Weakness Policy Effect and How to Get | Pokemon UNITE

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

Weakness Policy Stats and Effect

Weakness Policy Held Item	Tier Ranking
	Stat Boost 1	Stat Boost 2
	HP +210	Attack +15
Increases the Pokemon's Attack for a short time by a minimum of (2/2.5/3)% when the Pokemon receives damage. This increase grows larger the more times damage is received

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Stacks Up to 4 Times

Everytime you are hit with an attack or move, you will gain a stack of the bonus damage. This can stack up to a maximum of 4 times!

Activates from Wild Pokemon Attacks

Getting hit by Wild Pokemon will also activate the item. This will make farming in the early stages of the game even more effective.

Triggers Even When Shielded

Weakness Policy also triggers even when you're shielded, allowing you to block damage while increasing your Attack.

Effect Lasts for 3 Seconds

The effect of this item will last up to 3 seconds, refreshing everytime you are hit. You will see an icon on the lower right showing how many stacks and how long the duration of the buff is left.

How to Get Weakness Policy

Purchased in the Shop

Aeos Coins	x1000
Aeos Tickets	x625

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Best Pokemon for Weakness Policy

Aegislash	Azumarill	Buzzwole
Crustle	Dragonite	Garchomp
Lucario	Mamoswine	Scizor
Trevenant	Tsareena	Tyranitar
Urshifu

All Builds for Weakness Policy

Builds that Use this Held Item
Aegislash Bruiser Build	Azumarill Whirlpool Build
Azumarill Full Offense Build	Buzzwole Aggressive Laner Build
Buzzwole Jungle-Brawler	Buzzwole Sustain Build
Crustle Brawler Build	Garchomp Initiator Build
Greedent Bruiser Build	Lucario Damage Amplification Build
Lucario High Mobility Build	Machamp Brawler Build
Machamp Initiator Build	Mamoswine Initiator Build
Scizor Scizor High Sustain Build	Snorlax Frontline Build
Trevenant Displacer Build	Trevenant Brawler Build
Tsareena High Sustain Build	Tsareena Item-Stacking Build
Tyranitar Dark Pulse Build	Tyranitar Crowd Control Build
Tyranitar Jungle Rampage Build	Urshifu Full Offense Build
Zeraora Discharge AoE Build

Weakness Policy Test

Damage Stacking Test

We verified how many times Weakness Policy's effect stacks when getting hit. This test was done using Snorlax to deal damage to the Substitute Doll with Basic Attacks and Heavy Slam, while getting hit by the Wild Pokemon nearby.

As a result, it was found that the damage increase stacks up to 4 times, and damage recieved after that will not count.

Pokemon with Special Attack Test

We also verified whether Weakness Policy's damage bonus works when using Special Type Pokemon moves. For this test, we used Cramorant's move, Dive, to see if it is affected by the item.

The results show that the move's damage did not increase, even when hit multiple times. This makes the item only effective for Pokemon that have Physical Type attacks.

Attack Vs. Special Attack: Physical and Special Damage Explained

Damage Bonus Rate Test

When looking at the Pokemon's Basic Attacks, the damage increased by about 2% each time they get hit. However, the damage of the moves seem to only increase around 1.2% per hit.

Snorlax

Greninja

Cramorant

Shield Test

Assault Vest

Score Shield

Cotton Guard

Unite Move (Rubble Rouser)

We tested if Weakness Policy triggers when the bearer is shielded. We used various sources of shields for this test: (1) Assault Vest, (2) Score Shield, (3) Cotton Guard, and (4) Rubble Rouser (Unite move).

The result of the test confirmed that the effect from Weakness Policy still triggers when the bearer is shielded. Pokemon that have an innate source of shield from moves or passives have an extra edge against Pokemon who don't, allowing them to tank up damage while increasing their attack damage via Weakness Policy.

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