Hold Back (move)

Hold Back てかげん Go Easy

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Battles Type  ??? Category  uncategorized PP  ? (max. ?) Power  ? Accuracy  ?% Priority  {{{priority}}}

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Does not affect any Pokémon*

Availability Introduced  Generation VI Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Hold Back (Japanese: てかげん Go Easy) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation VI. It was first revealed on the December 18, 2013 episode of Nintendo Direct. It cannot be learned through normal gameplay.

Effect

Hold Back inflicts damage, but will leave the target with 1 HP if it would otherwise cause it to faint. If the target has 1 HP remaining, Hold Back will hit and leave the target at 1 HP.

If used against a substitute, Hold Back is able to break it, and will not leave the substitute with 1 HP.

Learnset

Event

Generation VI

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0251 Celebi Psychic Grass Pokémon Bank Bonus 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 languages

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