^BDSP 57^LA
389		Torterra		Monster	Grass	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP 52^LA
459		Snover		Monster	Grass	36	36	36	36	41^SwSh^BDSP 43^LA
460		Abomasnow		Monster	Grass	36	36	36	36	43
650		Chespin		Field		Field			48	48
651		Quilladin		Field		Field			55	56
652		Chesnaught		Field		Field			55	66
708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous			49	49	44
709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous			49	49	44
775		Komala		Field		Field				41
778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous				1	1
787		Tapu Bulu		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				1	60
810		Grookey		Field	Grass					32
811		Thwackey		Field	Grass					42
812		Rillaboom		Field	Grass					46
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
556		Maractus		Grass	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
459		Snover^Lv. 31		Monster	Grass	Pokéwalker - Icy Mountain Rd.
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Wood Hammer is a move with 36 base power, 100% accuracy, and 10 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front, cutting corners, and receives recoil damage equal to ⅛ of their maximum HP.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the recoil damage is instead 20% of the user's max HP.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Physical	3	—	134	160	100%	An opponent	Recoil	The user also takes 25% of the damage it dealt to the target.

Description

Games	Description
MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target. But it also hurts the user.
BSL	てきポケモンにダメージをあたえるがじぶんもダメージをうけてしまう
MDGtI	UNUSED
SMD MDRTDX	It damages an enemy, but you'll receive recoil damage, too.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Quilladin	Komala	Trevenant	Abomasnow
The user slams a rugged part of its body into the target to attack.
User	First Used In		Notes
Abomasnow	The dark-green part of Abomasnow's arm glows turquoise or becomes surrounded with a green aura, which then takes the shape of a stump. It then slams it down onto the opponent's body.
Candice's Abomasnow	Sliding Into Seventh!		Debut
A wild Abomasnow	Over the Mountain of Snow!		None
Wulfric's Abomasnow	All Hail the Ice Battlefield!		None
Trevenant	Trevenant's claw becomes surrounded with a green aura, which then takes the shape of a stump. Trevenant then slams its claw downward on the opponent.
A wild Trevenant	Forging Forest Friendships!		None
Abomasnow	One of Mega Abomasnow's arms becomes surrounded in a light-green aura which then takes the shape of a stump. It then slams the stump onto the opponent. The stump can increase in length, allowing Mega Abomasnow to hit opponents from far away.
Wulfric's Abomasnow	A Real Icebreaker!		None
Mimikyu	Mimikyu's stick-like tail grows larger and becomes surrounded in a wispy, dark-purple aura. It then strikes its tail onto the opponent once or multiple times.
Jessie's Mimikyu	Loading the Dex!‎		None
Komala	Komala smacks the opponent with its log.
Samson Oak's Komala	Let Sleeping Pokémon Lie!		None
Tapu Bulu	Tapu Bulu's bell glows light green. It then strikes its bell onto the opponent.
Tapu Bulu (anime)	Some Kind of Laziness!		None
Quilladin	Quilladin forms an orange log of energy on its hand. It then slams the log down onto the opponent.
A Trainer's Quilladin	An Adventure of Mega Proportions!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Torterra

The user hits the opponent with its large body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Torterra	Torterra walks up to its opponent. It then turns to the side and slams the tree on its back on top of the opponent.
Diamond's Tru	Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Wood Hammer is the only Grass-type move that causes recoil damage.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	木槌 Muhkchèuih * 木錘 Muhkchèuih *
Chinese	Mandarin	木槌 Mùchuí
Czech		Dřevěné kladivo
Dutch		Houthamer
French		Martobois
German		Holzhammer
Greek		Ξύλινο Σφυρί Xulino Sfuri
Italian		Mazzuolegno
Korean		우드해머 Wood Hammer
Polish		Drewniany Młot
Portuguese	Brazil	Martelo de Madeira
Portuguese	Portugal	Malhar
Romanian		Ciocanul de Lemn
Spanish		Mazazo
Vietnamese		Búa Gỗ

Variations of the move Double-Edge

Double-Edge • Volt Tackle • Brave Bird • Flare Blitz • Wood Hammer

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