Coil (move)

Coil (Japanese: とぐろをまく Coil Up) is a non-damaging Poison-type move introduced in Generation V.

Coil redirects here. For the Pokémon named Coil in Japanese, see Magnemite (Pokémon).

Coil
とぐろをまく Coil Up

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 Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
Affects the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation V
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Tough
Appeal	1 ♥
Jamming	0
Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Coil raises the user's Attack, Defense, and accuracy stats by one stage each.

If powered up by a Poisonium Z into Z-Coil, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Description

Games	Description
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh	The user coils up and concentrates. This raises its Attack and Defense stats as well as its accuracy.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	44	44	44^SMUSUM	44^BDSP
024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	56	56	56^SMUSUM	56^BDSP
162		Furret		Field		Field			1	1^BDSP
206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	43^BW 37^B2W2	37	28^SM 31^USUM	48
336		Seviper		Field	Dragon	64^BW 49^B2W2	48^XY 46^ORAS	44	44^BDSP
350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon		44^ORAS	41	48
367		Huntail		Water 1		Water 1		45^ORAS	45	45^BDSP
368		Gorebyss		Water 1		Water 1		45^ORAS	45	45^BDSP
495		Snivy		Field	Grass	31	31	31
496		Servine		Field	Grass	36	36	36
497		Serperior		Field	Grass	38	38	38
603		Eelektrik		Amorphous		Amorphous	54	54	54
604		Eelektross		Amorphous		Amorphous		1	1
718		Zygarde		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		80	72	72^SwSh
843		Silicobra		Field	Dragon				45^SwSh
844		Sandaconda		Field	Dragon				49^SwSh
850		Sizzlipede		Bug		Bug				25^SwSh
851		Centiskorch		Bug		Bug				25^SwSh
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 games

Description

Games	Description
MDGtI	It boosts your Attack, Defense, and accuracy. (The stat changes return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.)
SMD	It boosts your Attack, Defense, and accuracy. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Coil, along with Quiver Dance, Geomancy, 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.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	盤蜷 Pùhnkyùhn
Chinese	Mandarin	盤蜷 / 盘蜷 Pánquán
Dutch		Oprollen
French		Enroulement
German		Einrollen
Italian		Arrotola
Korean		똬리틀기 Ttwariteulgi
Brazilian Portuguese		Enroscar
Spanish		Enrosque

Variations of the move Quiver Dance

Quiver Dance • Coil

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