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Revision as of 18:10, 17 September 2015

Hold Back
てかげん Go Easy
Hold Back.png
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Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  40 (max. 64)
Power  40
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VI
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

Hold Back (Japanese: てかげん Go Easy) is a damage-dealing Normal-type event-exclusive move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

Hold Back inflicts damage, but will leave the target with 1 HP if it would otherwise cause it to faint. If the target has 1 HP remaining, Hold Back will hit and leave the target at 1 HP.

If used against a substitute, Hold Back is able to break it and will not leave the substitute with 1 HP.

Description

Games Description
The user holds back when it attacks and the target is left with at least 1 HP.


Learnset

Special move

Generation VI

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0251 251 Celebi Psychic Grass Pokémon Bank Celebi
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Event move

Generation VI

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0179 179 Mareep Electric National Pokédex Mareep
0374 374 Beldum Steel Psychic Steven's Beldum
0497 497 Serperior Grass Hidden Ability Present Serperior
0500 500 Emboar Fire Fighting Hidden Ability Present Emboar
0503 503 Samurott Water Hidden Ability Present Samurott
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Trivia

  • Hold Back was first revealed on the December 18, 2013 episode of Nintendo Direct.

In other languages

Language Title
France Flag.png French Retenue
Germany Flag.png German Zurückhaltung
Italy Flag.png Italian Riguardo
South Korea Flag.png Korean 적당히손봐주기 Jeokdanghisonbwajugi
Spain Flag.png Spanish Clemencia


Variations of the move False Swipe
PhysicalIC HOME.png False SwipeHold Back


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