| Hold Back | Details | Level Up | TM | Egg Move |
| Gen IX Dex | Gen VIII Dex | Gen VII Dex | Gen VI Dex |
| Attack Name | Battle Type | Category |
|
Hold Back てかげん |
 |
 |
| Power Points | Base Power | Accuracy |
| 40 | 40 | 100 |
| Battle Effect: | ||
| The user holds back when it attacks and the target is left with at least 1 HP. | ||
| Secondary Effect: | Effect Rate: | |
| No effect. | -- % | |
| TM # | Speed Priority | Pokémon Hit in Battle |
| None | 0 | Selected target |
| Contest Type | Appeal | Jam |
 |
 |
|
| Contest Effect | ||
| Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect. | ||
| Physical Contact | Sound-Type - Details | Punch Move - Details | Snatchable | Usable in Sky Battles? |
| Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Defrosts When Used? | Hits the opposite side in Triple Battles? | Reflected By Magic Coat/Magic Bounce? | Blocked by Protect/Detect? | Copyable by Mirror Move? |
| No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Pokémon that learn Hold Back by an Event or a special way:
| No. | Pic | Name | Type | Abilities | Base Stats | ||||||
| HP | Att | Def | S.Att | S.Def | Spd | ||||||
| #251 |
|
Celebi |   |
Natural Cure | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
| #374 |
|
Beldum |  |
Clear Body | 40 | 55 | 80 | 35 | 60 | 30 | |
| #497 |
|
Serperior | |
Overgrow | 75 | 75 | 95 | 75 | 95 | 113 | |
| #500 |
|
Emboar |   |
Blaze | 110 | 123 | 65 | 100 | 65 | 65 | |
| #503 |
|
Samurott |  |
Torrent | 95 | 100 | 85 | 108 | 70 | 70 | |
Pokémon That Learn Hold Back By Breeding:
| No. | Pic | Name | Type | Abilities | Base Stats | |||||
| HP | Att | Def | S.Att | S.Def | Spd | |||||