Armor Tail (Ability)

Armor Tail	テイルアーマー
	Tail Armor
Flavor text Generation IX The mysterious tail covering the Pokémon's head makes opponents unable to use priority moves against the Pokémon or its allies. Champions Opponents are unable to use priority moves against the Pokémon or its allies.

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.

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  • In battle
• Pokémon with Armor Tail
• In other languages

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Description

Event	Gen IX
Armor Tail activated	"(The wild/opposing) <Pokémon> cannot use <move>!"

Effect

In battle

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If an opponent uses a move with increased priority (including moves boosted by Prankster, Gale Wings, or Triage) that targets the Pokémon with Armor Tail or its allies, Armor Tail prevents the Pokémon from executing that move, after PP is deducted from it. As such, the opponent can only use a move with decreased priority or a move that does not target the Pokémon with Armor Tail or its allies.

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 moves with increased priority. Armor Tail has no effect on allies' moves with increased priority.

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

Moves with increased priority that are called using Instruct retain their original priority and are blocked by Armor Tail. Moves with decreased priority and moves without any—both which are called using Instruct with increased priority (i.e.: the user with Prankster)—similarly retain their original priority and cannot be blocked.

Moves with increased priority that are called using any moves that call other moves cannot be blocked by Armor Tail. If a move that calls other moves is used with increased priority, Armor Tail will block the called move regardless of its original priority.

Pokémon with Armor Tail

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0981		Farigiraf	Normal	Psychic	Cud Chew	Armor Tail	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.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	尾甲 Méih Gaap
	Mandarin	尾甲 Wěi Jiǎ
French		Armure Caudale
German		Schweifrüstung
Italian		Codarmatura
Korean		테일아머 Teil Ameo
Brazilian Portuguese		Cauda de Armadura
Spanish		Cola Armadura

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.