Essentials
Summary
Raises the user's Attack, Defense, and accuracy by one stage each.
Damage Dealt
Stats
- Power
 - — (no damage)
 - Accuracy
 - — (cannot miss)
 - PP
 - 20, up to 32 with 
 PP Up - Target
 - User
 - Effect chance
 - n/a
 - Priority
 - 0 (normal)
 
Flags
- Makes contact
 - Has a charging turn
 - Must recharge
 - Blocked by Detect and Protect
 - Reflectable
 - 
            Snatchable
            
This move will be stolen if another Pokémon has used Snatch this turn.
 - Copied by Mirror Move
 - Punch-based
 - Sound-based
 - Unusable during Gravity
 - Defrosts when used
 - Targets opposite side in triples
 - Heals
 - Ignores Substitute
 - Powder-based
 - Jaw-based
 - Pulse-based
 - Ballistics-based
 - Mental effects
 - Unusable during Sky Battles
 - Dance
 
Machines

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            Not a TM
            
 
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            Not a TM
            
 
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            Not a TM
            
 
Effect
Raises the user's Attack, Defense, and accuracy by one stage each.
Meta
This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.
- No damage; lowers target's stats or raises user's stats
 - raise Attack by 1 raise Defense by 1 raise accuracy by 1
 
Flavor
Flavor Text

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The user coils up and concentrates. This raises its Attack and Defense stats as well as its accuracy.
 
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The user coils up and concentrates. This raises its Attack and Defense stats as well as its accuracy.
 
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The user coils up and concentrates. This raises its Attack and Defense stats as well as its accuracy.
 
Foreign Names
- Japanese
        

 - とぐろをまく (togurowomaku)
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 - とぐろをまく
 - Korean
        

 - 똬리틀기
 - Chinese
        

 - 盤蜷
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 - 盘蜷
 - French
        

 - Enroulement
 - German
        

 - Einrollen
 - Spanish
        

 - Enrosque
 - Italian
        

 - Arrotola
 
Similar moves
No other moves have the same effect as Coil.
Pokémon
    
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Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | Ekans | 
     
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Intimidate
     Shed Skin Unnerve  | 
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    Field
     Dragon  | 
    35 | 60 | 44 | 40 | 54 | 55 | 288 | |
| 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | Arbok | 
     
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Intimidate
     Shed Skin Unnerve  | 
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    Field
     Dragon  | 
    60 | 95 | 69 | 65 | 79 | 80 | 448 | |
| — | — | Furret | 
     
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Run Away
     Keen Eye Frisk  | 
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Field | 85 | 76 | 64 | 45 | 55 | 90 | 415 | |||||
| 43 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 31 | Dunsparce | 
     
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Serene Grace
     Run Away Rattled  | 
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Field | 100 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 45 | 415 | |
| 64 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 44 | Seviper | 
     
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Shed Skin
     Infiltrator  | 
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    Field
     Dragon  | 
    73 | 100 | 60 | 100 | 60 | 65 | 458 | |
| 44 | 41 | 41 | Milotic | 
     
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Marvel Scale
     Competitive Cute Charm  | 
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    Water 1
     Dragon  | 
    95 | 60 | 79 | 100 | 125 | 81 | 540 | ||||
| 45 | 45 | 45 | Huntail | 
     
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Swift Swim
     Water Veil  | 
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Water 1 | 55 | 104 | 105 | 94 | 75 | 52 | 485 | ||||
| 45 | 45 | 45 | Gorebyss | 
     
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Swift Swim
     Hydration  | 
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Water 1 | 55 | 84 | 105 | 114 | 75 | 52 | 485 | ||||
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | Snivy | 
     
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Overgrow
     Contrary  | 
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    Field
     Grass  | 
    45 | 45 | 55 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 308 | |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | Servine | 
     
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Overgrow
     Contrary  | 
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    Field
     Grass  | 
    60 | 60 | 75 | 60 | 75 | 83 | 413 | |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | Serperior | 
     
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Overgrow
     Contrary  | 
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    Field
     Grass  | 
    75 | 75 | 95 | 75 | 95 | 113 | 528 | |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | Eelektrik | 
     
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Levitate | ![]()  | 
Amorphous | 65 | 85 | 70 | 75 | 70 | 40 | 405 | |
| — | — | — | — | Eelektross | 
     
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Levitate | ![]()  | 
Amorphous | 85 | 115 | 80 | 105 | 80 | 50 | 515 | |||
| 80 | 80 | 72 | 72 | Zygarde | 
     
     
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Aura Break | ![]()  | 
Undiscovered | 108 | 100 | 121 | 81 | 95 | 95 | 600 | |||
| 72 | 72 | 10% Zygarde | 
     
     
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Power Construct | ![]()  | 
Undiscovered | 54 | 100 | 71 | 61 | 85 | 115 | 486 | |||||
| 72 | 72 | 50% Zygarde | 
     
     
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Power Construct | ![]()  | 
Undiscovered | 108 | 100 | 121 | 81 | 95 | 95 | 600 | |||||
| 72 | 72 | Complete Zygarde | 
     
     
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Power Construct | ![]()  | 
Undiscovered | 216 | 100 | 121 | 91 | 95 | 85 | 708 | |||||
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