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Mat Block たたみがえし Tatami Flip
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Target
Foe
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Foe
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Foe
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Self
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Ally
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Ally
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Affects the user and all allies
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Mat Block (Japanese: たたみがえし Tatami Flip) is a non-damaging Fighting-type move introduced in Generation VI. Prior to Generation VII, it was the signature move of Greninja.
Effect
Mat Block protects all Pokémon on the user's side of the field from any moves except status moves for that turn. Unlike Protect, this move is not an increased priority move. Similar to Fake Out, Mat Block will only work if used on the first turn after the Pokémon enters the field; the Pokémon must be switched out and back in to be able to use Mat Block again.
If a damaging Z-Move targets a Pokémon protected by Mat Block, the Z-Move will bypass Mat Block but only do 25% of the original damage, but Mat Block remains in effect. Feint, Hyperspace Fury, Hyperspace Hole, Phantom Force, and Shadow Force will hit regardless and lift the effect of Mat Block from the target's team when successfully used. Additionally, Mat Block cannot protect against Future Sight or Doom Desire.
If powered up by a Fightinium Z into Z-Mat Block, the user's Defense stat rises by one stage.
Description
Games
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Description
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XYORAS SMUSUM
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Using a pulled-up mat as a shield, the user protects itself and its allies from damaging moves. This does not stop status moves.
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Learnset
In other games
Successfully using Mat Block or other protection moves consecutively reduces the chance of success of it and these moves.
Mat Block appears at the start of Greninja's Final Smash, Secret Ninja Attack. The initial Mat Block flip sends opponents into the air, allowing Greninja to slice them repeatedly before launching them with a final blow.
Description
Games
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Description
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SMD
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It protects from physical and special moves. Its chance of failing rises if used in a row.* You and your teammates in the same room will get Mat Block status, which protects you from physical and special moves. But its chance of failure rises if you use it after you use a move that evades enemies' attacks.*
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
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Greninja
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The user creates a mat that blocks the opponent.
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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First Chapter Used In
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Notes
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Greninja
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Greninja summons multiple tiles that block attacks from the opponent.
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Y's Croaky
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Zygarde Agitated
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Debut
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In other generations
Trivia
- This move is a reference to a trick that has been used by ninjas, which involves flipping a tatami (a type of mat used as a flooring material in traditional Japanese-style rooms) to block incoming projectile attacks.
In other languages