Coaching (move)

Coaching (Japanese: コーチング Coaching) is a non-damaging Fighting-type move introduced in Generation VIII.

Coaching
コーチング Coaching

Battles

Type	Fighting
Category	Status
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
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

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
Affects all allies

Availability

Introduced	Generation VIII
Move Tutor in The Isle of Armor

On Smogon's Movedex:
- 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
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		SwSh	SwSh EP	BDSP	LA
062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1	✔
066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
067		Machoke		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
106		Hitmonlee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
107		Hitmonchan		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
145		Zapdos Galarian Form		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
214		Heracross		Bug		Bug	✔
237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
256		Combusken		Field		Field	✔
257		Blaziken		Field		Field	✔
447		Riolu		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like	✔
453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔
532		Timburr		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
533		Gurdurr		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
534		Conkeldurr		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
538		Throh		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
539		Sawk		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon	✔
560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon	✔
619		Mienfoo		Field	Human-Like	✔
620		Mienshao		Field	Human-Like	✔
638		Cobalion		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
639		Terrakion		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
640		Virizion		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
647		Keldeo		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like	✔
675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like	✔
701		Hawlucha		Flying	Human-Like	✔
759		Stufful		Field		Field	✔
760		Bewear		Field		Field	✔
766		Passimian		Field		Field	✔
783		Hakamo-o		Dragon		Dragon	✔
784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon	✔
794		Buzzwole		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
795		Pheromosa		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
802		Marshadow		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
807		Zeraora		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
815		Cinderace		Field	Human-Like	✔
852		Clobbopus		Water 1	Human-Like	✔
853		Grapploct		Water 1	Human-Like	✔
865		Sirfetch'd		Flying	Field	✔
870		Falinks		Fairy	Mineral	✔
889		Zamazenta		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
891		Kubfu		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
892		Urshifu Single Strike Style		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
892		Urshifu Rapid Strike Style		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other languages

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

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