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Pokemon UNITE - 1.13.1.4 Balance Patch Notes

This page gives details for Pokemon UNITE's 1.13.1.4 Balance Patch Update on January 9, 2024. Read on to see all the latest additions and changes to Pokemon UNITE, with all the Buffs, Nerfs, Bug Fixes, and all the balance changes for Switch and Mobile!

List of Contents

Release Date and Time
Patch Notes Summary
Detailed Patch Notes
Poll: Do You Think the Changes Are Justified?
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The following data is translated from the official Japanese Pokemon UNITE website.

Version 1.13.1.4 Release Date and Time

Update Announcement

A server update was made on January 9, 2024 at 07:00AM UTC.

Ver. 1.13.1.4	UTC	PDT	JST
Jan. 09 2024	07:00AM	11:00PM (prev. day)	04:00PM

How to Update

Restart the app on your device to apply the update.

How to Update: Downloading and Installing Updates

1.13.1.4 Patch Note Summary

Summary of Changes

Balance Patch updates
Bug Fixes
Text Corrections

Buffed Pokemon

Metagross	Wigglytuff	Sylveon
Gardevoir	Cinderace	Zeraora

Nerfed Pokemon

Zacian

Lapras

Dodrio

Version 1.13.1.4 Detailed Patch Notes

Pokemon Buffs

Metagross

Pokemon	Changes
Metagross	Stat Buff • Increased Defense from 90~505 to 90~550 • Increase Sp. Defense from 70~370 to 70~410
	Iron Defense • Shield value increased by 100% • Boosted attack damage after the move increased by 30%
	Meteor Mash • Cooldown decreased from 11s to 8s (-2s) • Shield amount increased to 20% • Shield duration increased from 3s to 5s (+2s)
	Zen Headbutt • Cooldown decreased from 6s to 5s (-1s)
	Gyro Ball • Cooldown decreased from 5s to 4s (-1s) • Damage increased by 30% • Shield strength increased by 30% • Shield duration increased from 3s to 4s (+1s)
	Magnet Rise • Cooldown decreased from 10s to 8s (-2s) • Movement speed bonus percentage increased from 60% to 80% (+20%)
	Compute and Crush • Cooldown decreased by 16% • Damage increased by 30% when targeting one opponent • Damage increased by 20% after creating walls

Metagross Stat Buffs

Lvl	Defense	Sp. Defense
5	143 → 145 (+1.4%)	107 → 113 (+5.6%)
10	277 → 295 (+6.5%)	205 → 223 (+8.8%)
15	505 → 550 (+8.9%)	370 → 410 (+10.8%)

Wigglytuff

Pokemon	Changes
Wigglytuff	Sing • Defense & Sp. Defense decrease effect increased from 25% to 35% • Defense & Sp. Defense decrease effect duration increased from 1.25s to 1.5s (+0.25s) • Movement speed reduction effect increased from 10% to 15%
	Sing + • Defense & Sp. Defense decrease effect increased from 25% to 35% • Defense & Sp. Defense decrease effect duration increased from 1.5s to 1.75s (+0.25s) • Movement speed reduction effect increased from 10% to 15%
	Dazzling Gleam • Damage increased by 6%~18% (Lv 6 to Lv 15)

Sylveon

Pokemon	Changes
Sylveon	Stat Buff • Sp. Attack increased from 50~680 to 70~720
	Fairy Frolic • Energy required to fully charge increased by 20% • Damage increased by 20%

Gardevoir

Pokemon	Changes
Gardevoir	Teleport • Cooldown decreased from 11s to 9s (-2s)
	Fairy Singularity • Energy required to fully charge decreased by 20%

Cinderace

Pokemon	Changes
Cinderace	Ember • Damage increased by 30% • Burning effect damage increased by 100%
	Feint • Movement Speed effect multiplier increased from +25% to +40%

Zeraora

Pokemon	Changes
Zeraora	Volt Switch • Damage increased by 20%
	Wild Charge • Damage increased by 13%

Pokemon Nerfs

Zacian

Pokemon	Changes
Zacian	Stat Nerf • Attack decreased from 190~560 to 160~530 • Critical Rate (Level 2~4): 5% to 0% • Critical Rate (Level 5~8): 15% to 5% • Critical Rate (Level 9~15): 25% to 10%
	Standard Attack (3rd Hit) • Movement Speed reduction effect reduced from 20% to 15% • Duration of movement speed reduction effect decreased from 2s to 1s (-1s)
	Metal Claw • Damage increased by 20%

Zacian Stat Nerfs

Lvl	Standard Attack
5	252 → 207 (-17.9%)
10	369 → 326 (-11.7%)
15	560 → 530 (-5.4%)

Zacian's Attack stat nerf reduced its Standard Attack and move damage.

