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
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
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. Deals 20% extra damage
G-Max Fireball		Cinderace	Fire	Moves can be used regardless of abilities. Deals 20% extra damage
G-Max Hydrosnipe		Inteleon	Water	Moves can be used regardless of abilities. Deals 20% extra damage
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
G-Max One Blow		Urshifu (Single Strike)	Dark	Hits the target even if it is protected by a protection move
G-Max Rapid Flow		Urshifu (Rapid Strike)	Water	Hits the target even if it is protected by a protection move

In the anime

G-Max Moves were introduced in Flash of the Titans!. In JN013, 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

Pokémon		G-Max Move	Image	Debut
	Leon's Charizard	G-Max Wildfire		Flash of the Titans!
	Drednaw	G-Max Stonesurge	File:Gigantamax Drednaw G-Max Stonesurge 1.png File:Gigantamax Drednaw G-Max Stonesurge 2.png	JN013
	Ash's Pikachu	G-Max Volt Crash		JN013

Trivia

• 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 learn G-Max Moves, despite having alternate forms.
  • Urshifu is the only Pokémon with more than one G-Max 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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