Pokemon UNITE

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3.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 332 Ratings

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  1. GutiOut
    Jul 22, 2021
    4
    Casual AF, looks good.
    It's not trash, but it's worse than LoL, Dota 2, Smite, Dawngate, Paragon, HoN, Arena of Valor, Vainglory, Battlerite. Unite is at the same level as HotS for me.
    Just for fans, no hxc players.
  2. GreenMenace
    Sep 27, 2022
    4
    I loved Remoat Stadium. I really, really dislike Thea Sky Ruins. Tencent is changing tack, and I’m not changing with it.

    Pros Easy to learn Mobas have a lot of replayability Short games Cons Takes a long time to receive Pokemon Two abilities Stiff competition In a moba style game, I like chaos. I like team fights. And Pokemon Unite took deliberate steps to be “just like”    I loved Remoat Stadium. I really, really dislike Thea Sky Ruins. Tencent is changing tack, and I’m not changing with it.

    Pros
    Easy to learn
    Mobas have a lot of replayability
    Short games

    Cons
    Takes a long time to receive Pokemon
    Two abilities
    Stiff competition

    In a moba style game, I like chaos. I like team fights. And Pokemon Unite took deliberate steps to be “just like” other mobas, leaving its niche of essentially what was a straight up team-fight for 8 minutes (out of 10 minute match) of wholesome fun. I wouldn’t be surprised if the next step was to lengthen games because it has deliberately slowed down farming and scoring. Now there always has to be one person in each lane so you can’t fully team-fight in most cases. The result? People sit in their goal zones and deadlock the lane—there’s nothing to farm, and you can’t leave your goal zone because if you do—you get hit and they heal, or worse, they score while you get a tiny bit of farm. Deadlocked lanes aren’t the player’s fault; this is what the game has pushed for—to add a lot more idle time in games.

    This game feels a lot more like League of Legends, and I’m more likely to go play that than play Thea Sky Ruins because there are more characters, better skins (for the same price), and more abilities—which leads to a greater variety of gameplay. Pokemon Unite will never be able to compete against other Mobas if it copies them because less moves = less variability per Pokemon.

    To be clear, I mastered the game and made it to high level masters. I know what I’m doing and how to win. I loved Remoat Stadium. It was clunky and frustrating, but also a lot of fun. There are things the game is working on—like the reporting system—but I’ll be taking a break until, if ever, Tencent decides to make changes to the game to make it feel fast paced again.

    The money practices have changed significantly as well. Skins were always expensive, and I’ve actually bought a few to support the game back in Remoat Stadium. Players can earn about 3000 coins per week grinding the game. The last two Pokemon released cost 14k. Now, Pokemon are getting harder to purchase with in game currency and you can’t buy new Pokemon with in game currency for a week after they’re released. It’s crossed a line of ethics in my opinion. You want me playing your game because it makes it easier to matchmake, giving a better experience for everyone. When I like your game I will spend money on the Pokemon I like. Do NOT try to frustrate me into spending hundreds of dollars. That’s not promoting a game, that’s just disgusting.    … Expand
  3. FunkyBoi
    Jul 25, 2021
    4
    I wish I could give this game a higher score, but I'm unable to do so in good moral conscience. The game itself would serve as a fantastic introduction to the MOBA genre, with matches more simplified and concise than other MOBAs on market, allowing the player to grasp the core concept of the game and the genre at large quite intuitively. The introduction of chooseable movesets and itemI wish I could give this game a higher score, but I'm unable to do so in good moral conscience. The game itself would serve as a fantastic introduction to the MOBA genre, with matches more simplified and concise than other MOBAs on market, allowing the player to grasp the core concept of the game and the genre at large quite intuitively. The introduction of chooseable movesets and item builds in the pre-game lobby lends an interesting depth to the strategy of the game, and having it done at the start of the game removes a lot of the tedium of menu navigation during the games themselves.