Lapras

Pokemon	Changes
Lapras	Ice Beam • Damage taken by enemies on frozen ground reduced by 20%
	Water Pulse • First wave damage reduced by 12%
	Lapras Express • Energy required to fully charge increased by 25%

Dodrio

Pokemon	Changes
Dodrio	Drill Peck • Damage reduced by 10%
	Triple Trample • Attack increase effect of move reduced from 30% to 25%

Do You Think the Changes Are Justified?

Yes, absolutely! 383

Votes

Doesn't really matter, honestly. 51

Votes

Nope. I hate this update. 68

Votes

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Version 1.17.1.2 (December 5, 2024)	Version 1.17.1.5 (December 16, 2024)

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Version 1.16 Patch Notes List
Version 1.16.1.2 (September 5, 2024)	Version 1.16.1.4 (September 27, 2024)
Version 1.16.2.6 (October 17, 2024)	Version 1.16.2.7 (October 19, 2024)
Version 1.16.2.8 (November 1, 2024)	Version 1.16.2.9 (November 21, 2024)

Version 1.15

Version 1.15 Patch Notes List
Version 1.15.1.2 (July 16, 2024)	Version 1.15.1.3 (July 25, 2024)
Version 1.15.1.5 (July 31, 2024)	Version 1.15.1.7 (Aug. 22, 2024)

Version 1.14

Version 1.14 Patch Notes List
Version 1.14.1.2 (February 27, 2024)	Version 1.14.1.4 (March 12, 2024)
Version 1.14.1.5 (April 16, 2024)	Version 1.14.1.6 (May 13, 2024)
Version 1.14.2.8 (June 6, 2024)	Version 1.14.2.9 (June 13, 2024)
Version 1.14.2.10 (June 19, 2024)	-

Version 1.13

Version 1.13 Patch Notes List
Version 1.13.1.2 (December 5, 2023)	Version 1.13.1.3 (December 12, 2023)
Version 1.13.1.4 (January 9, 2024)	Version 1.13.1.5 (January 15, 2024)
Version 1.13.1.6 (February 22, 2024)	-

Version 1.12

Version 1.12 Patch Notes List
Version 1.12.1.2 (September 7, 2023)	Version 1.12.1.3 (September 14, 2023)
Version 1.12.1.4 (October 18, 2023)	Version 1.12.1.6 (November 13, 2023)

Version 1.11

Version 1.11 Patch Notes List
Version 1.11.1.3 (July 18, 2023)	Version 1.11.1.4 (July 22, 2023)
Version 1.11.1.7 (August 7, 2023)	Version 1.11.1.8 (August 15, 2023)

Version 1.10

Version 1.10 Patch Notes List
Version 1.10.1.2 (June 8, 2023)	Version 1.10.1.3 (June 15, 2023)
Version 1.10.1.4 (June 26, 2023)	Version 1.10.1.5 (July 3, 2023)

Version 1.9

Version 1.9 Patch Notes List
Version 1.9.1.2 (February 27, 2023)	Version 1.9.1.3 (March 3, 2023)
Version 1.9.1.4 (March 8, 2023)	Version 1.9.1.5 (April 4, 2023)
Version 1.9.2.6 (April 13, 2023)	Version 1.9.2.8 (May 11, 2023)
Version 1.9.2.9 (May 16, 2023)	-

Version 1.8

Version 1.8 Patch Notes List
Version 1.8.1.2 (December 1, 2022)	Version 1.8.1.3 (December 8, 2022)
Version 1.8.1.4 (December 22, 2022)	Version 1.8.1.5 (January 11, 2023)
Version 1.8.1.6 (January 31, 2023)	Version 1.8.1.7 (February 14, 2023)

