Coaching (move)

Coaching コーチング Coaching

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects all allies

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Move Tutor in The Isle of Armor

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Coaching (Japanese: コーチング Coaching) is a non-damaging Fighting-type move introduced in Generation VIII.

Effect

Coaching boosts the Attack and Defense of all allies (but not the user or allies in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move) by one stage each. It bypasses all forms of protection to affect the allies, including Crafty Shield.

If used in a Single Battle or when no ally is present, Coaching will fail.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Coaching cannot be selected in a battle.

Generation IX

As no available Pokémon can learn Coaching, it can only be used through Metronome.

Description

Games Description SwShLA SV The user properly coaches its ally Pokémon, boosting their Attack and Defense stats. BDSP This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Learnset

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						SwSh	SwSh EP	BDSP	LA
0062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1	✔
0066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0067		Machoke		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0106		Hitmonlee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0107		Hitmonchan		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0145		Zapdos Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0214		Heracross		Bug		Bug	✔
0237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0256		Combusken		Field		Field	✔
0257		Blaziken		Field		Field	✔
0447		Riolu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like	✔
0453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔
0532		Timburr		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0533		Gurdurr		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0534		Conkeldurr		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0538		Throh		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0539		Sawk		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon	✔
0560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon	✔
0619		Mienfoo		Field	Human-Like	✔
0620		Mienshao		Field	Human-Like	✔
0638		Cobalion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0639		Terrakion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0640		Virizion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0647		Keldeo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like	✔
0675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like	✔
0701		Hawlucha		Flying	Human-Like	✔
0759		Stufful		Field		Field	✔
0760		Bewear		Field		Field	✔
0766		Passimian		Field		Field	✔
0783		Hakamo-o		Dragon		Dragon	✔
0784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon	✔
0794		Buzzwole		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0795		Pheromosa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0802		Marshadow		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0807		Zeraora		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0815		Cinderace		Field	Human-Like	✔
0852		Clobbopus		Water 1	Human-Like	✔
0853		Grapploct		Water 1	Human-Like	✔
0865		Sirfetch'd		Flying	Field	✔
0870		Falinks		Fairy	Mineral	✔
0889		Zamazenta		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0891		Kubfu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0892		Urshifu Single Strike Style		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0892		Urshifu Rapid Strike Style		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Coaching is one of Mew's possible second moves. It is obtained by reaching level 3 and choosing it over Light Screen and Agility.

Coaching has the user move toward an ally Pokémon to grant it a shield and increase its basic attack speed. Each time Coaching is used, the cooldown of Mew's Electro Ball, Solar Beam, or Surf is reduced. Also, if Coaching is used on an ally Pokémon that hasn't been targeted by it for a set amount of time, the move's cooldown immediately resets.

By reaching level 12, Coaching is upgraded into Coaching+, and its cooldown and the waiting time before using it again on a recently coached ally Pokémon without triggering its cooldown are reduced.

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 指導 Jídouh Mandarin 指導 / 指导 Zhǐdǎo French Coaching German Coaching Italian Coaching Korean 코칭 Koching Brazilian Portuguese Encorajar Spanish Motivación

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