Coaching (move)

Coaching コーチング Coaching

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 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

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally All Allies (Except Self): 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) 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.

Description

Games Description SwSh 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	✔
145G		Zapdos Galarian Form		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0214		Heracross		Bug		Bug	✔
0237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0256		Combusken		Field		Field	✔
0257		Blaziken		Field		Field	✔
0447		Riolu		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
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		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0639		Terrakion		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0640		Virizion		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0647		Keldeo		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
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		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0795		Pheromosa		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0802		Marshadow		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0807		Zeraora		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
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		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0891		Kubfu		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0892		Urshifu Single Strike Style		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0892		Urshifu Rapid Strike Style		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
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 languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 指導 Jídouh Mandarin 指導 / 指导 Zhǐdǎo Czech Koučování French Coaching German Coaching Italian Coaching Korean 코칭 Coaching Spanish Motivación

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