Coil (move)

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Coil
とぐろをまく Coil Up
Coil.png
Type  Poison
Category  Status
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  0
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Self: 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.

Description

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


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
023   Ekans Poison Poison 44 44
024   Arbok Poison Poison 53 56
206   Dunsparce Normal Normal 43 37 37
336   Seviper Poison Poison 64 49 48
46
350   Milotic Water Water   44
367   Huntail Water Water   45
368   Gorebyss Water Water   45
495   Snivy Grass Grass 31 31
496   Servine Grass Grass 36 36
497   Serperior Grass Grass 38 38
603   Eelektrik Electric Electric 54 54
604   Eelektross Electric Electric   1
718   Zygarde Dragon Ground   80
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 generations

Trivia

  • Coil, along with Quiver Dance, Geomancy, and Shell Smash, are the only moves that raise three stats at once.
  • This move, along with Hone Claws and Acupressure, are the only moves that raise the accuracy stat.
  • This is the only Poison-type status move that doesn't include any poison-related words in its name.

In other languages

Language Title
  Dutch Oprollen
  French Enroulement
  German Einrollen
  Italian Arrotola
  Korean 똬리틀기 Thoari Thulgi
  Brazilian Portuguese Enroscada
  Spanish Enrosque



Variations of the move Quiver Dance
  Quiver DanceCoilVictory Dance


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