Hold Back (move)

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

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Hold Back
てかげん Go Easy
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Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  40 (max. 64)
Power  40
Accuracy  100%
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Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VI
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Appeal  0  
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

Effect

Hold Back inflicts damage, but will leave the target with 1 HP 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 substitute, Hold Back is able to break it and will not leave the substitute with 1 HP.

Description
Games Description
XYORAS The user holds back when it attacks and the target is left with at least 1 HP.
SMUSUM
SwSh		 The user holds back when it attacks, and the target is left with at least 1 HP.
BDSP This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.


Learnset

Generation VI
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
251 Celebi
Undiscovered Undiscovered Pokémon Bank Celebi
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VI
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
179 Mareep
 Monster Field National Pokédex Mareep
374 Beldum
Mineral Mineral Steven's Beldum
497 Serperior
 Field Grass Hidden Ability Present Serperior
500 Emboar
Field Field Hidden Ability Present Emboar
503 Samurott
 Field Field Hidden Ability Present Samurott
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VII
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
446 Munchlax
 Undiscovered Undiscovered Snorlium Z Munchlax
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this 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 Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad MD: GTI SMD MD: RTDX Rumble Rumble Blast Masters EX

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

In other languages
Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 手下留情 Sáuhah Làuhchìhng
Mandarin 手下留情 Shǒuxià Liúqíng
French Retenue
German Zurückhaltung
Italian Riguardo
Korean 적당히손봐주기 Jeokdanghisonbwajugi
Russian Воздержание Vozderzhaniye
Spanish Clemencia



Variations of the move False Swipe
False Swipe • Hold Back
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