Magic Coat (move)

Magic Coat
マジックコート Magic Coat
Magic Coat VIII.png
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Type  Psychic
Category  Status
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  +4
  • 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 the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  1
Jam  0  
Can avoid being startled by others.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earns double the score on the final performance.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  0  
Works great if the user goes last this turn.

Magic Coat (Japanese: マジックコート Magic Coat) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV, it was the signature move of Spoink and Grumpig, but other Pokémon could still inherit it via breeding.

Effect

  This move effect may be in need of research.
Reason: Do the details of the effects of Magic Bounce also apply to Magic Coat? What is the precedence for other Abilities that alter damage taken like Volt Absorb?
You can discuss this on the talk page.

For the remainder of the turn, Magic Coat reflects certain status moves back at the attacker. Refer below for the list of reflectable moves.

If a move targets an entire side (such as entry hazard moves), if any Pokémon on that side reflects the move with Magic Coat then the whole side is unaffected (and only the first Pokémon with Magic Coat or Magic Bounce will reflect the move).

A reflected move cannot be reflected by the new target's Magic Coat or Magic Bounce. Move-drawing Abilities redirect a move before it activates Magic Coat. Magic Coat takes effect before Soundproof.

Magic Coat is an increased priority move and will go before most moves. It fails if the user goes last in the turn.

Generation III

In this generation only, in a Double Battle, if a reflectable move targets both Pokémon on a side, then:

  • If the leftmost Pokémon is protected by Magic Coat, neither it nor its ally will take damage and the move will be reflected at both opponents.
  • If only the rightmost Pokémon is protected by Magic Coat, its ally will take damage first, and then the move will be reflected at the attacker.

In this generation only, Soundproof takes effect before Magic Coat.

Magic Coat's effect ends if it reflects a move.

Generation IV

In battles with multiple opponents, if a reflectable move targets multiple Pokémon on a side, then the move will be reflected at the attacker only (regardless of the position of the Pokémon protected by Magic Coat).

Generation V

Magic Coat effect no longer ends if it reflects a move, so can reflect multiple moves per turn.

In battles with multiple opponents, if a reflectable move targets multiple Pokémon on a side, then the move can be reflected at multiple opponents.

Generation VII

If powered up by a Psychium Z into Z-Magic Coat, the user's Special Defense rises two stages.

Generation IX

Magic Coat cannot be selected in a battle.

Affected moves

The following moves can be reflected by Magic Coat. This list also applies to Magic Bounce.

Move Type Generations
III IV V VI VII VIII
Attract  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Baby-Doll Eyes  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Block  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Captivate  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Charm  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Confide  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Confuse Ray  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Corrosive Gas  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Cotton Spore  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Dark Void  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Defog  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Disable  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Eerie Impulse  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Embargo  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Encore  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Entrainment  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Fake Tears  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Feather Dance  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Flash  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Flatter  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Floral Healing  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Foresight  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Forest's Curse  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Gastro Acid  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Glare  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Grass Whistle  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Growl  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Heal Block  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Heal Pulse  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Hypnosis  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Kinesis  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Leech Seed  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Leer  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Lovely Kiss  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Magic Powder  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Mean Look  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Metal Sound  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Miracle Eye  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Noble Roar  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Odor Sleuth  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Parting Shot  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Play Nice  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Poison Gas  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Poison Powder  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Powder  Bug  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Purify  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Roar  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Sand Attack  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Scary Face  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Screech  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Simple Beam  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Sing  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Sleep Powder  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Smokescreen  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Soak  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Spider Web  Bug  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Spikes  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Spite  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Spore  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Spotlight  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Stealth Rock  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Sticky Web  Bug  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Strength Sap  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
String Shot  Bug  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Stun Spore  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Supersonic  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Swagger  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Sweet Kiss  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Sweet Scent  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Tail Whip  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Tar Shot  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Taunt  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Tearful Look  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Telekinesis  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Thunder Wave  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Tickle  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Topsy-Turvy  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Torment  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Toxic  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Toxic Spikes  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Toxic Thread  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Trick-or-Treat  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Venom Drench  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Whirlwind  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Will-O-Wisp  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Worry Seed  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Yawn  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Description

