Hold Hands (move)

Hold Hands てをつなぐ Hold Hands

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally 1 Ally: Affects an adjacent ally

Availability Introduced  Generation VI Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Hold Hands (Japanese: てをつなぐ Hold Hands) is a non-damaging Normal-type event-exclusive move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

Hold Hands has no effect in battle. When a Pokémon uses this move in a Double Battle or Triple Battle, it and its target ally will perform a brief animation together.

It will fail if used in a Single Battle or Horde Encounter (even if used by one of the five opposing Pokémon). In a Battle Royal, the user is allowed to select any opponent as the target of the move, but it will fail regardless. Hold Hands ignores the target's use of Protect, Detect, or Spiky Shield, but will fail if the target is protected by Crafty Shield or in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move like Fly or Dig.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Hold Hands, the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed are raised by one stage each.

Hold Hands can be used as a part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing certain moves (Circle Throw, Seismic Toss, Sky Drop, Smack Down, Storm Throw and Vital Throw) to give an extra three appeal points if any of them is used in the next turn.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Hold Hands cannot be selected in a battle.

Generation IX

Hold Hands is programmed into Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, but cannot be used in a battle as no available Pokémon can learn it, and it cannot be called by Metronome.

Description

Games Description XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShLA SV The user and an ally hold hands. This makes them very happy. BDSP This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Learnset

By event

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon	Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo Charizard Spring 2015 Charizard Pokémon Center Hiroshima Charizard
0025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy	Minato Mirai Pikachu Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo Pikachu Tohoku Pikachu Pokémon Center Hiroshima Pikachu Pika Pika Pokémon Spa Pikachu
0666		Vivillon Fancy Pattern		Bug		Bug	GTS Fancy Pattern Vivillon
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy	Tohoku Pikachu Carnival Pikachu 2018 Tohoku Pikachu
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Vivillon
The user holds hands with its target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Vivillon holds its target with one of its wings.
Yvette's fifteen Vivillon	Xerneas Gives		Debut Game event-exclusive move

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Hold Hands is the only event-exclusive move to have been depicted in other media, particularly by the Vivillon owned by Yvette in the Pokémon Adventures chapter Xerneas Gives.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 牽手 Hīnsáu Mandarin 牽手 / 牵手 Qiānshǒu French Mains Jointes German Händchenhalten Italian Mano nella Mano Korean 손에손잡기 Sonesonjabgi Spanish Manos Juntas

Variations of the move Splash
Celebrate • Hold Hands • Splash

	Event exclusives
Pokémon Pikachu in a cap • Spiky-eared Pichu • Victini • Genesect Ash-Greninja • Vivillon (Poké Ball Pattern) • Diancie • Hoopa Volcanion • Magearna • Marshadow • Zeraora • Melmetal • Zarude Walking Wake • Iron Leaves • Pecharunt Moves Happy Hour • Celebrate • Hold Hands • Hold Back Items Bluesky Mail • Mirage Mail • Egg Ticket • Eon Ticket • MysticTicket AuroraTicket • Old Sea Map • Brick Mail • Member Card • Oak's Letter Enigma Stone • Liberty Pass • Discount Coupon • Dynamax Crystal Mythical Pecha Berry Pokéwalker Routes Yellow Forest • Winner's Path • Sightseeing • Rally • Amity Meadow Other C-Gear Skins

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