Breath of Evolution
Update Info
Breath of Evolution is Version 1.18.2.6 of Pokémon Unite, which was released April 24, 2025 at 7:00 UTC. The focus of the update was on balance changes and bug fixes, with minor shop and event updates also included.
Balance Changes
Dragapult
- Dragapult’s HP has been buffed from 3000-5500 to 3000-6000, which is a 9% buff to its HP at level 15.
- Dragon Dance’s cooldown got reduced from 12 seconds to 11 seconds, which means Dragapult will have Dragon Dance 8% more often.
- The amount of Attack gained when getting a kill while using Phantom Force has increased from 6 to 8, which results in Dragapult gaining a maximum of 80 Attack instead of 60 when defeating 10 opponents, a 33% increase.
Dragonite
- Hyper Beam’s cooldown got reduced from 11.5 seconds to 10.5 seconds, resulting in Dragonite using Hyper Beam 9% more.
- The attack speed buff that Dragonite receives when using Outrage has increased from 30% to 35%, resulting in more healing, stuns, and damage in a fight when using the move.
Venusaur
- The amount of healing Venusaur receives when using Giga Drain has increased by 10%, resulting in more self-sustain.
- The decay in the movement speed buff Venusaur receives when using Petal Dance has been buffed from 90-9% to 90-27%, resulting in Venusaur having 18% more movement speed during the end of Petal Dance.
Galarian Rapidash
- Rapidash’s ability Pastel Veil’s charge rate has increased by 43%, which will grant it more hindrance resistance during a match.
- Fairy Wind’s damage has increased by 10%, which will hopefully increase the viability of this underused move.
- Smart Strike’s damage has increased by 30%, resulting in emphasizing this move’s combo potential.
- Rapidash’s Unite Move Triad Blitz energy requirement has decreased by 17%, meaning it takes 112 seconds instead of 134 seconds to get its Unite Move if not farming or defeating opponents.
Buzzwole
- Buzzwole’s ability Beast Boost’s depletion delay has been increased from 5 seconds to 10 seconds, meaning Buzzwole will have more time to get to a fight or the next target without worrying about losing its damage boost.
- The amount of healing Buzzwole receives when using its boosted attack has increased by 30%, granting it the ability to stay in fights longer.
- Leech Life now grants Buzzwole hindrance resistance, meaning Buzzwole can not get stunned out of the move.
- Lunge’s cooldown was reduced from 7.5 seconds to 6.5 seconds, giving Buzzwole access to 13% mobility and tools for approaching opponents.
Trevenant
- Wood Hammer’s damage was decreased by 29-19%, giving Wood Hammer less damage for a move than stuns opponents. The strength of the damage nerf decreases as the game goes on.
- Curse’s damage was decreased by 29-24%, making it a move primarily focused on starting combos then dealing being the move that does damage. The strength of the damage nerf decreases as the game goes on.
- The throw duration on Horn Leech has decreased from 1 second to 0.75 seconds, giving the throw 25% less crowd control.
Goodra
- Goodra’s HP has been buffed from 3225-9800 to 3225-10300, which is a 5% buff to its HP at level 15.
- The bonus damage on Goodra’s boosted attack has been reduced from 5% to 3% of the opponent’s max HP.
- Muddy Water’s damage was decreased by 28-20%, making the move focused on increasing Goodra’s defenses instead of dealing damage. The strength of the damage nerf decreases as the game goes on.
- The throw duration on Acid Spray has been reduced from 1 second to 0.75 seconds, highlighting the moves main focus, which is to allow goodra to approach opponents.
Suicune
- Suicune’s boosted attack damage has been decreased by 15%, making it harder to execute opponents under a certain HP threshold.
- Ice Beam’s cooldown has been increased from 6 seconds to 7 seconds, making Suicune unable to freeze opponents for 16% longer.
- The explosion damage on Icy Wind has increased by 98%, which will improve the move’s combo potential.
Alolan Raichu
- The bonus damage that Stored Power provided has been decreased by 18%, resulting in Raichu being less able to shred through opponents.
- Psychic’s damage on hit has been reduced by 20% and its cooldown has been increased from 7.5 seconds to 9 seconds, tuning down the move’s combo potential.
- The upgraded version of Psychic also got a damage nerf of 20%, but also a damage over time nerf of 20%, making the upgraded version less impactful.
Absol
- Night Slash’s cooldown has been increased from 5 seconds to 5.5 seconds, which should tune it down slightly
- The bonus damage on Psycho Cut has been reduced from 17% to 9%, making Pokémon in the Attacker role more likely to survive.
Zeraora
- Discharge’s damage has been decreased by 17-10%, and the amount of shield Zeraora receives when using it has been decreased by 10%. These changes are designed to increase the risk when going in with Discharge. The strength of the damage nerf decreases as the game goes on.
Removal of Defense and Sp. Defense Penetration
Defense and Sp. Defense Penetration, which were introduced in the Assault Break patch in February 2025, were stats added to Speedster Pokémon to give them more attacking power. However, the stats gave Speedster Pokémon too much influence in a match, and disrupted the balance of Pokémon Unite. As a result, both stats were removed from the following Pokémon:
- Talonflame
- Meowscarada
- Leafeon
- Gengar
- Absol
- Zeraora
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where Suicune’s ability Pressure would provide 3 shield stacks instead of 2.
- Fixed an issue where Alolan Raichu's Stored Power and Psychic triggered the item Muscle Band's effect.
- Fixed an issue where the boosted version of Zacian’s Play Rough did not reduce incoming damage.