

Essentials
Stats
- Power
- — (no damage)
- Accuracy
- — (cannot miss)
- PP
- 40, up to 64 with
PP Up
- Target
- Ally
- Effect chance
- n/a
- Priority
- 0 (normal)
Flags
- Makes contact
- Has a charging turn
- Must recharge
- Blocked by Detect and Protect
- Reflectable
- Snatchable
- Copied by Mirror Move
- Punch-based
- Sound-based
- Unusable during Gravity
- Defrosts when used
- Targets opposite side in triples
- Heals
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Ignores Substitute
This move ignores the target's Substitute.
- Powder-based
- Jaw-based
- Pulse-based
- Ballistics-based
- Mental effects
- Unusable during Sky Battles
- Dance
Machines
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
Effect
Does nothing.
Meta
This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.
Flavor
Flavor Text
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The user and an ally hold hands. This makes them very happy.
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The user and an ally hold hands. This makes them very happy.
Foreign Names
- Japanese
- てをつなぐ (tewotsunagu)
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- てをつなぐ
- Korean
- 손에손잡기
- Chinese
- 牽手
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- 牵手
- French
- Mains Jointes
- German
- Händchenhalten
- Spanish
- Manos Juntas
- Italian
- Mano nella Mano
Similar moves
No other moves have the same effect as Hold Hands.
Pokémon
0 Pokémon