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Helping Hand (move)

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Helping Hand
てだすけ Help
Helping Hand.png
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
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
1 Ally: Affects an adjacent ally
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1 ♥
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

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 target adjacent ally's move by 50%.

It will fail if used in a Single Battle. It will also fail if the target has already moved this turn.

Description

Games Description
RSEColoXD Boosts the power of the recipient's moves.
FRLG A move that boosts the power of the ally's attack in a battle.
DPPtHGSS A move that boosts the power of the ally's attack in a Double Battle.
BWB2W2 The user assists an ally by boosting the power of its attack.
XYORAS The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
029 Nidoran♀ Nidoran♀ Poison Poison 23 25 25 25
030 Nidorina Nidorina Poison Poison 26 28 28 28
032 Nidoran♂ Nidoran♂ Poison Poison 23 25 25 25
033 Nidorino Nidorino Poison Poison 26 28 28 28
058 Growlithe Growlithe Fire Fire 37 17 17 12 12
133 Eevee Eevee Normal Normal 1 1 1 1
134 Vaporeon Vaporeon Water Water 1 1 1 1
135 Jolteon Jolteon Electric Electric 1 1 1 1
136 Flareon Flareon Fire Fire 1 1 1 1
161 Sentret Sentret Normal Normal 17 16 16 16
162 Furret Furret Normal Normal 19 17 17 17
183 Marill Marill Water Fairy       16 16
184 Azumarill Azumarill Water Fairy       16 16
196 Espeon Espeon Psychic Psychic 1 1 1 1
197 Umbreon Umbreon Dark Dark 1 1 1 1
236 Tyrogue Tyrogue Fighting Fighting   1 1 1
298 Azurill Azurill Normal Fairy       16 16
311 Plusle Plusle Electric Electric 13 10 10 10
4
312 Minun Minun Electric Electric 13 10 10 10
4
313 Volbeat Volbeat Bug Bug 33 33 33 33
36
314 Illumise Illumise Bug Bug 33 33 33 33
36
380 Latias Latias Dragon Psychic 10 10 10 10
1
381 Latios Latios Dragon Psychic 10 10 10 10
1
385 Jirachi Jirachi Steel Psychic 15 15 15 15
420 Cherubi Cherubi Grass Grass   13 13 13
421 Cherrim Cherrim Grass Grass   13 13 13
470 Leafeon Leafeon Grass Grass   1 1 1
471 Glaceon Glaceon Ice Ice   1 1 1
475 Gallade Gallade Psychic Fighting   36 39 39
35
506 Lillipup Lillipup Normal Normal     12 12
507 Herdier Herdier Normal Normal     12 12
508 Stoutland Stoutland Normal Normal     12 12
531 Audino Audino Normal Normal     1 1
542 Leavanny Leavanny Bug Grass     32 32
546 Cottonee Cottonee Grass Fairy     31 31
548 Petilil Petilil Grass Grass     31 31
572 Minccino Minccino Normal Normal     7 7
573 Cinccino Cinccino Normal Normal     1 1
594 Alomomola Alomomola Water Water     49 49
638 Cobalion Cobalion Steel Fighting     25 25
639 Terrakion Terrakion Rock Fighting     25 25
640 Virizion Virizion Grass Fighting     25 25
647 Keldeo Keldeo Water Fighting     25 25
678 Meowstic Meowstic Psychic Psychic       1 ♂
700 Sylveon Sylveon Fairy Fairy       1
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 Chansey Normal Normal   PlusleMinunCherubiCherrim PlusleMinunCherubiCherrimAudinoCottonee MarillAzumarillPlusleMinunCherubiCherrimAudinoCottonee MarillAzumarillPlusleMinunCherubiCherrimAudinoCottonee
187 Hoppip Hoppip Grass Flying PlusleMinun PlusleMinunCherubiCherrim PlusleMinunCherubiCherrimAudinoCottonee MarillAzumarillPlusleMinunCherubiCherrimAudinoCottonee MarillAzumarillPlusleMinunCherubiCherrimAudinoCottonee
191 Sunkern Sunkern* Grass Grass HoppipShroomish CherubiCherrim CherubiCherrimCottonee CherubiCherrimCottonee
213 Shuckle Shuckle Bug Rock   Volbeat VolbeatLeavanny VolbeatLeavanny
236 Tyrogue Tyrogue Fighting Fighting HitmonleeHitmonchanHitmontop HitmonleeHitmonchanHitmontop HitmonleeHitmonchanHitmontop HitmonleeHitmonchanHitmontop
241 Miltank Miltank Normal Normal Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonSentretFurret Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSentretFurret Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSentretFurretLillipupHerdierStoutlandMinccinoCinccino Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSylveonSentretFurretLillipupHerdierStoutlandMinccinoCinccinoMeowstic
263 Zigzagoon Zigzagoon Normal Normal   Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSentretFurret Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSentretFurretLillipupHerdierStoutlandMinccinoCinccino Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSylveonSentretFurretLillipupHerdierStoutlandMinccinoCinccinoMeowstic
285 Shroomish Shroomish Grass Grass PlusleMinun PlusleMinunCherubiCherrim PlusleMinunCherubiCherrimAudinoCottonee MarillAzumarillPlusleMinunCherubiCherrimAudinoCottonee MarillAzumarillPlusleMinunCherubiCherrimAudinoCottonee
296 Makuhita Makuhita Fighting Fighting Volbeat Volbeat Volbeat Volbeat
300 Skitty Skitty Normal Normal Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonSentretFurretPlusleMinun Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSentretFurretPlusleMinunCherubiCherrim Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSentretFurretPlusleMinunCherubiCherrimLillipupHerdierStoutlandCottoneeMinccinoCinccino Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSentretFurretMarillAzumarillPlusleMinunCherubiCherrimLillipupHerdierStoutlandCottoneeMinccinoCinccino Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSylveonSentretFurretMarillAzumarillPlusleMinunCherubiCherrimLillipupHerdierStoutlandCottoneeMinccinoCinccinoMeowstic
