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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• Description
• Effect
  • In battle
    • Blocked moves
    • Unblocked moves
• 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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This Ability prevents certain moves with increased priority to be executed, after their PP is deducted.

Mold Breaker, Turboblaze, and Teravolt ignore this Ability.

Blocked moves

Armor Tail blocks the moves with increased priority that target the Pokémon with this Ability or its allies.

The following moves are blocked:

• Moves with priority boosted by Gale Wings, Prankster, or Triage
• Moves called from moves with increased priority (such as Metronome or Mirror Move if their priority is increased; the priority of the called moves is ignored)

The moves that would be blocked when used normally are still blocked when forced by Instruct, or repeated by Encore or a held choice item, since they retain their original priority.

Unblocked moves

Armor Tail has no effect on moves with regular or decreased priority.

Armor Tail has no effect on the following moves even if they have increased priority:

• Moves that do not target the Pokémon with Armor Tail or its allies
• Moves used by allies
• Moves that target the user (such as Protect or Rest)
• Moves that target all Pokémon, except it blocks Perish Song, Flower Shield, and Rototiller
• Moves that target the opponent's side of the field (such as Spikes or Sticky Web)
• Moves that are called (such as Metronome or Mirror Move) by other moves with regular or decreased priority

Status Z-Moves with increased priority will have their Z-Power effect activate. For example, if a Pokémon uses Z-Baby-Doll Eyes on a Pokémon under the effect of Armor Tail, the user will still gain Defense; it will not lower the target's Attack, however.

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.