Games Description
RSEColo.XD Reflects special effects back to the attacker.
FRLG Reflects back the foe's Leech Seed and any status-damaging move.
DPPtHGSSPBR A barrier reflects back to the foe moves like Leech Seed and moves that damage status.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
A barrier reflects back to the target moves like Leech Seed and moves that damage status.
SwShBDSPLA Moves like Leech Seed and moves that inflict status conditions are blocked by a barrier and reflected back to the user of those moves.
SV This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0137     Mineral Mineral 56 56 56 56 50 50
0233     Mineral Mineral 56 56 1, 56 1, 56 50 50
0325     Field Field 28 21 21 21 21 21
0326     Field Field 28 21 21 21 21 21
0428     Field Human-Like 1 1 1 1 1 1
0474     Mineral Mineral 56 56 1, 56 1, 56 50 50
0517     Field Field 20
0518     Field Field 1
0720  
Hoopa
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 10 10
0792    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 43 49
0806    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 7USUM 25
0826    
 
Bug Bug 8
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
0063     Human-Like Human-Like
0203    
 
Field Field
0206     Field Field
0352     Field Field
0359     Field Field
0517     Field Field
0653     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.


By Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
Tutor
0026  
Raichu
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Fairy
0035     Fairy Fairy
0036     Fairy Fairy
0039    
 
Fairy Fairy
0040    
 
Fairy Fairy
0063     Human-Like Human-Like
0064     Human-Like Human-Like
0065     Human-Like Human-Like
0072    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0073    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0079    
 
Monster Water 1
0080    
 
Monster Water 1
0081    
 
Mineral Mineral
0082    
 
Mineral Mineral
0096     Human-Like Human-Like
0097     Human-Like Human-Like
0100     Mineral Mineral
0101     Mineral Mineral
0120     Water 3 Water 3
0121    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0124    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0137     Mineral Mineral
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0152     Monster Grass
0153     Monster Grass
0154     Monster Grass
0163    
 
Flying Flying
0164    
 
Flying Flying
0173     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0174    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0175     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0176    
 
Flying Fairy
0177    
 
Flying Flying
0178    
 
Flying Flying
0196     Field Field
0199    
 
Monster Water 1
0200     Amorphous Amorphous
0203    
 
Field Field
0206     Field Field
0222    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0233     Mineral Mineral
0238    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0251    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0280    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0281    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0282    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0299     Mineral Mineral
0302    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0307    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0308    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0325     Field Field
0326     Field Field
0337    
 
Mineral Mineral
0338    
 
Mineral Mineral
0343    
 
Mineral Mineral
0344    
 
Mineral Mineral
0350     Water 1 Dragon
0352     Field Field
0353     Amorphous Amorphous
0354     Amorphous Amorphous
0358     Amorphous Amorphous
0359     Field Field
0380    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0381    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0385    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0386  
Deoxys
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0411    
 
Monster Monster
0425    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0426    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0427     Field Human-Like
0428     Field Human-Like
0429     Amorphous Amorphous
0433     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0439    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0462    
 
Mineral Mineral
0468    
 
Flying Fairy
0474     Mineral Mineral
0475    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0476    
 
Mineral Mineral
0480     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0481     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0482     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0487  
Giratina
Origin Forme
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0488     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0493  
Arceus
All available forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0494    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0517     Field Field
0518     Field Field
0527    
 
Field Flying
0528    
 
Field Flying
0531     Fairy Fairy
0540    
 
Bug Bug
0541    
 
Bug Bug
0542    
 
Bug Bug
0561    
 
Flying Flying
0562     Mineral Amorphous
0563     Mineral Amorphous
0574     Human-Like Human-Like
0575     Human-Like Human-Like
0576     Human-Like Human-Like
0577     Amorphous Amorphous
0578     Amorphous Amorphous
0579     Amorphous Amorphous
0582     Mineral Mineral
0583     Mineral Mineral
0584     Mineral Mineral
0592  
Frillish
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0593  
Jellicent
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0594     Water 1 Water 2
0599     Mineral Mineral
0600     Mineral Mineral
0601     Mineral Mineral
0605     Human-Like Human-Like
0606     Human-Like Human-Like
0615     Mineral Mineral
0622    
 