390 Chimchar Chimchar Fire Fire   Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSentretFurret Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSentretFurretLillipupHerdierStoutlandMinccinoCinccino Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSylveonSentretFurretLillipupHerdierStoutlandMinccinoCinccinoMeowstic
403 Shinx Shinx Electric Electric     Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSentretFurretLillipupHerdierStoutlandMinccinoCinccino Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSylveonSentretFurretLillipupHerdierStoutlandMinccinoCinccinoMeowstic
440 Happiny Happiny Normal Normal   PlusleMinunCherubiCherrim PlusleMinunCherubiCherrimAudinoCottonee MarillAzumarillPlusleMinunCherubiCherrimAudinoCottonee MarillAzumarillPlusleMinunCherubiCherrimAudinoCottonee
517 Munna Munna Psychic Psychic     Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSentretFurretLillipupHerdierStoutlandMinccinoCinccino Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSylveonSentretFurretLillipupHerdierStoutlandMinccinoCinccinoMeowstic
527 Woobat Woobat Psychic Flying     Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSentretFurretLillipupHerdierStoutlandMinccinoCinccino Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSylveonSentretFurretLillipupHerdierStoutlandMinccinoCinccinoMeowstic
577 Solosis Solosis Psychic Psychic       Gallade
688 Binacle Binacle* Rock Water       Clauncher
692 Clauncher Clauncher Water Water       MarillAzumarillAlomomola
702 Dedenne Dedenne Electric Fairy       Nidoran♂NidorinoGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSylveonSentretFurretMarillAzumarillPlusleMinunCherubiCherrimLillipupHerdierStoutlandAudinoMinccinoCinccinoMeowstic
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 XY ORAS
025 Pikachu Pikachu Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
026 Raichu Raichu Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
029 Nidoran♀ Nidoran♀ Poison Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
030 Nidorina Nidorina Poison Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
031 Nidoqueen Nidoqueen Poison Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
032 Nidoran♂ Nidoran♂ Poison Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
033 Nidorino Nidorino Poison Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
034 Nidoking Nidoking Poison Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
035 Clefairy Clefairy Fairy Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
036 Clefable Clefable Fairy Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
039 Jigglypuff Jigglypuff Normal Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
040 Wigglytuff Wigglytuff Normal Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
056 Mankey Mankey Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
057 Primeape Primeape Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
058 Growlithe Growlithe Fire Fire ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
059 Arcanine Arcanine Fire Fire ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
060 Poliwag Poliwag Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
061 Poliwhirl Poliwhirl Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
062 Poliwrath Poliwrath Water Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
066 Machop Machop Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
067 Machoke Machoke Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
068 Machamp Machamp Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
083 Farfetch'd Farfetch'd Normal Flying ✔ ✔
106 Hitmonlee Hitmonlee Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
107 Hitmonchan Hitmonchan Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
113 Chansey Chansey Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
115 Kangaskhan Kangaskhan Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
122 Mr. Mime Mr. Mime Psychic Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
124 Jynx Jynx Ice Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
125 Electabuzz Electabuzz Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
126 Magmar Magmar Fire Fire ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
128 Tauros Tauros Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
133 Eevee Eevee Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
134 Vaporeon Vaporeon Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
135 Jolteon Jolteon Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
136 Flareon Flareon Fire Fire ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
151 Mew Mew Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
161 Sentret Sentret Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
162 Furret Furret Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
172 Pichu Pichu Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
173 Cleffa Cleffa Fairy Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
174 Igglybuff Igglybuff Normal Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
183 Marill Marill Water Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
184 Azumarill Azumarill Water Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
185 Sudowoodo Sudowoodo Rock Rock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
186 Politoed Politoed Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
