No Retreat (move)

No Retreat (Japanese: はいすいのじん Last Stand) is a non-damaging Fighting-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of Falinks.

No Retreat はいすいのじん Last Stand

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Status PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Effect

No Retreat raises the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by one stage each. It also prevents the user from switching out or fleeing.

No Retreat fails if the user has been prevented from switching out or fleeing due to using No Retreat. However, if the user has already been given the "Can't Escape" status by another move such as Mean Look, No Retreat will successfully grant its stat boosts but will not create an additional status line to trap the user again. In this case, using No Retreat multiple times will create multiple boosts.

The user of No Retreat can still switch out after using the move if it is holding a Shed Shell, if its Eject Button activates, if its opponent's Red Card activates, or if its opponent uses a move on it that forces the target to switch out, such as Whirlwind or Dragon Tail. If the user is Ghost-type, they are also free to switch, but the Pokémon will still receive a "Can't Escape" status on its status screen, which will prevent it from using No Retreat again.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

No Retreat cannot be selected in a battle.

Generation IX

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Pokémon Legends: Z-A Category  Status Accuracy  100% Standard Plus Move Power — Cooldown  60s Move wind-up time  50 frames Effect duration  15s  18s Additional effect  —  —  — None

Description

Games Description SwShLA This move raises all the user's stats but prevents the user from switching out or fleeing. BDSP This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered. SV This move boosts all the user's stats but prevents the user from switching out or fleeing. ZA The user puts everything on the line and boosts all its stats for a short time. In exchange, the user temporarily loses the ability to switch out of battle.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						VIII	IX
						SwSh	SV	ZA
0870		Falinks		Fairy	Mineral	40	40	40
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• No Retreat has the highest cooldown of all moves in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	背水一戰 Buiséuiyātjin
	Mandarin	背水一戰 / 背水一战 Bèishuǐyīzhàn
French		Ultime Bastion
German		Finalformation
Italian		Spalle al Muro
Korean		배수의진 Baesu-uijin
Brazilian Portuguese		Sem Recuo
Spanish		Bastión Final

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