Pokémon UNITE updates to v1.17.1.5 — Tinkaton receives balance adjustments

Pokémon UNITE updated to Version 1.17.1.5 at 7am (UTC) on December 16th, amid the Winter Holiday event celebrations. This update brings balance changes to the newest Pokémon, Tinkaton, along with Shop and Event updates for the the ongoing Winter Holiday events. Specifically, this update fixes many of Tinkaton's shortcomings such as low impacts of moves other than Thief. Additionally, this update also brings bug fixes where moves of other Pokémon were not functioning as intended.

Currently, various events for Halloween are underway in Pokémon UNITE, such as the login event to obtain free Unite Licenses; the quick battle mode "Snowball Battle in Shivre City"; Daily Rewards, Shop discounts, and much more. For a complete list of ongoing events, check out our previous Bulbanews article: Don't miss out on all the Winter Holiday events in Pokémon UNITE throughout December.

The full patch notes for the v1.17.1.5 update can be found below:

Version 1.17.1.5 - Patch Notes said:

Post-Update Version​

Ver.1.17.1.5

The fabulous new Holowear Stage Style: Pikachu is available now! You can obtain it by participating in the treasure chest challenge event!
From this battle pass season onward, a cap will be placed on battle pass levels. Once you reach the maximum level of 150, your battle pass level will not increase, and you will no longer be able to view battle pass missions.

• Shop Updates
• Event Updates
• Bug Fixes

Balance Changes​

In order to adjust the balance of Unite Battle, some changes have been made to Pokémon's abilities and moves.

Tinkaton​

• Attributes
  • HP: 3250~8200 → 3250~8400 (Level 1~15)
• Gigaton Hammer
  • Wait time: 7s → 6s
  • Blow away time: 0.5s/0.75s/1s → 0.5s/1s/1.5s (depending on charge time)
• Gigaton Hammer+
  • Wait time: 5.5s → 5s
• Ice Hammer
  • Reduced the time you can't move after using a move.
  • Waiting time: 6.5s → 5s
  • Slowdown effect: 30% → 50%
  • Attack and special attack reduction effect: 15% → 30%
• Ice Hammer+
  • Attack and special attack lowering effect 30% → 50%
• Smack Down
  • Wait time: 8s → 6s
  • Damage: Increased by 20%
• Smack Down+
  • Wait time: 6.5s → 5s
• Unite Move: Kiss Bliss Kaboom
  • Energy required: 20% reduction

After observing the battle data after joining the battle, we found that the impact of moves other than Thief was lower than expected, so we made upward adjustments to several moves, including Gigaton Hammer, Ice Hammer, and Smack Down.

Bug fixes​

• Fixed an issue where using a Shedinja Doll when activating Miriadon's Enhanced Charge Beam and Electro Drift allowed the move to be attacked without being interrupted.
• Fixed an issue where the Unite move gauge would drop to 0% when Tsareena's Unite move was nullified by Glaceon and Espeon's abilities.
• Fixed an issue where Tsareena's Unite move could be interrupted by Fix Anything.
• Changed so that Dodrio's footsteps cannot be heard by the opponent.

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