Coil (move)

Coil redirects here. For the Pokémon named Coil in Japanese, see Magnemite (Pokémon).
Coil
とぐろをまく Coil Up
Coil IX.png
Coil IX 2.png
Type  Poison
Category  Status
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Condition  Tough
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

Coil (Japanese: とぐろをまく Coil Up) is a non-damaging Poison-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Coil raises the user's Attack, Defense, and accuracy stats by one stage each.

If powered up by a Poisonium Z into Z-Coil, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Description

Games Description
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
The user coils up and concentrates. This raises its Attack and Defense stats as well as its accuracy.
SV The user coils up and concentrates. This boosts its Attack and Defense stats as well as its accuracy.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0023     Field Dragon 44 44 44 44 44
0024     Field Dragon 56 56 56 56 56
0162     Field Field 1 1 1
0206     Field Field 43BW
37B2W2
37 28SM
31USUM
48 48 44
0336     Field Dragon 64BW
49B2W2
48XY
46ORAS
44 44 44
0350     Water 1 Dragon 44ORAS 41 48 48 48
0367     Water 1 Water 1 45ORAS 45 45
0368     Water 1 Water 1 45ORAS 45 45
0495     Field Grass 31 31 31 31
0496     Field Grass 36 36 36 36
0497     Field Grass 38 38 38 38
0603     Amorphous Amorphous 54 54 54 54
0604     Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1
0718  
Zygarde
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 80 72 72
0843     Field Dragon 45 45
0844     Field Dragon 49 49
0850    
 
Bug Bug 25
0851    
 
Bug Bug 25
0982  
Dudunsparce
All forms
  Field Field 44
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0968     Field Field
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Coil raises the user's Attack, Defense, and accuracy.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDGtI - - 15 50 —% - User User -
SMD - - 15 30 —% - User User -
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Description

Games Description
MDGtI It boosts your Attack, Defense, and accuracy. (The stat changes return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a  Wonder Tile.)
SMD It boosts your Attack, Defense, and accuracy. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a  Wonder Tile.


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 盤蜷 Pùhnkyùhn
Mandarin 盤蜷 / 盘蜷 Pánquán
  Dutch Oprollen
  French Enroulement
  German Einrollen
  Italian Arrotola
  Korean 똬리틀기 Ttwariteulgi
  Brazilian Portuguese Enroscar
  Spanish Enrosque



Variations of the move Quiver Dance
  Quiver DanceCoilVictory Dance


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.