    However, as has been stated by numerous users before me, the predatory monetisation and addiction tactics clearly utilised by the company are morally deplorable, particularly given Pokemon's appeal with younger audiences and the accessibility of the game itself allowing for young audiences to participate in the game. The game is rife with monetarily complex and predatory micro-transactions, be it for new Pokemon to play, new cosmetics, or even the aforementioned items which provide a direct advantage for any players seeking to play the game more competitively. To heavily monetise a game without any regulations or age requirements is completely irresponsible, and quite frankly revolting. I've long since lost faith in the Pokemon company's commitment to publishing quality products rather than relying solely on the appeal of the branding, but to see them stoop to such blatant levels of money-grubbery disgusts me to a point I can't ignore, and I'm inclined not to support the game at all. I only hope the negative backlash might prompt the Pokemon company and Tencent to make more ethical adjustments to their monetisation scheme, as a truly welcoming and enjoyable game does still exist beneath it all.    … Expand
  4. Axomarine
    Aug 25, 2021
    4
    Pokemon UNITE comes off as another Pokemon side game to forget about, but isn't as bad as some others.
  5. Foolkner
    Jul 24, 2021
    4
    Pretty fun but needs some balancing and yet another micro transaction game in a MOBA no less. Has potential if they can fix these and some other issues.
  6. Dalwaut
    Jul 24, 2021
    4
    Good - It's a polished MOBA and a good time when everything goes right, it has lots of potential.
    Bad - Pay to win for sure. More bugs than I've experienced in almost any pokemon game. Matchmaking has to reconnect 4/10 times. Ranked is trash leaving you stuck playing with beginners when your anything other than a master (highest rank). Character select bugs out and won't let you pick    Good - It's a polished MOBA and a good time when everything goes right, it has lots of potential.
    Bad - Pay to win for sure. More bugs than I've experienced in almost any pokemon game. Matchmaking has to reconnect 4/10 times. Ranked is trash leaving you stuck playing with beginners when your anything other than a master (highest rank). Character select bugs out and won't let you pick anything. People leave the match 3/10 times. SLOW progression. Capped coin earnings causing you to have to spend actual money. Barely any way to communicate with your team other than barely useful canned quick chats or voice chat that no one I've played with in over 125 battles has used.    … Expand
  7. LtngScourge
    Jul 26, 2021
    4
    I'll try to be as fair as possible.

    I'm a huge pokemon fan and I've played a couple of MOBAS in the past both mobile and pc ones. The game itself has cool and innovative mechanics, additionally, the game is easy to learn. My GF has never played a MOBA before and she really liked this one: Usually, it takes a while to say whether you like it or not. The visuals are great too, and the    I'll try to be as fair as possible.

    I'm a huge pokemon fan and I've played a couple of MOBAS in the past both mobile and pc ones. The game itself has cool and innovative mechanics, additionally, the game is easy to learn. My GF has never played a MOBA before and she really liked this one: Usually, it takes a while to say whether you like it or not. The visuals are great too, and the music is ok

    On a not-so-good side, we have the fact that the game itself doesn't tell you which pokemon uses Sp. Attack and which one doesn't. Thankfully some websites got you covered, still is a big fail here.

    Another not-so-bad thing is that matches sometimes feel so QUIET, the announcer needs to be more active in my opinion. Additionally, the menu has some slight lags.

    The real problem comes with the microtransactions method. If those were like a regular MOBA in which you pay only for cosmetics or experience boosts or the battler pass It wouldn't have been too much of a deal, however, here you can pay2win which is really discouraging. MOBAS are games about skill and strategy not about how much is your credit card's limit.

    If there were not a pay2win mechanic I would've given this game a 7 or 8.    … Expand
  8. rybufc
    Aug 5, 2021
    4
    Played this game for ~2 days and now i can write small review.

    Positives: 1. This game is pretty balanced (excluding zapdos buff, which is overpowered) 2. If you know how to play mobas - you can climb in ranks without problems (I, myself, after playing for ~1 day, climbed to Expert 4) 3. The base conception of 10 minute-limited moba game is nice, I like it. 4. This game is pretty    Played this game for ~2 days and now i can write small review.

