Self knockdown involves using the Acrobat Pod or Acrobat Bomb to down yourself. This can help prevent your opponent from doing any more damage, and can give you invulnerability time once you get up. Using the Acrobat Pod or Acrobat Bomb on small robos such as the Little Sprinters and Little Raiders will instantly down you. Your goal is to get close enough to the enemy so that you can down yourself and attack at close range while invincible.