Schooling (Ability)

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Schooling ぎょぐん
School of Fish
Flavor text
Generation VII
When it has a lot of HP, the Pokémon forms a powerful school. It stops schooling when its HP is low.
Generation VIII
When it has a lot of HP, the Pokémon forms a powerful school. It stops schooling when its HP is low.
Generation IX
When it has a lot of HP, the Pokémon forms a powerful school. It stops schooling when its HP is low.

Schooling (Japanese: ぎょぐん School of Fish) is an Ability introduced in Generation VII. It is the signature Ability of Wishiwashi.

Effect

In battle

If Wishiwashi is level 20 or higher and its HP is above 25% when it is sent out or at the end of a turn, it will change into its School Form. At the end of a turn, if its HP is equal to 25% or below, it will change back to its Solo Form.

Gastro Acid, Worry Seed, and Simple Beam fail if the target has the Ability Schooling. Role Play, Skill Swap, Entrainment, and Doodle fail if either Pokémon has Schooling. Schooling cannot be copied by Trace, Power of Alchemy, or Receiver. Schooling cannot be replaced by Mummy or Lingering Aroma, or suppressed by Core Enforcer or Neutralizing Gas. If a Pokémon other than Wishiwashi obtains Schooling with Imposter or Transform, the Pokémon will not change forms.

Outside of battle

Schooling has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Schooling

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0746 Wishiwashi Wishiwashi
Water Water Schooling None None
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
  • For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Trivia

  • Schooling is the only Ability that requires a certain level to activate.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 魚群 Yùhkwàhn
Mandarin 魚群 / 鱼群 Yúqún
France Flag.png French Banc
Germany Flag.png German Fischschwarm
Italy Flag.png Italian Banco
South Korea Flag.png Korean 어군 Eogun
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Cardume
Russia Flag.png Russian Косяк Kosyak
Spain Flag.png Spanish Banco


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