Coaching

Effect

Raises an ally's Attack and Defense by 1. Raises the target's Attack and Defense by 1 stage. Fails if there is no ally adjacent to the user.

Targets

One adjacent ally

Scarlet & Violet

Usable (53 Pokémon)

Pokémon Champions

Usable (26 Pokémon)

Legends: Z-A

Not usable

Pokémon that learn Coaching

71 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

All (71)Champions (26)S/V (53)Z-A (0)

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Z-A	Gens
Poliwrath	Water/Fighting		✓		8–9
Machop	Fighting				8
Machoke	Fighting				8
Machamp	Fighting	✓			8
Hitmonlee	Fighting		✓		8–9
Hitmonchan	Fighting		✓		8–9
Galarian Zapdos	Fighting/Flying		✓		8–9
Mew	Psychic		✓		8–9
Heracross	Bug/Fighting	✓	✓		8–9
Hisuian Sneasel	Fighting/Poison		✓		9
Hitmontop	Fighting		✓		8–9
Combusken	Fire/Fighting		✓		8–9
Blaziken	Fire/Fighting	✓	✓		8–9
Makuhita	Fighting		✓		9
Hariyama	Fighting		✓		9
Medicham	Fighting/Psychic	✓
Infernape	Fire/Fighting	✓	✓		9
Riolu	Fighting		✓		8–9
Lucario	Fighting/Steel	✓	✓		8–9
Croagunk	Poison/Fighting		✓		8–9
Toxicroak	Poison/Fighting	✓	✓		8–9
Gallade	Psychic/Fighting	✓	✓		8–9
Pignite	Fire/Fighting		✓		9
Emboar	Fire/Fighting	✓	✓		9
Timburr	Fighting		✓		8–9
Gurdurr	Fighting		✓		8–9
Conkeldurr	Fighting	✓	✓		8–9
Throh	Fighting				8
Sawk	Fighting				8
Hisuian Lilligant	Grass/Fighting		✓		9
Scraggy	Dark/Fighting		✓		8–9
Scrafty	Dark/Fighting	✓	✓		8–9
Mienfoo	Fighting		✓		8–9
Mienshao	Fighting		✓		8–9
Cobalion	Steel/Fighting		✓		8–9
Terrakion	Rock/Fighting		✓		8–9
Virizion	Grass/Fighting		✓		8–9
Keldeo	Water/Fighting		✓		8–9
Meloetta	Normal/Psychic		✓		9
Chesnaught	Grass/Fighting	✓	✓		9
Pancham	Fighting				8
Pangoro	Fighting/Dark	✓			8
Hawlucha	Fighting/Flying	✓	✓		8–9
Hisuian Decidueye	Grass/Fighting	✓	✓		9
Crabrawler	Fighting		✓		9
Crabominable	Fighting/Ice	✓	✓		9
Stufful	Normal/Fighting				8
Bewear	Normal/Fighting				8
Passimian	Fighting	✓	✓		8–9
Hakamo-o	Dragon/Fighting		✓		8–9
Kommo-o	Dragon/Fighting	✓	✓		8–9
Buzzwole	Bug/Fighting				8
Pheromosa	Bug/Fighting				8
Marshadow	Fighting/Ghost				8
Zeraora	Electric				8
Cinderace	Fire	✓	✓		8–9
Clobbopus	Fighting				8
Grapploct	Fighting	✓			8
Sirfetch’d	Fighting	✓			8
Falinks	Fighting	✓	✓		8–9
Zamazenta	Fighting		✓		8–9
Kubfu	Fighting				8
Urshifu	Fighting/Dark		✓		8–9
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike	Fighting/Water		✓		8–9
Sneasler	Fighting/Poison	✓	✓		9
Quaquaval	Water/Fighting	✓	✓		9
Pawmo	Electric/Fighting		✓		9
Pawmot	Electric/Fighting	✓	✓		9
Annihilape	Fighting/Ghost	✓	✓		9
Iron Valiant	Fairy/Fighting		✓		9
Iron Leaves	Grass/Psychic		✓		9