Helping Hand (move)
Helping Hand (Japanese: てだすけ Help) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III. It was TM03 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, and is TM41 in Generation VIII.
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Effect
Generation III
Helping Hand is an increased priority move that will increase the damage done by the user's ally this turn by 50%.
It will fail if there is no adjacent ally, or if the ally has already acted this turn.
It can still affect an ally behind a substitute or in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move like Fly or Dig.
Helping Hand targets the user.
Generation IV onward
Helping Hand now targets an adjacent ally, and will raise its move's power by 50% this turn (resulting in virtually the same effect).
Helping Hand will fail in a Single Battle.
Helping Hand now boosts confusion damage.
Generation V onward
Helping Hand now targets an adjacent ally. It no longer boosts confusion damage.
Helping Hand will fail when used by the player's Pokémon in a Horde Encounter. In a Battle Royal, Helping Hand can target any opponent, and successfully increase that opponent's move power.
If Helping Hand is used multiple times in a turn, all targeting the same Pokémon, the boosts are cumulative. The move power will increase by 125% if there are two Helping Hands, or 237.5% if there are three.
If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Helping Hand, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
By TM
By breeding
# | Pokémon | Types | Parent Egg Groups |
Egg Move | |||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | ||||||
113 | ![]() |
Chansey |
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Fairy | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | ||
187 | ![]() |
Hoppip |
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Fairy | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP |
191 | ![]() |
Sunkern |
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Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | |
213 | ![]() |
Shuckle |
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Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | ||
236 | ![]() |
Tyrogue |
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Human-Like | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | |
241 | ![]() |
Miltank |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | |
263 | ![]() |
Zigzagoon |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | ||
285 | ![]() |
Shroomish |
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Fairy | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP |
296 | ![]() |
Makuhita |
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Human-Like | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | |
300 | ![]() |
Skitty |
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Field | Fairy | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP |
390 | ![]() |
Chimchar |
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Field | Human-Like | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | |
403 | ![]() |
Shinx |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | |||
418 | ![]() |
Buizel |
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Water 1 | Field | ✔USUM | ✔BDSP | ||||
440 | ![]() |
Happiny |
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Fairy | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | ||
517 | ![]() |
Munna |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
527 | ![]() |
Woobat |
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Field | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
577 | ![]() |
Solosis |
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Amorphous | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
688 | ![]() |
Binacle |
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Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
692 | ![]() |
Clauncher |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
702 | ![]() |
Dedenne |
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Field | Fairy | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
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By Move Tutor
Generation III
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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Primeape |
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Field | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | |
062 | ![]() |
Poliwrath |
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Water 1 | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | |
086 | ![]() |
Seel |
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Water 1 | Field | Purified Shadow PokémonXD |
088 | ![]() |
Grimer |
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Amorphous | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | |
107 | ![]() |
Hitmonchan |
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Human-Like | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | |
108 | ![]() |
Lickitung |
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Monster | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | |
112 | ![]() |
Rhydon |
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Monster | Field | Purified Shadow PokémonXD |
127 | ![]() |
Pinsir |
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Bug | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | |
175 | ![]() |
Togepi |
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Undiscovered | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | |
299 | ![]() |
Nosepass |
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Mineral | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | |
302 | ![]() |
Sableye |
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Human-Like | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | |
354 | ![]() |
Banette |
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Amorphous | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | |
355 | ![]() |
Duskull |
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Amorphous | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | |
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 | ||
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Pikachu |
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Field | Fairy | Pokéwalker - Yellow Forest |
172 | ![]() |
Pichu Spiky-eared |
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Undiscovered | Spiky-eared Pichu - Ilex ForestHGSS (requires Pikachu-colored Pichu) | |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
Generation V
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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Machop |
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Human-Like | Dream World - Rugged Mountain | |
113 | ![]() |
Chansey |
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Fairy | Dream World - Dream Park | |
174 | ![]() |
Igglybuff |
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Undiscovered | Dream World - Pleasant Forest | |
187 | ![]() |
Hoppip |
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Fairy | Grass | Dream World - Pleasant Forest |
213 | ![]() |
Shuckle |
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Bug | Dream World - Icy Cave | |
280 | ![]() |
Ralts |
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Human-Like | Amorphous | Dream World - Spooky Manor |
296 | ![]() |
Makuhita |
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Human-Like | Dream World - Rugged Mountain | |
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 | ||
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390 | ![]() |
Chimchar |
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Field | Human-Like | 2009 Birthday Chimchar 2010 Birthday Chimchar |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
Generation V
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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237 | ![]() |
Hitmontop |
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Human-Like | Do Heun's HitmontopBW | |
547 | ![]() |
Whimsicott |
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Grass | Powerful Tag WhimsicottBW | |
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 Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Helping Hand is a move with 17PP that ignores accuracy and evasion checks. It targets all team members other than user that are in the same room, raising their Attack and Special Attack by one stage. In hallways, this move targets Pokémon up two tiles away (or one in one-tile darkness). This move is affected by Taunt.
In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 16.
Description
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In the anime
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Eevee | Shroomish and Makuhita | Plusle and Minun | Meowstic |
The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
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Plusle starts to cheer and its body gives off light blue electric sparks in the process. 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 | |
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Minun starts to cheer and its body gives off light blue electric sparks in the process. 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 | |
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Shroomish releases a bolt of blue electricity from its body to the target, powering it up. | ||
Sheridan's Shroomish | Cheer Pressure | None | |
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Makuhita releases a bolt of blue electricity from its body at the target, powering it up. | ||
Sheridan's Makuhita | Cheer Pressure | None | |
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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 | |
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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
Pokémon Adventures
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Minun | |||
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The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Minun holds on to the target as it is about to fire an attack, giving it some of its energy. | ||
Sapphire's Minun | Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun II | Debut |
Pokémon Battle Frontier
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Shroomish | |||
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The user glows and gives support to the ally Pokémon. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Shroomish glows and gives support to the ally Pokémon. | ||
Mitsuki's Shroomish | Enta Arrives at the Battle Frontier! | Debut |
Pokémon Colosseum Snatcher Leo
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Espeon | |||
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The user gives support to the ally Pokémon. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Espeon's forehead sparkles and gives support to the ally Pokémon. | ||
Wes's Espeon | Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers | Debut |
Pokémon Omega Ruby Crimson Passion and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom
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Plusle | |||
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The user claps its hands and boosts an ally Pokémon's power. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Plusle claps its hands and boosts an ally Pokémon's power. | ||
Alpha's Plusle | Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom | Debut |
In other generations
Side series games
Spin-off series games
Trivia
- Ever since its introduction, Helping Hand has the highest consistent priority of all moves, meaning a Pokémon performing this move will always go first unless another Pokémon uses Pursuit on a recalled Pokémon, or a Pokémon with Prankster uses a move with +4 priority.
- In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it ignores accuracy and evasion checks.
In other languages
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Generation VII TMs | |
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SMUSUM | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 | |
76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100 | |
PE | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 | |
21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 | |
41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 |
Generation VIII TMs | |
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SwSh | |
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 | |
25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 | |
50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 | |
75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 | |
BDSP | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 | |
76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100 | |
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh) | |
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 | |
25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 | |
50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 | |
75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 |
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