Dynamax Passimian, the Teamwork Pokémon will be making its debut in Pokémon GO during a Max Battle Monday. The Dynamax Monday battle is scheduled for Monday, April 7, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time. Here is how to defeat Dynamax Passimian, and get yourself a Shiny Passimian, if lucky.
Please note that Dynamax Battles start at 6:00 a.m. local time. Therefore, it is possible to start seeing Dynamax Passimian in Power Stops from 6:00 a.m. local time on Monday, April 7, 2025. This event is part of the April 2025 Pokémon GO events.
Defeating Dynamax Passimian
The first thing you need to know is that Dynamax Battles are not as difficult as Gigantamax Battles. However, you need a maximum of 4 Pokémon GO Trainers to defeat a Dynamax Pokémon. You will need a maximum of 40 Pokémon GO Trainers to defeat a Gigantamax Pokémon.
Getting four (4) Trainers (including yourself) for a Dynamax Battle makes it difficult in terms of organizing and strategizing. In addition, many Trainers do not currently have proper Dynamax and Gigantamax counters for Dynamax Passimian. This will make it tricky to defeat. Do not worry because what you find here will help a great deal.
Passimian weakness
Passimian is a Fighting-type Pokémon. It is weak (1.6x) against Pokémon with Fairy-, Flying-, or Psychic-type attacks/moves. Thankfully, we have good Pokémon with either Flying- or Psychic-type attacks/moves in their Dynamax or Gigantamax form. With these, defeating Dynamax Passimian should be easier.
Recommended Dynamax Passimian Counters
There are a few options you can use to make a battle party for defeating Dynamax Passimian. These are grouped into teams of three (3) Pokémon.
Team 1
| Pokémon | Fast Attack | Charged Attack | Max CP Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamax Zapdos | Thunder Shock | Drill Peck | 3527 |
| Dynamax Moltres | Wing Attack | Sky Attack | 3465 |
| Dynamax or Gigantamax Charizard | Wing Attack | Overheat | 2889 |
Team 2
| Pokémon | Fast Attack | Charged Attack | Max CP Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamax or Gigantamax Gengar | Lick | Psychic | 2878 |
| Dynamax Metagross | Zen Headbutt | Psychic | 3465 |
| Dynamax or Gigantamax Charizard | Wing Attack | Overheat | 2889 |
Team 3
| Pokémon | Fast Attack | Charged Attack | Max CP Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamax or Gigantamax Toxtricity | Spark | Wild Charge | 2601 |
| Dynamax Unfezant | Air Slash | Sky Attack | 2734 |
| Dynamax or Gigantamax Charizard | Wing Attack | Overheat | 2889 |
Please note that Dynamax Passimian takes reduced damage from Pokémon with Bug-, Dark- and Rock-type moves/attacks. Avoid using Pokémon with these moves. You could also use a 3-Pokémon team full of Dynamax or Gigantamax Charizards. However, be careful since Dynamax Passimian has access to Brutal Swing, a Dark-type attack/move that deals visible damage to Fire-type Pokémon.
Whichever team you go for, make sure you create a Pattle party with them before going into the Max Battle. Also, you will want to level up their max moves before you start a battle. The recommended minimum level for the Max Attack, Max Guard, and Max Spirit moves is level 2.
Tips to defeating Dynamax Passimian
You will need to master team position, dodging, charging, and swapping.
- Team Position: Put your bulky Pokémon in the first and second spot e.g. Dynamax Zapdos and Gigantamax Toxtricity.
- Attack Dodging: Pay attention to when Dynamax Passimian is “preparing to attack” and start dodging. It can be hard to dodge all the attacks but you ONLY need to dodge each attack once. Also note, you cannot dodge the “preparing for large attack”
- Attack Charging: Rather than charging your Pokémon’s Charge Move/Attack, focus on charging the Max Meter instead. You can do this by tapping on the charging button on your screen. This helps to charge up the max moves faster.
- Pokémon Swapping: Swap your Pokémon to the ones with the right Max Attack that can do effective damage to Dynamax Passimian i.e. Dynamax or Gigantamax Charizard. You should do this when the Max Meter is about to get full or before your Pokémon dynamaxes or gigantamaxes. In addition, you will want to throw 2 Max Attack and 1 Max Guard or Max Spirit. Make sure you swap back to your bulky Pokémon after you’re done with the max moves.
In addition to the above, you will want to know and do the following
- Level up your Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon (i.e. its CP) at least level 40.
- Use at least one Max Mushroom. Each lasts for 15 minutes.
- You will need 400 Max Particles to participate in a Dynamax Passimian Max Battle.
- Look out for Community Ambassador-hosted Campfire events for the Max Battle Monday. Join one of these events to meet with other Trainers for the Max Battles. If not, you can plan with your Pokémon playing friends.
- The CP for a hundo or perfect Dynamax Passimian is 1733 CP (i.e. perfect CP at level 20 from raids).
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