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Assist
AssistVII
ねこのて
Cats Paw
Generation: III
Battle Data
Type: Type Normal
Category Status
Power: N/A
Accuracy: N/A%
PP: 20, max: ?
Affects: User
Secondary Effect:
Priority:
Contact: No
Contest Data
Contests (RSE)
Type: Cute
Appeal: 1
Jam: 0
Super Contests (DPPt)
Type: Cute
Appeal: 2 ♥♥
Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)
Type: Cute
Appeal:
Jam:
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Assist (Japanese: ねこのて, HepburnCat's Paw) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

Description[]

Games Description
RSE Attacks randomly with one of the partner's moves.
FRLG The user randomly picks and uses a move of an allied Pokémon.
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
The user hurriedly and randomly uses a move among those known by other Pokémon in the party.
SMUSUM The user hurriedly and randomly uses a move among those known by ally Pokémon.

Effect[]

In Battle[]

Assist makes a Pokémon use a move known by any Pokémon in the user's party. There are some moves that cannot be used by Assist; if all moves cannot be used by Assist, Assist fails.

Contests[]

Changes the appeal points to 1, 2, 4, 6, or 8.

Super Contests[]

Make the order of contestants random in the next turn.

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Level
IV V VI VII VIII IX
300 Skitty Normal Field/Fairy 19 19 (DP)
22 (Pt)
19 22 (XY)
31 (ORAS)
31 {{{11}}}
431 Glameow Normal Ground 29 29 29 29 {{{11}}}
432 Purugly Normal Ground 29 29 29 29 {{{11}}}
509 Purrloin Dark Field 6 6 6 {{{11}}}
510 Liepard Dark Field 6 6 6 {{{11}}}
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding[]

Pokémon Type Egg Groups Father
V VI VII VIII
052 Meowth 300301 300301431432 300301431432
096 Drowzee* 327 327 327
161 Sentret 300301 300301431432 300301431432
327 Spinda 300301 300301431432 300301431432
215 Sneasel 300301431432 (HGSS) 300301431432
390 Chimchar 300301431432 (HGSS) 300301431432
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
* indicates a Pokémon that can only learn this move through chain breeding.

Gallery[]

Main games

Main series

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