This is an guide on the Attack and Special Attack stats in Pokemon UNITE. Learn more about the key differences between the Attack and Special Attack stats, as well as a list of which Pokemon and items specialize in each stat.
List of Physical Attackers
List of Special Attackers
Each Pokemon is classified as a Physical Attacker or a Special Attacker. Physical Attackers deal Move damage based on their Attack stat, and their Moves' damage is affected by the enemy's Defense stat. Special Attackers deal Move damage based on their Special Attack stat, and their Moves' damage is affected by the enemy's Special Defense stat.
List of All Pokemon
Basic Attacks, or attacks made by pressing the A Button, are counted as Physical Attacks [using the Attack stat] for all Pokemon, even if the Pokemon doing these attacks is a Special Attacker.
This is true for all Basic Attacks for all Pokemon with the exception of Boosted Attacks, as explained below.
Boosted Attacks are powered up attacks that occur on every third Normal Attack for most Pokemon. The type of damage that boosted attacks deal varies depending on the Pokemon's attack type, similarly to their Moves. Physical Attackers deal Attack damage with their Boosted Attacks, while Special Attackers will deal Special Attack damage with their Boosted Attacks.
Boosted Attacks Guide: How to Use
| Attack | Attack | Attack |
| Special Attack | Attack | Special Attack |
The chart above shows which stat is used by Pokemon of each Attack Type for each kind of attack. Notably, Physical Attackers will never use the Special Attack stat, while Special Attackers still use the Attack stat for Basic Attacks.
Taking your Pokemon's attack type into consideration when giving them items is very important to ensure optimal performance. For instance, if you give a Special Attacker Pokemon such as Pikachu the Wise Glasses item, it will boost Pikachu's Special Attack stat, which will make its Moves more powerful.
On the other hand, if you give an Attacker Pokemon such as Garchomp the same Wise Glasses, it's pretty much a waste of an item slot as Garchomp's attacks and Moves can't make use of the Special Attack stat.
| When the Pokemon scores a goal, its Attack increases by [6/9/12]. |
| Increases movement speed by [10/15/20]% when the Pokemon is not in combat. Lv: 30 Stats :Attack+24, Movement Speed +120 |
| When basic attacks hit, the damage is increased by 1%/2%/3% of the opposing Pokemon's remaining HP. Lv: 30 Stats :Attack +15, Attack Speed +7.5% |
| After the Pokemon uses a move, its next basic attack deals a minimum of [10/15/20] damage. The higher the Pokemon's Attack, the more this damage increases. When this item is held by a melee Pokemon, this basic attack also decreases the movement speed of opposing Pokemon for a short time. Lv: 30 Stats :Attack +15, Critical-Hit Rate +2.1% |
| Increases the Pokemon's Attack for a short time by a minimum of [2/2.5/3]% when the Pokemon receives damage. This increase grows larger the more times damage is received Lv: 30 Stats :HP +210, Attack +15 |
| Increases your Pokemon's basic attack damage by 1.2x, move damage by 1.05~1.15x for 8 seconds, and increases your standard attack speed. |
| Increases the damage of moves by a minimum of [40/50/60] when they hit. The higher the Pokemon's SP. Atk. the more the damage is increased Lv: 30 Stats :Sp. Atk. +39 |
| Recovers a minimum of [45/60/75] HP when a move hits an enemy. You will recover more HP if your Sp Attack stat is higher. Lv: 30 Stats :Sp. Attack +24, Cooldown -4.5% |
| When the Pokemon scores a goal, its Sp. Attack increases by [8/12/16]. Lv: 30 Stats :Sp. Attack +24 |
| Increases Sp Attack by [3/5/7]%. Lv: 30 Stats :Sp. Attack +39 |
| Increases your Pokemon's basic attack damage by 1.2x, move damage by 1.05~1.15x for 8 seconds, and increases your standard attack speed. |
| Float Stone | Attack + 24 Movement Speed + 120Increases movement speed by [10/15/20]% when the Pokemon is not in combat. |
You can raise your Attack stat by a flat value using the Float Stone. Compare your damage before and after having the Float Stone equipped in Practice Mode using the dummy.
If damge is increased, it scales with Attack. If it does not, it scales with Special Attack.
| Damage without Float Stone947 | Enlarge |
| Damage with Float Stone951 | Enlarge |
| Damage without Float Stone6600 | Enlarge |
| Damage with Float Stone6600 | Enlarge |
| Wise Glasses | Sp Attack +39Increases Sp Attack by [3/5/7]%. |
You can determine whether moves that target self scale on Special Attack by using Wise Glasses. For Eldegoss's Synthesis move, you can find how much damage you recover at low health by the green number that pops up. Simply compare between with an item equipped and unequipped to see if its Attack or Sp. Attack.
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