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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

Who runs Helping Hand on Showdown

  1. Female Indeedee78.8% of its sets
  2. Farigiraf52.0% of its sets
  3. Incineroar5.7% of its sets
  4. Torkoal28.0% of its sets
  5. Pelipper7.4% of its sets
  6. Politoed9.2% of its sets
  7. Indeedee10.2% of its sets
  8. Maushold17.7% of its sets
  9. Sylveon1.9% of its sets
  10. Clefable32.0% of its sets
  11. Perrserker54.6% of its sets
  12. 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.

#8Pelipper#10Female Indeedee#14Farigiraf#91Clefable#99Alcremie#192Slurpuff#199Orthworm#204Perrserker#211Musharna#258Simisage#261Watchog

Who learns Helping Hand

209 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 209 in Champions
VenusaurCharizardBlastoisePikachuRaichuClefableNinetalesVileplumeArcanineMachampSlowbroKangaskhanPinsirTaurosGyaradosVaporeonJolteonFlareonSnorlaxDragoniteMeganiumTyphlosionFeraligatrAmpharosAzumarillPolitoedEspeonUmbreonSlowkingForretressScizorHeracrossHoundoomTyranitarSceptileBlazikenSwampertPelipperGardevoirSableyeMawileMedichamCameruptTorkoalAltariaMiloticBanetteChimechoGlalieInfernapeEmpoleonStaraptorLuxrayLopunnySpiritombGarchompLucarioHippowdonToxicroakAbomasnowWeavileRhyperiorLeafeonGlaceonGalladeFroslassRotomSerperiorEmboarSamurottWatchogSimisageSimisearSimipourMusharnaExcadrillAudinoConkeldurrWhimsicottKrookodileScraftyZoroarkReuniclusEmolgaGolurkHydreigonChesnaughtDelphoxGreninjaPyroarFlorgesPangoroFurfrouMeowsticAromatisseSlurpuffMalamarBarbaracleClawitzerSylveonHawluchaDedenneDecidueyeIncineroarPrimarinaToucannonCrabominableLycanrocSalazzleTsareenaDrampaKommo-oAppletunHattereneMr. RimeAlcremieFalinksDragapultWyrdeerKleavorMeowscaradaSkeledirgeQuaquavalMausholdGarganaclArmarougeCeruledgeScovillainEspathraTinkatonPalafinOrthwormHoundstoneAnnihilapeFarigirafHeat RotomWash RotomFrost RotomFan RotomMow RotomFemale MeowsticMega VenusaurMega Charizard XMega Charizard YMega BlastoiseMega KangaskhanMega PinsirMega GyaradosMega AmpharosMega ScizorMega HeracrossMega HoundoomMega TyranitarMega BlazikenMega GardevoirMega MawileMega MedichamMega BanetteMega GarchompMega LucarioMega AbomasnowEternal FloetteMega SwampertMega SceptileMega SableyeMega AltariaMega GalladeMega AudinoMega SlowbroMega GlalieMega CameruptMega LopunnyAlolan RaichuAlolan NinetalesMidnight LycanrocDusk LycanrocGalarian SlowbroGalarian SlowkingHisuian ArcanineHisuian SamurottHisuian ZoroarkHisuian DecidueyeMega ClefableMega DragoniteMega MeganiumMega FeraligatrMega FroslassMega EmboarMega ExcadrillMega ScraftyMega ChesnaughtMega DelphoxMega GreninjaMega PyroarMega FloetteMega MalamarMega BarbaracleMega HawluchaMega DrampaMega FalinksMega Raichu XMega Raichu YMega ChimechoMega StaraptorMega Garchomp ZMega Lucario ZMega GolurkMega CrabominableMega Scovillain

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