A new Pokemon Unite patch is on its way this week and apart from Halloween add-ons, the patch also nerfs crowd favorites like Lucario, Venusaur, and Blastoise, as well as Drednaw and Zapdos.
The upcoming October 20 patch for Pokemon Unite is bound to shake things up, with the update containing graphical tweaks and balance updates. Chief among these balance updates are some of the much-awaited playable Pokemon nerfs and buffs that will surely change the meta.
Halloween update to introduce Greedent
In the upcoming Halloween update, the patch notes mention a few details that can change the meta of the game.
For starters, new cosmetic updates are coming, with changes to the Mer Stadium to fit the Halloween theme. There will also be new costumes for almost everyone, including a new phantom costume for Lucario.
One major part of the update includes the addition of Greedent as a playable Pokemon. Furthermore, Greedent will show up with skills like Bullet Seed, a recovery skill, and a skill similar to Snorlax’s Heavy Slam. Greedent will likely be an all-rounder or a defender, focused on defense and mid-range damage burst.
Balance changes to defang several meta Pokemon
What’s shocking, however, will be the changes to several Pokemon who are considered high-tier in every list. For instance, some changes include Lucario, Blastoise, and Venusaur, who will get a massive nerf in many areas. The details of the balance patch is as follows:
Pikachu
- Thunder – Increased the amount of damage done to the opponent’s Pokemon.
- Volt Tackle – Increased the amount of damage done to the opponent’s Pokemon.
Slowbro
- Amnesia – The waiting time has been shortened. HP recovery amount has increased.
Gengar
- Status – After level 5, when you deal special damage, you will recover your health according to the damage done.
Blastoise
- Hydro pump – The amount of damage done to the opponent’s Pokemon reduced.
- Water Spout – Waiting time shortened.
- Unite Move (Hydro Typhoon) – The amount of damage done to the opponent’s Pokemon reduced.
Venusaur
- Giga drain – Effect weakened. HP recovery has been reduced.
- Solar beam- Increased the amount of damage done to the opponent’s Pokemon.
Lucario
- Status – Lowered the attack.
- Steadfast – The frequency of activation of passive skill decreased.
- Unite Move (Aura Cannon) – Fixed a bug that could increase the damage of Unite moves by using Power Punch after using them.
Garchomp
- Normal attack – Made the normal attack faster.
- Dragon Dive – Increased the amount of damage done to the opponent’s Pokemon.
Zeraora
- Wild Bolt+ – Fixed a bug that caused more damage than expected when hitting multiple opponent Pokemon.
Cramorant
- Dive – Bug fix that may not display Cramorant correctly after using it.
Talonflame
Gale Wings – Bug fix where the passive effect does not activate when returning after KO’d.
There are more changes coming to Pokemon Unite within the patch. Among these changes include lower XP from Drednaw, as well as a more viable Rotom. Furthermore, the patch notes are available in Pokemon’s Japanese website.
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