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Pokémon Unite Patch Notes - September 22 Mobile Update Detailed

What are the latest Pokémon Unite patch notes? With Pokémon Unite looking like a standout success on Nintendo Switch so far, it's expected that its developer, TiMi, will keep the game running smoothly with frequent balance patches and new character drops. These patches are what will help keep the game competitive: anything that upsets the status quo and forces a bland, repetitive meta will likely be tossed around like a salad. For that reason, we'll be keeping a long list of the changes that come in this handy Pokémon Unite patch notes page.

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Pokémon Unite Patch Notes - September 22, 2021

Pokémon Unite Patch Notes - September 7, 2021

Pokémon Unite Patch Notes - August 18, 2021

Pokémon Unite Patch Notes - August 4, 2021

Other Pokémon Unite Update Changes

If you're relatively new to Pokémon Unite, you might want to check out some of our other pages detailing the game's many intricacies. You can't go wrong by understanding the Pokémon Unite Physical vs Special Attack split. Memorizing the stats and boons of Held Items and Battle Items can help you make the split-second decisions that the outcome of every match depends on. And, if you're having trouble accessing the game after a new Pokémon Unite update goes live, you might want to read up on how to update Pokémon Unite.

Pokémon Unite Patch Notes - September 22, 2021

The latest Pokémon Unite patch is a big one! The most important updates include the mobile release and adding cross play and cross progression between mobile and Switch. This also means a new season, which comes with new events, challenges, Battle Pass, and Holowear.

Added Mobile Cross Play
Added new Battle Pass
Added new Missions
Added new Holowear
Added Spectate Mode
Added Battle Guide Mode
Added Offline Mode (Nintendo Switch)

However, there are also plenty of balance changes in the patch, too.

Absol

Night Slash
- Cooldown decreased
- Decreased range of second attack
Sucker Punch
- Cooldown decreased
- Increased duration of hindrance

Zeraora

Slash
- Reduced amount of attacks
- Increased damage per hit
Spark
- Period between moves increased
- Increases amount of consecutive Wild Charges while using Spark
Wild Charge
- Cooldown decreased
- Reduced damage received when using attack

Charizard

Fire Punch
- Makes a target get burned when hitting multiple opponents
Flamethrower
- Increases movement speed after attacking
- Cooldown decreased
Fire Blast
- Cooldown decreased
Seismic Slam
- Increases damage dealt by Basic Attacks and restores your HP when damaging opponents
- Cooldown increased

Venusaur

Giga Drain
- Increases the reduction of damage user receives after use
Petal Dance
- Increases the total damage done
- Cooldown reduced
- Increases movement speed for longer

Cinderace

Pyro Ball
- Increases the total damage done
- Cooldown reduced
Flame Charge
- Cooldown reduced
Blazing Bicycle Kick
- Bug fixes
Blaze
- Bug fixes

Talonflame

Attack
- Stat increase
Fly
- Cooldown reduced
- Increases movement speed in the air
Flame Sweep
- Unite Technique Gauge becomes more easily chargeable

Garchomp

Defense
- Stat increase
Sp. Defense
- Stat increase
Rough Skin
- Adjusts activation delay

Greninja

HP
- Stat decrease
Attack
- Stat decrease
Smoke Screen
- Fixed bug causing Smoke Screen + appearing early
Substitute
- Adjusted so targets hit Substitute easier
Water Shuriken
- Fixed bug that prevented the movement speed adjustment
Waterburst Shuriken
- Unite Technique Gauge becomes more easily chargeable
Torrent
- Reduced Attack boost

Wigglytuff

Sp. Attack
- Stat decrease
Pound
- Damage lowered
Dazzling Gleam
- Damage lowered
Sing
- Fixed bug where Pokémon remained asleep even if hit by an attack
Cute Charm
- Activation gap reduced

Cramorant

Basic Attack (Boosted)
- Damage increased
Surf
- Damage lowered
Dive
- Time between moves reduced
Gatling Gulp Missile
- Damage lowered

Lucario

Power-up Punch
- Damage lowered
Close Combat
- Increase amount of hits
- Damage increased
Close Combat +
- Fixed a bug where damage didn't increase

Alolan Ninetails

Blizzard
- Alters how damage is dealt after hitting an obstacle
Snow Globe
- Fixed a bug where damage wasn't increased against frozen opponent Pokémon

Eldegoss

Cotton Guard
- Fixed a bug with HP recovery
Leaf Tornado
- Improved the effect of the move

Gardevoir

Basic Attack (Boosted)
- Fixed a bug with the damage

Snorlax

Yawn
- Fixed a bug where Pokémon remained asleep even if hit by an attack

Gengar

Lick
- Fixed a bug for when the opponents were pulled in and a bug pertaining to timing

Mr. Mime

Barrier
- When upgrading, boosts the amount of stored Barriers to maximum
Guard Swap
- Fixed a bug related to swapping defenses

Crustle

Fixed a bug with contact range

Slowbro

Basic Attack
- Fixed a bug which caused Special Defense of opponent's Pokémon to be lowered by Basic Attacks
Surf
- Fixed a bug with range

Machamp

Barrage Blow
- Fixed some bugs

Blastoise

Rapid Spin
- Fixed a bug that caused movement speed of opponents to be lowered
- Fixed a bug that allowed you to use Hydro Pump and Water Spout at the same time as a Basic Attack during a spin

Regigigas

Creates a boost of Scoring Speed of ally Pokémon after KO

Many thanks to Serebii for translating these changes from the Japanese patch notes. Time to jump in on mobile and test out the balance changes - Cinderace is looking good to us.

