Armor Tail (Ability)

Armor Tail (Japanese: テイルアーマー Tail Armor) is an Ability introduced in Generation IX. It is the signature Ability of Farigiraf.

Description

Effect

In battle

If an opponent uses a move with increased priority (including moves boosted by Prankster or Gale Wings) that targets the Pokémon with Armor Tail or its allies, Armor Tail prevents the Pokémon from executing that move (PP is still consumed). As such, the opponent can only target the Pokémon with Armor Tail or its allies using a move with decreased priority or a move without any.

Moves that target all Pokémon (except Perish Song) and moves that target the opponent's side of the field cannot be blocked by Armor Tail, even if they become priority moves. Armor Tail has no effect on allies' priority moves.

Mold Breaker, Turboblaze, and Teravolt will ignore this Ability.

Priority moves called using Instruct retain their original priority, and are blocked by Armor Tail. Non-priority moves called using Instruct with increased priority (for example, if the Instruct-user has Prankster similarly retain their original priority and are not blocked.

Priority moves called using any moves that call other moves are not blocked by Armor Tail. Moves that target the opponent called using any moves that call other moves with increased priority will be blocked regardless of their base priority value.

Pokémon with Armor Tail

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0981		Farigiraf	Normal	Psychic	Cud Chew		Sap Sipper
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

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