Helping Hand

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Helping Hand

てだすけ Help

Generation:	III

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	N/A
Accuracy:	N/A
PP:	20, max: 32
Affects:	Ally
Secondary Effect:	Raises Ally's Attack
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	No
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	No
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	1 ♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

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Helping Hand (てだすけ, Help) is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation III. In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, it's available as TM03.

Description

Games	Description
RSEFRLG	Boosts the power of the recipient's moves.
DPPtHGSS	A move that boosts the power of the ally's attack in a Double Battle.
BWB2W2	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of its attack.
XYORAS SMUSUMPE SWSH	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.

Effect

In battle

A move that boosts the ally's attack slightly in Double Battles.

Contests

Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.

Super Contests

Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the voltage in a row.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Nidoran♀	poison	Monster/Field	23	25	25	25	25SMUSUM 15PE	35
	Nidorina	poison	Undiscovered	26	28	28	28	28SMUSUM 15PE	43
	Nidoqueen	poison/ground	Undiscovered						1
	Nidoran♂	poison	Monster/Field	23	25	25	25	25SMUSUM 15PE	35
	Nidorino	poison	Monster/Field	26	28	28	28	28SMUSUM 15PE	43
	Nidoking	poison/ground	Monster/Field						1
	Growlithe	fire	Field	37	17	17BW 12B2W2	28	28SMUSUM 15PE	43
	Arcanine	fire	Field						1
	Hitmonlee	fighting	Human-Like						1
	Hitmonchan	fighting	Human-Like						1
	Chansey	normal	Fairy						32
	Eevee	normal	Field	1	1	1	1	1SMUSUM 31PE	1
	Vaporeon	water	Field	1	1	1	1	1SMUSUM 28PE	1
	Jolteon	electric	Field	1	1	1	1	1SMUSUM 28PE	1
	Flareon	fire	Field	1	1	1	1	1SMUSUM 28PE	1
	Sentret	normal	Field	17	16	16	16	16
	Furret	normal	Field	19	17	17	17	17
	Marill	water/fairy	Water 1/Fairy			16B2W2	16	16	1
	Azumarill	water/fairy	Water 1/Fairy			16B2W2	16	16	1
	Espeon	psychic	Field	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Umbreon	dark	Field	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Remoraid	water	Water 1/Water 2						1
	Octillery	water	Water 1/Water 2						1
	Tyrogue	fighting	Undiscovered		1	1	1	1	1
	Hitmontop	fighting	Human-Like						1
	Blissey	normal	Fairy						32
	Azurill	normal/fairy	Undiscovered			16B2W2	16	16	3
	Plusle	electric	Fairy	13	10	10	10XY 4ORAS	4
	Minun	electric	Fairy	13	10	10	10XY 4ORAS	4
	Volbeat	bug	Bug/Human-Like	33	33	33	33XY 36ORAS	36
	Illumise	bug	Bug/Human-Like	33	33	33	33XY 36ORAS	36
	Latias	dragon/psychic	Undiscovered	10	10	10	10XY 1ORAS	1	5
	Latios	dragon/psychic	Undiscovered	10	10	10	10XY 1ORAS	1	5
	Jirachi	steel/psychic	Undiscovered	15	15	15	15	15	14
	Cherubi	grass	Fairy/Grass		13	13	13	13	15
	Cherrim	grass	Fairy/Grass		13	13	13	13	15
	Riolu	fighting	Undiscovered						44
	Lucario	fighting/steel	Field/Human-Like						1
