Pokémon Unite: Best Attacker Builds

There are five classes in Pokémon Unite that describes a set of Pokémon characters, based on their strengths and weaknesses. The Attacker class Pokémon have low endurance stats, but evidently excel at dealing heavy ranged damage to their enemies.

Pokémon Unite: Best Attacker Builds

These Pokémon abilities and Items help build up each character, according to their classes, stats, and gameplay. Including some helping tips on using each build on the battlefield, here's a list of the best Attacker builds in Pokémon Unite.

Pikachu

Pikachu has great abilities to deal awesome damage along with high range and mobility stats, but is quite fragile in battle. This build focuses on keeping Pikachu at a distance to deal area of effect damage and help increase the Pokémon's longevity.

Abilities

• Thunder Shock
  • Shocks opposing Pokémon that are in the area of effect and stuns enemies for a short time.
• Electro Ball
  • Throws an electric orb that deals damage and stuns opposing Pokémon for a short time.
• Thunderbolt
  • A powerful thunderbolt is summoned to stun opposing Pokémon in the area of effect.

Items

• Float Stone
  • Increases movement speed and attack damage - increases movement speed out of battle
• Muscle Band
  • Increases speed and damage of basic attacks
• Wise Glasses
  • Greatly increases damage of special attacks

Greninja

Greninja's build assists the Pokémon in stealthy kills, gaining HP and making quick escapes in battle. Move Greninja in and out of the bushes to ambush enemies and use Auto Attack from a distance and bolt!

Abilities

• Bubble
  • Attacks opponents with powerful bubbles that decreases their movement speed.
• Smokescreen
  • Makes players invisible.
• Surf
  • Players will surf a wave of water that deals damage to opposing Pokémon and steals their HP.

Items

• Float Stone
  • Increases movement speed and attack damage - increases movement speed out of battle
• Muscle Band
  • Increases speed and damage of basic attacks
• Shell Bell
  • Use special moves more often while doing more damage and stealing health from the target.

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Venusaur

Damage. Damage. Damage. Venusaur the tank's build specializes solely on dealing the most damage to enemy Pokemon on the battlefield; with some Items that assist in increasing movement speed and gaining HP.

Abilities

• Razor Leaf
  • Launches sharp leaves that damage everything they hit
• Petal Dance
  • Scatters petals that deal damage to enemies within the area of effect and increases the players' movement speed.
• Solar Beam
  • Fires a powerful beam of light that deals damage to enemy Pokémon within the area of effect.

Items

• Shell Bell
  • Use special moves more often while doing more damage and stealing health from the target.
• Wise Glasses
  • Greatly increases damage of special attacks
• Special Attack Specs
  • Permanently increases special attack damage upon scoring a goal.

Alolan Ninetales

Alolan Ninetales' build focuses on slowing or stunning opposing Pokémon to line them up for a teammate's attack, dealing additional damage and gaining HP.

Abilities

• Power Snow
  • Attacks and decreases the movement speed of the opposing Pokémon within the area of attack with powdered snow.
• Dazzling Gleam
  • Attack opposing Pokémon with a blinding light that leaves enemies stunned.
• Blizzard
  • Creates a howling blizzard that can split itself around obstacles and displaces enemy Pokémon when hit.

Items

• Shell Bell
  • Use special moves more often while doing more damage and stealing health from the target.
• Special Attack Specs
  • Permanently increases special attack damage upon scoring a goal.
• Wise Glasses
  • Greatly increases the damage of special attacks.

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Cramorant

This build for the crazy strong bird, Cramorant specializes in continuously catching prey and dealing them the most insane damage possible! Cramorant's Dive Ability requires heavy practice to get the technique right each time.

Abilities

• Whirlpool
  • Creates a whirlpool that deals damage to enemy Pokémon in the area of effect and deals increasing damage as it shrinks. Players can enter the whirlpool to catch other prey.
• Air Slash
  • Players will shoot blades of air, while jumping back to create distance
• Dive
  • Creates a puddle that will displace opposing Pokémon, when players dive into it. Players can dive into the puddle three times to draw in more prey.

Items

• Buddy Barrier
  • Upon using a Unite Move, the attacker and its lowest-HP ally gain a shield.
• Special Attack Specs
  • Permanently increases special attack damage upon scoring a goal.
• Shell Bell
  • Use special moves more often while doing more damage and stealing health from the target.

Cinderace

This build focuses on Cinderace's high Damage and Mobility stats. Each Ability and Item helps in dealing additional damage and increasing movement speed.

Abilities

• Ember
  • Hits the enemy Pokémon with a fireball
• Pyro Ball
  • Hits opposing Pokémon with an even bigger fireball
• Feint
  • Players become invincible, while increasing their movement speed and removing any obstacles in the way.

Items

• Muscle Band
  • Increases speed and damage of basic attacks
• Float Stone
  • Increases movement speed and attack damage - increases movement speed out of battle
• Shell Bell
  • Use special moves more often while doing more damage and stealing health from the target.

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