Critical Fortification (Skill)

Critical Fortification (Japanese: 技急所時防御アップ Defense Boost When Move is a Critical Hit) is a skill in Pokémon Masters EX.

Effect

When a Pokémon with this skill lands a critical hit, it has a chance of raising the user's Defense by one stat rank. Currently, only Critical Fortification 6 is available on scoutable sync pairs, which provides a 70% chance of raising the user's Defense. The skill applies to the Pokémon's usual attack moves, including buddy moves, but not sync moves or max moves.

The skill will only activate once per attack, so if the Pokémon lands critical hit against multiple targets, or gets multiple critical hits from a multistrike move, the skill only activates once. However, if the Pokémon has multiple instances of the skill, all instances activate simultaneously.

Availability

Critical Fortification 6

As grid skill (red tiles)

Red sync grid tiles require the sync pair to use a specific move to activate the skill effect.

Phoebe
& Dusclops/Dusknoir
(Shadow Punch)

In other languages

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