Temtem | How To Beat Max (Rival)

Check out this guide on how to beat Max in Temtem! Find out about the first, second, and third battles with Max, including what Temtem to bring, battle tips, and more!!!

Table of Contents

Max Fight #1
Max Fight #2
Max Fight #3

Max Fight #1

Max's Team

Temtem Level	Type	Weakness
Oree Lvl. 5		x2

This battle with Max occurs right at the beginning of the game, after you pick your starter!

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Almost Impossible To Win

Max's Oree is significantly stronger than you, especially if you've chosen Houchic & Smazee. As such, there is no way to win this fight. Don't worry - you'll be able to get revenge later on...

Max Fight #2

Max's Team

Temtem	Type	Weakness
Piraniant Lvl. 23		x2
Loali Lvl. 23		x2
Saipat Lvl. 26		x2
Oree Lvl. 28		x2
Barnshe Lvl. 26		x2 x4
Ganki Lvl. 27		x2

This battle with Max occurs right before you board the airship to Omninesia!

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Recommended Tems To Bring

Temtem	Type	Reason
Saku		- Resists Nature, Wind, and Water moves - Deals with Piranian and Saipat
Nessla		- Resists Water and Wind moves - Super effective against 4/6 Tems - Can heal itself
Ganki		- Resists Wind moves (0.25x) - Super effective against 4/6 Tems

Plan Your Order Carefully

This battle with Max will be quite a challenge, so it's important to plan the order of your Tems carefully. Consider going with the following battle steps:

General Process
1	Lead with a Nature type (Loali or Saku work well)
2	Swap to a Water/Electric type for Oree. Focus it down immediately!
3	Revive your Electric user if necessary before Barnshe.
4	Bring out a nature/Wind type for Ganki (revive Loali or Saku)

Spam Balm+

If you have a Tem you are sure can handle the opponents, one worthwhile strategy is to spam Balm+ on it until your opponent is exhausted. Oree's Turbo Attack costs 27 Stamina, meaning it can only use 2 before exhausting itself. If you survive those, you should be okay.

Recommended Level: 25-30

This fight can be particularly difficult if you're low, as even a super-effective hit on Max's Lvl. 28 Oree will not do much damage. We strongly recommend leveling up at least your Nessla or Ganki to 25+ before this fight.

Max Fight #3

Max's Team

Temtem	Type	Weakness
Mudrid Lvl. 36		x4
Goolder Lvl. 34		x2
Zaobian Lvl. 42		x2
Barnshe Lvl. 37		x2 x4
Saipat Lvl. 37		x2
Gazuma Lvl. 40		x2

This battle with Max occurs during the quest Free Matthew, which is after the 4th Dojo.

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Recommended Tems To Bring

Temtem	Type	Reason
Mudrid		- Resists Crystal & Toxic moves - Deals well with Goolder, Barnshe, and Gazuma
Oceara		- Strong AoE attack with Tsunami - Good against Mudrid and Zaobian
Valash		- High damage priority moves, can take out Barnshe/Gazuma easily - Deals massive Neutral STAB damage with the Course "Major Slash"
Gazuma		- Resists Wind - Super Effective vs Zaobian, Barnshe, Saipat, and Goolder

Recommended Level 35-40

This fight can be a real challenge if your Tems are low level, so aim for level 35-40.

Temtem Use Order

General Process
1	Lead with Wind and Earth types (Mudrid, Pigepic, etc)
2	Swap to a Water type for Zaobian (wait till Goolder is down).
3	Take Barnshe out quickly with an Electric move
4	Bring out a Nature type for Saipat
5	Save a Crystal type for last

Make an effort to minimize how many super-effective moves you take. To do so, switch out of matchups that are not to your advantage! Unfortunately, Digital moves cannot be resisted, so prepare to use healing items to live through them.