GO Bigger with Gigantamax Pokémon in new Max Battles!
Gigantamax Pokémon are emerging in the world of Pokémon GO in special events, and it’s up to Trainers to band together and battle them! These Max Battles are unprecedented in Pokémon GO, and it seems that they can only be won when enough Trainers unite as a team. Reports indicate that groups of 10-40 Trainers should be able to defeat and catch these formidable Power Spot Bosses.
One thing is clear: these are Pokémon GO’s biggest challenges yet.
New Max Pokémon: Gigantamax
Band together with up to 39 other Trainers to take on Gigantamax Pokémon in Max Battles, sure to be some of the most epic battles in the world of Pokémon GO. Join the larger group and battle together in groups of four to achieve victory before the Power Spot Boss knocks out your party—and get a chance to catch your own Gigantamax Pokémon!
Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise make their Gigantamax Debuts
Kick off the emergence of the Gigantamax phenomenon with the debuts of Gigantamax Venusaur, Gigantamax Charizard, and Gigantamax Blastiose in six-star Max Battles during the GO Bigger event.
Be sure to catch it between October 26 at 10:00 a.m. and October 27, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time—and stay tuned for even more Gigantamax emergence events.
Gigantamax Venusaur
Gigantamax Charizard
Gigantamax Blastoise
Gigantamax Pokémon
These are the key points you should know about Gigantamax Pokémon:
- Gigantamaxing is a kind of Dynamaxing that certain Pokémon can undergo. When Pokémon Gigantamax, they take on a different appearance in addition to the usual effects observed on Dynamax Pokémon.
- Pokémon with the ability to Gigantamax can be encountered, battled, and caught through Max Battles. They can be found at Power Spots throughout the map.
- Partner with your own Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon to defeat Power Spot Bosses!
- Like with Dynamax Pokémon, you can use Candy and Max Particles to unlock Max Moves and level them up for stronger effects! Working on Max Moves will award XP, too.
- Gigantamax Pokémon can learn up to three Max Moves: a unique attack, Max Spirit, and Max Guard.
- While a Pokémon is Gigantamaxed, their first Max Move is a powerful G-Max Move. Each species of Pokémon capable of Gigantamaxing has a unique G-Max Move, which may not be the same type as its Fast Attack.
Gigantamax Max Battles
Here’s what you need to know when challenging Gigantamax Pokémon in Max Battles:
- Any Trainer with at least one Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in their battle party can take on Max Battles at select Power Spots. Only Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon can be used in Max Battles.
- Up to 40 Trainers, split into groups of four or fewer, can band together to increase their chance of success! Each Trainer must use Max Particles to engage in battle—the more powerful the Power Spot Boss, the more Max Particles needed. But don’t worry—Max Particles are only used up once you successfully take down the boss, so keep pushing towards victory!
- In a Max Battle, tap the screen to use Fast Attacks and build up energy to use Charged Attacks as usual. Attacking will also fill up the meter at the top of the screen.
- Keep an eye on the meter! Once it’s full, your Pokémon will Dynamax or Gigantamax for three turns!
- Swipe to dodge the Power Spot Boss’s attacks. A prompt will appear over your Pokémon if it is being targeted, so be ready to dodge!
- If you spot energy icons on the battlefield, swipe to move your Pokémon to collect them and fill up your meter even faster!
- If all of your Pokémon faint while battling, you can still help! You can tap the screen until you can cheer for your teammates, which will fill their meters faster.
Rewards
- Upon victory, Trainers can collect rewards and place one of the Pokémon from their battle party at that Power Spot, like in Dynamax Max Battles. If Gigantamax Pokémon are placed at the Power Spot, Trainers may have a special wild encounter around the Power Spot.
- Trainers will encounter the Power Spot Boss and have a chance to catch it! Once caught, Trainers can take on even more Max Battles with their Gigantamax Pokémon.
