Helping Hand (move)

Helping Hand てだすけ Help

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  +5 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects an adjacent ally

Availability Introduced  Generation III Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Helping Hand (Japanese: てだすけ Help) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Helping Hand is an increased priority move that will raise the base power of the adjacent ally's move in a Double Battle and Triple Battle by 50%. It will fail if used in a Single Battle. It will also fail if the partner has already used Helping Hand that round in Double Battles but will stack in Triple Battles.

Mystery Dungeon

Helping Hand increases Attack and Special Attack by one stage for all allies in the room. However this move doesn't affect the user.

Description

Games Description RSE Boosts the power of the recipient’s moves. FRLG A move that boosts the power of the ally’s attack in a battle. A move that boosts the power of the ally’s attack in a Double Battle. The user assists an ally by boosting the power of its attack.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison	23			25				25			'
030		Nidorina	Poison		Poison	26			28				28			'
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison	23			25				25			'
033		Nidorino	Poison		Poison	26			28				28			'
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire	37			17				17	12	'
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal	--			--				--			'
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water	--			--				--			'
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric	--			--				--			'
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire	--			--				--			'
183		Marill	Water		Water									16	'
184		Azumarill	Water		Water									16	'
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal	17			16				16			'
162		Furret	Normal		Normal	19			17				17			'
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic	--			--				--			'
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark	--			--				--			'
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting				--				--			'
298		Azurill	Normal		Normal									16	'
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric	13			10				10			'
312		Minun	Electric		Electric	13			10				10			'
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug	33			33				33			'
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug	33			33				33			'
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic	10			10				10			'
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic	10			10				10			'
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic	15			15				15			'
420		Cherubi	Grass		Grass				13				13			'
421		Cherrim	Grass		Grass				13				13			'
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass				--				--			'
471		Glaceon	Ice		Ice				--				--			'
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting				36				39			'
506		Lillipup	Normal		Normal								12			'
507		Herdier	Normal		Normal								12			'
508		Stoutland	Normal		Normal								12			'
531		Audino	Normal		Normal								--			'
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass								32			'
546		Cottonee	Grass		Grass								31			'
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass								31			'
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal								7			'
573		Cinccino	Normal		Normal								--			'
594		Alomomola	Water		Water								49			'
638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting								25			'
639		Terrakion	Rock	Fighting								25			'
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting								25			'
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting								25			'
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal
285		Shroomish	Grass		Grass
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire
403		Shinx	Electric		Electric
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric								✔	✔		✔
026		Raichu	Electric		Electric								✔	✔		✔
029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison								✔	✔		✔
030		Nidorina	Poison		Poison								✔	✔		✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground								✔	✔		✔
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison								✔	✔		✔
033		Nidorino	Poison		Poison								✔	✔		✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground								✔	✔		✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
060		Poliwag	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying											✔
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic								✔	✔		✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric								✔	✔		✔
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric								✔	✔		✔
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric								✔	✔		✔
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
183		Marill	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
184		Azumarill	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock								✔	✔		✔
186		Politoed	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying								✔	✔		✔
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying								✔	✔		✔
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying								✔	✔		✔
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark								✔	✔		✔
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock								✔	✔		✔
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
226		Mantine	Water	Flying								✔	✔		✔
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic								✔	✔		✔
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric								✔	✔		✔
240		Magby	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass								✔	✔		✔
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
285		Shroomish	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔
298		Azurill	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic								✔	✔		✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic								✔	✔		✔
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric								✔	✔		✔
312		Minun	Electric		Electric								✔	✔		✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug								✔	✔		✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug								✔	✔		✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic								✔	✔		✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic								✔	✔		✔
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic								✔	✔		✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic								✔	✔		✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic								✔	✔		✔
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric								✔	✔		✔
420		Cherubi	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔
421		Cherrim	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock								✔	✔		✔
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel								✔	✔		✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying								✔	✔		✔
