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Double Team: Greninja Move Effect and Cooldown

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Double Team is a Move learned by Greninja in Pokemon UNITE. Learn the effects of Double Team, as well as its damage at each level, cooldown time, level to learn and upgrade, status effects it inflicts, and all Pokemon builds using Double Team.

Double Team Effects and Stats

Double Team Basic Information

Double Team ImageDouble Team
Pokemon
Level Learned Lv. 5 (Upgrade: Lv. 13)
Move Slot Slot 2 (ZR) - Replaces Substitute
Move Type Dash
Damage Type Physical
Status Effects None
Cooldown 8s

Double Team Effect

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Quickly moves the user away from the current position, creating illusory copies of them to aid in battle.

How to Use Double Team

Great for 1v1 Fights

Pokemon UNITE - Greninja Using Double Team Against Cinderace

The illusions created by Double Team can deal damage and use Surf or Water Shuriken just like Greninja. If there is only one target available, the illusions will focus on that target alone. However, the damage dealt is far weaker than the real Greninja. Nonetheless, using Double Team in a 1v1 fight adds more firepower.

Copy Illusions' Actions

Pokemon UNITE - Greninja Using Double Team and Defeating Talonflame

Illusions follow a specific pattern of actions once they appear. They will use Surf or Water Shuriken on enemies, then keep attacking until they expire. You can force enemies into guessing which is the real Greninja by copying the illusions' actions.

This is hard to pull off because of the auto-lock setting in the game. Enemies can still guess accurately which one is the real Greninja.

Double Team Patch History

1.7.1.9 Damage increased.
1.3.1.2 Damage to opposing Pokemon decreased.
1.2.1.3 Improvement the movement of the illusory copies.
1.18.1.4 Illusion damage increased by 8%.
1.13.1.2 Cooldown decreased from 9s → 8s. Double Team +: Cooldown decreased from 8s → 7s.
1.1.1.6 Cooldown period decreased from 11 seconds to 9 seconds (-18%).

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Related Pokemon Builds

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Check out the builds of the Pokemon related to this move in the link below:

Pokemon UNITE Related Guides

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List of Moves and Effects

All Greninja Moves

Move 1 (R) Move 2 (ZR)
Double Team Image Double Team
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