Defense Destroyer (Skill)

Defense Destroyer 攻撃時防御2ダウン
Defense Reduced by Two Stat Ranks During Attack
Passive Skill
Defense Destroyer 1–8
Has a chance (X%) of lowering the target's Defense by two stat ranks when the user's attack move against the target is successful.
Defense Destroyer 9
Lowers the target's Defense by two stat ranks when the user's attack move against the target is successful.

Defense Destroyer (Japanese: 攻撃時防御2ダウン Defense Reduced by Two Stat Ranks During Attack) is a family of skills in Pokémon Masters EX.

Effect

When the Pokémon successfully lands an attack on the target, it has a chance of lowering the target's Defense by two stat ranks. The skill can range from Defense Destroyer 1 to Defense Destroyer 9, with higher numbered skills resulting in a higher chance of activation. Defense Destroyer 9 will always lower the target's Defense by two stat ranks. Currently, only Defense Destroyer 9 is available on scoutable sync pairs. The skill applies to the Pokémon's usual attack moves, including buddy moves, but not sync moves or max moves.

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

Availability

Defense Destroyer 9

As passive skill

As grid skill (yellow tiles)

As grid skill (red tiles)

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

Paulo & LycanrocPaulo & Lycanroc
Paulo
& Lycanroc

(Accelerock)

Variations

The following skills apply the same effect(s) under the same activation condition(s), with the only difference being the intensity of its effect(s).

Skill name Difference
Defense Crush Lowers the target's Defense by one stat rank.

In other languages

Language Title
Japanese 攻撃時防御2ダウン
Mandarin Chinese 攻擊時防禦下降2階段
French Capacité Offensive Défense 2↓
German Angriff-Verteidigung 2↓
Italian Rompidifesa doppiogrado
Korean 공격시방어2다운
Spanish Ataque Defensa ↓↓
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