G-Max Move
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 G-Max Moves are taken from that of the compatible base move, and cannot be fully protected against by protection moves (such as Detect and King's Shield), except by the Max Move Max Guard. G-Max Moves use the same power as their Max Move counterparts, and thus the only difference between a G-Max Move and a Max Move of the same type is its secondary effect.
- See more: Max Move→Power
List of G-Max Moves
Max Move | Gigantamax Pokémon | Type | Additional effect | Image | |
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G-Max Wildfire | Charizard | Fire | Inflicts damage for four turns on non-Fire-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 | ||
G-Max Chi Strike | Machamp | Fighting | Pumps up the user and its allies, raising the chance of critical hits | ||
G-Max Terror | Gengar | Ghost | Prevents the opponent from escaping or being recalled | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
G-Max Drum Solo | Rillaboom | Grass | Moves can be used regardless of abilities | ||
G-Max Fireball | Cinderace | Fire | Moves can be used regardless of abilities | ||
G-Max Hydrosnipe | Inteleon | Water | Moves can be used regardless of abilities | ||
G-Max Wind Rage | Corviknight | Flying | Removes the effects of moves like Reflect, Light Screen, Spikes, and Electric Terrain from the opponents' side of the field | ||
G-Max Gravitas | Orbeetle | Psychic | Intensifies gravity for five turns | ||
G-Max Stonesurge | Drednaw | Water | Creates Stealth Rock on the opponents' side of the field | ||
G-Max Volcalith | Coalossal | Rock | Inflicts damage to opponents for four to five turns | ||
G-Max Tartness | Flapple | Grass | Lowers the evasiveness of all opponents by one stage | ||
G-Max Sweetness | Appletun | Grass | Heals the user and its allies of their status conditions | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
G-Max Depletion | Duraludon | Dragon | Reduces 2 PP from the last move the target used |
In the anime
G-Max Moves were introduced in SS012. In SS013, 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 in the anime
In other languages
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See also
This game mechanic article is part of Project Games, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon games. |