187 Hoppip Hoppip Grass Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
188 Skiploom Skiploom Grass Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
189 Jumpluff Jumpluff Grass Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
191 Sunkern Sunkern Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
192 Sunflora Sunflora Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
196 Espeon Espeon Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
197 Umbreon Umbreon Dark Dark ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
213 Shuckle Shuckle Bug Rock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
214 Heracross Heracross Bug Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
226 Mantine Mantine Water Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
236 Tyrogue Tyrogue Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
237 Hitmontop Hitmontop Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
238 Smoochum Smoochum Ice Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
239 Elekid Elekid Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
240 Magby Magby Fire Fire ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
241 Miltank Miltank Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
242 Blissey Blissey Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
251 Celebi Celebi Psychic Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
255 Torchic Torchic Fire Fire ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
256 Combusken Combusken Fire Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
257 Blaziken Blaziken Fire Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
263 Zigzagoon Zigzagoon Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
264 Linoone Linoone Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
280 Ralts Ralts Psychic Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
281 Kirlia Kirlia Psychic Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
282 Gardevoir Gardevoir Psychic Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
285 Shroomish Shroomish Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
286 Breloom Breloom Grass Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
296 Makuhita Makuhita Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
297 Hariyama Hariyama Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
298 Azurill Azurill Normal Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
300 Skitty Skitty Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
301 Delcatty Delcatty Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
307 Meditite Meditite Fighting Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
308 Medicham Medicham Fighting Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
311 Plusle Plusle Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
312 Minun Minun Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
313 Volbeat Volbeat Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
314 Illumise Illumise Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
327 Spinda Spinda Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
337 Lunatone Lunatone Rock Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
338 Solrock Solrock Rock Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
358 Chimecho Chimecho Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
380 Latias Latias Dragon Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
381 Latios Latios Dragon Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
385 Jirachi Jirachi Steel Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
390 Chimchar Chimchar Fire Fire ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
391 Monferno Monferno Fire Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
392 Infernape Infernape Fire Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
403 Shinx Shinx Electric Electric ✔
404 Luxio Luxio Electric Electric ✔
405 Luxray Luxray Electric Electric ✔
417 Pachirisu Pachirisu Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
420 Cherubi Cherubi Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
421 Cherrim Cherrim Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
427 Buneary Buneary Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
428 Lopunny Lopunny Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
433 Chingling Chingling Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
438 Bonsly Bonsly Rock Rock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
439 Mime Jr. Mime Jr. Psychic Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
440 Happiny Happiny Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
447 Riolu Riolu Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
448 Lucario Lucario Fighting Steel ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
453 Croagunk Croagunk Poison Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
454 Toxicroak Toxicroak Poison Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
458 Mantyke Mantyke Water Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
466 Electivire Electivire Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
467 Magmortar Magmortar Fire Fire ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
470 Leafeon Leafeon Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
471 Glaceon Glaceon Ice Ice ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
475 Gallade Gallade Psychic Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
480 Uxie Uxie Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