    Positives:
    1. This game is pretty balanced (excluding zapdos buff, which is overpowered)
    2. If you know how to play mobas - you can climb in ranks without problems (I, myself, after playing for ~1 day, climbed to Expert 4)
    3. The base conception of 10 minute-limited moba game is nice, I like it.
    4. This game is pretty fun to play(imho).

    Negatives:
    1. Weekly limit of 2400 coins is garbage. To buy all the pokemons you need to play this game for months or donate. I don't like it.
    2. Currently, Zapdos is way too powerful, it needs to be nerfed.
    3. This game don't have good way to talk with your teammates, this is pretty garbage (you can't even write message before game start to simply ask your teammates to let you get fast lvl 5 in jungle).
    4. It is possible to play with newbies even in decent rank.

    If tencent will remove weekly coins limit, make some balance changes, add more pokemons and make money on skins - this game'll be awesome, but in current state it is only 4/10. (in my opinion)    … Expand
  9. StrawberryKitty
    Aug 9, 2021
    4
    The game is super fun but there are major balancing issues currently. Everything you do at the beginning of the game doesn't matter because whichever team gets Zapdos wins the entire game. Zapdos allows you to get double points per cap AS WELL AS allowing you to cap points immediately. So basically whoever gets Zapdos runs it into your spawn and gets double points immediately ALWAYSThe game is super fun but there are major balancing issues currently. Everything you do at the beginning of the game doesn't matter because whichever team gets Zapdos wins the entire game. Zapdos allows you to get double points per cap AS WELL AS allowing you to cap points immediately. So basically whoever gets Zapdos runs it into your spawn and gets double points immediately ALWAYS resulting in a win. I don't think I've ever seen a team win Zapdos and lose yet, they'd literally have to go afk.
    The Pokemon to choose from are kind of limited and some are 1000% better than others, like Snorlax. When it's a new game and it's free there's some things you can excuse as they work on it and patch it, but really? Nobody who play tested the game saw the Zapdos problem? You could literally afk the first 8 minutes of the game, come back and steal Zapdos and then xd you win. It's ridiculous.    … Expand
  10. ShadowRose
    Jan 12, 2022
    4
    The game is quite good and fun of course it still needs updates since it is new but the thing that brings it down so much it that the held items in-game are really hard to level up over level 20 so you are encouraged to buy aeosgems with real money to get more item enhancers which it brings it down allot as it is practically pay to win. It also has a weekly coin limit so then you areThe game is quite good and fun of course it still needs updates since it is new but the thing that brings it down so much it that the held items in-game are really hard to level up over level 20 so you are encouraged to buy aeosgems with real money to get more item enhancers which it brings it down allot as it is practically pay to win. It also has a weekly coin limit so then you are encouraged to buy aeosgems from the shop again so you can buy coins for new characters (which cost 6000 to 10000 coins and the limit is 2100 a week)! The energy tank limit is quite an unnecessary cash grab as well. Quite disappointed but to be expected from a free to play game.
    Update: They have kind of made it easier to get your items to level 30 now but they have added more very expensive skins.    … Expand
  11. paleojuanito
    Nov 13, 2021
    4
    this game had sooooo much potential, it's fun, easy play. UNFORTUNATELY, there are some walls preventing it to be what it can. first of all is the new moba community. turns out there are people in 2021, who have no idea of the MOBA fundamentals, and it hurts to play this game as it were league season one. wrong laners, team comps and troll pics. on the other hand there's zapdos. i'll checkthis game had sooooo much potential, it's fun, easy play. UNFORTUNATELY, there are some walls preventing it to be what it can. first of all is the new moba community. turns out there are people in 2021, who have no idea of the MOBA fundamentals, and it hurts to play this game as it were league season one. wrong laners, team comps and troll pics. on the other hand there's zapdos. i'll check the game again in a year or two… Expand
  12. awalker
    Dec 25, 2021
    4
    Never before have a waited in such anticipation for a game that returned my anticipation with fury, stress and rage. The absolutely ASININE matchmaking that went into this game reminds me of the type of programming that a 6 year old would design with a 2 month subscription to code ninjas and a 3 day pass to work at Nintendo. Honestly, every PROFESSIONAL MOBA player in the freaking worldNever before have a waited in such anticipation for a game that returned my anticipation with fury, stress and rage. The absolutely ASININE matchmaking that went into this game reminds me of the type of programming that a 6 year old would design with a 2 month subscription to code ninjas and a 3 day pass to work at Nintendo. Honestly, every PROFESSIONAL MOBA player in the freaking world could have told you that balanced matchmaking is #1 for a making a MOBA game enjoyable. Hell it’s imperative to make any competitive game enjoyable, and last I checked, this is not Nintendo’s first competitive game. So why is it, you made the simple and brilliant decision, to pair solo queue players up against full squads of players who are partied up and communicating? That’s like having a game of dodgeball where one team has to wear blindfolds. STUPID. How did this even get approved? Was this even considered in the 2 weeks you took to plan how this game would work? This is one the BIGGEST barriers standing in between this game being 10/10 and the 3.7 user rating that it has. This and properly training players HOW A MOBA WORKS need to be PRIORITY #1 for the next update. You have YouTube, you have professional MOBA players, you have reviews. F the skins for 1 bloody month. And fix this game.… Expand
  13. Toasttt
    Mar 26, 2022
    4
    no .
  14. Dyl_lionaire
    Feb 10, 2023
    4
    For what it's worth the gameplay is alright, not good but I didn't suck, I just feel like once one team started winning there was no way of coming back, also all the pay to win stuff yadda yadda.
  15. Jippe89
    Aug 9, 2021
    3
    The 3 is because I throughly enjoy this game, and I want to give it a higher score. But it's predatory microtransactions, combined with pay-to-win, just butchers the game experience.

