With the arrival of Pokémon Go’s Max Out season, several move changes are coming to the game’s Battle League. This is the PvP mode where players can face off against each other using their favorite Pokémon.
Niantic has been hinting that the Max Out season will bring many changes, including the introduction of Galarian starter Pokémon and the Dynamax Form. We’re excited to see how in-depth these changes will be and what we can expect throughout the Max Out season as players prepare their teams. Here are all the changes to the Battle League moves in Pokémon Go‘s Max Out season.
All move change buffs and nerfs in Pokémon Go’s Max Out season
There are multiple move changes coming to several attacks for the Max Out season in Pokémon Go. They should be instant favorites, as many of these changes are widely used moves, such as Mud Shot and Fire Spin. Both of these attacks are useable on notable Pokémon that have already made a splash in the mobile game, which means they will only become stronger and more widespread.
These are all the move buffs and nerfs coming to Pokémon Go’s Max Out season:
| Move Name | Move Changes |
|---|---|
| Astonish | Increased the attack power of Astonish from 9 to 12. |
| Body Slam | Decreased the attack of power of Body Slam from 60 to 50. |
| Bone Club | Increased the attack power of Bone Club from 40 to 55. |
| Brutal Swing | Decreased the attack power from 65 to 55, and decreased the energy to 35. |
| Counter | Decreased the energy generation of Counter to three energy per turn. |
| Dig | Decreased the attack power of Dig from 80 to 70 power. |
| Fairy Wind | Increased the attack power of Fairy Wind from 3 to 4. |
| Fire Spin | Increased the attack power of Fire Spin from 10 to 11. |
| Future Sight | Decreased the attack power of Future Sight from 120 to 110. |
| Karate Chop | Increased the energy generation of Karate Chop to 4.5 per turn. |
| Metal Claw | Increased the energy generation of Metal Claw to 3.5 per turn. |
| Mud Slap | Increased the attack power of Mud Slap from 11 to 12, and increased the energy generation to 3.3 per turn. |
| Mud Shot | Increased the attack power of Mud Shot from 3 to 4, but decreased the energy generation to 4 per turn. |
| Night Shade | Increased the attack power of 60 to 80, and decreased the energy cost to 45. |
| Parabolic Charge | Increased attack power from 65 to 70, decreased the energy cost to 50, and there’s now a chance to increase the user’s defense by one. |
| Psywave | Increased the energy generation of Psywave to 4 per turn. |
| Power Gem | Increased the attack power of Power Gem from 80 to 85, and decreased the energy cost to 50. |
| Poison Sting | Increased the attack power of Poison Sting from 3 to 4. |
| Razor Leaf | Decreased the attack power of Razor Leaf from 10 to 9. |
| Rollout | Decreased the attack power of SmackDown from 12 to 11. |
| Rock Slide | Decreased attack power of Rock Slide from 75 to 65 power |
| Shadow Punch | Increased the attack power from 40 to 55 for Shadow Punch. |
| Sky Attack | Increased the attack power of Sky Attack from 75 to 85, and increased the energy cost to 55. |
| Smack Down | Decreased the attack power of Smack Down from 12 to 11. |
| Sucker Punch | Increased the attack power of Sucker Punch from 5 to 8. |
| Surf | Increased the attack power of Surf from 65 to 75. Increased the energy cost to 45. |
| Steel Wing | Decreased the energy generation of Steel Wing to 3 per turn. |
| Swift | Decreased the energy cost of Swift to 35. |
| Trailblaze | Decreased the energy cost of Trailblaze to 45. |
| Wing Attack | Decreased the energy generation of Wing Attack to 3.5. |
| Zap Cannon | Decreased the chance to lower the opposing Pokémon’s attack when hit by Zap Cannon. |
All Pokémon moveset updates in Pokémon Go’s Max Out season
Alongside moves getting buffs and nerfs, multiple Pokémon got expanded movesets for the Max Out season. This will allow them to learn new attacks they previously couldn’t for the start of the season, giving you more reasons to add them to your team.
These are all the Pokémon who had their movesets updated for Pokémon Go’s Max Out season:
| Moves | All Pokémon Moveset Updates |
|---|---|
| Brutal Swing | Galarian Slowbro, Tropius, Mienshao, Oranguru, Passimian, and Runerigus |
| Counter | Ledian |
| Draining Kiss | Clefable, Togetic, Ribombee, and Tapu Lele |
| Force Palm | Breloom, Hariyama, and Mienshao |
| Karate Chop | Pangoro |
| Night Shade | Hisuian Typhlosion, Zorua, Zoroark, and Hisuian Decidueye |
| Rock Tomb | Lickilicky and Spiritomb |
| Shadow Punch | Dusknoir |
| Volt Switch | Forretress |