Pokémon Unite Patch Notes - September 7, 2021

Pokémon Unite patch 1.1.1.8 is set to launch on September 7. Here's what it changes:

Blissey

Sp. Def incrased
Safeguard
- Cooldown reduced
- Area of effect increased
- Increased the amount of damage nullified by the shield granted by the Safeguard+ upgrade.

Miscellaneous

Bug fixes
Text fixes
Shop updates

Pokémon Unite Patch Notes - August 18, 2021

The next Pokémon Unite patch will go live on August 18 at 00:00 PT (08:00 BST). As well as adding Blissey to the game, it will bring the following balance changes:

Crustle

Stealth Rock
- Cooldown reduced
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased
Rock Tomb
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased

Garchomp

Movement speed changed
Bulldoze
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased
Dragon Rush
- Cooldown reduced.

Slowbro

Surf
- Duration of effects on opposing Pokémon decreased
Scald
- Bug fixes
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased

Snorlax

Heavy Slam
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon decreased
Block
- Duration of effects on opposing Pokémon decreased
Flail
- Move Upgrade
Unite Move: Power Nap
- HP restoration decreased

Greninja

Smokescreen
- Move Downgrade
- Cooldown lengthened
Water Shuriken
- Cooldown reduced
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased
Double Team
- Cooldown reduced

Wigglytuff

Unite Move: Starlight Recital
- Bug fixes

Cinderace

Basic Attack
- Bug fixes

Alolan Ninetales

Snow Warning
- Bug fixes
Aurora Veil
- Bug fixes

Gardevoir

Basic Attack
- Bug fixes
Psychic
- Bug fixes

Cramorant

Hurricane
- Bug Fixes

Avalugg (Wild Pokémon)

Stat Decrease

Eject Button

Stat Decreases

Goal-Getter

Stat Increases

Fluffy Tail

Stat Increases

X Attack

Stat Increases

That's all for this patch, but check back for the next balancing update, which will hopefully also bring Blastoise to the game.

Pokémon Unite Patch Notes - August 4, 2021

The latest Pokémon Unite patch notes pertain to the update issued on August 4, 2021. These include buffs to characters like Venusaur and Charizard, mixed changes to characters like Gengar and Zeraora, nerfs to Eldegoss and Cinderace, and bug fixes to Greninja, Ninetales, and Lucario.

Click the names of any of the Pokémon on the list to be whisked to our Pokémon Unite build guide for that character.

Charizard

Flamethrower
- Cooldown reduced.
- Effects on opposing Pokémon strengthened.
Fire Punch
- Effects on opposing Pokémon strengthened.
Fire Blast
- Cooldown reduced.
- Effects on opposing Pokémon strengthened.

Talonflame

Acrobatics
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.
Aerial Ace
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.
Aerial Ace+
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.
Fly
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.

Venusaur

Sludge Bomb
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.
- Effects on opposing Pokémon strengthened.
Petal Dance
- Move Upgrade.
Solar Beam
- Cooldown reduced.

Unite Move: Verdant Anger
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.

Absol

Basic Attack:
- Bug Fixes.
Night Slash:
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.
Sucker Punch:
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.

Wigglytuff

The following stats have been increased:
- Defense, Sp. Def, HP.
Double Slap
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.
- Effects on opposing Pokémon strengthened.
Sing
- Effects on opposing Pokémon strengthened.
Dazzling Gleam
- Bug Fixes.

Eldegoss

Cotton Guard:
- Cooldown lengthened.
- HP restoration decreased.
Cotton Spore:
- Cooldown reduced.
- Effects on opposing Pokémon strengthened.
- This move’s Defense, Sp. Def increase has been strengthened.

Unite Move: Cotton Cloud Crash
- HP restoration decreased.

Cinderace

The following stats have been decreased:
- Attack.
Blaze Kick
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon decreased.
Feint
- Move Downgrade.
Pyro Ball
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.

Gengar

Basic Attack:
- Bug Fixes.
Shadow Ball
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.
Hex
- Move Downgrade.
Dream Eater
- Move Upgrade.

Zeraora

Spark
- Bug Fixes.
Wild Charge
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.
- Cooldown reduced.

Unite Move: Plasma Gale
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon decreased.

Cramorant

Whirlpool
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon decreased.
Dive
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.

Machamp

Basic Attack
- Bug Fixes.
Cross Chop
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon decreased.
Close Combat
- Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.

Lucario

Power-Up Punch
- Bug Fixes

Bone Rush
Bug Fixes

Greninja

Basic Attack
- Bug Fixes

Ninetales

Snow Warning:
- Bug Fixes

Other Pokémon Unite Update Changes

On top of the various bug fixes and character balance tweaks, Pokémon Unite is also set to test a Spectate feature with this update. Assuming it's like most other MOBA titles on the market, this will allow players to join matches purely as spectators, letting anyone and everyone watch a live match play out without playing the match themselves.

Whether you can only exclusively watch friends play isn't clear just yet, but here's hoping there's a full Spectate lobby set up so you can watch matches from high up the competitive ladder. It'll be a sure-fire way to improve your own game.