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Pokemon Unite March Update – Balance Changes, Duraladon, and more

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Here is everything you should know about the upcoming Pokemon Unite March Update. Duraladon is finally here!

Duraladon is finally here for Pokémon UNITE, with the game’s newest playable Pokémon arriving on March 15, accompanying the 1.4.1.7 gameplay update. This update not only adds Duraladon, but it also includes an achievement system and is the first significant gameplay update in some months that isn’t a patch. 

Slow Smoke was nerfed after dominating the Battle Item meta in most cases over the last many months, and a total of 14 Pokémon have gotten some type of balancing change or gameplay upgrade. Most changes were made to Hoopa and Trevanant, which were much required for the Grass/Ghost-type Defender, which was failing to find usefulness among many players. Meanwhile, Cramorant players were caught off guard by a minor nerf, while Greedent and Lucario received some much-needed updates.

Pokemon Unite March Update – Patch Notes

Blastoise

Rapid Spin

  • Move Upgrade

Mr. Mime

Guard Swap

  • Changed to “Creates a link between the user and the Pokémon this move hits, swapping the user’s Defense and Sp. Def stats with those of the linked Pokémon. If the linked Pokémon is an opposing Pokémon, this move deals damage over time to it and decreases its movement speed while also increasing the user’s movement speed. If the linked Pokémon is an ally Pokémon, this move increases the movement speed of that Pokémon and the user. These effects will persist as long as the two Pokémon remain linked. The link will disappear if the user and the linked Pokémon are too far apart, if the user attempts to target another Pokémon, or by other factors.”

Confusion

  • Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon decreased.

Psychic

  • Controls adjusted.

Cramorant

Dive

  • Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon decreased. actions adjusted.
  • Move Upgrade

Air Slash

  • Cooldown lengthened.

Alolan Ninetales

Boosted attack

  • Controls adjusted.

Aurora Veil

  • Changed to “Has the user leap to the designated location and create an aurora around itself that reduces damage received by the user and ally Pokémon in the area of effect. While the user is inside the aurora, its movement speed is increased and its basic attacks become boosted attacks. These boosted attacks restore the user’s HP when they deal damage.”

Lucario

Close Combat

  • Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon decreased.
  • Effects on the user weakened.

Greedent

The following stats have been decreased: movement speed

Tackle

  • Cooldown lengthened.

Defense Curl

  • Effects on the user weakened.

Eldegosss

Cotton Guard

  • Effects on the user weakened.

Unite Move: Cotton Cloud Crash

  • Unite Move charge rate increased.

Decidueye

Spirit Shackle

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  • Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.
  • Move Upgrade

Unite Move: Nock Nock

  • Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.

Zeraora

Volt Switch

  • Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.

Trevenant

The following stats have been increased:

  • Movement speed
  • Bug Fixes

Wood Hammer

  • This move’s HP decrease has been weakened.
  • Effects on opposing Pokémon strengthened.

Pain Split

  • Effects on opposing Pokémon strengthened.
  • This move’s movement speed increase has been strengthened.
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Tsareena

  • Stat Increases

Trop Kick

  • Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.
  • Cooldown reduced.

Stomp

  • Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.

Gengar

Unite Move: Fairy Frolic

  • The amount the following stats increase at level-up has been adjusted: Sp. Atk

Boosted attack

  • Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.

Hoopa

Shadow Ball

  • Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon decreased.

Hyperspace Hole

  • Cooldown lengthened.

Hoopa Confined: Basic Attack

  • Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon decreased.

Hoopa Confined: Hyperspace Fury

  • Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon decreased.

Aegislash

Sacred Sword

  • Fixed bug(s) that affected the following:
  • Area of Effect

Slow Smoke

  • Cooldown lengthened.
  • Effect weakened.

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Parth Joshi

Parth is a Content Writer at MediaReferee and Editor at Gamition. He is an avid Pokemon fan and likes to make obscure Pop culture references.

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