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 TM213 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

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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 during Generation VIII, in The Isle of Armor. It is TM213 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

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• Effect
  • Generation VIII
    • Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
• Description
• Learnset
  • By TM/Move Tutor
• In other games
  • Pokémon UNITE
• In other generations
• In other languages

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Effect

Coaching boosts the Attack and Defense of all allies (but not the user or allies in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move) 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.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Coaching cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description SwShLA SV 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. Champs Boosts allies' Attack and Defense stats by 1 stage.

Learnset

By TM/Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Compatibility
					VIII	IX
					SwShIA Tutor	SV TM213
0062		Poliwrath		Water 1	✔	✔
0066		Machop		Human-Like	✔
0067		Machoke		Human-Like	✔
0068		Machamp		Human-Like	✔
0106		Hitmonlee		Human-Like	✔	✔
0107		Hitmonchan		Human-Like	✔	✔
0145		Zapdos Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0214		Heracross		Bug	✔	✔
0215		Sneasel Hisuian Form		Field		✔
0237		Hitmontop		Human-Like	✔	✔
0256		Combusken		Field	✔	✔
0257		Blaziken		Field	✔	✔
0296		Makuhita		Human-Like		✔
0297		Hariyama		Human-Like		✔
0392		Infernape		Field Human-Like		✔
0447		Riolu		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0448		Lucario		Field Human-Like	✔	✔
0453		Croagunk		Human-Like	✔	✔
0454		Toxicroak		Human-Like	✔	✔
0475		Gallade		Human-Like Amorphous	✔	✔
0499		Pignite		Field		✔
0500		Emboar		Field		✔
0532		Timburr		Human-Like	✔	✔
0533		Gurdurr		Human-Like	✔	✔
0534		Conkeldurr		Human-Like	✔	✔
0538		Throh		Human-Like	✔
0539		Sawk		Human-Like	✔
0549		Lilligant Hisuian Form		Grass		✔
0559		Scraggy		Field Dragon	✔	✔
0560		Scrafty		Field Dragon	✔	✔
0619		Mienfoo		Field Human-Like	✔	✔
0620		Mienshao		Field Human-Like	✔	✔
0638		Cobalion		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0639		Terrakion		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0640		Virizion		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0647		Keldeo All forms		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0648		Meloetta		No Eggs Discovered		✔
0652		Chesnaught		Field		✔
0674		Pancham		Field Human-Like	✔
0675		Pangoro		Field Human-Like	✔
0701		Hawlucha		Flying Human-Like	✔	✔
0724		Decidueye Hisuian Form		Flying		✔
0739		Crabrawler		Water 3		✔
0740		Crabominable		Water 3		✔
0759		Stufful		Field	✔
0760		Bewear		Field	✔
0766		Passimian		Field	✔	✔
0783		Hakamo-o		Dragon	✔	✔
0784		Kommo-o		Dragon	✔	✔
0794		Buzzwole		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0795		Pheromosa		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0802		Marshadow		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0807		Zeraora		No Eggs Discovered	✔
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 All forms		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0891		Kubfu		No Eggs Discovered	−	✔
0892		Urshifu Single Strike Style		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0892		Urshifu Rapid Strike Style		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0903		Sneasler		Field		✔
0914		Quaquaval		Flying Water 1		✔
0922		Pawmo		Field		✔
0923		Pawmot		Field		✔
0979		Annihilape		Field		✔
1006		Iron Valiant		No Eggs Discovered		✔
1010		Iron Leaves		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.

In other games

Pokémon UNITE

Coaching

Pokémon	Move Icon	Image	Level Learned	Cooldown	Description
Mew			3	7s	Has the user move toward and ally Pokémon, grant that Pokémon a shield, and increase that Pokémon's basic attack speed. The cooldown of Electro Ball, Solar Beam, or Surf is reduced each time this move is used. Also if this move is used on an ally Pokémon that has not been targeted by this move for a set amount of time, this move's cooldown immediately resets. Upgraded to Coaching+ when the Pokémon reaches Lv. 12. Upgrade: Reduces this move's cooldown. Also, reduces the waiting time before this move can be used on a recently coached ally again without triggering its cooldown.

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	指導 Jídouh
	Mandarin	指導 / 指导 Zhǐdǎo
French		Coaching
German		Coaching
Italian		Coaching
Korean		코칭 Koching
Brazilian Portuguese		Encorajar
Spanish		Motivación

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