You heal Dynamax Pokémon with the same Potions and Revives used for other Pokémon. If a Dynamax Pokémon still has HP, use a Potion; if it has fainted, use a Revive or Max Revive first. During a Max Battle, Max Spirit can also restore HP while your team is fighting.
How to heal Dynamax Pokémon outside a Max Battle
The normal way to heal Dynamax Pokémon is through your Item Bag. Open Items, choose a Potion and select the damaged Dynamax Pokémon. If its HP has reached zero, Potions will not work until you revive it. A standard Revive restores part of its HP, while a Max Revive brings a fainted Pokémon back with full HP.
| Pokémon condition | Item to use | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Has HP remaining | Potion / Super Potion / Hyper Potion / Max Potion | Restores HP |
| Fainted at 0 HP | Revive | Revives with part of its HP |
| Fainted at 0 HP | Max Revive | Revives and restores full HP |
Can you heal Dynamax Pokémon during a Max Battle?
You cannot open the normal Item Bag in the middle of battle to heal Dynamax Pokémon. Instead, Max Pokémon can use Max Spirit if that Max Move has been unlocked. Max Spirit heals the user and allied Pokémon during the Dynamax or Gigantamax phase, making it especially useful in longer high-level Max Battles.
Max Spirit is different from a Potion because it is a battle move, not an inventory item. It costs Max Particles and Candy to unlock and train, and stronger levels improve its effectiveness. A dedicated support Pokémon with Max Spirit can keep a group alive long enough to reach another Max phase.
Why you should heal Dynamax Pokémon before joining
Always heal Dynamax Pokémon before entering a difficult Power Spot Boss. Starting with missing HP gives you less time before the Pokémon faints, and a fainted Max attacker cannot contribute damage until the battle situation allows you to continue with another team member or cheer for other Trainers.
High-level Gigantamax and Dynamax bosses can deal heavy targeted damage, so healing to full is more important than it is for easy one-star content. Check all three members of your Max Battle party, not only the lead Pokémon.
How to heal Dynamax Pokémon after your whole team faints
After the battle ends, you can heal Dynamax Pokémon normally from the Item Bag. If you lost the Max Battle, Max Particles are generally not spent unless the boss was successfully defeated, so you can heal your team and try the same local battle again while it remains available.
For remote Max Battles, Remote Raid Pass rules are separate from Max Particle rules. The important healing point is unchanged: once you are back outside the active battle, Revives and Potions work on Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon exactly as they do on ordinary battle damage.
Can Dynamax Pokémon use regular healing items?
Yes. Being able to Dynamax does not create a separate health-item system. To heal Dynamax Pokémon, use the regular Potions and Revives already in your Bag. The Pokémon only becomes giant during supported battle situations; in storage it behaves like the same individual Pokémon with its normal HP value.
What if Potions will not work?
Check whether the Pokémon is fainted. A Potion cannot restore a Pokémon at zero HP, so use a Revive first. If the Pokémon does not appear in the healing list, it may already be at full HP. Also remember that a Pokémon stationed at a Power Spot is away from your active roster until it returns or you recall it.
Best way to heal Dynamax Pokémon efficiently
The most efficient way to heal Dynamax Pokémon is to use the weakest Potion that fully covers the missing HP and save Max Potions for heavily damaged high-HP Pokémon. If Revives are scarce, dodge targeted attacks in Max Battles and train Max Guard or Max Spirit on Pokémon you use regularly.
For difficult group battles, healing is part of preparation rather than something to think about after the lobby starts. Fully heal Dynamax Pokémon, check your Max Moves, then enter with a team that can survive long enough to make its Dynamax turns count.
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