Move: Damage Guard Next (Skill)

Move: Damage Guard Next 技後次ダメージ防御
Damage Guard Next After Move
Passive Skill
Move: Damage Guard Next 1–8
Has a chance (X%) of applying the Damage Guard Next effect to the user when its move is successful.
Move: Damage Guard Next 9
Applies the Damage Guard Next effect to the user when its move is successful.

Move: Damage Guard Next (Japanese: 技後次ダメージ防御 Damage Guard Next After Move) is a family of skills in Pokémon Masters EX.

Effect

When the sync pair successfully uses a move, it has a chance of applying the Damage Guard Next effect to the user. The skill can range from Move: Damage Guard Next 1 to Move: Damage Guard Next 9, with higher numbered skills resulting in a greater chance of activation. Move: Damage Guard Next 9 will always apply the Damage Guard Next effect. Currently, only Move: Damage Guard Next 9 is available on scoutable sync pairs. The skill applies to both the Trainer's and the Pokémon's moves, including buddy moves, but not sync moves or max moves.

Skill rank Activation chance
Move: Damage Guard Next 1 20%
Move: Damage Guard Next 2 30%
Move: Damage Guard Next 3 40%
Move: Damage Guard Next 4 50%
Move: Damage Guard Next 5 60%
Move: Damage Guard Next 6 70%
Move: Damage Guard Next 7 80%
Move: Damage Guard Next 8 90%
Move: Damage Guard Next 9 100%

Availability

Move: Damage Guard Next 9

As grid skill (red tiles)

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

Lisia & AltariaLisia & Altaria
Lisia
& Altaria

(Spotlight, Please!; since January 25, 2025)

Lusamine & PheromosaLusamine & Pheromosa
Lusamine
& Pheromosa

(There, There...; since November 25, 2024)

In other languages

Language Title
Japanese 技後次ダメージ防御
Mandarin Chinese 招式後下次傷害防禦
French Capacité Prochain Garde
German Attacke-Folge-Schadensschutz
Italian Mossa protettiva
Korean 기술후차회데미지방어
Spanish Movimiento Siguiente Mitiga Daño
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