Gigantamax
- Not to be confused with Gigantamix.
Gigantamax (Japanese: キョダイマックス Kyodaimax) is a special kind of Dynamax in Pokémon Sword and Shield. In addition to increasing the strength and size of Pokémon, it alters their appearance and allows them to use powerful exclusive moves called G-Max Moves.
There are currently 32 species of Pokémon that are capable of Gigantamaxing, and there are currently 33 different Gigantamax forms.
List of Gigantamax Pokémon
Introduced in Pokémon Sword and Shield v1.0.0
| Dex | Pokémon | Type | Before Gigantamax | After Gigantamax | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Height | Image | Height | G-Max Move | ||||
| #0006 | Charizard | Fire Flying | 
|
5'07" (1.7 m) |
|
91'10"+ (28.0+ m) |
G-Max Wildfire | |
| #0012 | Butterfree | Bug Flying | 
|
3'07" (1.1 m) |
|
55'09"+ (17.0+ m) |
G-Max Befuddle | |
| #0025 | Pikachu | Electric | 
|
1'04" (0.4 m) |
|
68'11"+ (21.0+ m) |
G-Max Volt Crash | |
| #0052 | Meowth | Normal | 
|
1'04" (0.4 m) |
|
108'03"+ (33.0+ m) |
G-Max Gold Rush | |
| #0068 | Machamp | Fighting | 
|
5'03" (1.6 m) |
|
82'00"+ (25.0+ m) |
G-Max Chi Strike | |
| #0094 | Gengar | Ghost Poison | 
|
4'11" (1.5 m) |
|
65'07"+ (20.0+ m) |
G-Max Terror | |
| #0099 | Kingler | Water | 
|
4'03" (1.3 m) |
|
62'04"+ (19.0+ m) |
G-Max Foam Burst | |
| #0131 | Lapras | Water Ice | 
|
8'02" (2.5 m) |
|
78'09"+ (24.0+ m) |
G-Max Resonance | |
| #0133 | Eevee | Normal | 
|
1'00" (0.3 m) |
|
59'01"+ (18.0+ m) |
G-Max Cuddle | |
| #0143 | Snorlax | Normal | 
|
6'11" (2.1 m) |
|
114'10"+ (35.0+ m) |
G-Max Replenish | |
| #0569 | Garbodor | Poison | 
|
6'03" (1.9 m) |
|
68'11"+ (21.0+ m) |
G-Max Malodor | |
| #0809 | Melmetal | Steel | 
|
8'02" (2.5 m) |
|
82'00"+ (25.0+ m) |
G-Max Meltdown | |
| #0823 | Corviknight | Flying Steel | 
|
7'03" (2.2 m) |
|
45'11"+ (14.0+ m) |
G-Max Wind Rage | |
| #0826 | Orbeetle | Bug Psychic | 
|
1'04" (0.4 m) |
|
45'11"+ (14.0+ m) |
G-Max Gravitas | |
| #0834 | Drednaw | Water Rock | 
|
3'03" (1.0 m) |
|
78'09"+ (24.0+ m) |
G-Max Stonesurge | |
| #0839 | Coalossal | Rock Fire | 
|
9'02" (2.8 m) |
|
137'10"+ (42.0+ m) |
G-Max Volcalith | |
| #0841 | Flapple | Grass Dragon | 
|
1'00" (0.3 m) |
|
78'09"+ (24.0+ m) |
G-Max Tartness | |
| #0842 | Appletun | Grass Dragon | 
|
1'04" (0.4 m) |
G-Max Sweetness | |||
| #0844 | Sandaconda | Ground | 
|
12'06" (3.8 m) |
|
72'02"+ (22.0+ m) |
G-Max Sandblast | |
| #0849 | Toxtricity (Both forms) |
Electric Poison | 
|
5'03" (1.6 m) |
|
78'09"+ (24.0+ m) |
G-Max Stun Shock | |
| #0851 | Centiskorch | Fire Bug | 
|
9'10" (3.0 m) |
|
246'01"+ (75.0+ m) |
G-Max Centiferno | |
| #0858 | Hatterene | Psychic Fairy | 
|
6'11" (2.1 m) |
|
85'04"+ (26.0+ m) |
G-Max Smite | |
| #0861 | Grimmsnarl | Dark Fairy | 
|
4'11" (1.5 m) |
|
105'00"+ (32.0+ m) |
G-Max Snooze | |
| #0869 | Alcremie (Any form) |
Fairy | 
|
1'00" (0.3 m) |
|
98'05"+ (30.0+ m) |
G-Max Finale | |
| #0879 | Copperajah | Steel | 
|
9'10" (3.0 m) |
|
75'06"+ (23.0+ m) |
G-Max Steelsurge | |
| #0884 | Duraludon | Steel Dragon | 
|
5'11" (1.8 m) |
|
141'01"+ (43.0+ m) |
G-Max Depletion | |
Introduced in The Isle of Armor
| Dex | Pokémon | Type | Before Gigantamax | After Gigantamax | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Height | Image | Height | G-Max Move | ||||
| #0003 | Venusaur | Grass Poison | 
|
6'07" (2.0 m) |
|
78'09"+ (24.0+ m) |
G-Max Vine Lash | |
| #0009 | Blastoise | Water | 
|
