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A G-Max Move (Japanese: キョダイマックスわざ Kyodaimax Move) is a special type of move introduced in Generation VIII. G-Max Moves are special Max Moves that are exclusive to Gigantamax Pokémon.

Effects

For Gigantamax Pokémon, damaging moves of a certain type become its exclusive G-Max Move instead of the normal corresponding Max Move. Each species of Gigantamax Pokémon has its own unique G-Max Move and vice versa. Like Max Moves, the damage category and base power of most G-Max Moves are taken from that of the compatible base move (G-Max Drum Solo, G-Max Fireball, and G-Max Hydrosnipe being exceptions, with a 160 fixed base power whatever the base move is), and cannot be fully protected against by protection moves (such as Protect and Detect), except by the Max Move Max Guard. Most G-Max Moves use the same power as their Max Move counterparts (except the aforementioned three); thus, the only difference between most G-Max Moves and Max Moves of the same type is their secondary effects.

See more: Max Move → Power

List of G-Max Moves

Max Move	Gigantamax Pokémon		Type	Additional effect	Image
G-Max Vine Lash		Venusaur	Grass	Inflicts damage for four turns on non-Grass-type opponents
G-Max Wildfire		Charizard	Fire	Inflicts damage for four turns on non-Fire-type opponents
G-Max Cannonade		Blastoise	Water	Inflicts damage for four turns on non-Water-type opponents
G-Max Befuddle		Butterfree	Bug	Inflicts poison, paralysis, or sleep on all opponents
G-Max Volt Crash		Pikachu	Electric	Paralyzes all opponents
G-Max Gold Rush		Meowth	Normal	Scatters coins on the ground that are picked up afterwards and confuses all opponents Value is equal to 100 × the user's level (200 × user's level with an Amulet Coin)
G-Max Chi Strike		Machamp	Fighting	Pumps up the user and its allies, raising the chance of critical hits by one stage. Stacks with itself and moves like Focus Energy, unlike other critical hit sources
G-Max Terror		Gengar	Ghost	Prevents the opponent from being recalled Same effect as Mean Look
G-Max Foam Burst		Kingler	Water	Lowers the Speed of all opponents by two stages
G-Max Resonance		Lapras	Ice	Lowers damage from both Physical and Special moves for five turns Same effect as Aurora Veil, though it does not require hail.
G-Max Cuddle		Eevee	Normal	Opponents of the opposite gender of the user become infatuated
G-Max Replenish		Snorlax	Normal	50% chance of restoring user or ally's used Berries Similar effect to Recycle when it works
G-Max Malodor		Garbodor	Poison	Poisons all opponents
G-Max Meltdown		Melmetal	Steel	Makes opponents incapable of using the same move twice in a row Same effect as Torment
G-Max Drum Solo		Rillaboom	Grass	Moves can be used regardless of abilities. Power is always 160, regardless of base move. Works like Mold Breaker
G-Max Fireball		Cinderace	Fire	Moves can be used regardless of abilities. Power is always 160, regardless of base move. Works like Mold Breaker
G-Max Hydrosnipe		Inteleon	Water	Moves can be used regardless of abilities. Power is always 160, regardless of base move. Works like Mold Breaker
G-Max Wind Rage		Corviknight	Flying	Removes the effects of moves like Reflect, Light Screen, Spikes, and terrain from the opponents' side of the field. Works like Defog, but does not lower evasiveness.
G-Max Gravitas		Orbeetle	Psychic	Intensifies gravity for five turns Same effect as Gravity
G-Max Stonesurge		Drednaw	Water	Creates Stealth Rock on the opponents' side of the field
G-Max Volcalith		Coalossal	Rock	Inflicts damage for four turns on non-Rock-type opponents
G-Max Tartness		Flapple	Grass	Lowers the evasiveness of all opponents by one stage
G-Max Sweetness		Appletun	Grass	Cures the user and its allies of their status conditions Only affects allies on the field
G-Max Sandblast		Sandaconda	Ground	Traps the target in Sand Tomb for four to five turns
G-Max Stun Shock		Toxtricity	Electric	Inflicts poison or paralysis on all opponents
G-Max Centiferno		Centiskorch	Fire	Traps the target in Fire Spin for four to five turns
G-Max Smite		Hatterene	Fairy	Inflicts confusion on all opponents
G-Max Snooze		Grimmsnarl	Dark	50% chance of making the target drowsy, causing it to fall asleep at the end of the next turn Same effect as Yawn when it works.
G-Max Finale		Alcremie	Fairy	Heals the user and its allies by 1/6 their maximum HP
G-Max Steelsurge		Copperajah	Steel	Scatters sharp spikes around the field Works like Stealth Rock, though it checks the effectiveness of Steel against the target instead of Rock
G-Max Depletion		Duraludon	Dragon	Takes away 2 PP from the last move the target used Less potent version of Spite's effect.
G-Max One Blow		Urshifu (Single Strike)	Dark	Hits the target even if it is protected by a protection move, including Max Guard Works like Feint
G-Max Rapid Flow		Urshifu (Rapid Strike)	Water	Hits the target even if it is protected by a protection move, including Max Guard. Works like Feint

