Niantic have confirmed some changes to various attacks in Pokémon GO.

These are focused around Grass-type Pokémon for this month:

Bullet Seed generates energy quicker

Energy Ball is charged quicker and now lowers Defense by one stage

Leaf Tornado now has a chance of decreasing your opponent’s attack by 1 or 2 stages.

Ancient Power now does less damage

Silver Wind now does less damage

Ominous Wind now does less damage and charges slower

In addition to this, the following Pokémon learn new moves:

Bellossom – Bullet Seed

Jumpluff – Aerial Ace

Ludicolo – Energy Ball

Cradily – Bullet Seet

Cherrim Sunshine Form – Weather Ball (Fire)

Tangrowth – Rock Slide

Updates to existing attacks in Pokémon GO

There have been updates to the following existing attacks in Pokémon GO.

Bullet Seed – This Grass-type Fast Attack now generates energy more quickly. Trainer Battle: Energy 11 → 13

– This Grass-type Fast Attack now generates energy more quickly. Energy Ball – This Grass-type Charged Attack now reaches full charge more quickly and has a chance of lowering the opponent’s Defense by one stage. Trainer Battle: Energy 60→ 55 10% chance of opp defense drop by 1 stage

– This Grass-type Charged Attack now reaches full charge more quickly and has a chance of lowering the opponent’s Defense by one stage. Leaf Tornado – This Grass-type Charged Attack now has a chance of decreasing your opponent’s Attack by two stages. 50% chance of opp attack decrease by 1 stage → 2 stages

– This Grass-type Charged Attack now has a chance of decreasing your opponent’s Attack by two stages. Ancient Power – The damage that this Rock-type Charged Attack deals has been decreased in Trainer Battles.

– The damage that this Rock-type Charged Attack deals has been decreased in Trainer Battles. Silver Wind – The damage that this Bug-type Charged Attack deals has been decreased in Trainer Battles.

– The damage that this Bug-type Charged Attack deals has been decreased in Trainer Battles. Ominous Wind – The damage that this Ghost-type Charged Attack deals has been decreased in Trainer Battles. It also reaches full charge less quickly. Trainer Battle: Energy → 45, Dam → 4

– The damage that this Ghost-type Charged Attack deals has been decreased in Trainer Battles. It also reaches full charge less quickly.

Niantic’s Message:

In celebration of Pokémon’s Grass-type month, we’d like to highlight some changes to Grass-type attacks and Grass-type Pokémon in Trainer Battles, along with a few other changes.

Updates to existing attacks in Pokémon GO

There have been updates to the following existing attacks in Pokémon GO.

Bullet Seed – This Grass-type Fast Attack now generates energy more quickly.

– This Grass-type Fast Attack now generates energy more quickly. Energy Ball – This Grass-type Charged Attack now reaches full charge more quickly and has a chance of lowering the opponent’s Defense by one stage.

– This Grass-type Charged Attack now reaches full charge more quickly and has a chance of lowering the opponent’s Defense by one stage. Leaf Tornado – This Grass-type Charged Attack now has a chance of decreasing your opponent’s Attack by one or two stages.

– This Grass-type Charged Attack now has a chance of decreasing your opponent’s Attack by one or two stages. Ancient Power – The damage that this Rock-type Charged Attack deals has been decreased in Trainer Battles.

– The damage that this Rock-type Charged Attack deals has been decreased in Trainer Battles. Silver Wind – The damage that this Bug-type Charged Attack deals has been decreased in Trainer Battles.

– The damage that this Bug-type Charged Attack deals has been decreased in Trainer Battles. Ominous Wind – The damage that this Ghost-type Charged Attack deals has been decreased in Trainer Battles. It also reaches full charge less quickly.

These changes will make Ancient Power, Silver Wind, and Ominous Wind more strategically similar to other moves that affect stats but with higher risk for the higher reward offered by these moves.

Pokémon that can learn more attacks

The following Pokémon will be able to learn attacks they couldn’t before.

Bellossom: Bullet Seed – The combination of this Grass-type Fast Attack with Bellossom’s Grass-type Charged Attack Leaf Blade makes Bellossom a powerful option as a Grass-type lead.

– The combination of this Grass-type Fast Attack with Bellossom’s Grass-type Charged Attack Leaf Blade makes Bellossom a powerful option as a Grass-type lead. Jumpluff: Aerial Ace – Pairing the Flying-type Charged Attack Aerial Ace with the Grass-type Fast Attack Bullet Seed allows Jumpluff to use Charged Attacks more quickly.

– Pairing the Flying-type Charged Attack Aerial Ace with the Grass-type Fast Attack Bullet Seed allows Jumpluff to use Charged Attacks more quickly. Ludicolo: Energy Ball – This attack reaches full charge faster than Solar Beam, giving the Carefree Pokémon access to a different Grass-type Charged Attack to use with different play styles. Energy Ball could pair well with Bubble, one of Ludicolo’s Fast Attacks!

– This attack reaches full charge faster than Solar Beam, giving the Carefree Pokémon access to a different Grass-type Charged Attack to use with different play styles. Energy Ball could pair well with Bubble, one of Ludicolo’s Fast Attacks! Cradily: Bullet Seed – This Grass-type Fast Attack will charge up Cradily’s Charged Attacks faster.

– This Grass-type Fast Attack will charge up Cradily’s Charged Attacks faster. Sunshine Form Cherrim: Fire-type Weather Ball – This Fire-type Charged Attack is fitting for a Pokémon that appears when it’s sunny out.

– This Fire-type Charged Attack is fitting for a Pokémon that appears when it’s sunny out. Tangrowth: Rock Slide – Tangrowth can continue having a dominating lead against Kyogre and Groudon in Master League while making the Flying-type Pokémon often used to counter it more dependent on Protect Shields.

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