5'03" (1.6 m) |
|
82'00"+ (25.0+ m) |
G-Max Cannonade | |
| #0812 | Rillaboom | Grass | 
|
6'11" (2.1 m) |
|
91'10"+ (28.0+ m) |
G-Max Drum Solo | |
| #0815 | Cinderace | Fire | 
|
4'07" (1.4 m) |
|
88'07"+ (27.0+ m) |
G-Max Fireball | |
| #0818 | Inteleon | Water | 
|
6'03" (1.9 m) |
|
131'03"+ (40.0+ m) |
G-Max Hydrosnipe | |
| #0892 | Urshifu (Single Strike Style) |
Fighting Dark | 
|
6'03" (1.9 m) |
|
95'02"+ (29.0+ m) |
G-Max One Blow | |
| Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style) |
Fighting Water | 
|
|
85'04"+ (26.0+ m) |
G-Max Rapid Flow | |||
In the core series games
Like other Dynamaxing, Gigantamaxing increases a Pokémon's size drastically and its HP in battle. Only certain species of Pokémon can Gigantamax, and when they do, their appearance changes significantly, unlike regular Dynamaxing. As revealed by Professor Magnolia, the Pokémon distorts space to change its size while affecting the world around them while altering their appearance drastically.[1]
There are 32 species of Pokémon that are capable of Gigantamaxing, and there are 32 different Gigantamax forms; Flapple and Appletun share a Gigantamax form, and Urshifu has two Gigantamax forms depending on its form (though Alcremie and Toxtricity have one Gigantamax form regardless of their form).
A Pokémon under the effects of Gigantamax are distinguished by having "Gigantamax" in front of their species name e.g. "Gigantamax Hatterene". The process itself can describe the Pokémon as having "Gigantamaxed" in past-tense, or will "Gigantamax" in future-tense. Pokémon actively undergoing Gigantamax are described as "Gigantamaxing". However, the terminology used for Dynamaxing can also be used for Gigantamax.
History
Gigantamax, as a type of Dynamax, originated from Eternatus, who provides the Galar region with Power Spots where Dynamax can be triggered. The Galar particles left by Eternatus affected the Pokémon living in Galar, giving a few of them the Gigantamax Factor needed for transformation. These Pokémon may only be found in Pokémon Dens. As a type of Dynamax, a Wishing Star and Dynamax Band are required to use the Gigantamax transformation.
Rose implemented Dynamax and Gigantamax in Gym battles.[2]
At some point, another method of obtaining the Gigantamax Factor was accidentally discovered by Honey while developing the Max Soup out of Max Mushrooms.
Although Dynamax and Gigantamax are only known to occur in the Galar region, Melmetal's Gigantamax form is a legend in a land distant from Galar.
Gigantamax Factor
Even within species that are capable of Gigantamaxing, only certain individuals can Gigantamax. Pokémon that can Gigantamax are said to have the Gigantamax Factor.[3] Pokémon with the Gigantamax Factor can be seen having the 
symbol next to their name on the summary screen.
When a Pokémon Dynamaxes, if it has the Gigantamax Factor and is of a species that has a Gigantamax form (Japanese: キョダイマックスのすがた), it will turn into its Gigantamax form. If it does not have the Gigantamax Factor it will simply Dynamax as normal; if it has the Gigantamax Factor but does not have its own Gigantamax form (e.g. because it evolves into a Pokémon that does), it will also Dynamax as normal.
Unlike others of their species, Pikachu, Meowth, and Eevee with the Gigantamax Factor cannot evolve. They are also blocked from transfer to games other than Pokémon Sword and Shield to prevent them from evolving in other games.