In other games

Pokémon Masters EX

Certain sync pairs are capable of Gigantamaxing, including some Trainers that do not have Dynamax Bands in the core series. All attacking G-Max Move have 400-540 power range. The G-Max Move can be used once per battle

List of G-Max Moves

Max Move	Gigantamax Pokémon		Type	Additional effect	Image
G-Max Replenish		Red's Snorlax	Normal	Restores one MP of the user's moves
G-Max Volt Crash		Red's Pikachu	Electric	Leaves all opposing sync pairs paralyzed
G-Max Rapid Flow		Gloria's Urshifu	Water	Except in certain circumstances, successful hits with this attack become critical hits. Ignores passive skills that would reduce the damage of this attack. Ignores passive skills that would protect the target against a critical hit. Ignores the target's Damage Guard Next effect.
G-Max Terror		Allister's Gengar	Ghost	Applies the Restrain effect to all opposing sync pairs.
G-Max Smite		Bede's Hatterene	Fairy	Leaves all opposing sync pairs confused.
G-Max Volcalith		Gordie's Coalossal	Rock	Applies the Rock Damage Field effect to the opponents’ field of play. Rock Damage Field: The sync pairs will take Rock-type damage whenever they take an action.
G-Max Resonance		Melony's Lapras	Ice	Applies the Physical Damage Reduction effect to the allied field of play. Applies the Special Damage Reduction effect to the allied field of play.
G-Max Drum Solo		Victor's Rillaboom	Grass	Ignores passive skills that would reduce the damage of this attack. Ignores passive skills that would protect the target against a critical hit.

In the anime

G-Max Moves were introduced in Flash of the Titans!. In The Climb to Be the Very Best!, Leon further explained how Gigantamax Pokémon have their own signature G-Max Moves, as opposed to just regular Max Moves.

List of G-Max Moves used

Pokémon		G-Max Move	Image	Debut
	Leon's Charizard	G-Max Wildfire		Flash of the Titans!
	Drednaw	G-Max Stonesurge		The Climb to Be the Very Best!
	Ash's Pikachu	G-Max Volt Crash		The Climb to Be the Very Best!
	Doug's Centy	G-Max Centiferno		Sword and Shield, Slumbering Weald!
	Coalossal	G-Max Volcalith		Sword and Shield: The Darkest Day!
	Subordinate's Garbodor	G-Max Malodor		Sword and Shield: The Darkest Day!
	Meowth of Team Rocket	G-Max Gold Rush		Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken!
	Opal's Alcremie	G-Max Finale		The Sweet Taste of Battle!
	Bea's Machamp	G-Max Chi Strike		A Battle of Mega Versus Max!
	Marnie's Grimmsnarl	G-Max Snooze		Battling Turned Up to Eleven!
	Ash's Gengar	G-Max Terror		Battling Turned Up to Eleven!
	Raihan's Duraludon	G-Max Depletion		Aim For The Eight!
	Leon's Rillaboom	G-Max Drum Solo		Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!
	Leon's Cinderace	G-Max Fireball		JN132

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

List of G-Max Moves used

Pokémon		Max Move	Image	Debut
	Nessa's Drednaw	G-Max Stonesurge		Splish Splash!! Gigantamax Battle
	Allister's Gengar	G-Max Terror		Glittering!! The Tapestry in the Vault
	Opal's Alcremie	G-Max Finale		Rising!! Opal of Ballonlea
	Casey's Tera	G-Max Stun Shock		PASS18
	Rose's Copperajah	G-Max Steelsurge		PASS28

Trivia

• There is at least one G-Max Move of every type. This was the case even before the release of the Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass.
• The Water-type has the most G-Max Moves out of any type, with five.
• Urshifu is the only Legendary Pokémon with a G-Max Move.
• Melmetal is the only Mythical Pokémon with a G-Max Move.
• Alcremie and Toxtricity can each learn only one G-Max Move, despite having multiple alternate forms.
  • Urshifu is the only Pokémon with more than one G-Max Move.
• Pikachu, Eevee, and Snorlax are the only Pokémon to have both an exclusive G-Max Move and Z-Move.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 超極巨招式 Chīu Gihkgeuih Jīusīk Mandarin 超極巨招式 / 超极巨招式 Chāo Jíjù Zhāoshì French Capacité Gigamax German Gigadynamax-Attacke Italian Mossa Gigamax Korean 거다이맥스기술 Geodai Max Gisul Russian Приём G-Макс Priyom G-Maks Spanish Movimiento Gigamax

See also

• Z-Move

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