Gigantamax Blastoise Max Battle Guide

Blastoise Gigantamax

Gigantamax Blastoise is a Tier 6 Max Battle in Pokémon GO. It will cost 800 Max Particles to participate in this Max Battle, which will only be consumed if you defeat Blastoise successfully. Gigantamax Blastoise can be shiny from Max Battles.

Being a Water type, it is weak to Electric, and Grass moves.

Blastoise can be caught with the following CP values:

• 1338 CP – 1409 CP at Level 20, no weather boost

We highly recommend making sure you are well prepared with levelled up counters with boosted Max Moves where possible. Talk to your battle squad and be prepared to use not only your attacking moves, but also the shielding and healing ones too. You will need between 15 and 40 players to take down Gigantamax Blastoise, so preparation and top tier counters, are absolutely key!

Want more tips and tricks for Max Battles? Read this guide.

Gigantamax Blastoise Counters

Don’t forget, for Dynamax Moves, your Fast Move is what determines the typing of your D-Max Move!

The best counters for Gigantamax Blastoise are the following:

#	Pokémon	Fast Move	Charge Move
1.	Rillaboom Dynamax	Razor Leaf [green]	Grass Knot Grass
2.	Venusaur Dynamax or Gigantamax	Vine Whip Grass	Frenzy Plant Grass
3.	Gengar Dynamax	Shadow Claw Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost
4.	Metagross Dynamax	Zen Headbutt Psychic	Psychic Psychic
5.	Inteleon Dynamax	Pound Normal	Shadow Ball Ghost
6.	Greedent Dynamax	Bullet Seed Grass	Trailblaze Grass
7.	Dubwool Dynamax	Double Kick Fighting	Wild Charge Electric
8.	Charizard Dynamax or Gigantamax	Air Slash Flying	Dragon Claw Dragon
9.	Cinderace Dynamax	Tackle Normal	Focus Blast Fighting
10.	Falinks Dynamax	Tackle Normal	Focus Blast Fighting
11.	Blastoise Dynamax or Gigantamax	Bite Dark	Skull Bash Normal

Max Battle Information

Max Battles can be participated in in-person only, at Power Spots, which are easily identified on the map by the purple marking and large ‘X’ above them.

You can challenge Max Battles with up to 4 people, including yourself. Each person can bring up to 3 Dynamax Pokémon in their team, but participation is possible with just one Dynamax Pokémon.

Up to 40 Trainers, split into groups of four or fewer, can band together to increase their chance of success. Each Trainer must use Max Particles to engage in battle—the more powerful the Power Spot Boss, the more Max Particles needed. But don’t worry—Max Particles are only used up once you successfully take down the boss, so keep pushing towards victory.

Only Dynamax Pokémon can participate in this Max Battle. Existing Pokemon are not eligible.

Max Battles are turn based, differing from both raiding and GO Battle League. More strategy will need to be implemented for harder Max Bosses.

In a Max Battle, tap the screen to use Fast Attacks, and build up energy to use Charged Attacks as usual. Attacking will also fill up the Max Meter at the top of the screen.

When three lines appear above a Pokemon’s head, it means it is being targeted by the Max Battle Boss. You can avoid this by swiping to Dynamax, you need to fill up the Max Meter at the top of the screen to its maximum, and the meter fills up by swiping towards an attack or the Max Charge (purple button) that appears from time to time.

In battle you will see a Max Meter. When it reaches its maximum, your Pokémon will automatically Dynamax your Pokémon. Keep an eye on the meter! Once it’s full, your Pokémon will Dynamax for 3 turns!

Once Dynamaxed you will be given the option to use any of your unlocked Max Moves, if battling harder difficulty bosses as a group, plan your use of your attack, Shield and Spirit moves together.

If you spot energy icons on the battlefield, swipe to collect them and fill up your meter even faster.

You can Dynamax more than once in a Max Battle, and will automatically Dynamax once your Max Meter refills.

If all of your Pokémon faint while battling a three-star or higher Power Spot Boss, you can still help your allies by cheering for your them so that their meters fill faster.

Stats and Max CP

As stats for Gigantamax Blastoise are currently unknown, these are the stats for a normal Blastoise.

Blastoise Water
Max CP at Level 40 2466 | Max CP at Level 50 2788
ATK 171		DEF 207		HP 188
Weak to			Strong Against
Electric Grass			Fire Steel Water Ice

Gigantamax Blastoise Movepool

Gigantamax Blastoise Sprites

Gigantamax Blastoise	Shiny Gigantamax Blastoise