Bamboozling Retaliation (Skill)

Bamboozling Retaliation 被攻撃時相手に特防↓
Special Defense Reduction on Opponent When Attacked
Passive Skill
Bamboozling Retaliation 1–8
Has a chance (X%) of lowering the Sp. Def of an opponent that attacked the user by one stat rank when the user is hit by an attack move.
Bamboozling Retaliation 9
Lowers the Sp. Def of an opponent that attacked the user by one stat rank when the user is hit by an attack move.

Bamboozling Retaliation (Japanese: 被攻撃時相手に特防↓ Special Defense Reduction on Opponent When Attacked) is a family of skills in Pokémon Masters EX.

Effect

When the Pokémon is attacked by an opponent, it has a chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stat rank. The skill can range from Bamboozling Retaliation 1 to Bamboozling Retaliation 9, with higher numbered skills resulting in a higher chance of activation. Bamboozling Retaliation 9 will always lower the target's Sp. Def. Currently, only Bamboozling Retaliation 9 is available on scoutable sync pairs. The skill applies to the opposing Pokémon's attack moves except sync moves and max moves.

Skill rank Chance of effect
Bamboozling Retaliation 1 20%
Bamboozling Retaliation 2 30%
Bamboozling Retaliation 3 40%
Bamboozling Retaliation 4 50%
Bamboozling Retaliation 5 60%
Bamboozling Retaliation 6 70%
Bamboozling Retaliation 7 80%
Bamboozling Retaliation 8 90%
Bamboozling Retaliation 9 100%

Availability

Bamboozling Retaliation 9

As grid skill (yellow tiles)

In other languages

Language Title
Japanese 被攻撃時相手に特防↓
Mandarin Chinese 被攻擊時對手特防下降
French Réflexe Déf. Spé. Ennemi ↓
German Gegentreffer-Sp.-Verteidigung↓
Italian Reazione sconfortante
Korean 피격시상대에게특수방어↓
Spanish Daño Defensa Especial Rival ↓
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