481 Mesprit Mesprit Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
482 Azelf Azelf Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
488 Cresselia Cresselia Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
489 Phione Phione Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
490 Manaphy Manaphy Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
494 Victini Victini Psychic Fire ✔ ✔
498 Tepig Tepig Fire Fire ✔ ✔
499 Pignite Pignite Fire Fighting ✔ ✔
500 Emboar Emboar Fire Fighting ✔ ✔
501 Oshawott Oshawott Water Water ✔ ✔
502 Dewott Dewott Water Water ✔ ✔
503 Samurott Samurott Water Water ✔ ✔
504 Patrat Patrat Normal Normal ✔ ✔
505 Watchog Watchog Normal Normal ✔ ✔
506 Lillipup Lillipup Normal Normal ✔ ✔
507 Herdier Herdier Normal Normal ✔ ✔
508 Stoutland Stoutland Normal Normal ✔ ✔
511 Pansage Pansage Grass Grass ✔ ✔
512 Simisage Simisage Grass Grass ✔ ✔
513 Pansear Pansear Fire Fire ✔ ✔
514 Simisear Simisear Fire Fire ✔ ✔
515 Panpour Panpour Water Water ✔ ✔
516 Simipour Simipour Water Water ✔ ✔
517 Munna Munna Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
518 Musharna Musharna Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
527 Woobat Woobat Psychic Flying ✔ ✔
528 Swoobat Swoobat Psychic Flying ✔ ✔
531 Audino Audino Normal Normal ✔ ✔
532 Timburr Timburr Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔
533 Gurdurr Gurdurr Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔
534 Conkeldurr Conkeldurr Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔
538 Throh Throh Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔
539 Sawk Sawk Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔
542 Leavanny Leavanny Bug Grass ✔ ✔
546 Cottonee Cottonee Grass Fairy ✔ ✔
547 Whimsicott Whimsicott Grass Fairy ✔ ✔
548 Petilil Petilil Grass Grass ✔ ✔
549 Lilligant Lilligant Grass Grass ✔ ✔
556 Maractus Maractus Grass Grass ✔ ✔
572 Minccino Minccino Normal Normal ✔ ✔
573 Cinccino Cinccino Normal Normal ✔ ✔
574 Gothita Gothita Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
575 Gothorita Gothorita Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
576 Gothitelle Gothitelle Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
577 Solosis Solosis Psychic Psychic ✔
578 Duosion Duosion Psychic Psychic ✔
579 Reuniclus Reuniclus Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
587 Emolga Emolga Electric Flying ✔ ✔
594 Alomomola Alomomola Water Water ✔ ✔
619 Mienfoo Mienfoo Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔
620 Mienshao Mienshao Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔
638 Cobalion Cobalion Steel Fighting ✔ ✔
639 Terrakion Terrakion Rock Fighting ✔ ✔
640 Virizion Virizion Grass Fighting ✔ ✔
647 Keldeo Keldeo Water Fighting ✔ ✔
648 Meloetta Meloetta Normal Psychic ✔ ✔
650 Chespin Chespin Grass Grass ✔
651 Quilladin Quilladin Grass Grass ✔
652 Chesnaught Chesnaught Grass Fighting ✔
667 Litleo Litleo Fire Normal ✔
668 Pyroar Pyroar Fire Normal ✔
669 Flabébé Flabébé Fairy Fairy ✔
670 Floette Floette Fairy Fairy ✔
671 Florges Florges Fairy Fairy ✔
674 Pancham Pancham Fighting Fighting ✔
675 Pangoro Pangoro Fighting Dark ✔
676 Furfrou Furfrou Normal Normal ✔
677 Espurr Espurr Psychic Psychic ✔
678 Meowstic Meowstic Psychic Psychic ✔
682 Spritzee Spritzee Fairy Fairy ✔
683 Aromatisse Aromatisse Fairy Fairy ✔
684 Swirlix Swirlix Fairy Fairy ✔
685 Slurpuff Slurpuff Fairy Fairy ✔
688 Binacle Binacle Rock Water ✔
689 Barbaracle Barbaracle Rock Water ✔
692 Clauncher Clauncher Water Water ✔
693 Clawitzer Clawitzer Water Water ✔
700 Sylveon Sylveon Fairy Fairy ✔
701 Hawlucha Hawlucha Fighting Flying ✔
702 Dedenne Dedenne Electric Fairy ✔
719 Diancie Diancie Rock Fairy ✔
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 Primeape
 Fighting Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0062 Poliwrath Poliwrath
 Water Fighting Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0086 Seel Seel
 Water Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0088 Grimer Grimer
 Poison Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0107 Hitmonchan Hitmonchan
 Fighting Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0108 Lickitung Lickitung
 Normal Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0112 Rhydon Rhydon
 Ground Rock Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0127 Pinsir Pinsir
 Bug Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0175 Togepi Togepi
 Normal Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0299 Nosepass Nosepass
 Rock Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0302 Sableye Sableye
 Dark Ghost Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0354 Banette Banette
 Ghost Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0355 Duskull 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 Pikachu
 Electric Pokéwalker - Yellow Forest
0172 Pichu Pichu
 Electric HeartGold and SoulSilver - Ilex Forest (requires Pikachu-colored Pichu)
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 066 Machop Fighting Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0113 113 Chansey Normal Dream World - Dream Park
0174 174 Igglybuff Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0187 187 Hoppip Grass Flying Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0213 213 Shuckle Bug Rock Dream World - Icy Cave
0280 280 Ralts Psychic Dream World - Spooky Manor
0296 296 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.


