Hold Hands (move)

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

Effect
Hold Hands has no known 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). It will hit the target even if it has used, , or , but will fail if the target is protected by or in the  of a move like  or.

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

Hold Hands can be used as a part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing certain moves (,, , , and ) to give an extra three appeal points if any of them is used in the next turn.

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In other languages
Händchenhalten Manos juntas Mains Jointes Mano nella Mano てをつなぐ 牽手（招式）