Hold Back (move)

Hold Back (Japanese: てかげん Go Easy) is a damage-dealing -exclusive move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect
Hold Back inflicts damage, but will leave the target with 1 if it would otherwise cause it to faint. If the target has 1 HP remaining, Hold Back will hit and leave the target at 1 HP.

If used against a, Hold Back is able to break it and will not leave the substitute with 1 HP.

Description

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Trivia

 * Hold Back was first revealed on the December 18, 2013 episode of Nintendo Direct.

In other languages
Zurückhaltung Clemencia Retenue Riguardo てかげん 手下留情（招式）