Version 1.7

Version 1.7 Patch Notes LIst
Version 1.7.1.2 (September 2, 2022)	Version 1.7.1.3 (September 5, 2022)
Version 1.7.1.4 (September 9, 2022)	Version 1.7.1.5 (September 16, 2022)
Version 1.7.1.7 (September 28, 2022)	Version 1.7.1.8 (October 13, 2022)
Version 1.7.1.9 (October 27, 2022)	Version 1.7.1.11 (November 16, 2022)

Version 1.6

Version 1.6 Patch Notes List
Version 1.6.1.2 (July 21, 2022)	Version 1.6.1.3 (July 27, 2022)
Version 1.6.1.4 (August 4, 2022)	--

Version 1.5

Version 1.5 Patch Notes List
Version 1.5.1.2 (April 28, 2022)	Version 1.5.1.3 (May 6, 2022)
Version 1.5.1.4 (May 16, 2022)	Version 1.5.1.5 (May 16, 2022)
Version 1.5.1.6 (May 30, 2022)	Version 1.5.2.7 (June 20, 2022)
Version 1.5.2.8 (June 30, 2022)	---

Version 1.4

Version 1.4 Patch Notes List
Version 1.4.1.2 (January 20, 2022)	Version 1.4.1.3 (January 26, 2022)
Version 1.4.1.4 (February 24, 2022)	Version 1.4.1.6 (March 11, 2022)
Version 1.4.1.7 (March 14, 2022)	Version 1.4.1.8 (March 17, 2022)
Version 1.4.1.9 (March 18, 2022)	Version 1.4.1.10 (March 28, 2022)

Version 1.3

Version 1.3 Patch Notes List
Version 1.3.1.2 (December 9, 2021)	Version 1.3.1.4 (December 10, 2021)
Version 1.3.1.6 (December 14, 2021)	Version 1.3.1.7 (December 20, 2021)
Version 1.3.1.8 (December 28, 2021)	---

Version 1.2

Version 1.2 Patch Notes List
Version 1.2.1.3 (September 22, 2021)	Version 1.2.1.4 (September 27, 2021)
Version 1.2.1.5 (September 29, 2021)	Version 1.2.1.6 (October 08, 2021)
Version 1.2.1.7 (October 13, 2021)	Version 1.2.1.8 (October 20, 2021)
Version 1.2.1.10 (October 26, 2021)	Version 1.2.1.11 (November 10, 2021)
Version 1.2.1.12 (November 16, 2021)	Version 1.2.1.13 (November 18, 2021)
Version 1.2.1.14 (November 30, 2021)	---

Version 1.1

Version 1.1 Patch Notes List
Version 1.1.1.3 (July 28, 2021)	Version 1.1.1.4 (August 4, 2021)
Version 1.1.1.5 (August 6, 2021)	Version 1.1.1.6 (August 18, 2021)
Version 1.1.1.7 (September 1, 2021)	Version 1.1.1.8 (September 8, 2021)

Latest Maintenances and End Times

Server Maintenance	End Time and Date
September 1 Maintenance	September 2, 2022 7:00AM UTC
July 20 Maintenance	June 21, 2022 7:00AM UTC
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April 27 Maintenance	April 28, 2022 7:00AM UTC
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Pokemon Release Information

Pokemon Release Info
Gardevoir	Blissey	Blastoise	Mamoswine
Sylveon	Greedent	Decidueye	Tsareena
Dragonite	Trevenant	Aegislash	Duraludon
Azumarill	Espeon	Delphox	Glaceon
Buzzwole	Tyranitar	Mew	Dodrio
Scizor	Clefable	Zoroark	Sableye
Urshifu	Dragapult	Comfey	Goodra
Lapras	Chandelure	Umbreon	Leafeon
Inteleon	Mewtwo	Blaziken	Mimikyu
Meowscarada	Metagross	Gyarados	Miraidon
Falinks	Ceruledge	Ho-Oh	Armarouge
Darkrai	Psyduck	Tinkaton	-

Comment

8 Anonymous11 months

lapras has become shit and metagross has become broken. as always great job pokemon unite balance team.

7 Anonymous11 months

increasing the energy for Sylveon's attack means the cooldown of unite attack is up to 166 seconds, a lot for mediocre buffs ...

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