	Leafeon	grass	Field		1	1	1	1	1
	Glaceon	ice	Field		1	1	1	1	1
	Gallade	psychic/fighting	Human-Like/Amorphous		36	39	39XY 35ORAS	35	9
	Lillipup	normal	Field			12	12	12	32
	Herdier	normal	Field			12	12	12	42
	Stoutland	normal	Field			12	12	12	46
	Audino	normal	Fairy			1	1	1	12
	Leavanny	bug/grass	Bug			32	32	32
	Cottonee	grass/fairy	Grass/Fairy			31	31	31	1
	Whismicott	grass/fairy	Grass/Fairy						1
	Petilil	grass	Grass			31	31	31	3
	Lilligant	grass	Grass						1
	Minccino	normal	Field			7	7	7	4
	Cinccino	normal	Field			1	1	1	1
	Alomomola	water	Water 1/Water 2			49	49	1, 53
	Cobalion	steel/fighting	Undiscovered			25	25	13	1
	Terrakion	rock/fighting	Undiscovered			25	25	13	1
	Virizion	grass/fighting	Undiscovered			25	25	13	1
	Keldeo	water/fighting	Undiscovered			25	25	25	1
	Meowstic	psychic	Field				1	1	12
	Sylveon	fairy	Field				1	1	1
	Oricorio	fire/flying	Flying					10
	Wishiwashi	water	Water 2					6	4
	Comfey	fairy	Grass					1	6
	Pyukumuku	water	Water 1					5	5
	Magearna	steel/fairy	Undiscovered					1	1
	Poipole	poison	Undiscovered					1USUM	1
	Naganadel	poison/dragon	Undiscovered					1USUM	1
	Frosmoth	ice/bug	Bug						1
	Indeedee	psychic/normal	Fairy						20
	Indeedee	psychic/normal	Fairy						20
	Calyrex	psychic/grass	Undiscovered						32
	Calyrex	psychic/ice	Undiscovered						32
	Calyrex	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered						32
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Bulbasaur	grass/poison	Monster/Grass						TM41
	Ivysaur	grass/poison	Monster/Grass						TM41
	Venusaur	grass/poison	Monster/Grass						TM41
	Charmander	fire	Monster/Dragon						TM41
	Charmeleon	fire	Monster/Dragon						TM41
	Charizard	fire/flying	Monster/Dragon						TM41
	Squirtle	water	Monster/Water 1						TM41
	Wartortle	water	Monster/Water 1						TM41
	Blastoise	water	Monster/Water 1						TM41
	Pikachu	electric	Field/Fairy					TM03PE	TM41
	Raichu	electric	Field/Fairy					TM03PE	TM41
	Raichu	electric/psychic	Field/Fairy					TM03PE	TM41
	Nidoran♀	poison	Monster/Field					TM03PE	TM41
	Nidorina	poison	Undiscovered					TM03PE	TM41
	Nidoqueen	poison/ground	Undiscovered					TM03PE	TM41
	Nidoran♂	poison	Monster/Field					TM03PE	TM41
	Nidorino	poison	Monster/Field					TM03PE	TM41
	Nidoking	poison/ground	Monster/Field					TM03PE	TM41
	Clefairy	fairy	Fairy					TM03PE	TM41
	Clefable	fairy	Fairy					TM03PE	TM41
	Jigglypuff	normal/fairy	Fairy					TM03PE	TM41
	Wigglytuff	normal/fairy	Fairy					TM03PE	TM41
	Mankey	fighting	Field					TM03PE
	Primeape	fighting	Field					TM03PE
	Growlithe	fire	Field					TM03PE	TM41
	Arcanine	fire	Field					TM03PE	TM41
	Poliwag	water	Water 1					TM03PE	TM41
	Poliwhirl	water	Water 1					TM03PE	TM41
	Poliwrath	water/fighting	Water 1					TM03PE	TM41
	Machop	fighting	Human-Like					TM03PE	TM41
	Machoke	fighting	Human-Like					TM03PE	TM41
	Machamp	fighting	Human-Like					TM03PE	TM41
	Farfetch'd	normal/flying	Flying/Field					TM03PE	TM41
	Farfetch'd	fighting	Flying/Field						TM41
	Seel	water	Water 1/Field					TM03PE
	Dewgong	water/ice	Water 1/Field					TM03PE
	Grimer	poison	Amorphous					TM03PE
	Grimer	poison/dark	Amorphous					TM03PE
