Aside from certain Pokémon with Gigantamax potential, the vast majority had all their moves converted into Max Moves of the corresponding types when they Dynamaxed.
And among the eighteen Max Moves, each boasting tremendous power and potent additional effects, Max Airstream was undoubtedly one of the most useful.
The reason was simple: after use, Max Airstream increased the Speed of the Pokémon on the user's side of the field.
The strength of any move was closely tied to the metagame.
Double Battles had been the main format in the games in his previous life. Even in an era when the race for the first move had become so cutthroat that people were competing with Regieleki's base 200 Speed, a move that unconditionally boosted both the user's and its teammate's Speed while dealing respectable damage was, naturally, absurdly good.
That had cemented Max Airstream's dominance during the Pokémon Sword and Shield era.
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And now, he finally had a chance to see just how spectacularly powerful Max Moves were in reality.
The Dynamaxed Pelipper, standing over ten meters tall, merely gave its wings a gentle flap, and the resulting gusts sent waves of dust billowing across the ground.
"Shiftry, Snarl!"
Before the Max Move struck, Milo adjusted the straw hat on his head and calmly gave his command.
Although Dynamaxed Pokémon could ignore effects such as Encore and flinching, stat changes still affected them as usual.
Shiftry stood its ground and unleashed a deafening roar, dealing minor damage to Pelipper while also disrupting the energy within its body.
As Pelipper beat its wings repeatedly, a powerful current of air formed and surged toward Shiftry.
"Max Airstream hits seriously hard. Even with Shiftry weakening it with Snarl, I don't think it'll survive another hit..."