Coil (move): Difference between revisions

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 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

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
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. 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 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.
• Eelektrik is the only Pokémon to learn Coil that is not based on a snake.
• 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 • Victory Dance

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