Skip to content
DexTeam

Poison · Status move · Gen 5

Coil

Coil is a Poison-type status move introduced in Generation 5. It never misses and has 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 20 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Poison

Category

Status

Power

—

Accuracy

—

PP

20 (max 32)

Priority

0

Effect

Raises user's Attack, Defense, accuracy by 1. Raises the user's Attack, Defense, and accuracy by 1 stage.

Targets
The user
Scarlet & Violet
Usable (15 Pokémon)
Pokémon Champions
Usable (6 Pokémon)
Legends: Z-A
Not usable

Pokémon that learn Coil

20 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.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
EkansPoison✓5–7, 9
ArbokPoison✓✓5–7, 9
FurretNormal✓7, 9
DunsparceNormal✓5–9
SeviperPoison✓5–7, 9
MiloticWater✓✓6–9
HuntailWater6–7
GorebyssWater6–7
SnivyGrass✓5–7, 9
ServineGrass✓5–7, 9
SerperiorGrass✓✓5–7, 9
EelektrikElectric✓5–7, 9
EelektrossElectric✓✓5–7, 9
ZygardeDragon/Ground6–8
SilicobraGround✓8–9
SandacondaGround✓✓8–9
SizzlipedeFire/Bug8
CentiskorchFire/Bug8
OrthwormSteel✓✓9
DudunsparceNormal✓5–9

Coil FAQ

What does Coil do?

Coil is a Poison-type status move. Raises the user's Attack, Defense, and accuracy by 1 stage.

Which Pokémon can learn Coil?

20 Pokémon and forms can learn Coil in at least one game: 15 in Scarlet & Violet, 6 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Ekans, Arbok, Furret, Dunsparce, Seviper and Milotic.

Is Coil in Pokémon Champions?

Yes — 6 Pokémon can use Coil in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.

Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.