Defense and Special Defense Reduction on Self After Buddy Move
Passive Skill
Move: User Defense ↓ & Sp. Def ↓ 1–8
Has a chance (X%) of lowering the user's Defense and Sp. Def by one stat rank when its move is successful.
Move: User Defense ↓ & Sp. Def ↓ 9
Lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def by one stat rank when its move is successful.
Move: User Defense ↓ & Sp. Def ↓ (Japanese: 技後自身防御特防↓Defense and Special Defense Reduction on Self After Move) is a family of skills in Pokémon Masters EX.
Effect
When the sync pair successfully uses a move, the user has a chance of lowering the user's Defense and Sp. Def by one stat rank each. The skill can range from Move: User Defense ↓ & Sp. Def ↓ 1 to Move: User Defense ↓ & Sp. Def ↓ 9, with higher numbered skills resulting in a greater chance of activation. Move: User Defense ↓ & Sp. Def ↓ 9 will always lower the user's Defense and Sp. Def. Currently, only Move: User Defense ↓ & Sp. Def ↓ 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
Chance of effect
Move: User Defense ↓ & Sp. Def ↓ 1
20%
Move: User Defense ↓ & Sp. Def ↓ 2
30%
Move: User Defense ↓ & Sp. Def ↓ 3
40%
Move: User Defense ↓ & Sp. Def ↓ 4
50%
Move: User Defense ↓ & Sp. Def ↓ 5
60%
Move: User Defense ↓ & Sp. Def ↓ 6
70%
Move: User Defense ↓ & Sp. Def ↓ 7
80%
Move: User Defense ↓ & Sp. Def ↓ 8
90%
Move: User Defense ↓ & Sp. Def ↓ 9
100%
Availability
Move: User Defense ↓ & Sp. Def ↓ 9
As grid skill (red tiles)
Red sync grid tiles require the sync pair to use a specific move to activate the skill effect.
buddy moves, but not sync moves or 
max moves.
