Muscle Band Effect and How to Get

Muscle Band is a Held Item found in Pokemon UNITE for the Nintendo Switch and Mobile. Read on to learn more about the Muscle Band's stats and effects, how to get Muscle Band, and which Pokemon are best for Muscle Band!

Muscle Band Stats and Effect

Muscle Band Held Item	Tier Ranking
	Stat Boost 1	Stat Boost 2
	Attack +15	Attack Speed + 7.5%
When basic attacks hit, the damage is increased by 1%/2%/3% of the opposing Pokemon's remaining HP.

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Muscle Band Stats Per Level

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Bonus Damage is Done After the Attack

Without Muscle Band	With Muscle Band

The bonus damage effect of Muscle Band is done after the attack, not at the same time. You're essentially doing damage twice in one attack.

Bonus Damage is Affected by the Defense Stat

The bonus damage dealt decreases as the Defense stat of the target Pokemon increases.

How to Get Muscle Band

Beginner's Challenge Day 1 Award

Completing the tutorial (Basics 1 and 2) will award players with a free Muscle Band or 1000 Aeos Coins if it has already be purchased.

Purchased in the Shop

Aeos Coins	x1000
Aeos Tickets	x625

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Best Pokemon for Muscle Band

Absol	Aegislash	Alolan Ninetales
Azumarill	Blastoise	Blissey
Buzzwole	Charizard	Cinderace
Crustle	Decidueye	Dodrio
Dragapult	Dragonite	Duraludon
Eldegoss	Garchomp	Glaceon
Greedent	Greninja	Hoopa
Inteleon	Leafeon	Lucario
Machamp	Mamoswine	Mega Mewtwo X
Mega Mewtwo Y	Sableye	Scizor
Scyther	Snorlax	Talonflame
Trevenant	Tsareena	Tyranitar
Umbreon	Urshifu	Zacian
Zeraora	Zoroark

All Builds for Muscle Band

Builds that Use this Held Item
Absol Backstab Build	Absol Full Offense Build
Aegislash Critical-Hit Build	Alolan Ninetales Boosted Attack Build
Buzzwole Grappler Build	Buzzwole Jungle-Brawler
Charizard Seismic Slam Build	Charizard Ranged DPS Build
Cinderace Pyro Ball Build	Cinderace Carry Build
Cinderace Damage Stack Build	Crustle Disruptor Build
Decidueye Spirit Shackle Build	Decidueye Razor Leaf Build
Dragapult Jungle Build	Dragonite Ranged Burst Build
Dragonite Melee Jungle Build	Duraludon Attack Damage Build
Duraludon Dragon Pulse Build	Duraludon Flash Cannon Build
Eldegoss Offense Build	Eldegoss Utility Build
Garchomp Defensive Build	Garchomp Boosted Attack Build
Garchomp Initiator Build	Glaceon Ice Shard Build
Greninja Ranged Build	Greninja Assassin Build
Hoopa Utility Build	Leafeon Razor Leaf Build
Lucario Punch Burst Build	Lucario High Mobility Build
Machamp Brawler Build	Mamoswine Disabler Build
Mega Mewtwo X Future Sight Build	Mega Mewtwo X Psystrike Build
Mega Mewtwo Y Future Sight Build	Sableye Hindrance Build
Scizor Scizor Brawler Build	Scizor Scizor High Sustain Build
Snorlax Offense Build	Talonflame Sniper Build
Talonflame Burst Build	Tsareena Jungle Build
Tsareena Brawler Build	Tyranitar Dark Pulse Build
Tyranitar Jungle Rampage Build	Umbreon Mean Look Build
Umbreon Foul Play Build	Urshifu Rapid Strike Build
Zacian Sacred Sword Build	Zacian Metal Claw Build
Zeraora Wild Charge Build	Zoroark High Burst Build

Muscle Band Test

Damage Test

This test is to determine how the bonus damage from Muscle Band is calculated. We used a level 30 Muscle Band on Machamp, then recorded the first non-critical hit on 4 different Pokemon. After testing, we've found some interesting things.

Same HP and Defense Pokemon

HP and Defense	Bonus Damage Dealt
HP: 5152 | Def: 250	101 Damage
HP: 5152 | Def: 250	101 Damage
Expected Damage: 5152 x 0.03 = 154.56

The first set of Pokemon we tested on have the same HP and Defense stat at level 15. We found that the bonus damage dealt on both Pokemon are the same.

The expected damage is ~155 but results show 101. From this, we can deduce that there is something affecting the bonus damage dealt.

Same HP But Different Defense Pokemon

HP and Defense	Bonus Damage Dealt
HP: 6300 | Def: 290	120 Damage
HP: 6300 | Def: 175	175 Damage
Expected Damage: 6300 x 0.03 = 189

The second set of Pokemon we tested on have the same HP but different Defense stat at level 15. We tested if the Defense stat affects the bonus damage dealt. We found that the bonus damage dealt on the Pokemon with the higher Defense stat was lesser than the one dealt on the other Pokemon.

The expected damage is 189 but results show 120 and 175. From this, we can now conclude that the Defense stat is the factor that is affecting the bonus damage dealt.

Bonus Damage is Affected by Defense Stat

Based on the result of both tests, we can conclude that the bonus damage from Muscle Band is affected by the Defense stat and are inversely proportional. Therefore, the higher the Defense stat, the lower the bonus damage dealt.

It's important to note that we do not know how the exact calculation for the Defense stat.

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