Acquisition
In Pokémon Sword and Shield, wild Pokémon with the Gigantamax Factor can only be caught in Max Raid Battles, but have a rare encounter rate and typically a lower catch rate. If the wild Pokémon that has a Gigantamax Form has the Gigantamax Factor, it will appear in its Gigantamax form in the Max Raid Battle. Pokémon encountered in Max Raid Battles that do not have a Gigantamax form will not have the Gigantamax Factor, with the exception of certain Wild Area News Max Raid Battles.
Some Pokémon can only have the Gigantamax Factor in Max Raid Battles exclusive to limited-time Wild Area News. In addition, Machamp and Coalossal with the Gigantamax Factor are exclusive to Pokémon Sword, and Gengar and Lapras with the Gigantamax Factor are exclusive to Pokémon Shield. Players with the opposite game may still join Max Raid Battles or use Max Soup to obtain these forms.
Pikachu, Eevee, and Kanto first partner Pokémon can be obtained with the Gigantamax Factor as gift Pokémon. Meowth with the Gigantamax Factor was first distributed via Mystery Gift. Melmetal with the Gigantamax Factor can only be obtained via Mystery Gift in Pokémon HOME.
Bred Pokémon cannot inherit the Gigantamax Factor. The Kanto first partner Pokémon, their secondary evolved forms, Milcery, and Hattrem are the only Pokémon without a Gigantamax form that can have the Gigantamax Factor; Kanto first partner Pokémon as a gift Pokémon, their secondary evolved forms by evolving them, and Milcery and Hattrem from Wild Area News-exclusive Max Raid Battles.
By drinking Max Soup, introduced in The Isle of Armor expansion, certain Pokémon which were previously incapable of Gigantamaxing can gain the Gigantamax Factor. All Pokémon with Gigantamax forms, with the exception of Melmetal, can drink Max Soup to gain the Gigantamax Factor. If a Pokémon with the Gigantamax Factor drinks Max Soup, it will lose its Gigantamax Factor. Three bundles of Max Mushrooms are required to make the Max Soup. Adding the Gigantamax Factor to Urshifu or removing it from Urshifu also requires Max Honey in addition to the Max Mushrooms.
Effects
In its Gigantamax form, a Pokémon can use a G-Max Move. Each G-Max Move is exclusive to a specific species of Gigantamax Pokémon. All of a Gigantamax Pokémon's moves of a certain type turn into G-Max Moves instead of their corresponding Max Move. Outside of G-Max Moves, Gigantamax is functionally identical to Dynamax; Pokémon's HP increases according to its Dynamax Level, while all other stats and its Ability remain the same.
The Gigantamax Factor cannot be copied using Transform or Imposter. Even if a Pokémon transforms into a Pokémon that has the Gigantamax Factor, it can still only Dynamax to its standard form.
In the Pokédex, Gigantamax forms are all listed with heights ending in a plus, suggesting that the recorded height is only a minimal estimate, and weights of "???", suggesting that their weights are immeasurable. A Gigantamax Pokémon must be used in battle in order to register the Gigantamax entry in the player's Pokédex; this is in contrast to other form differences, whereby the form difference only has to be seen in order to register the entry as long as at least one of the other forms of the Pokémon is registered as owned.
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article: Dynamax#Pokémon Masters EX
Certain sync pairs are capable of Gigantamaxing, including some Trainers that do not have Dynamax Bands in the core series. All attacking Max Moves have 400-540 power and can only be used once per battle.
Pokémon UNITE
During the Pika Party event mode, a Gigantamax Pikachu appears as the boss Pokémon. During the Eevee Appeal-o-rama event mode, a Gigantamax Eevee appears as the boss Pokémon.
Pokémon Mezastar
In the anime
Main series
Gigantamaxing debuted in Mind-Boggling Dynamax!, where Ash and Goh witnessed a Snorlax undergo the phenomenon in the Wild Area and had to figure out a way to stop an incoming train from colliding with it.
In Flash of the Titans!, Leon's Charizard was shown to Gigantamax against Lance's Gyarados during the World Coronation Series finals. In the same episode, a wild Gigantamax Drednaw also appeared. It reappeared in the next episode.
In The Climb to Be the Very Best!, Ash's Pikachu Gigantamaxed into Gigantamax Pikachu for the first time.
In Toughing It Out!, Raihan Gigantamaxed his Duraludon during his battle against Leon.
In Sword and Shield, Slumbering Weald!, Doug's Centiskorch, nicknamed Centy, Gigantamaxed and went on a rampage.
