Pokemon UNITE Patch 1.8.1.2: New Items, Events, and Winter Holiday Content
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The Pokemon UNITE Patch 1.8.1.2 update has been revealed and it introduces players to new content and a game mode. A few changes to ranked matches have been implemented, allowing players to switch between a 5-man or 3-man party manually. A new Battle Pass has also been added to the game with a new set of rewards for players to acquire. The Remoat Stadium map has also been changed to a winter-themed map to fit the Christmas season. A few balance changes for some Pokemon were also implemented in the patch update which may shake up the meta.
New Held Items
Two new held items have been added to the game.
Rapid Fire Scarf
Increases your Pokemon's basic attack speed by (15%/22.5%/30%) for a short time after three basic attacks.
Drain Crown
Restores HP equal to (6%/8%/10%) of damage dealt with Attack-based basic attack.
New Battle Pass
A new set of winter-themed Battle Pass rewards have been released for players to acquire.
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Winter-Themed Remoat Stadium
The Remoat Stadium gets a major makeover, transforming it into a winter wonderland. Players will get a chance to challenge the legendary Articuno in the middle of the map and test their skills.
Snowball Battle
The iconic winter-themed game mode returns for another run. Players can once again play the Snow Battle game mode featuring the Shivre City map.
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Boost Emblem Update
A total of 50 new medals have been added to Pokemon UNITE. Additionally, boost emblems will now be fitted based on the chosen colors thanks to improvements made to auto-loadout.
Pokemon Balance Changes
Espeon
Standard Attack
Boosted Attack: Damage increased.
Stored Power
Increased movement speed effect.
Scizor
Dual Wingbeat
Damage is increased from 3877 to 4208. (+8%). This also applies to Dual Wingbeat+.
Mamoswine
Ice Fang
Cooldown reduced from 7s to 6s.
Mew
General Bugfix
Fixed an issue where certain moves can't be selected when playing Mew.
Clefable
Gravity
Fixed a bug where unintended normal attacks could not be used.
Charizard
Standard Attack
Additional damage dealt to burning Pokemon is now based on Attack damage.
Seismic Slam
Fixed a bug where Seismic Slam can get deactivated randomly.
Sableye
Prankster
Movement speed increase applied to Sableye has been reduced
Sableye now exits stealth faster.
Shadow Sneak
Additional damage dealt by boosted attacks while in stealth is reduced.
Cooldown increased from 11s to 13s.
Damage decreased.
Confuse Ray
Cooldown increased from 7s to 8s.
Feint Attack
Damage increased from 1,864 to 2,052.
Mr. Mime
Base Stat
HP decreased.
Zoroark
Night Slash
Damage decreased.
Tsareena
Base Stat
Defense decreased.
Sp. Defense decreased.
Stomp
Cooldown increased from 6s to 7s.
Grassy Glide
Shield effect decreased. This also applies to Grassy Glide+.
Battle Item Changes
Full Heal
Cooldown increased from 40s to 50s.
Duration of effect shortened from 2s to 1s.
Exp. Share
Fixed a bug when a nearby teammate knocks out a wild Pokemon, the Pokemon holding Exp. Share. The share will gain a little bit more EXP.
This effect is now always active.
According to the announced Pokemon UNITE event calendar for December 2022, fans can expect more fun activities to arrive in the game soon. Fans will have to keep their eyes peeled for more updates in the coming days.