	Muk	poison	Amorphous					TM03PE
	Muk	poison/dark	Amorphous					TM03PE
	Hitmonlee	fighting	Human-Like					TM03PE	TM41
	Hitmonchan	fighting	Human-Like					TM03PE	TM41
	Lickitung	normal	Monster					TM03PE	TM41
	Rhydon	ground/rock	Monster/Field					TM03PE	TM41
	Chansey	normal	Fairy					TM03PE	TM41
	Kangaskhan	normal	Monster					TM03PE	TM41
	Mr. Mime	psychic/fairy	Human-Like					TM03PE	TM41
	Mr. Mime	ice/psychic	Human-Like						TM41
	Jynx	ice/psychic	Human-Like					TM03PE	TM41
	Electabuzz	electric	Human-Like					TM03PE	TM41
	Magmar	fire	Human-Like					TM03PE	TM41
	Pinsir	bug	Bug					TM03PE	TM41
	Tauros	normal	Field					TM03PE	TM41
	Lapras	water/ice	Monster/Water 1					TM03PE	TM41
	Eevee	normal	Field					TM03PE	TM41
	Vaporeon	water	Field					TM03PE	TM41
	Jolteon	electric	Field					TM03PE	TM41
	Flareon	fire	Field					TM03PE	TM41
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered					TM03PE	TM41
	Pichu	electric	Undiscovered						TM41
	Cleffa	fairy	Undiscovered						TM41
	Igglybuff	normal/fairy	Undiscovered						TM41
	Togepi	fairy	Undiscovered						TM41
	Togetic	fairy/flying	Flying/Fairy						TM41
	Bellossom	grass	Grass						TM41
	Marill	water/fairy	Water 1/Fairy						TM41
	Azumarill	water/fairy	Water 1/Fairy						TM41
	Sudowoodo	rock	Mineral						TM41
	Politoed	water	Water 1						TM41
	Espeon	psychic	Field						TM41
	Umbreon	dark	Field						TM41
	Dunsparce	normal	Field						TM41
	Shuckle	bug/rock	Bug						TM41
	Heracross	bug/fighting	Bug						TM41
	Remoraid	water	Water 1/Water 2						TM41
	Octillery	water	Water 1/Water 2						TM41
	Delibird	ice/flying	Water 1/Field						TM41
	Mantine	water/flying	Water 1						TM41
	Tyrogue	fighting	Undiscovered						TM41
	Hitmontop	fighting	Human-Like						TM41
	Smoochum	ice/psychic	Undiscovered						TM41
	Elekid	electric	Undiscovered						TM41
	Magby	fire	Undiscovered						TM41
	Miltank	normal	Field						TM41
	Blissey	normal	Fairy						TM41
	Raikou	electric	Undiscovered						TM41
	Entei	fire	Undiscovered						TM41
	Suicune	water	Undiscovered						TM41
	Lugia	psychic/flying	Undiscovered						TM41
	Ho-Oh	fire/flying	Undiscovered						TM41
	Celebi	psychic/grass	Undiscovered						TM41
	Torchic	fire	Field						TM41
	Combusken	fire/fighting	Field						TM41
	Blaziken	fire/fighting	Field						TM41
	Zigzagoon	normal	Field						TM41
	Zigzagoon	dark/normal	Field						TM41
	Linoone	normal	Field						TM41
	Linoone	dark/normal	Field						TM41
	Ralts	psychic/fairy	Human-Like/Amorphous						TM41
	Kirlia	psychic/fairy	Human-Like/Amorphous						TM41
	Gardevoir	psychic/fairy	Human-Like/Amorphous						TM41
	Azurill	normal/fairy	Undiscovered						TM41
	Sableye	dark/ghost	Human-Like						TM41
	Mawile	steel/fairy	Field/Fairy						TM41
	Lunatone	rock/psychic	Mineral						TM41
	Solrock	rock/psychic	Mineral						TM41
	Milotic	water	Water 1/Dragon						TM41
	Duskull	ghost	Amorphous						TM41
	Dusclops	ghost	Amorphous						TM41
	Latias	dragon/psychic	Undiscovered						TM41
	Latios	dragon/psychic	Undiscovered						TM41
	Jirachi	steel/psychic	Undiscovered						TM41
	Shinx	electric	Field						TM41
	Luxio	electric	Field						TM41