In Sword and Shield: The Darkest Day!, a Coalossal got hit by a beam of Dynamax energy, causing it to end up Gigantamaxing and start attacking the rough terrain area unexpectedly. Also, in the same episode, one of Oleana's subordinates Gigantamaxed his Garbodor during his battle against Goh's Raboot.
In Sword and Shield: "From Here to Eternatus!", Meowth was hit by Eternatus's Dynamax Cannon, which caused him to Gigantamax.
In The Sweet Taste of Battle!, Opal Gigantamaxed her Alcremie during her battle against Ash.
In A Battle of Mega Versus Max!, Bea Gigantamaxed her Machamp during her World Coronation Series match against Ash.
In The Winding Path to Greatness!, Ash's Gengar Gigantamaxed into Gigantamax Gengar for the first time after drinking the Max Soup made by Allister.
In Battling Turned Up to Eleven!, Marnie Gigantamaxed her Grimmsnarl during her World Coronation Series match against Ash.
In Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!, Leon Gigantamaxed his Rillaboom against Alain's Chesnaught during their Masters Eight Tournament battle.
In Partners in Time!, after Eternatus granted both Ash and Leon a second use of Dynamax during their battle in the Masters Eight Tournament finals, Leon Gigantamaxed his Cinderace to face Ash's Gigantamax Pikachu.
Gallery
Team Rocket's Gigantamax Meowth
Ash's Gigantamax Gengar
Oleana's subordinate's Gigantamax Garbodor
Leon's Gigantamax Rillaboom
Leon's Gigantamax Cinderace
A wild Gigantamax Drednaw
A wild Gigantamax Coalossal
Doug's Gigantamax Centiskorch
Marnie's Gigantamax Grimmsnarl
Pokémon: Twilight Wings
Gordie's Gigantamax Coalossal and Melony's Gigantamax Lapras both appeared in Assistant.
Raihan's Gigantamax Duraludon and Leon's Gigantamax Charizard both appeared in Sky.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Sword & Shield arc
Gigantamaxing debuted in Splish Splash!! Gigantamax Battle, where Nessa's Drednaw Gigantamaxed during her battle against Henry and later Casey.
In Gulp Gulp!! Pokémon, Kabu's Centiskorch Gigantamaxed during its battle against Casey.
In Glittering!! The Tapestry in the Vault, Allister's Gengar Gigantamaxed during its battle against Henry.
In Rising!! Opal of Ballonlea, Opal's Alcremie Gigantamaxed during its battle against Henry.
In Chomp!! It's Dracovish, Casey's Toxtricity Gigantamaxed during its battle against Opal.
In Swaying!! Murky Memories, both Gordie and Melony Gigantamaxed their Coalossal and Lapras, respectively, during their battles against Marnie and Hop.
In Rumble!! The Horrific Darkest Day, both Bea and Oleana Gigantamaxed their Machamp and Garbodor, respectively, during their battle at Rose Tower.
In Cracked!! The Rusted Sword and Shield, Leon and Raihan Gigantamaxed their Charizard and Duraludon, respectively, to battle a group of Dynamax Pokémon rampaging due to the Darkest Day. In the same chapter, a Gigantamax Snorlax was shown to have broken a bridge on Route 10.
In Shock!! Chairman Rose's Plan, Chairman Rose Gigantamaxed his Copperajah to battle against Eternatus.
In PASS29, a Gigantamax Orbeetle appeared amongst the Pokémon Dynamaxed due to the Darkest Day.
In PASS40, a Gigantamax Butterfree and a Gigantamax Corviknight appeared at the Crown Tundra, while a Gigantamax Pikachu appeared on the Isle of Armor, each of them Gigantamaxed due to the restarting Darkest Day.
In PASS41, an Eevee, a Meowth, an Orbeetle, a Kingler, and a Sandaconda had Gigantamaxed due to the Darkest Day, with Orbeetle mind-controlling the last two to defend Eternatus in Hammerlocke.
In PASS42, Henry's Rillaboom, Casey's Cinderace, and Marvin's Inteleon Gigantamaxed to fight the Gigantamax Pokémon defending Eternatus, while Bede's Hatterene Gigantamaxed to attack Eternatus directly, forcing it down from the clouds so that Zacian and Zamazenta could attack the Gigantic Pokémon.
In PASS43, Marnie Gigantamaxed her Grimmsnarl during her Champion Cup battle against Hop.
