Every new Pokemon generation comes with its fair share of cool new mechanics and methods for making battles way cooler than your typical one-on-one fiꦆght. In Generation VIII, the new cool mechanic is Dynamax — a strange phenomenon whereby Pokemon can grow to massive sizes and unleash epic attacks on their opponent.
Some Pokemon are special, though. There exists some species that are capable of taking Dynamax even further, into Gigantamax. These Pokemon take on a new appearance and are able to lea⛄rn unique moves with powerful effects. Only certain Pokemon are capable of this though. Here's how you can find them, and every Pokemon that is capable of such a powerful transformation🗹.
How to Gigantamax
Just because a species is capable of Gigantamax doesn't mean every member of that species can. Th💖ose that can have the Gigantamax Factor, which works like a special gene. Typically, you can find these Pokemon in Max Raid Battles, but there are a few other ways to get your hands on a G-Max Poke♊mon.
If you have the Isle of Armor DLC expansion, you can use the kitchen in the Master Dojo to feed your Pokemon Max Soup. If the species is capab🐻le of Gigantamaxing, this will give them the Gigantamax Factor, with the exception of Melmetal. Urshifu can also gain the Factor here, but Max Honey will be required as well.
Galar Starters
The first Pokemon that you'll obt𝓡ain that is capable of Gigantamax will be your starter Pokemon, whether it's Sobble, Grookey, or Scorbunny. But, they won't be able to G-Max quite yet. They'll 🐬need to evolve to their final forms and then be fed some Max Soup at the Dojo.
Inteleon, Rillaboom, and Cinderace all have G-Max forms. Inteleon will replace any of its dama🍌ging Water-type moves with G-Max Hydrosnipe, Rillaboom will replace any damaging Grass-type moves with G-Max Drum Solo, and Cinderace will replace damaging Fire-type moves with G-Max Fireball. All three of these moves have a base power of 160 and ignore the effects of the target's abilities.
Kanto Starters
The Galar st♋arters aren't the only starter Pokemon that can Gigantamax, though. Never the ones to be left out, the Kanto starters are also capable of G-Maxing. Charizard was in the base game, and Venusaur and Blastoise were adde𒊎d in the Isle of Armor DLC.
Charizard's special move is G-Max Wildfire, which replaces its damaging Fire-type moves. It inꦜflicts some damage, then traps the target in a fiery blast that deals one-sixth of their maximum HP at the end of each turn for four turns. Venusaur and Blastoise both learn a similar type of move, G-Max Vine Lash and G-Max Cannonade, respectively. These moves also inflict damage and then keep inflicting one-sixth of the target's maximum HP worth of damage each turn.
Butterfree
After being left out of receiving a Mega Evolution alongside its counterpart, Beedrill, in Generation VI, Butterfree has finally been given the love it deserved with 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:a Gigantamax form.
If Butteℱrfree knows a damaging Bug-type move, it'll replace it with G-Max Befuddle after Gigantamaxing. This move inflicts♛ some damage and then causes poison, sleep, or paralysis to every opponent.
Pikachu, Eevee, and Meowth
There are thre✅e special cases of Gigantamax capability that prevent a Pokemon from evolving. Pikachu, Eevee, and Meowth were all given G-Max forms, but these Pokemon cannot evolve if they have the Factor. Typically, these three Pokemon can only be obtained through special methods.
If you have a Let's Go Pikachu save file, you can receive a G-Max-capable Pikachu 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:as a gift, and the same goes for Eevee if you have a file for Let's Go Eevee. Meowth, on the other hand, was distributed to early orders of the games via Mystery Gift. All have been made available since 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:in limited-time events, and may come back in the future.
Pikachu learns G-Max Volt Crash in place of any damaging Electric-type moves. This inflicts damage and paralyzes all opponents. Eevee learns G-Max Cuddle ove♛r any damaging Normal-type moves, which inflicts damage and infatuates all opponents of the opposite gender.
M꧒eowth replaced damaging Normal-type moves with G-Max Gold Rush. This strange move inflicts damage, confuses the target, and scatters coins that can be picked up after the battle. There's a complicated set of rules that determine how much money you'll earn, but it's typically a fair bit.
Machamp, Gengar, Lapras, Snorlax, and Kingler
A handful of other Kanto Pokemon received G-Max forms: Gengar, Machamp, Lapras, Sno🅰rlax, and Kingler.
Gengar learns G-Max Terror in place of damaging Ghost-type moves. This inflicts damage aꦇnd prevents targets fromᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ leaving the battle by switch-out or fleeing.
Machamp replaces damaging Fighting-type moves🍷 with G-Max Chi Strike, which damages the target and increases the user and their allies' critical hit rate by a stage.
Lapras replaces damaging Ice-type moves with G-Max Res🐻onance, which inflicts damage and creates an Aurora Veil (even without hail), which reduces꧑ damage that Lapras receives for five turns.
Snorlax will learn G-Max Replenish in place of any Normal-type damaging moves. This move, as always, inflicts damagไe, as well as having a 50% chance of restoring any Berries that the user or its allies have consumed or thrown with the use of the move Fling.
Finally, Kingler will replace its damag🅺ing Water-t✤ype moves with G-Max Foam Burst. It inflicts damage and lowers the speed of all opponents by two stages.
It's worth noting that Machamp with the G-Max Factor 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:is exclusive to Sword, while Gengar and Lapras with the Factor can only be obtained in Shield. However, they can be ob💦tained by the opposite version with Max Soup 🐷or by joining a Max Raid Battle online.
Garbodor
Poor Garbodor. ꦜThis Poison-type is the sole Pokemon from Generation V to receive a Gigantamax✃ form.
Those that are capable of G-Maxi💯ng can learn G-Max Malodor in place of damaging Poison-type moves. This move inflicts damage and poisons all opponentsཧ.
Melmetal
Like Garbodor in Gen V, Melmetal is the only Pokemon from Generation VII that received aಞ G-Max fo🌳rm, though there still exists some debate over Melmetal's original generation, with many considering it to be Gen VIII.
Regardless, Melmetal is the only Pokemon that can't be given th☂e G-Max Factor at the Dojo. It must be obtained through Pokemon HOME currently.
Melmetal in its G-Max form will replace any damaging Steel-type moves that it knows with G-Max🃏 Meltdown. This powerful move inflicts damage and subjects all of the opponents to torme꧟nt. This prevents them from using the same move twice in succession.
Corviknight
Movin🉐g on to Generation VIII Pokemon, several of them received G-Maꦬx forms. After your starter, one of the earliest Pokemon you can obtain is Rookidee. Its final evolved form, Corviknight, has a very nice Gigantamax Form.
This Gigantamaxed form of Corviknight caܫn learn the move G-Max Wind Rage in place of any damaging Flying-type move. G-Max Wind Rไage inflicts damage and removes all entry hazards, light screen-type effects, or any reflect-like effects. It also removes all terrains.
Orbeetle
Another early game Pokemon that can evolve into a G-Max capable species 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:is Blipbug, which will one d🀅ay become an Orbeetle. When anꦰ Orbeetle G-Maxes, it replaces damaging Psychic-type moves with G-Max Gravitas, which inflicts damage and increases gravity on the battlefield for five turns.
