Moves
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Helping Hand

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Power
Accuracy
PP
20
Target
Ally
Priority +5

Effect

Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage.

Boosts the power of the target’s moves by 50% until the end of this turn. This move cannot be copied by Mirror Move, nor selected by Assist or Metronome.

"The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack."

Where to find it

Game-by-game pickup locations, plus wild Pokémon that may be holding the TM.

Machine by version

  • TM03taught in
    Lets Go Pikachu Lets Go Eevee
    Generation I
    • R B YSilph Co.
    Generation II
    • G S CCeladon Mansion Night
    Generation III
    • R S EPrize for defeating Wallace R S / Juan E
    • FR LGPrize for defeating Misty
    • ColoN/A
    • XDArea 2 of Mt. Battle
    Generation IV
    • D P PtRavaged Path
    • HG SSPrize for defeating Misty
    Generation V
    • B WGiant Chasm
    • B2 W2Giant Chasm
    Generation VI
    • X YVictory Road
    • OR ASPacifidlog Town
    Generation VII
    • S MLake of the Sunne or Lake of the Moone
    • US UMLake of the Sunne or Lake of the Moone
    • P ECeladon Department Store
    Generation VIII
    • Sw ShWyndon($ 50,000)
    • BD SPRavaged Path · Grand Underground merchant(×20 or 22 ×20 or 22 ×20 or 22 ×13 or 15 BD /10 or 13 SP ×10 or 13 BD /13 or 15 SP)
    Generation IX
    • S VGlaseado Mountain · East Province (Area One) · South Province (Area Two) · South Province (Area Five) · TM Machine Crafting Recipe: Defeat Team Star Boss Giacomo Only in The Teal Mask : Kitakami Hall(400 LP Bonsly Tears ×3 Teddiursa Claw ×3)
    • ZAReward for attaining research level 14
  • TM41taught in
    Sword Shield
    Generation I
    • R B YCeladon City
    Generation II
    • G S CGoldenrod Department Store($ 3000)
    Generation III
    • R S ESlateport City · Trainer Hill E (Japan-only e-Reader exclusive)
    • FR LGSilph Co.
    • ColoPhenac City
    • XDRound 3 of the Pyrite Colosseum
    Generation IV
    • D P PtVictory Road
    • HG SSRoute 8 · Celadon Department Store($ 1500)
    Generation V
    • B WRoute 4
    • B2 W2Castelia Sewers Spring Summer
    Generation VI
    • X YLaverre City
    • OR ASSlateport City
    Generation VII
    • S MRoute 5
    • US UMRoute 5
    • P EPrize for defeating Giovanni
    Generation VIII
    • Sw ShMotostoke (Upper Pokémon Center )($ 10,000)
    • BD SPVictory Road · Grand Underground merchant(×10 or 13 ×10 or 13 ×10 or 13 ×5 or 8 BD /3 or 5 SP ×3 or 5 BD /5 or 8 SP)
    Generation IX
    • S VCasseroya Lake · North Paldean Sea · East Province (Area One) · South Province (Area One) · South Province (Area Two) · West Province (Area Two) · TM Machine Only in The Teal Mask : Infernal Pass Only in The Indigo Disk : Blueberry Academy Store(TM Machine: 800 LP Gothita Eyelash ×3 Ralts Dust ×3 Blueberry Academy Store: 10 BP)
  • TM130taught in
    Scarlet VioletThe Indigo Disk
    Generation IX
    • S VNorth Paldean Sea · Segin Squad's Base · South Province (Area Three) · West Province (Area One) · TM Machine Only in The Teal Mask : Kitakami Hall Only in The Indigo Disk : Blueberry Academy Store · Savanna Biome(TM Machine: 400 LP Eevee Fur ×1 Blueberry Academy Store: 10 BP)
Introduced in Generation III· Learned by 707 Pokémon