    And ofc, the one team that gets Zapdos are most likely to win. Nerf!
  16. Nati
    Aug 3, 2021
    3
    Generic tencent MOBA with some Pokemon stuff slapped on to make money.

    Extremely lazy, SUPER IMBALANCED... Theres 3-4 amazing Pokemon everyone rushes to pick, then absolute garbage. Also hacking??? people seeing you in hidden locations, people one shotting me as a slowbro literally 75 seconds into the game??? Big big yikes... Crap cash grab... ill go back to Fire Emblem Three    Generic tencent MOBA with some Pokemon stuff slapped on to make money.

    Extremely lazy, SUPER IMBALANCED... Theres 3-4 amazing Pokemon everyone rushes to pick, then absolute garbage.

    Also hacking??? people seeing you in hidden locations, people one shotting me as a slowbro literally 75 seconds into the game???

    Big big yikes... Crap cash grab... ill go back to Fire Emblem Three Houses gladly.    … Expand
  17. MaelstromZ
    Sep 26, 2021
    3
    Let's see... a Generic Tencent Moba with Pokémon skin taking advantage from our love for the franchise (Literally, I would have liked to OTP Lucario bcs being my avatar in PMD: Explorers of Sky file save)

    What do I see after reaching Expert 4 (Gold 2 in LoL) rank? -Item level gaps start to get very noticing when facing stronger enemies, which is **** -In Expert (Gold) rank, yes    Let's see... a Generic Tencent Moba with Pokémon skin taking advantage from our love for the franchise (Literally, I would have liked to OTP Lucario bcs being my avatar in PMD: Explorers of Sky file save)

    What do I see after reaching Expert 4 (Gold 2 in LoL) rank?

