March 19, 2026 Patch Notes “Long-Range Tactics Part2”

[Update Date/Time]

2026-03-19 at 07:00 UTC

[Update Details]

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• Shop Updates
• Event Updates
• Bug Fixes
• Text Fixes
• Balance Adjustments

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Balance Adjustments

To adjust the balance of Unite Battles, some Pokémon stats and moves have been changed.

[Chandelure]

• Ability: Infiltrator

Special Defense ignored per stack: 2.5% (Max 8 stacks) → 5% (Max 6 stacks)

• Flamethrower

Damage dealt: 8% Increase

• Imprison

Cooldown: 9.5s → 8.5s

Chandelure has been struggling to make an impact lately. To boost its overall damage output, the Special Defense-ignoring effect of Infiltrator has been buffed, making it easier to stack while raising its maximum potential. Additionally, to compensate for its low mobility and fragility, the cooldown of Imprison has been lowered to give it more frequent self-defense.

 

[Dragapult]

• Boosted Attack

Damage: 8% Increase

• Dragon Dance

Basic attack damage during the move: 11% Increase
Boosted attack damage during the move: 20% Increase

• Shadow Ball

HP recovery: 15% of Max HP → 20% of Max HP

• Unite Move: Dreep and Destroy

Damage: 8% Increase

Dragapult’s overall damage has been buffed to help it better capitalize on its high mobility and strong basic attacks. Furthermore, the HP recovery from Shadow Ball has been increased to better reward outplays when fighting at low health.

 

[Dragonite]

• Dragon Dance

Attack increase per stack: 8% → 10%

• Hyper Beam

Additional damage with 1 Dragon Dance stack: 5% of target’s Max HP → 6%
Additional damage with 2 Dragon Dance stacks: 10% → 12%
Additional damage with 3 Dragon Dance stacks: 15% → 18%
Note: The damage cap against wild Pokémon remains unchanged.

To ensure Hyper Beam feels like a truly devastating move, its base damage and the Attack boost provided by Dragon Dance have both been buffed.

 

[Venusaur]

• Sludge Bomb

Sp. Def reduction: 40% → 50%

• Solar Beam

Damage: 8% Increase

• Solar Beam+

Cooldown: 8s → 7s

• Unite Move: Verdant Anger

Unite Gauge energy required: 10% Decrease

To allow Venusaur to better utilize its strengths as a long-range attacker, both Solar Beam and Sludge Bomb have been buffed.

 

[Suicune]

• Stats

HP: 3250–6900 → 3250–7200
Sp. Def: 60–230 → 70–290

• Whirlpool

Damage: 10% Increase

• Ice Beam

Damage: 10% Increase

Suicune was taking too much chip damage from long-range poke, making it difficult to utilize its signature crowd control. To help it trade damage with Sp. Atk-heavy opponents, its Sp. Def and mid-to-long-range damage have been buffed.

 

[Sirfetch’d]

• Leaf Blade

Damage: 10% Decrease

• Detect

Cooldown: 7s → 8.5s

• Brutal Swing

Damage: 12% Increase

Following the recent cooldown reduction buff, Sirfetch’d was gaining too much invulnerability in the late game. Detect has been nerfed with a longer cooldown to keep it in check. To balance out its kit, Leaf Blade’s damage has been nerfed, while Brutal Swing has been buffed to make it a more viable option.

 

[Mega Lucario]

• Close Combat

Adjustment: While Mega Evolved, the move’s cooldown is now reduced only when hitting Pokémon from the opposing team.

Mega Lucario’s ability to spam Close Combat on wild Pokémon allowed it to defeat Boss Pokémon far too quickly. The cooldown reduction will now only trigger against opposing Pokémon, keeping its teamfight strength intact while slowing down its speed when taking down Bosses.

 

[Meowth]

• Feint Attack

Shield amount: 15% Decrease

• Fury Swipes

Cooldown: 5s → 5.5s
Damage: 10% Decrease

• Unite Move: Gold Coin Barrage

Damage: 10% Decrease

Feint Attack and Fury Swipes were dealing too much damage for low-risk, sure-hit moves. Combined with excellent self-sustain, Meowth was simply too safe. To fix its risk-vs-reward ratio, its overall damage and the shielding from Feint Attack have been nerfed.

 

[Zapdos]

• Zap Cannon

Damage: 12% Decrease

• Discharge

Damage: 15% Decrease

Zapdos has been dominating the early game with Discharge and maintaining too much pressure mid-to-late game with Zap Cannon. Both moves have been nerfed to reduce its damage output.

 

[Vaporeon]

• Hydro Pump

Damage: 12% Decrease

• Unite Move: Aquamarine Splash

Damage: 10% Decrease

For a Defender specializing in disruption and setting up plays, Vaporeon was dealing entirely too much damage. Its Unite Move and Hydro Pump have been nerfed accordingly.

 

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where Meowth’s Feint Attack+ triggered twice upon dealing damage.
• Fixed an issue where the cooldown of Mega Gyarados’s Waterfall was shorter than Gyarados.
• Fixed an issue where cooldown reduction effects were not applying to Dragapult’s Unite Move, Meowth’s Pay Day, Suicune’s Ice Beam, and Suicune’s Icy Wind.
• Fixed an issue where the cooldown reduction for Zapdos’s Thunderbolt+ failed to trigger upon knocking out an opposing Pokémon.