	Luxray	electric	Field						TM41
	Cherubi	grass	Fairy/Grass						TM41
	Cherrim	grass	Fairy/Grass						TM41
	Buneary	normal	Field/Human-Like						TM41
	Lopunny	normal	Field/Human-Like						TM41
	Bonsly	rock	Undiscovered						TM41
	Mime Jr.	psychic/fairy	Undiscovered						TM41
	Happiny	normal	Undiscovered						TM41
	Riolu	fighting	Undiscovered						TM41
	Lucario	fighting/steel	Field/Human-Like						TM41
	Croagunk	poison/fighting	Human-Like						TM41
	Toxicroak	poison/fighting	Human-Like						TM41
	Mantyke	water/flying	Undiscovered						TM41
	Lickilicky	normal	Monster						TM41
	Rhyperior	ground/rock	Monster/Field						TM41
	Electivire	electric	Human-Like						TM41
	Magmortar	fire	Human-Like						TM41
	Togekiss	fairy/flying	Flying/Fairy						TM41
	Leafeon	grass	Field						TM41
	Glaceon	ice	Field						TM41
	Gallade	psychic/fighting	Human-Like/Amorphous						TM41
	Dusknoir	ghost	Amorphous						TM41
	Rotom	electric/ghost	Amorphous						TM41
	Uxie	psychic	Undiscovered						TM41
	Mesprit	psychic	Undiscovered						TM41
	Azelf	psychic	Undiscovered						TM41
	Cresselia	psychic	Undiscovered						TM41
	Victini	psychic/fire	Undiscovered						TM41
	Lillipup	normal	Field						TM41
	Herdier	normal	Field						TM41
	Stoutland	normal	Field						TM41
	Munna	psychic	Field						TM41
	Musharna	psychic	Field						TM41
	Woobat	psychic/flying	Field/Flying						TM41
	Swoobat	psychic/flying	Field/Flying						TM41
	Audino	normal	Fairy						TM41
	Timburr	fighting	Human-Like						TM41
	Gurdurr	fighting	Human-Like						TM41
	Conkeldurr	fighting	Human-Like						TM41
	Throh	fighting	Human-Like						TM41
	Sawk	fighting	Human-Like						TM41
	Cottonee	grass/fairy	Grass/Fairy						TM41
	Whimsicott	grass/fairy	Grass/Fairy						TM41
	Petilil	grass	Grass						TM41
	Lilligant	grass	Grass						TM41
	Maractus	grass	Grass						TM41
	Minccino	normal	Field						TM41
	Cinccino	normal	Field						TM41
	Gothita	psychic	Human-Like						TM41
	Gothorita	psychic	Human-Like						TM41
	Gothitelle	psychic	Human-Like						TM41
	Solosis	psychic	Amorphous						TM41
	Duosion	psychic	Amorphous						TM41
	Reuniclus	psychic	Amorphous						TM41
	Emolga	electric/flying	Field						TM41
	Mienfoo	fighting	Field/Human-Like						TM41
	Mienshao	fighting	Field/Human-Like						TM41
	Golett	ground/ghost	Mineral						TM41
	Golurk	ground/ghost	Mineral						TM41
	Durant	bug/steel	Bug						TM41
	Zweilous	dark/dragon	Dragon						TM41
	Hydreigon	dark/dragon	Dragon						TM41
	Cobalion	steel/fighting	Undiscovered						TM41
	Terrakion	rock/fighting	Undiscovered						TM41
	Virizion	grass/fighting	Undiscovered						TM41
	Reshiram	dragon/fire	Undiscovered						TM41
	Zekrom	dragon/electric	Undiscovered						TM41
	Kyurem	dragon/ice	Undiscovered						TM41
	Kyurem	dragon/ice	Undiscovered						TM41
	Kyurem	dragon/ice	Undiscovered						TM41
	Keldeo	water/fighting	Undiscovered						TM41
	Pancham	fighting	Field/Human-Like						TM41
	Pangoro	fighting/dark	Field/Human-Like						TM41
	Espurr	psychic	Field						TM41
	Meowstic	psychic	Field						TM41
	Meowstic	psychic	Field						TM41
	Spritzee	fairy	Fairy						TM41
	Aromatisse	fairy	Fairy						TM41
