Dark · Status move · Gen 5
Quash
Quash is a Dark-type status move introduced in Generation 5. It has 100% accuracy and has 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 43 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Dark
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
Forces the target to move last this turn. Causes the target to take its turn after all other Pokemon this turn, no matter the priority of its selected move. Fails if the target already moved this turn.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (13 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (7 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Quash
43 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark/Normal | 7 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 7 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 5–7 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark | 7 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Poison/Dark | 7 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 7 | ||||
| Water | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Water/Dragon | 5–7 | ||||
| Electric | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Water | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Water | 5–7 | ||||
| Water | 5–7 | ||||
| Water/Steel | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Dark | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal | 5–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 6–8 | ||||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Psychic/Ghost | 6–7 | ||||
| Fire/Dark | 7 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Ghost/Ground | 7 | ||||
| Water | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 7 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Electric/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass/Psychic | ✓ | 9 |
Quash FAQ
What does Quash do?
Quash is a Dark-type status move. Causes the target to take its turn after all other Pokemon this turn, no matter the priority of its selected move. Fails if the target already moved this turn.
Which Pokémon can learn Quash?
43 Pokémon and forms can learn Quash in at least one game: 13 in Scarlet & Violet, 7 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Alolan Rattata, Alolan Raticate, Nidoqueen, Nidoking, Alolan Meowth and Alolan Persian.
Is Quash in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 7 Pokémon can use Quash in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.