Pokémon Unite Version 1.12.1.4 Patch Notes — Big Mew Buffs

The newest patch notes have been revealed containing both minor and major changes that the community long awaited.

CONTENTS

• Release date and information
• Halloween Event
• Miscellaneous Changes
• Pokémon Nerfs & Buffs.

Release date and information

Released on October 18th, 07:00 AM UTC, Pokémon UNITE implemented changes related to the Halloween Event, bug fixes, and some much-needed changes to two of the most dominant Pokémon in the current meta.

Pokemon Unite

Halloween Event

Version 1.12.1.4 brought some initial changes related to the Halloween Event:

• Halloween missions are now available, complete challenges to collect Halloween coins and exchange them for time-limited items from the Halloween capsule dispenser
• Halloween in Mer Stadium reintroduced

Miscellaneous Changes

• The HP gauges for wild Pokémon which would sometimes be displayed incorrectly have been adjusted
• The in-game shop has been updated
• In-game events have been updated
• Various bug fixes
• In-game and menu text have been fixed

Pokémon Nerfs & Buffs

The newly released patch notes contained the most impactful changes ever since the 2023 Pokémon World Championship and it included changes to Mewtwo, possibly one the most oppressive Pokémon ever released, Lapras, another dominant Pokémon in the meta as well as other minor adjustments:

Mewtwo (Y)

Future Sight and Recover have been nerfed. Mewtwo (Y)’s stats have also been reduced.

Stats

• Critical-hit rate: 5% (Lv. 5-8), 10% (Lv. 9-15) → 0% (Lv. 5-15)
• Sp. Atk: 150–900 → 150–810 (Lv. 1–15)

Future Sight

• Increase to damage dealt while effect is active: 20% → 10%

Future Sight+

• Increase to damage dealt while effect is active: 30% → 15%

Recover

• Shield amount: decreased by 25%
• Movement speed increase: 20% → 10%
• Mega gauge increase: decreased by 50%

Blaziken

Blaziken’s stats, moves, and Unite Move have been buffed.

Stats

• Defense: 60–460 → 80–460 (Lv. 1–15)
• Sp. Def: 50–350 → 60–350 (Lv. 1–15)

Basic Attack

• Basic attack speed increase when in punch style: 30% → 40%

Unite Move: Spinning Flame Fist

• Cooldown: 6 sec. → 5 sec.
• Movement speed increase: 10% → 20%

Unite Move: Spinning Flame Kick

• Cooldown: 6 sec. → 5 sec.
• Attack increase: 20% → 30%

Urshifu

Urshifu’s stats and Surging Strikes have been nerfed.

Stats

• Defense: 80–480 → 80–430 (Lv. 1–15)

Surging Strikes

• Damage: reduced by 10–-17% (Lv. 5–15)
• HP recovery from boosted attack: 3% of max HP → 2% of max HP

Lapras

Lapras’ Shell Armor Ability and the HP recovery from its basic attacks have been nerfed. Perish Song has also been nerfed.

Ability: Shell Armor

• Damage reduction: 25% → 20%

Basic Attack

• HP recovery from boosted attack: 3% of max HP → 2% of max HP

Perish Song

• Damage: reduced by 20%

Absol

Absol’s stats, Sucker Punch, and its Unite Move, Midnight Slash, have been buffed.

Stats

• Attack: 140–610 → 140–670

Sucker Punch

• Cooldown: 6 sec. → 5 sec.

Unite Move: Midnight Slash

• Gauge needed: reduced by 25%

Decidueye

Decidueye’s stats, and its Unite Move, Nock Nock, have been buffed.

Stats

• Defense: 60–250 → 80–250
• Sp. Def: 50–150 → 60–150

Unite Move: Nock Nock

• Gauge needed: reduced by about 26%

Blissey

Helping Hand, Safeguard, and Blissey’s Unite Move, Bliss Assistance, have been nerfed.

Helping Hand

• Basic attack speed increase: 35% → 25%
• Movement speed increase: 35% → 25%

Safeguard

• Shield amount: decreased by 10–-15% (Lv. 5–-15)

Unite Move: Bliss Assistance

• Shield amount: decreased by 20%

Leafon

Leafeon’s Unite Move, Emerald Two-Step, has been nerfed.

Unite Move: Emerald Two-Step

• Damage: reduced by 10%
• Energy needed: increased by about 13%

Mew

Mew’s Basic attacks and moves have been adjusted.

Stats

• From Lv. 9 onward, now recovers HP equal to 12.5% of damage dealt with Sp. Atk

Basic Attack

• Boosted basic attack base damage: increased by 10%
• Damage increase each time the ball of energy flies a set distance: 5% → 4%

Solar Beam

• Cooldown: 10.5 sec. → 9 sec.

Solar Beam+

• Cooldown: 10.5 sec. → 9 sec.
• Cooldown reduction when the move hits: 0.7 sec./Pokémon hit → 0.5 sec./Pokémon hit

Light Screen

• Cooldown: 10 sec. → 9 sec.

Snorlax

Snorlax’s Flail and its Unite Move, Power Nap, have been buffed.

Flail

• Movement speed increase: 70% (14% decrease every 0.4 sec.) → 70% (10% decrease every 0.5 sec.)

Unite Move: Power Nap

• HP recovered: increased by about 20%
• Energy needed: decreased by 20%

Cramorant

Dive

• Fixed a bug where additional damage was not dealt by the boosted basic attack after Dive was used.
• Fixed a bug that caused launched Arrokuda to continue to flop around for longer than expected.

Talonflame

Flame Charge+

• Fixed a bug that prevented Talonflame from being able to go through thin walls.