Move names
Update: 23 October 2026
New: rankings split into damage dealt to Arceus and survival time, and all tables reset. Arceus remains invincible but receives reduced damage. A random Plate changes its type each run, so no one attack type is always optimal.
Balance: Meteor Mash drops from 34 to 24 damage with a smaller area. Sentence legendaries no longer double successively: each gains 25% HP and 15% damage. Poison and burn deal small fixed damage to these legendaries rather than supporting a percentage-damage kiting strategy.
Survival: at minute 35 Arceus destroys all held items, including Focus Sash. The ranking's 45-minute cap is removed; this is not a guaranteed completion or invulnerability strategy.
Names: evolved moves keep the base name and add +. The naming change itself does not alter behavior, but the same patch also changes combat balance. Describing the entire patch as rename-only would be wrong.
Who is affected: Meteor Mash builds, poison-kiting plans, long-run held-item strategies and anyone copying old evolution labels. Later 24–25 October UI, cloud and co-op fixes are summarized on the updates hub.
| Meteor Mash | 34 → 24 damage; smaller area |
|---|---|
| Minute 35 | Arceus destroys held items |
| Legendary scaling | +25% HP / +15% damage each |
| Evolution names | Original name + |
Questions
Did my evolved Ember disappear?
No. It should display as Ember +.
Do I need a new build?
Only if you were hunting a move by its retired name.
Sources
Last checked 2026-10-27. Numbers above are omitted when a source did not state them.