Schooling (Ability)

Schooling

ぎょぐん

School of Fish

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Generation VII
When it has a lot of HP, the Pokémon forms a powerful school. It stops schooling when its HP is low.


Generation VIII
Currently unknown


Generation IX
Currently unknown

Schooling (Japanese: ぎょぐん School of Fish) is an Ability introduced in Generation VII. It is the signature Ability of Wishiwashi and allows it to change form.

Effect

In battle

If Wishiwashi is level 20 or higher, at the start of battle or the end of a turn, if its HP is above 25% it will change into its School Form. At the end of the turn, if its HP is below 25%, it will change back to its Solo Form.

This Ability cannot be affected by Worry Seed, Skill Swap, Entrainment, or Gastro Acid.

Outside of battle

It is unknown if Schooling has effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Schooling

#	Pokémon		Types	First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0746		Wishiwashi	Water	Water	Schooling	None	None
746Sc	Wishiwashi	Wishiwashi	Water	Water	Schooling	None	None
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	魚群 Yùhkwàhn
Chinese	Mandarin	魚群 / 鱼群 Yúqún
French		Banc
German		Fischschwarm
Italian		Banco
Korean		어군 Eogun
Polish		Ławica
Russian		Косяк Kosyak
Spanish		Banco

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.