Assist (move)
Assist ねこのて Cat's Paw | ||||||||||||
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Assist (Japanese: ねこのて Cat's Paw) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV, it was the signature move of Skitty.
Effect
Generation III
This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: Can it call moves from an ally (and allied inactive Pokémon) in a Multi Battle in Generation III? What are the effects of Choice items on Assist? You can discuss this on the talk page. |
Assist randomly selects an eligible move from all of the moves known by other Pokémon in the user's party allies (including fainted Pokémon) and executes it. If no other Pokémon in the user's party know eligible moves, Assist fails. Assist can call a move even if that move is disabled for the user.
Generation IV
Assist cannot call a move from an allied Pokémon belonging to a different Trainer in a Multi Battle.
Generation V
Assist can use moves known by unhatched Eggs in the party. In a wild Double Battle, a wild Pokémon that uses Assist can use a move the other wild Pokémon knows (even if they are fainted).
Generation VI to VII
Assist can no longer use moves known by unhatched Eggs in the party.
If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Assist, and if the called move is a damaging move, it will turn the called move into its respective Z-Move. If the called move is a status move, Z-Assist will merely execute that move without any additional effects.
Generation VIII
Assist cannot be selected in a battle.
Uncallable moves
This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: Whether Shadow moves are callable You can discuss this on the talk page. |
Assist cannot call itself or any of the following moves marked with a ✓:
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | ||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0300 | Field | Fairy | 19 | 18DP 22PtHGSS |
22 | 22XY 31ORAS |
31 | |||||
0431 | Field | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |||||||
0432 | Field | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |||||||
0509 | Field | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
0510 | Field | 1, 6 | 1, 6 | 1, 6 | ||||||||
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 | Types | Parent Egg Groups |
Egg Move | ||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0052 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
052A | Meowth
Alolan Form |
Field | ✔ | |||||||||
0096 | Human-Like | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0161 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0215 | |
Field | ✔HGSS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0327 | Field | Human-Like | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0390 | Field | Human-Like | ✔HGSS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0677 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
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 event
Generation IV
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0052 | Field | Pokémon Center Meowth | ||||
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. |
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Assist is a move with 27PP. The user calls a move known by Pokémon on the floor, including the user (if the move picks Assist, it will fail). Unlike most non-damaging moves, Assist can be boosted by Ginseng; the boost will be applied to whichever move was called.
In Explorers of Time and Darkness, the move cannot be boosted by Ginseng anymore.
In Explorers of Sky, the move is now affected by Taunt.
Description
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In the anime
The user hurriedly and randomly uses a move among those known by other Pokémon in the party. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
A white orb appears on Skitty's front paw. Skitty then fires a random move known by the Trainer's team from the orb. | |||
May's Skitty | Game Winning Assist | Debut |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
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The user uses a move known by one of its Trainer's other Pokémon or a partner. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Delcatty uses a move known by one of its Trainer's other Pokémon or its partner. | |||
Ruby's Kiki | The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon XI | Debut |
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
Trivia
- In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it targets the user (thus it ignores accuracy and evasion checks). The move called by Assist still has to undergo accuracy and evasion checks as normal, however.
- The Japanese name for this move, ねこのて Neko no Te (Cat's Paw), is likely a reference to the saying 猫の手も借りたい neko no te mo karitai, which translates to "I would even like to borrow a cat's hands" ("I would even like a cat to assist me"), which means "I need all the help I can get". This is reflected by the way the move works, and that many feline Pokémon are capable of learning it.
In other languages
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