A Gigantamax Butterfree
A Gigantamax Pikachu
A Gigantamax Meowth
A noble's Gigantamax Kingler
A Gigantamax Eevee
A Gigantamax Snorlax
A Gigantamax Corviknight
A noble's Gigantamax Orbeetle
A noble's Gigantamax Sandaconda
Casey's Gigantamax Toxtricity
Kabu's Gigantamax Centiskorch
Marnie's Gigantamax Grimmsnarl
Rose's Gigantamax Copperajah
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
Gigantamaxing debuted in Being Stalked by a Scorbunny–and Challenging a Snorlax in Dynamax Form?!, where a Snorlax was seen Gigantamaxing.
In Flash of the Titans!, Leon's Charizard Gigantamaxed during a battle against Lance's Gyarados. In the same chapter, a Drednaw Gigantamaxed.
In The Climb to Be the Very Best!, Ash's Pikachu Gigantamaxed to battle the aforementioned Drednaw. Later, he Gigantamaxed again during Ash's battle against Leon.
In Toughing It Out!, Raihan's Duraludon Gigantamaxed during a battle against Leon's Charizard.
In Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken! (Part 1) Doug's Centiskorch, nicknamed Centy, and a wild Coalossal, both Gigantamaxed and went on a rampage. In the same chapter, one of Oleana's subordinates Gigantamaxed his Garbodor during his battle against Goh's Raboot.
Oleana's subordinate's Gigantamax Garbodor
A wild Gigantamax Drednaw
A wild Gigantamax Coalossal
Doug's Gigantamax Centiskorch
In the TCG
Gigantamax is featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game as 
. It was added as a new mechanic to the game in the Sword & Shield expansion (the Sword and Shield sets in Japan).
Released along with the first Pokémon V cards, Pokémon VMAX introduce the Dynamax and Gigantamax mechanics into the Trading Card Game. Pokémon VMAX evolve from their respective Pokémon V, giving them boosted Hit Points (so far, some of these cards tie with some Pokémon ex cards for the largest HP value on a Pokémon card) and more powerful attacks. When a Pokémon VMAX is knocked out, the opponent takes three Prize cards instead of one.
All released Pokémon VMAX have one or two attacks, and sometimes an Ability. One of those attacks is a G-Max Move, which have no additional rules but always start with the phrase "G-Max". While keeping the same layout of Pokémon V, Pokémon VMAX cards have a rainbow background and details on the card's bottom, as well its illustration also fading into the top-most area and having the visual aura of Gigantamaxing on the Pokémon.
Trivia
- There is at least one Gigantamax form and G-Max Move of every type. This was the case even before the release of the Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass.
- The Water-type has the most Pokémon with Gigantamax forms out of any type, with six.
- Almost all Pokémon who can Gigantamax are from either Generation I or Generation VIII. The only exceptions to this are Garbodor and Melmetal, who are from Generations V and VII, respectively.
- All fully-evolved Fire-type Pokémon species introduced in Generation VIII have a Gigantamax form.
- The fully-evolved Kanto first partner Pokémon and Gengar are the only Pokémon that can both Gigantamax and Mega Evolve.
- Meowth is the only Pokémon to have both a Gigantamax form and a regional form.
- Urshifu is the only Legendary Pokémon that has a Gigantamax form.
- Melmetal is the only Mythical Pokémon that has a Gigantamax form.
- Additionally, it is the only gender unknown Pokémon that has a Gigantamax form.
- Of the Pokémon that can Gigantamax that have multiple forms:
- Urshifu is the only Pokémon whose multiple forms result in multiple Gigantamax forms.
- Toxtricity and Alcremie each share their Gigantamax form among all of their alternate forms.
- Meowth and Pikachu can only Gigantamax in one of their available forms.
- Flapple and Appletun are the only distinct Pokémon who share a Gigantamax form, although their G-Max Moves and cries are different.
- Pikachu, Meowth, and Eevee are the only non-fully-evolved Pokémon that can Gigantamax. Retroactively, Duraludon also fits in this category as of Generation IX (due to the addition of Archaludon).
- Seventeen Gigantamax forms haven't appeared in the main anime yet.
In other languages
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References
- ↑ Trainer Tips: The Dynamax phenomenon is caused by a special power that originates from within Pokémon, warping the space around them and making them appear far larger than they truly are. Some Pokémon also change appearance upon Dynamaxing. This particular kind of Dynamaxing is also known as Gigantamaxing. (Pokémon Sword and Shield)
- ↑ https://swordshield.pokemon.com/en-us/story/pokemon-league/
- ↑ Train, Raid, and Hatch Pokémon to Breed Victories in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield
See also
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