    -Item level gaps start to get very noticing when facing stronger enemies, which is ****

    -In Expert (Gold) rank, yes RIGHT THERE you see how people play like literally Silver 4/below lol players who should be learning the basics of ranked matchs, even low Bronze (no map awareness, no clue about when to do/ignore objectives, when to def, score etc. If you have negative jungler gap, you are more likely to lose). It gets even worse when you see your partner in lane to go against the opponent with more lvl/moves. WTF, how don't people in Gold rank start playing serious? They LOVE to gift Zapdos in the Endgame even if you are winning to throw the game for fk sake and never watch opponents trying to score. (No complaining about the lack of skill, much audience will be new with this game BUT... HAVING THEM IN EXPERT RANK IS POINTLESS! LET THEM LEARN THE GAME! IF YOU PUT THEM WITH PPL WITH SOME MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE THEY WILL SUFFER AND WE WILL SUFFER BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO LEARN AT THEIR OWN PATH AND WE NEED MORE EXPERIENCED TEAM MATES!) --> THIS will take me to the next point.

    -In that mentioned rank you can come across with... Beginners and Greats... (Bronze and Silver) and Elite or Above (Platinum+), does that mean... YOU HAVE TO FACE MUCH STRONGER OPPONENTS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING MUCH WEAKER ALLIES? DO YOU EVEN REALIZE HOW COINFLIP IS THAT?

    -Balance sucks. Assassin/Speedster class is as bad as in LoL, because they have too much damage or escapes. Their job is to kill a squishy target not to wipe the entire team (Zeraora/Absol...) furthermore, when you see Blastoise doing so much damage BEING A TANK and nullifying you skill giving you FULL COOLDOWNS you start to feel how something is NOT RIGHT. Balance team seems a bit drunk. Even the damned Charizard who is curiously placed in low tier, the generic basic edgy guy because yes pokemon. It gets annoying when uses ult and gets literally busted for like 10 secs. In any scenary it's plain ****

    As a conclussion... it could be great but is not. As almost everything in this rotten genre where if you aren't Gold+ you don't worth a **** for people. I saw the difference because I've been between Silver and Gold ranks in LoL, how do people act and the community is a very important aspect of such games, this is not gonna be different so if you don't like clasist and egoplayers better stay away. Better play Pokémon D/P/PT BW1/2, Conquest, Colosseum or Explorers of Sky. These are the peak of the franchise in content and quality. Save your suffering, MOBA genre is not meant to be fun, even if you win.    … Expand
  18. AmigoGrenouille
    Jul 24, 2021
    3
    Edit: I changed my score after learning just how bad the freemium aspects are. A fully kitted out item set gives a player such a ridiculous advantage that it trivializes the game. For a game with casual controls to force players to grind so endlessly or pay up up to $100 just to keep up, that's just unforgivable. This could have been a chance for a pokemon game with pure fun gameplayEdit: I changed my score after learning just how bad the freemium aspects are. A fully kitted out item set gives a player such a ridiculous advantage that it trivializes the game. For a game with casual controls to force players to grind so endlessly or pay up up to $100 just to keep up, that's just unforgivable. This could have been a chance for a pokemon game with pure fun gameplay without any baggage, but I guess that was just too good to be true.

    For a MOBA, it's very accessible. Controls are very easy and the moment-to-moment gameplay is simple to understand. Definitely made with children in mind. The unique mechanics are a bit odd and have some balancing issues. The game favors steamrolling, if a group of enemies win a teamfight and all score, they instantly get to full health and there isn't much your team can do about it.

    The mechanics are well-explained but the meta and objectives are poorly directed. Nobody's really sure where to go and it's easy to forget that you don't make any progress defeating enemies without getting points and scoring, which can be unfairly difficult if you're pushed back by a steamrolling team. Especially so with the 10-minute timer, which makes the game more casual but makes comebacks very rare.

