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This page is full of information specifically for Dynamax Battles #PokemonGO. It covers What are Max Battles, Max Particles, Power Spots, Max Meter, Max Moves, Battle Roles, and Battle Strategy so you can effectively clear your Max Battles.

What are Max Battles?

While Max Battles are similar to Raids, in the sense you can battle a pokemon and upon competition attempt to catch it. However, they have some key differences:

• Max Battles can only take place at Power Spots and require Max Particles to participate.
• There is a maximum of 4 total players per instance.
• You can only bring 3 pokemon into battle; They must be dynamax or gigantamax pokemon.
• You can use candy and Max Particles to level up your
• When you fill the Max Meter you'll dynamax or gigantamax your pokemon.
• While a timer isn't displayed on screen, you will lose the battle after ~10 minutes.
• The battle ends when all the combatant's pokemon faint or the encounter is cleared.

Max Particles

To take on a Dynamax raid it will require Max Particles which you can hold a maximum of 1500. You can acquire them through various ways:

• You can gain 300 Max Particles for walking 2km
• You can collect 120 Max Particles per Power Spot you visit, with a maxium of 800 per day
• Occasionally you can collect Max Particles as part of the monthly go pass rewards

Power Spots

In addition to the Max Battles, and collecting Max Particles, Power Spots are the place on the overworld map where Max Battles take place. However, they also have additional effects that can help progressing.

Candy Farming

When you clear a Max Battle you have the option of leaving one of your Team Members behind to help other trainers clear the battle. When they do you'll collect a candy for the same species of Pokemon you left behind.

You can gain a maximum of 5 candies this way, meaning you can recall them after hitting 5 and still retain the maximum possible benefits. When leaving a pokemon behind this counts toward you gym control cap of 20 pokemon.

Wild Spawns

There is a chance when you enter a Power Spot that you'll see an "encounter icon" and be able to catch a wild pokemon. The pokemon you catch this way aren't max eligible, but you can see this video for a visual example.

Max Meter

Each time you use a fast or charged attack you'll gain 1 point toward filling your Max Meter. Once full you'll be able to dynamax/gigantamax your pokemon and use your Max Moves. You can also watch this video for a full breakdown of how charging the Max Meter works.

Max Moves

Once you've filled your Max Meter you'll be able to use up to 3 Max Moves. By default all max pokemon will have three types of Max Moves and you can level them up by using Max Particles and candy to a maximum of level 3.

• Max Attack - Will damage the opposing pokemon
  • Level 1: (D)250 / (G)350
  • Level 2: (D)300 / (G)400
  • Level 3: (D)350 / (G)450
• Max Guard - Provides shields to all active pokemon
  • Level 1: +20 Bonus HP
  • Level 2: +40 Bonus HP
  • Level 3: +60 Bonus HP
• Max Spirit - Heals all active pokemon
  • Level 1: Heals for 8% of total HP
  • Level 2: Heals for 12% of total HP
  • Level 3: Heals for 16% of total HP

Battle Roles

In Max Battles there are three main roles that can be filled, each serving a important purpose.

Defender

This is the main workhorse of the team outside of the Max Phase. A defender has high defense and HP stats, is resistant to opponent, and has a 0.5 second fast attack to quickly charge the Max Meter as fast as possible. These pokemon will always want to have their Max Guard leveled up. You can see a list of the top defenders here.

Healer

Healers have high HP and will use Max Spirit to heal the team during the max phase. You'll heal the team based on a percentage of your total HP once you have your Max Spirit leveled up. You can see a list of top healers here.

Attacker

Attackers are the powerhouse that we'll swap in during the max phase to deal super effective damage with our Max Attack. You'll want to ensure you have a high attack pokemon and your Max Attack is leveled up to deal the most damage possible. You can see a list of the top attackers here.

Battle Strategy

• Start with your Defender or Healer using ONLY fast moves to charge the Max Meter
  • Don't use charged moves since they do a negligent amount of damage and slow down your Max Meter gains
• If targeted by the opposing Pokemon swipe left/right to dodge incomg attacks
• When the Max Meter is charged you have a couple options:
  • Use max sheild or spirit to help sustain
  • Swap out to your Attacker
• once the max phase is complete you usually want to swap back to your Defender or Healer
• Rinse and repeat until you wint the battle

Best Pokemon for Dynamax Battles

In order to clear 5-star max battles you'll need the right pokemon in your team. Since there are three main roles in max battles, best pokemon depends on which role you're trying to fill.

• Max Attackers Tier List
• Max Defender Tier List
• Max Healer Tier List

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