Mineral Mineral
0623    
 
Mineral Mineral
0648    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0649  
Genesect
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0653     Field Field
0654     Field Field
0655    
 
Field Field
0669  
Flabébé
All forms
  Fairy Fairy
0670  
Floette
All forms
  Fairy Fairy
0670  
Floette
Eternal Flower
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0671  
Florges
All forms
  Fairy Fairy
0677     Field Field
0678  
Meowstic
All forms
  Field Field
0682     Fairy Fairy
0683     Fairy Fairy
0684     Fairy Fairy
0685     Fairy Fairy
0700     Field Field
0703    
 
Fairy Mineral
0707    
 
Mineral Mineral
0708    
 
Grass Amorphous
0709    
 
Grass Amorphous
0710  
Pumpkaboo
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0711  
Gourgeist
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0720  
Hoopa
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0730    
 
Water 1 Field
0747    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0748    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0751    
 
Water 1 Bug
0752    
 
Water 1 Bug
0755    
 
Grass Grass
0756    
 
Grass Grass
0764     Grass Grass
0765    
 
Field Field
0772     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0773  
Silvally
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0779    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0786    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0788    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0792    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0793    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0796     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0805    
 
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.
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.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0206     Field Field Dream World - Icy Cave
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

Magic Coat gives the user (and teammates from Super Mystery Dungeon) the Magic Coat status, which causes certain moves targeting it to be reflected back at the attacker instead, without being affected by them. Magic Coat only reflects the effect the move would have on the user, rather than its usage; for example a move with multiple targets will still affect other targets (if they are not affected by the Magic Coat status condition), even if the Pokémon becomes incapable of action from the bounced move. Magic Coat does not bounce back attacks if the attacker is not adjacent, if the move has already been bounced back, or if it was cutting a corner. The status lasts for 11-12RBTDS / 6SMD turns.

The following moves can be reflected by Magic Coat:


Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 19 - —% - User User -
MDTDS - - 19 - —% - User User -
BSL - - 19 - —% - User User -
SMD - - 20 40 —% - Entire room Party Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Description

Games Description
MDRB The user gains the Magic Coat status. The user reflects several moves directly back to the foes.
MDTDS Gives the Pokémon that uses this move the Magic Coat status, which reflects several kinds of moves back at enemies.
BSL じぶんを マジックコートじょうたいにかえる いくつかのわざを あいてに そのまま はねかえす
MDGtI  UNUSED
SMD You'll get the Magic Coat status, which reflects status moves and effects of items such as wands back at the attacker. But there are some moves and items that cannot be reflected, so be careful! The status will go away after a while.
MDRTDX You and your teammates in the same room will get the Magic Coat status, which reflects status moves and the effects of wands back at the attacker. But there are some moves that cannot be reflected, so be careful! The status will go away after a while.


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it targets the user (thus it does not need an accuracy check). Any move reflected by Magic Coat still has to undergo accuracy checks as normal, however.
  • In Generation VII, Blacephalon can learn this move by leveling up, but not by Move Tutor.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 魔法反射 Mōfaat Fáanseh *
魔術外衣 Mōseuht Ngoihyī *
Mandarin 魔法反射 Mófǎ Fǎnshè *
魔術外衣 / 魔术外衣 Móshù Wàiyī *
  French Reflet Magik
  German Magiemantel
  Greek Μαγικός Μανδύας
  Italian Magivelo
  Korean 매직코트 Maejik-koteu
Portuguese   Brazil Capa Mágica
  Portugal Capa Mágica
  Serbian Magični Oklop
  Spanish Capa Mágica
  Vietnamese Màn Chắn Ma Thuật


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