Stall (Ability)

Stall	あとだし
	Going After
Flavor text Generation IV The Pokémon moves after even slower foes. Generation V The Pokémon moves after all other Pokémon do. Generation VI The Pokémon moves after all other Pokémon do. Generation VII The Pokémon moves after all other Pokémon do. Generation VIII The Pokémon moves after all other Pokémon do. Generation IX The Pokémon is always the last to use its moves. Champions The Pokémon's moves go last among moves of the same priority.

Stall (Japanese: あとだし Going After) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. It is the signature Ability of Sableye.

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• Effect
  • In battle
    • Generation IV
    • Generation V onward
  • Outside of battle
• Pokémon with Stall
• In other games
  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
  • Description
• In other languages

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Effect

In battle

The Pokémon with this Ability moves last in its priority bracket, regardless of its Speed and Trick Room. If Stall is gained, lost, or suppressed, then it will not affect turn order until the beginning of the next turn.

If the Pokémon's held Quick Claw activates, Stall does not affect when that Pokémon moves.

Generation IV

If multiple Pokémon have the Ability Stall and use moves with the same priority, the Pokémon with the lower Speed will move first (regardless of Trick Room).

A Pokémon with Stall moves before Pokémon holding a Lagging Tail or Full Incense. If a Pokémon with Stall also holds a Lagging Tail or Full Incense, Stall does not affect when the Pokémon moves.

Generation V onward

If multiple Pokémon with the Ability Stall or that are holding a Lagging Tail or Full Incense use moves with the same priority, the Pokémon move relatively according to Speed (the order is reversed during Trick Room).

Outside of battle

Stall has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Stall

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	Keen Eye	StallGen IV+	Prankster
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.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, and the Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare) games, an AI controlled Pokémon with Stall will only consider attacking if there's an adjacent enemy. This does not impact the rest of the AI's decisions, meaning it still can attack enemies far away with moves that have range, as long as there's at least one enemy near them.

Description

Games Description MDTDS Restricts the Pokémon to using moves on foes one tile away. Doesn't affect leaders. BSL てきが となりに いないと わざを つかわない リーダーのときは つかうぞ MDGtI Unavailable SMD The Pokémon ambushes and attacks an enemy that approaches it! MDRTDX The Pokémon ambushes and attacks enemies that approach it.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	慢出 Maahnchēut
	Mandarin	慢出 Mànchū
French		Frein
German		Zeitspiel
Italian		Rallentatore
Korean		시간벌기 Sigan Beolgi
Brazilian Portuguese		Adiar
Spanish		Rezagado
Vietnamese		Trễ Nải

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.