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric								✔	✔		✔
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔
471		Glaceon	Ice		Ice								✔	✔		✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
489		Phione	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire											✔
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire											✔
499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting											✔
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting											✔
501		Oshawott	Water		Water											✔
502		Dewott	Water		Water											✔
503		Samurott	Water		Water											✔
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal											✔
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal											✔
506		Lillipup	Normal		Normal											✔
507		Herdier	Normal		Normal											✔
508		Stoutland	Normal		Normal											✔
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass											✔
512		Simisage	Grass		Grass											✔
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire											✔
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire											✔
515		Panpour	Water		Water											✔
516		Simipour	Water		Water											✔
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic											✔
518		Musharna	Psychic		Psychic											✔
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying											✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying											✔
531		Audino	Normal		Normal											✔
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting											✔
533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting											✔
534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting											✔
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting											✔
539		Sawk	Fighting		Fighting											✔
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass											✔
546		Cottonee	Grass		Grass											✔
547		Whimsicott	Grass		Grass											✔
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass											✔
549		Lilligant	Grass		Grass											✔
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass											✔
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal											✔
573		Cinccino	Normal		Normal											✔
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic											✔
575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic											✔
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic											✔
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic											✔
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying											✔
594		Alomomola	Water		Water											✔
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting											✔
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting											✔
638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting											✔
639		Terrakion	Rock	Fighting											✔
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting											✔
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting											✔
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting											✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic											✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Fighting											✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0057 Primeape Fighting Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0086 Seel Water Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0088 Grimer Poison Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0107 Hitmonchan Fighting Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0108 Lickitung Normal Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0127 Pinsir Bug Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0175 Togepi Normal Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0299 Nosepass Rock Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0354 Banette Ghost Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0355 Duskull Ghost Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0025 Pikachu Electric Pokéwalker - Yellow Forest Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0390 Chimchar Fire Birthday Events Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0066 Machop Fighting Dream World - Rugged Mountain 0113 Chansey Normal Dream World - Dream Park 0174 Igglybuff Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock Dream World - Icy Cave 0280 Ralts Psychic Dream World - Spooky Manor 0296 Makuhita Fighting Dream World - Rugged Mountain Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Eevee Shroomish and Makuhita Ursula's Plusle and Minun Thatcher's Plusle and Minun
A move that boosts the power of the ally's attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Plusle starts to cheer and its body gives off light blue electric sparks as it cheers. Then it releases a bolt of blue lightning in the air and it lands on the target, powering it up, or Plusle cheers on its ally, or Plusle creates a ball of yellow sparks on its hands and it dances and cheers. When the balls of electricity touch the target, it glows white then multicolored.
Thatcher's Plusle	A Different Kind of Misty		Debut
Solana's Plusle	The Green Guardian		None
Ursula's Plusle	Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!		None
	Minun starts to cheer and its body gives off light blue electric sparks as it cheers. Then it releases a bolt of blue lightning in the air and it lands on the target, powering it up, or Minun creates a ball of light blue sparks on its hands and it dances and cheers for its ally. When the balls of electricity touch the target, it glows white then multicolored.
Thatcher's Minun	A Different Kind of Misty		Debut
Ursula's Minun	Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn		None
	Shroomish releases a bolt of blue electricity from its body to the target, powering it up.
Sheridan's Shroomish	Cheer Pressure		None
	Makuhita releases a bolt of blue electricity from its body at the target, powering it up.
Sheridan's Makuhita	Cheer Pressure		None
	Eevee lays one of its front paws on the target, and it and the target become covered in a multicolored aura, powering up the target's moves.
Virgil's Eevee	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Minun
A move that boosts the power of the ally's attack in a Double Battle.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Minun holds on to the target as it is about to fire an attack, giving it some of its energy.
Sapphire's Minun	VS Plusle & Minun II		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Every dual-type Pokémon that can learn Helping Hand by leveling up are either Psychic or Fighting-type.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 幫助 Bāngzhù Dutch Helpende Hand Finnish Auttava käsi French Coup d'Main German Rechte Hand Greek Χέρι Βοηθείας Indonesian Saling Membantu Italian Altruismo Korean 도우미 Doumi Brazilian Portuguese Mão Amiga Serbian Pružanje Pomoći Spanish Refuerzo

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