Coaching (move)

Coaching
コーチング Coaching
Coaching IX.png
Coaching IX 2.png
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
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Appeal  0  
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Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

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

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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