Coil (move)

Coil とぐろをまく Coil Around

Battles 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

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 V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Coil (Japanese: とぐろをまく Coil Around) 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 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
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				--
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.

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 Dance • Coil • Victory Dance

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