    Outside the gameplay, there's classic Tencent scummy freemium practices. The game entices you with beginner quests that dry up and rewards will become scarce. I expect opinion of the game to go down sharply after the 14th day of its existence.    … Expand
  19. mah_eyes
    Jul 22, 2021
    3
    Pokemon unite has everything it needs to be a good game but things like the gold cap, the ingame timer (which makes it almost impossible to do comebacks) or items that are purchasble through microtransactions hinder the games fun factor imensely. It feels like the game developor tried to hinder you as much as possible to have a fun time. I hope they change certain things to help it in thePokemon unite has everything it needs to be a good game but things like the gold cap, the ingame timer (which makes it almost impossible to do comebacks) or items that are purchasble through microtransactions hinder the games fun factor imensely. It feels like the game developor tried to hinder you as much as possible to have a fun time. I hope they change certain things to help it in the long run or i fear it will be another nintendo rep that will die down just as fast as others before it… Expand
  20. Buwaro
    Jul 22, 2021
    3
    Tldr, the game will shower you with free stuff for the first two weeks and easy challenges to work through, and even then it's very meager for what you really need to unlock more stuff. However after those two weeks you'll progress so slow you be forced to spend money to keep up. Unfortunately this game has to be recommended to avoid
  21. MapleMaple
    Jul 23, 2021
    3
    The game itself is decent and the graphics look alright. The game is very vanilla compared to other MOBAs but that doesn't mean that it's bad. Unfortunately, the pay-to-win aspect in very intrusive. The more you buy, the more matches you'll win, which is disappointing considering that the game is marketed towards children who will be susceptible to the practice. Don't get invested in thisThe game itself is decent and the graphics look alright. The game is very vanilla compared to other MOBAs but that doesn't mean that it's bad. Unfortunately, the pay-to-win aspect in very intrusive. The more you buy, the more matches you'll win, which is disappointing considering that the game is marketed towards children who will be susceptible to the practice. Don't get invested in this game unless you are willing to spend well over the price of a AAA game to stay on an even playing field with other players.… Expand
  22. KemoFurrir
    Jul 31, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game will be really good game excepet P2W. You can pay your real world money to upgrade item in the game. P2W player very strong at early game you no way to fight P2W Player 100%
    Play For Fun Player need very very long time to max 1 item in the game this game is 100% P2W    … Expand
  23. Gwennifer
    Aug 7, 2021
    3
    The game is REALLY imbalanced. Even for a moba. The game is fun for a bit, but if you even care about winning at all it gets old quick.
    its so imbalanced, the pokemon "classes" or "roles" are imbalanced. Speedsters do more damage than the "damage" roles. There is only one support in the game, which equates to a healer that you kinda NEED on your team in most cases or you just lose any    The game is REALLY imbalanced. Even for a moba. The game is fun for a bit, but if you even care about winning at all it gets old quick.
    its so imbalanced, the pokemon "classes" or "roles" are imbalanced. Speedsters do more damage than the "damage" roles. There is only one support in the game, which equates to a healer that you kinda NEED on your team in most cases or you just lose any 5v5.
    The map is imbalanced. Drednaw is way more impactful than Rotom. Making bottom more important than top. Zapdos straight up wins the match if you get it, making the 8 minutes before Zapdos irrelevant.
    AND the pokemon themselves are imbalanced, some pokemon suck some are OP which is typical, but for christ sake I don't expect the game to be balanced but pick your poison not all of em.

    Rampant AFKers and leavers
    Horrible monetization, weekly cap on how much in-game currency can be earned to basically force players to by the Pokemon that they want to play.

