Attention Trainers! Shadow Flame Part 2 will be released on August 22nd, 2024 at 7:00 UTC. In addition, you can enter the code BALANCE0822 into the Gift Exchange through the Event tab for a gift that features 3 Day Rental Unite Licenses for Glaceon, Inteleon and Greninja. Details of this patch have been added to our Pokémon UNITE patch page.

Version 1.15.1.7 - Patch Notes

Update Date/Time: 2024-8-22 at 07:00
Post-Update Version: Ver. 1.15.1.7

Update Details

• WCS Commemorative Special Sale Underway
• Shop Updates
• Event Updates

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Battle Updates

To keep the excitement of the intense battles from the Pokémon World Championships alive, we have implemented a minor balance adjustment focused on improving Pokémon and moves with lower win rates while preserving the strengths of key Pokémon in the current meta.

Details

Greninja
Attackers that primarily rely on basic attacks are designed to have modest power in the early game, with their true strength shining in the mid-to-late game. For Greninja, this characteristic was not fully realized, so its late-game attack has been increased to make its growth more apparent as it levels up. Additionally, the damage of the boosted attack after using Smokescreen has been buffed to improve its KO potential once it evolves into Frogadier. As for the Unite Move Waterburst Shuriken, the cooldown has been significantly reduced to make it easier to use for both attacking and retreating. However, the damage output has been nerfed in consideration of balance. These changes aim to improve Greninja's usability, as it relies on not being KO'd despite its low durability.

• Stats
  • Attack: 146-460 → 146-500 (Lv.1-15)
• Smokescreen
  • Boosted attack damage: 12% increase
• Unite Move: Waterburst Shuriken
  • Energy needed: 25% decrease
  • Damage: 20% decrease

Glaceon
While Glaceon's win rate and usage have been declining, the damage it deals per match is still at a satisfactory level. Therefore, the focus has been on enhancing its self-defense and crowd-control abilities.

• Ice Shard
  • Movement speed increase duration: 0.5s → 1s
• Freeze Dry
  • Movement speed reduction: 20% → 30%
• Unite Move: Glacial Stage
  • Movement speed reduction duration: 1s → 2s

Inteleon
The damage output of Liquidation was low, leading to a decline in both win rate and usage. As a result, adjustments have been made to increase its damage.

• Liquidation
  • Damage: 12% increase

Source: https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/12715/shadow-flame-part-2-version-1-15-1-7-patch-notes