Impeding Strike (Skill)

Impeding Strike 相手にP技B技後素早さ↓
Speed Reduction After Pokémon Uses Move or Buddy Move on Opponent
Passive Skill
Impeding Strike 1–8
Has a chance (X%) of lowering the target's Speed by one stat rank when the user's Pokémon uses a move targeting that opponent. Has a chance (X%) of lowering the target's Speed by one stat rank after using the user's sync move targeting that opponent.
Impeding Strike 9
Lowers the target's Speed by one stat rank when the user's Pokémon uses a move targeting that opponent. Lowers the target's Speed by one stat rank after using the user's sync move targeting that opponent.

Impeding Strike (Japanese: 相手にP技B技後素早さ↓ Speed Reduction After Pokémon Uses Move or Buddy Move on Opponent) is a family of skills in Pokémon Masters EX.

Effect

When the sync pair's Pokémon successfully uses a move or sync move, it has a chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stat rank. The skill can range from Impeding Strike 1 to Impeding Strike 9, with higher numbered skills resulting in a higher chance of activation. Impeding Strike 9 will always lower the target's Speed. Currently, only Impeding Strike 9 is available on scoutable sync pairs. The skill applies to the Pokémon's moves, including status moves and buddy moves, but not max moves.

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

Availability

Impeding Strike 9

As passive skill

In other languages

Language Title
Japanese 相手にP技B技後素早さ↓
Mandarin Chinese 對手中寶可夢招式及拍組招式後速度↓
French Action C. D. Enn. Vitesse ↓
German P-Attacke+GA-Gegner-Init.↓
Italian Tecniche d'impatto rallentanti
Korean 상대에게P기술B기술후스피드↓
Spanish Superreductor Velocidad
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