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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* The original Japanese name for this attack is ''neko no te'' (ねこのて), which literally means "cat's paw". However, this is probably a play on words; the attack calls for the assistance of a random team member's attack to help defeat the opponent. In Japanese, there is a saying for when assistance is greatly needed; ''"neko no te mo karitai"'' (猫の手も借りたい), or "I would even like to borrow a cat's hands / I would even like a cat to assist me", or "I need all the help I can get", which displays a double meaning due to the fact that only cat-like Pokémon learn Assist via leveling up. | * The original Japanese name for this attack is ''neko no te'' (ねこのて), which literally means "cat's paw". However, this is probably a play on words; the attack calls for the assistance of a random team member's attack to help defeat the opponent. In Japanese, there is a saying for when assistance is greatly needed; ''"neko no te mo karitai"'' (猫の手も借りたい), or "I would even like to borrow a cat's hands / I would even like a cat to assist me", or "I need all the help I can get", which displays a double meaning due to the fact that only cat-like Pokémon learn Assist via leveling up. | ||
* {{p|Sneasel}} is the only dual-type Pokémon able to learn Assist, excluding the Pokémon that evolve from single-type Pokémon with the move. | |||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||