    I do want to like the game, I'm an avid pokemon fan, I play a lot of competitive VGC and love the games even some of the worse ones, I also played league of legends for over a decade. So, I thought I would love this game but its obvious Tencent is just looking for some more pennies for their pockets, and don't have their heart in this at all.    … Expand
  24. retropacman
    Oct 14, 2022
    3
    Could have been the best Pokemon multiplayer game to date but between the horrible players, poor cosmetics, and rotten match making this game is dead. Played 300 hours on Nintendo Switch since launch and nothing ever gets better only worse. Menu is almost unusable due to frame lag both on Switch and mobile. They are trying to save it, but people are still leaving en masse. You get mostlyCould have been the best Pokemon multiplayer game to date but between the horrible players, poor cosmetics, and rotten match making this game is dead. Played 300 hours on Nintendo Switch since launch and nothing ever gets better only worse. Menu is almost unusable due to frame lag both on Switch and mobile. They are trying to save it, but people are still leaving en masse. You get mostly bot matches these days. They have made the bots AI better but only because there aren't enough real people playing the game.… Expand
  25. loafofchickenes
    Feb 7, 2023
    3
    they addes all my favorite dogs into T
    GHIS game but i wish they made a mode where i could plat with people
  26. Eyean
    Aug 5, 2023
    3
    Unite started out as promising, but quickly devolved into just another Tencent cash grab. While the gameplay is quite good, the dozens of terrible additions to the game have ruined it beyond repair.
  27. Ultradeath
    Aug 6, 2021
    2
    Has every form of microtransaction. The game is as basic as it can get and never is a close match. Maybe its just me but every game of the 50 I've played so far has been a close call. Either losing by alot, or winning so much they surrender... a surrender feature means the game isn't designed to even be a 10 minute battle... I hope I can change this review one day but in its current stateHas every form of microtransaction. The game is as basic as it can get and never is a close match. Maybe its just me but every game of the 50 I've played so far has been a close call. Either losing by alot, or winning so much they surrender... a surrender feature means the game isn't designed to even be a 10 minute battle... I hope I can change this review one day but in its current state it is a Pokemon money grab.… Expand
  28. Janinel
    Sep 12, 2021
    2
    P2W, unbalanced AF, you're limited in the weekly coins you can get (4 weeks for a 8k coins pokemon, 5 weeks for a 10k coins). Zeraora, a pokemon lowkey worth 3 in one, is timelocked. Means that mobile players won't be able to get him, because players who started after 31/08 can't get him.
    Autoaim is the trashiest you can imagine. Whatever setting you take, it will act in the opposite:    P2W, unbalanced AF, you're limited in the weekly coins you can get (4 weeks for a 8k coins pokemon, 5 weeks for a 10k coins). Zeraora, a pokemon lowkey worth 3 in one, is timelocked. Means that mobile players won't be able to get him, because players who started after 31/08 can't get him.
    Autoaim is the trashiest you can imagine. Whatever setting you take, it will act in the opposite: set remaining %HP and it'll target full HP trashmob instead of the fleeing guy almost dead that you were chasing. And you can't disable it.

    Competitive play is impossible in a game where OP heroes are timelocked, aim is dumb and P2W.

    Dead game in a few months at best.    … Expand
  29. Bnois
    Aug 29, 2021
    2
    1) Remove weekly coin limit.
    2) Remove weekly energy tank limit.
    3) Make new events appear on a weekly basis.
    4) No more held item upgrades with money.
    Until then, the score stays.
  30. rojcyk
    Jul 25, 2021
    2
    In a nutshell, standard free to play game. Avoid.

    - The animations and visuals are there.
    - The gameplay is fun.
    - But the whole game is plagued with Pay 2 Win microtransactions. To be fair, they are quite hidden, unless you start exploring how is the enemy pokemon 3 lvls lower still one shoting you.
    - Cap on in game currencies (so you can only get so much)
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 13 out of 31
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  3. Negative: 1 out of 31
  1. RPG Fan
    Nov 29, 2021
    75
    Overall, Pokémon UNITE is a MOBA with a lot of potential. It’s already great as a casual game with friends, but I believe with some tweaking to Zapdos and removal of the “pay for held item upgrades” option, a strong competitive MOBA lives in Pokémon UNITE. Until then, it’s hard to call it much more than an above-average entry in the crowded MOBA space.
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  2. CD-Action
    Oct 12, 2021
    85
    Pokémon Unite is the first attempt at creating a MOBA with the pocket monsters – and I must admit it’s a successful one. The game is fast and intense, but also easy to get a grip on. I don’t expect it to take the esports scene by storm, but it’s very enjoyable and works great in a doctor’s waiting room or on the bus. As for me, I can’t force myself to stop playing Pokémon Unite and hope the developers will keep updating it. [10/2021, p.61]
  3. CGMagazine
    Aug 17, 2021
    65
    Pokémon Unite's potential is undermined by its balancing, and might not have enough to offer either of its target audiences.
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