By event

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0390 Chimchar 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
0237 237 Hitmontop Fighting Korean World Championships 2013 Qualifiers Junior DivisionBW
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 other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Helping Hand increases Attack and Special Attack by one stage for all allies (except the user) in the room.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Boosts the Attack and Special Attack of team members in the same room by one level.


In the anime

Virgil Eevee Helping Hand.png
Eevee
Sheridan Makuhita Shroomish Helping Hand.png
Shroomish and Makuhita
Ursula Plusle Minun Helping Hand.png
Ursula's Plusle and Minun
Thatcher Plusle Minun Helping Hand.png
Thatcher's Plusle and Minun
A move that boosts the power of the ally's attack.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Plusle 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 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 Shroomish releases a bolt of blue electricity from its body to the target, powering it up.
Sheridan's Shroomish Cheer Pressure None
Makuhita Makuhita releases a bolt of blue electricity from its body at the target, powering it up.
Sheridan's Makuhita Cheer Pressure None
Eevee 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
Meowstic A golden aura appears around Meowstic, and it transfers the aura to the target, powering up the target's moves.
Olympia's Meowstic Cloudy Fate, Bright Future! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga


In the Pokémon Colosseum Snatcher Leo manga


In the Pokémon Omega Ruby Crimson Passion and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom manga


In other generations

Helping Hand III.png Helping Hand IV.png Helping Hand V.png
Generation III Generation IV Generation V
Helping Hand PMD RB.png
MD: Red and Blue
Helping Hand Colo.png
Colosseum

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 幫助 Bāngzhù
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Helpende hand
Finland Flag.png Finnish Auttava käsi
France Flag.png French Coup d'Main
Germany Flag.png German Rechte Hand
Greece Flag.png Greek Χέρι Βοηθείας
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Saling Membantu
Italy Flag.png Italian Altruismo
South Korea Flag.png Korean 도우미 Doumi
Poland Flag.png Polish Pomocna Dłoń
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Mão Amiga
Mãozinha (TCG)
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Pružanje Pomoći
Spain Flag.png Spanish Refuerzo


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