The new Pokemon Unite patch notes have been revealed. Officially implemented at May 11 at 12:00 AM PT, the update debuts a new event: Pre-Eevee Festival Campaign. This campaign lasts until May 24, and allows players to obtain okémon Face Hat (Eevee).
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As for the rest of the Pokemon Unite patch notes, it targets specific Pokemon balance to better the prevalent meta.
What’s changing in Pokemon Unite patch 1.9.2.8?
Comfey nerfs
This pokemon has been an absolute menace in Pokemon Unite. But thankfully, it’s receiving significant nerfs this Pokemon Unite patch, targeting its total healing alongside damage dealt. These changes should help mitigate the champion’s prevalence.
Cinderace Buffs
Cinderace has definitely been struggling in the game, lacking survivability to stand out among its peers. Especially with the release of so many new Pokemon, the Cinderace buffs are much appreciated. As for the buffs themselves, they increase Cinderace’s damage alongside provides great utility for its Unite Move.
Gameplay changes
Pokemon Balance
Comfey
Floral Healing has been nerfed. Magical Leaf has also been nerfed because Comfey was able to influence its surroundings too much while remaining safe.
- Floral Healing
- Base HP restoration when no flowers are consumed: reduced by 15%
- HP restoration effect boost from Unite Move: 50% → 30%
- Magical Leaf
- Damage: reduced by 25%
- Time that opposing Pokémon are left unable to act: 0.75 sec. → 0.5 sec.
Espeon
Psyshock has been nerfed because it was hitting too often and dealing too much damage.
- Psyshock
- Damage: reduced by 17%
Lapras
Water Pulse has been nerfed, as it was far too aggressive in nature for the gentle-hearted Lapras.
- Water Pulse
- Damage: reduced by 15%
Cinderace
Pyro Ball and Feint have been buffed. Cinderace’s Unite Move, Blazing Bicycle Kick, has been buffed because there were many instances of Cinderace being knocked aside before it was able to kick.
- Pyro Ball
- Damage: increased by 23% Feint
- Cooldown: 11 sec. → 9 sec.
- Unite Move: Blazing Bicycle Kick
- Unite gauge fill speed: increased by about 25%
- When the move is used, the user will now be immune to hindrances.
Scizor
Scizor’s boosted basic attacks and Bullet Punch have been buffed so that its high defensive and offensive prowess will better stand out.
- Boosted basic attacks
- Defense increase effect: 25% → 40% (Maximum 75% → 120%)
- Bullet Punch
- Cooldown: 6 sec. → 5 sec.
Goodra
Goodra’s Dragon Pulse and Unite Move, Right as Rain, have been buffed so that Goodra will recover more HP.
- Dragon Pulse
- A base amount of HP recovery was added
- Unite Move: Right as Rain
- Unite gauge fill speed: increased by 20%
Glaceon
Icicle Spear and Ice Shard have been buffed so that Glaceon will be able to contribute more freely to Unite Battles.
- Icicle Spear
- Cooldown: 5.5 sec. → 5 sec.
- Damage: increased by 8%
- Ice Shard
- Basic attack speed increase: 25% → 50%
- Effect duration: 2 sec. → 2.5 sec.
- Ice Shard+
- Basic attack speed increase: 50% → 65%
- Effect duration: 2 sec. → 2.5 sec.
Alolan Ninetales
Blizzard has been buffed to make it easier for Alolan Ninetales to freeze opponents when using Avalanche and Blizzard at the same time. Alolan Ninetales’s Unite Move, Snow Globe—which is effective against frozen opponents—has been buffed as well.
- Blizzard
- Cooldown: 9 sec. → 7 sec.
- Movement speed decrease: 20% → 35%
- Unite Move: Snow Globe
- Unite gauge fill speed: increased by 20%
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