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Assist

Not in Pokémon ChampionsGen IIINot in Scarlet & Violet
Game

Sun & Moon and Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

NormalStatus

Uses a random move known by a team member.

Power
–
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Hits
The user

Changes over time

How Assist changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Gen VII

    … for use. Does not select Assist, added: Baneful Bunker, Beak Blast, Belch, Bestow, Bounce, Celebrate, Chatter, Circle … Protect, Rage Powder, Roar, Shadow Force, added: Shell Trap, Sketch, Sky Drop, Sleep Talk, Snatch, Spiky Shield, added: Spotlight, Struggle, Switcheroo, Thief, Transform, Trick, added: Whirlwind, or dropped: Whirlwind. added: any Z-Move.

  2. Gen VI

    … for use. Does not select Assist, added: Belch, Bestow, added: Bounce, Celebrate, Chatter, Circle Throw, Copycat, Counter, Covet, Destiny Bond, Detect, added: Dig, Dive, Dragon Tail, Endure, Feint, added: Fly, Focus Punch, Follow Me, Helping Hand, added: Hold Hands, King's Shield, Mat Block, Me First, Metronome, Mimic, Mirror Coat, Mirror Move, Nature Power, added: Phantom Force, Protect, Rage Powder, added: Roar, Shadow Force, Sketch, added: Sky Drop, Sleep Talk, Snatch, added: Spiky Shield, Struggle, Switcheroo, Thief, Transform, added: Trick, or dropped: Trick. added: Whirlwind.

  3. Gen V

    … for use. Does not select Assist, added: Bestow, Chatter, added: Circle Throw, Copycat, Counter, Covet, Destiny Bond, Detect, added: Dragon Tail, Endure, Feint, Focus Punch, Follow Me, Helping Hand, Me First, Metronome, Mimic, Mirror Coat, Mirror Move, added: Nature Power, Protect, added: Rage Powder, Sketch, Sleep Talk, Snatch, Struggle, Switcheroo, Thief, added: Transform, or Trick.

  4. Gen IV

    … for use. Does not select Assist, added: Chatter, Copycat, Counter, Covet, Destiny Bond, Detect, Endure, added: Feint, Focus Punch, Follow Me, Helping Hand, added: Me First, Metronome, Mimic, Mirror Coat, Mirror Move, Protect, Sketch, Sleep Talk, Snatch, Struggle, added: Switcheroo, Thief, or Trick.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Gen VII

A random move among those known by the user's party members is selected for use. Does not select Assist, Baneful Bunker, Beak Blast, Belch, Bestow, Bounce, Celebrate, Chatter, Circle Throw, Copycat, Counter, Covet, Destiny Bond, Detect, Dig, Dive, Dragon Tail, Endure, Feint, Fly, Focus Punch, Follow Me, Helping Hand, Hold Hands, King's Shield, Mat Block, Me First, Metronome, Mimic, Mirror Coat, Mirror Move, Nature Power, Phantom Force, Protect, Rage Powder, Roar, Shadow Force, Shell Trap, Sketch, Sky Drop, Sleep Talk, Snatch, Spiky Shield, Spotlight, Struggle, Switcheroo, Thief, Transform, Trick, Whirlwind, or any .

“The user hurriedly and randomly uses a move among those known by ally Pokémon.”

In-game text, Sun & Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee

Good to know

Who learns Assist

It isn’t in Pokémon Champions.

All 12 Pokémon that learn it in any game →