Helping Hand (move)

Helping Hand てだすけ Help

A move that boosts the power of the ally's attack in a Double Battle.

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 BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects the ally

Availability Introduced  Generation III Move tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

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

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

Helping Hand on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Helping Hand on Eevee's Movedex

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 its teammate's move in a double 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.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 029 Nidoran♀ Poison 23 030 Nidorina Poison 26 032 Nidoran♂ Poison 23 033 Nidorino Poison 26 058 Growlithe Fire 37 133 Eevee Normal -- 134 Vaporeon Water -- 135 Jolteon Electric -- 136 Flareon Fire -- 161 Sentret Normal 17 162 Furret Normal 16 196 Espeon Psychic -- 197 Umbreon Dark -- 311 Plusle Electric 13 312 Minun Electric 13 313 Volbeat Bug 33 314 Illumise Bug 33 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 10 381 Latios Dragon Psychic 10 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 15 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 breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 187 Hoppip Grass Flying Plusle Minun 191 Sunkern Grass Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Shroomish, Breloom 236 Tyrogue Fighting Hitmonlee Hitmonchan Hitmontop 241 Miltank Normal Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon Espeon, Umbreon Sentret, Furret 285 Shroomish Grass Plusle Minun 296 Makuhita Fighting Hitmonlee Hitmonchan Hitmontop Volbeat 300 Skitty Normal Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee Sentret, Furret Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Shroomish, Breloom Plusle Minun Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

By purification

#   Pokémon Type Game 057 Primeape Fighting XD 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting XD 086 Seel Water XD 088 Grimer Poison XD 107 Hitmonchan Fighting XD 108 Lickitung Normal XD 112 Rhydon Ground Rock XD 127 Pinsir Bug XD 299 Nosepass Rock XD 302 Sableye Dark Ghost XD 354 Banette Ghost XD 355 Duskull Ghost XD 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

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 029 Nidoran♀ Poison 25 030 Nidorina Poison 28 032 Nidoran♂ Poison 25 033 Nidorino Poison 28 058 Growlithe Fire 17 133 Eevee Normal -- 134 Vaporeon Water -- 135 Jolteon Electric -- 136 Flareon Fire -- 161 Sentret Normal 16 162 Furret Normal 17 196 Espeon Psychic -- 197 Umbreon Dark -- 236 Tyrogue Fighting -- 311 Plusle Electric 10 312 Minun Electric 10 313 Volbeat Bug 33 314 Illumise Bug 33 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 10 381 Latios Dragon Psychic 10 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 15 420 Cherubi Grass 13 421 Cherrim Grass 13 470 Leafeon Grass -- 471 Glaceon Ice -- 475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 36 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 breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 113 Chansey Normal Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Shroomish, Breloom Skitty, Delcatty Plusle Minun Cherubi, Cherrim 187 Hoppip Grass Flying Cherubi, Cherrim Plusle Minun 191 Sunkern Grass Cherubi, Cherrim 213 Shuckle Bug Rock Volbeat 236 Tyrogue Fighting Hitmonlee Hitmonchan Hitmontop 241 Miltank Normal Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon Espeon, Umbreon Leafeon, Glaceon Sentret, Furret 263 Zigzagoon Normal Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon Espeon, Umbreon Leafeon, Glaceon Sentret, Furret 285 Shroomish Grass Cherubi, Cherrim Plusle Minun 296 Makuhita Fighting Hitmonlee Hitmonchan Hitmontop Volbeat 300 Skitty Normal Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon Espeon, Umbreon Leafeon, Glaceon Sentret, Furret Plusle Minun Cherubi, Cherrim 390 Chimchar Fire Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking Growlithe, Arcanine Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Hitmontop Eevee Sentret, Furret Zigzagoon, Linoone Makuhita, Hariyama Skitty, Delcatty 440 Happiny Normal Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Shroomish, Breloom Skitty, Delcatty Plusle Minun Cherubi, Cherrim Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

By move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 025 Pikachu Electric 026 Raichu Electric 030 Nidorina Poison 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 033 Nidoran♂ Poison 033 Nidorino Poison 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 056 Mankey Fighting 057 Primeape Fighting 058 Growlithe Fire 059 Arcanine Fire 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 066 Machop Fighting 067 Machoke Fighting 068 Machamp Fighting 106 Hitmonlee Fighting 107 Hitmonchan Fighting 113 Chansey Normal 115 Kangaskhan Normal 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 124 Jynx Ice Psychic 125 Electabuzz Electric 126 Magmar Fire 128 Tauros Normal 134 Vaporeon Water 135 Jolteon Electric 136 Flareon Fire 151 Mew Psychic 161 Sentret Normal 162 Furret Normal 172 Pichu Electric 173 Cleffa Normal 174 Igglybuff Normal 183 Marill Water 184 Azumarill Water 185 Sudowoodo Rock 186 Politoed Water 187 Hoppip Grass Flying 188 Skiploom Grass Flying 189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 191 Sunkern Grass 192 Sunflora Grass 196 Espeon Psychic 197 Umbreon Dark 213 Shuckle Bug Rock 214 Heracross Bug Fighting 226 Mantine Water Flying 236 Tyrogue Fighting 237 Hitmontop Fighting 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 239 Elekid Electric 240 Magby Fire 241 Miltank Normal 242 Blissey Normal 251 Celebi Psychic Grass 255 Torchic Fire 256 Combusken Fire Fighting 257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 263 Zigzagoon Normal 264 Linoone Normal 280 Ralts Psychic 281 Kirlia Psychic 282 Gardevoir Psychic 285 Shroomish Grass 286 Breloom Grass Fighting 296 Makuhita Fighting 297 Hariyama Fighting 298 Azurill Normal 300 Skitty Normal 301 Delcatty Normal 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 311 Plusle Electric 312 Minun Electric 313 Volbeat Bug 314 Illumise Bug 327 Spinda Normal 337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 338 Solrock Rock Psychic 358 Chimecho Psychic 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 381 Latios Dragon Psychic 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 390 Chimchar Fire 391 Monferno Fire Fighting 392 Infernape Fire Fighting 417 Pachirisu Electric 420 Cherubi Grass 421 Cherrim Grass 427 Buneary Normal 428 Lopunny Normal 433 Chingling Psychic 438 Bonsly Rock 439 Mime Jr. Psychic 440 Happiny Normal 447 Riolu Fighting 448 Lucario Fighting Steel 454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 458 Mantyke Water Flying 466 Electivire Electric 467 Magmortar Fire 470 Leafeon Grass 471 Glaceon Ice 475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 480 Uxie Psychic 481 Mesprit Psychic 482 Azelf Psychic 488 Cresselia Psychic 489 Phione Water 490 Manaphy Water 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

A move that boosts the power of the ally's attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode 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.
Thatcher's Plusle	A Different Kind of Misty		Debut
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.
Thatcher's Minun	A Different Kind of Misty		Debut
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

In other languages

• Spanish: Refuerzo
• German: Rechte Hand
• Italian: Altruismo
• French: Coup d'Main
• Dutch: Helpende Hand

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