Coil (move)

Coil とぐろをまく Coil Around

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Battles Type  Poison Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V

Contests Category  [[{{{category}}} Contest|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Category  [[{{{category}}} Contest|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Coil on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Coil on Eevee's Movedex

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 BWB2W2 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
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison	44
024		Arbok	Poison		Poison	53
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal	43	37
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison	64	49
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass	31
496		Servine	Grass		Grass	36
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass	38
603		Eelektrik	Electric		Electric	54
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Coil, along with Quiver Dance 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.
• Despite being based on snakes, Onix and Steelix cannot learn Coil.

In other languages

Language Title Dutch Oprollen French Enroulement German Einrollen Italian Arrotola Korean 똬리틀기 Thoari Thulgi Spanish Enrosque

Variations of the move Quiver Dance
Quiver Dance • Coil

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