Weakness Policy Effect and How to Get

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 Latest Nerfs & Buffs (11/21)

Version 1.16.2.9 Patch Notes

Weakness Policy	• Attack buff decreased from 2%/2.5%/3% to 1.5%/2%/2.5% (Lvl. 1, 10, 20)

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 (1.5/2/2.5)% when the Pokemon receives damage. This increase grows larger the more times damage is received

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Weakness Policy Stats Per Level

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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	Blaziken
Buzzwole	Crustle	Dragonite
Falinks	Greedent	Gyarados
Ho-oh	Lucario	Machamp
Mega Mewtwo X	Meowscarada	Metagross
Mimikyu	Scizor	Scyther
Trevenant	Tsareena	Tyranitar
Umbreon	Urshifu	Zeraora

All Builds for Weakness Policy

Builds that Use this Held Item
Aegislash Sacred Sword Build	Azumarill Whirlpool Build
Blaziken Move-Focused Build	Buzzwole Superpower Build
Buzzwole Leech Life Build	Crustle X-Scissor (Damage) Build
Dragonite Outrage Build	Falinks Beat Up (Iron Head) Build
Falinks No Retreat Build	Greedent Belch Build
Gyarados Aqua Tail Build	Gyarados Dragon Breath Build
Ho-oh Sky-Spin Build	Lucario Power-Up Punch Build
Lucario Extreme Speed Build	Mega Mewtwo X Psystrike Build
Meowscarada Flower Trick Build	Metagross Gyro Ball Build
Mimikyu Play Rough Build	Mimikyu Double Shadow Build
Scizor Scyther Build	Scizor Scizor Build
Trevenant Curse Build	Tsareena Item Stacker Build
Tsareena Stomp Build	Tyranitar Ancient Power Build
Tyranitar Sand Tomb Build	Umbreon Foul Play Build
Urshifu Full Offense Build	Urshifu Rapid Strike Build
Urshifu Single Strike Build	Zeraora Discharge Build
Zoroark Night Slash Build	Zoroark Feint Attack 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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