Helping Hand
In Pokémon ChampionsGen III
Game
Pokémon Champions
NormalStatus
One adjacent ally's move power is 1.5× this turn.
- Power
- –
- Accuracy
- —
- PP
- 20
- Priority
- +5
- Hits
- The user’s ally
- On Showdown
- 5.2% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
See it in the games
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How it works in Champions
The power of the target's attack this turn is multiplied by 1.5 (this effect is stackable). Fails if there is no ally adjacent to the user or if the ally already moved this turn, but does not fail if the ally is using a .
“The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Priority +5: it goes before moves of lower priority, whatever the Speed.Priority moves
- Hits through Substitute.
- Can't be used through: Metronome, Assist, Copycat.
Who runs Helping Hand on Showdown
Female Indeedee78.8% of its sets
Farigiraf52.0% of its sets
Incineroar5.7% of its sets
Torkoal28.0% of its sets
Pelipper7.4% of its sets
Politoed9.2% of its sets
Indeedee10.2% of its sets
Maushold17.7% of its sets
Sylveon1.9% of its sets
Clefable32.0% of its sets
Perrserker54.6% of its sets
Tsareena10.0% of its sets
Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.
On the ladder today
Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Helping Hand among their most used moves.
Who learns Helping Hand
209 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.
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