	Swirlix	fairy	Fairy						TM41
	Slurpuff	fairy	Fairy						TM41
	Binacle	rock/water	Water 3						TM41
	Barbaracle	rock/water	Water 3						TM41
	Clauncher	water	Water 1/Water 3						TM41
	Clawitzer	water	Water 1/Water 3						TM41
	Sylveon	fairy	Field						TM41
	Hawlucha	fighting/flying	Flying/Human-Like						TM41
	Dedenne	electric/fairy	Field/Fairy						TM41
	Diancie	rock/fairy	Undiscovered						TM41
	Popplio	water	Water 1/Field						TM41
	Brionne	water	Water 1/Field						TM41
	Primarina	water/fairy	Water 1/Field						TM41
	Cutiefly	bug/fairy	Bug/Fairy						TM41
	Ribombee	bug/fairy	Bug/Fairy						TM41
	Wishiwashi	water	Water 2						TM41
	Salandit	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon						TM41
	Salazzle	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon						TM41
	Bounsweet	grass	Grass						TM41
	Steenee	grass	Grass						TM41
	Tsareena	grass	Grass						TM41
	Comfey	fairy	Grass						TM41
	Pyukumuku	water	Water 1						TM41
	Togedemaru	electric/steel	Field/Fairy						TM41
	Drampa	normal/dragon	Monster/Dragon						TM41
	Dhelmise	ghost/grass	Mineral						TM41
	Solgaleo	psychic/steel	Undiscovered						TM41
	Lunala	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered						TM41
	Magearna	steel/fairy	Undiscovered						TM41
	Poipole	poison	Undiscovered						TM41
	Naganadel	poison/dragon	Undiscovered						TM41
	Zeraora	electric	Undiscovered						TM41
	Cinderace	fire	Field/Human-Like						TM41
	Dottler	bug/psychic	Bug						TM41
	Orbeetle	bug/psychic	Bug						TM41
	Gossifleur	grass	Grass						TM41
	Eldegoss	grass	Grass						TM41
	Yamper	electric	Field						TM41
	Boltund	electric	Field						TM41
	Hatenna	psychic	Fairy						TM41
	Hattrem	psychic	Fairy						TM41
	Hatterene	psychic/fairy	Fairy						TM41
	Obstagoon	dark/normal	Field						TM41
	Sirfetch'd	fighting	Flying/Field						TM41
	Mr. Rime	ice/psychic	Human-Like						TM41
	Milcrey	fairy	Fairy/Amorphous						TM41
	Alcremie	fairy	Fairy/Amorphous						TM41
	Falinks	fighting	Fairy/Mineral						TM41
	Indeedee	psychic/normal	Fairy						TM41
	Indeedee	psychic/normal	Fairy						TM41
	Dreepy	dragon/ghost	Amorphous/Dragon						TM41
	Drakloak	dragon/ghost	Amorphous/Dragon						TM41
	Dragapult	dragon/ghost	Amorphous/Dragon						TM41
	Zacian	fairy	Undiscovered						TM41
	Zamazenta	fighting	Undiscovered						TM41
	Kubfu	fighting	Undiscovered						TM41
	Urshifu	fighting/dark	Undiscovered						TM41
	Urshifu	fighting/water	Undiscovered						TM41
	Calyrex	psychic/grass	Undiscovered						TM41
	Calyrex	psychic/ice	Undiscovered						TM41
	Calyrex	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered						TM41
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Games
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

• Helping Hand depicted in Black, White, Black 2 and White 2.

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Main series

• Helping Hand being used by Solana's Plusle.
• Helping Hand being used by Ursula's Plusle and Minun.
• Helping Hand being used by Virgil's Eevee.
• Helping Hand being used by Olympia's Meowstic.

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