Defense Crush (Skill)

Defense Crush (Japanese: 攻撃時防御ダウン Defense Reduction During Attack) is a family of skills in Pokémon Masters EX.

Defense Crush 攻撃時防御ダウン
Defense Reduction During Attack
Flavor text
Passive Skill
Defense Crush 1-8:
Has a chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stat rank when the user's attack move against it is successful.
Defense Crush 9:
Lowers the target's Defense by one stat rank when the user's attack move against it is successful.

Effect

When the Pokémon successfully lands an attack on the target, it has a chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stat rank. The skill can range from Defense Crush 1 to Defense Crush 9, with higher numbered skills resulting in a higher chance of lowering the target's Defense. Defense Crush 9 will always lower the target's Defense. The skill applies to the Pokémon's usual attack moves, including Buddy Move Icon Masters.png buddy moves, but not sync moves or max moves.

The skill will act independently of the move's innate chance of lowering the target's Defense (if applicable). If the Pokémon has access to more than one Defense Crush skill, each will have a chance of activating independently of each other.

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

Availability

Defense Crush 1

As lucky skill

Lucky Cookie Appearance Rate
Masters 1 Star Crunchy Lucky Cookie.png 1★ Crunchy Lucky Cookie 11.4%


Defense Crush 2

As passive skill

Courtney & CameruptCourtney & Camerupt
Masters Tech.pngGroundIC Masters.png Courtney
& Camerupt

(Only before Mega Evolving)

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.

Brock & OnixBrock & Onix
Masters Support.pngRockIC Masters.png Brock
& Onix

(Rock Throw)

As lucky skill

Lucky Cookie Appearance Rate
Masters 1 Star Crunchy Lucky Cookie.png 1★ Crunchy Lucky Cookie 1.60%
Masters 2 Star Crunchy Lucky Cookie.png 2★ Crunchy Lucky Cookie 9.00%
Masters 1 Star Deluxe Lucky Cookie.png 1★ Deluxe Lucky Cookie 8.02%


Defense Crush 3

As grid skill (red tiles)

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


Defense Crush 4

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.

Cynthia & GarchompCynthia & Garchomp
Masters Physical Strike.pngGroundIC Masters.png Cynthia
& Garchomp

(Stomping Tantrum)

As lucky skill

Lucky Cookie Appearance Rate
Masters Guaranteed Lucky Cookie.png Akari Lucky Cookie 1 100%


Defense Crush 9

As passive skill

May & BlazikenMay & Blaziken
Masters Tech.pngFireIC Masters.png Sygna Suit May
& Blaziken

(Only before Mega Evolving)

As grid skill (yellow tiles)

Emmet & ArcheopsEmmet & Archeops
Masters Physical Strike.pngRockIC Masters.png Emmet
& Archeops

(Since April 27, 2024)

Gloria & ZacianGloria & Zacian
Masters Physical Strike.pngSteelIC Masters.png Gloria
& Zacian

(Since March 1, 2023)

As grid skill (red tiles)

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

Chuck & PoliwrathChuck & Poliwrath
Masters Physical Strike.pngFightingIC Masters.png Chuck
& Poliwrath

(Rock Smash)


In other languages

Language Title
Japan Flag.png Japanese 攻撃時防御ダウン
Mandarin Chinese 攻擊時防禦下降
France Flag.png French Déstabilisateur
Germany Flag.png German Treffer-Vert.↓
Italy Flag.png Italian Rompidifesa
South Korea Flag.png Korean 공격시방어다운 Gong-gyeoksi Bang-eo Daun
Spain Flag.png Spanish Ataque Defensa ↓
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