Pokemon Unite v1.15.1.2 Shadow Flame: Winners and Losers

Pokemon Unite v1.15.1.2 Shadow Flame: Winners and Losers

The latest Pokemon Unite update, v1.15.1.2 "Shadow Flame," brings significant changes to the game, rebalancing several Pokemon to enhance competitive and enjoyable gameplay. Here's a breakdown of the winners and losers from this update.

Pokemon Unite v1.15.1.2 Shadow Flame Winners

1. Charizard Charizard receives notable buffs, enhancing its already devastating flames and aerial dominance. The Unite Move, Seismic Slam, can now target Pokemon with hindrance resistance or unstoppable status, reducing the risk of failure. Additionally, Fire Punch and Flare Blitz have increased damage and durability, making Charizard a formidable close-combat fighter.

Unite Move: Seismic Slam - Can now grab hindrance-resistant or unstoppable Pokemon.
Fire Punch - 10% damage increase, faster cooldown reduction.
Flare Blitz - 15% damage increase, 20% shield increase.

2. Ceruledge Ceruledge sees boosts in durability and healing capabilities, making it more resilient in battles. The damage output for Psycho Cut and Flame Charge has also increased.

Basic/Boosted Attacks - Increased HP restoration.
Bitter Blade - Increased HP restoration per enemy hit.
Phantom Force - Faster cooldown reduction.
Psycho Cut & Flame Charge - Increased defense reduction.

3. Clefable Clefable’s performance improves with buffs to Moonlight and Draining Kiss, enhancing its supportive capabilities.

Moonlight - 10% increase in HP restoration.
Draining Kiss - Reduced cooldown from 5 seconds to 4 seconds.

4. Delphox Delphox benefits from increased damage on its Blaze ability and reduced cooldowns for Fire Spin and Fire Blast, facilitating more effective combos.

Blaze - 30% damage increase.
Fire Spin & Fire Blast - Reduced cooldowns to 6.5 seconds.

5. Talonflame To boost Talonflame’s usage rate, its mobility and damage have been enhanced.

Gale Wings - Movement speed increase from 10% to 15%.
Flame Charge - 10% damage increase.

6. Urshifu Urshifu receives buffs to Surging Strikes, Liquidation, and Throat Chop, improving both mobility and damage output.

Surging Strikes - Reduced cooldown from 12.5 seconds to 11 seconds.
Liquidation - 50% damage increase.
Throat Chop - Reduced cooldown from 9 seconds to 7 seconds, 20% damage increase.

Pokemon Unite v1.15.1.2 Shadow Flame Losers

1. Sylveon Sylveon’s early-game dominance led to nerfs, increasing cooldowns for Hyper Voice and Mystical Fire.

Hyper Voice - Cooldown increased.
Mystical Fire - Reduced cooldown reduction per flame hit.

2. Zoroark Zoroark’s Illusion ability has been downgraded from invincible to unstoppable, reducing its overwhelming impact in battles.

Ability: Illusion - Changed from invincible to unstoppable.

3. Dodrio Dodrio’s Tri Attack has been too powerful, so its damage has been decreased to balance its effectiveness.

Tri Attack - 12% damage decrease.

4. Mewtwo X and Y Both Mewtwo X and Y have seen reductions in their power. Mewtwo X’s Psystrike cooldown has increased, and Mewtwo Y’s basic attack range has shortened.

Psystrike - Cooldown increased to 9 seconds.
Mewtwo Y Basic Attack - Range reduced.

5. Cramorant Cramorant’s damage output during team fights has been reduced, though its mobility remains intact.

Unite Move: Gatling Gulp Missile - 15% damage decrease.

6. Falinks The damage from combining Iron Head and No Retreat was too high, so both moves now deal less damage.

Iron Head & No Retreat - Damage and attack increases reduced.

7. Meowscarada Meowscarada’s ability and Unite Move have been nerfed due to excessive damage and healing during stealth.

Ability: Overgrow - Damage, healing, and movement speed increases all reduced by 5%.
Unite Move: Floral Flourish - Energy needed increased by 10%.

8. Miraidon Miraidon’s cooldown reduction effect and damage were still too high, leading to nerfs in skill rotation rate and damage output.