Pokemon UNITE

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3.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 332 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 86 out of 332
  2. Mixed: 50 out of 332
  3. Negative: 196 out of 332

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  1. GRX3m0m
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    The only positive thing about this game is the quick battles. Unfortunately, it has faaaaar too many issues. Rayquaza is too OP; whichever team gets it, it's 90% their win, regardless of what happened in the first 8 minutes. The matchmaking system is the worst I've seen by far (a six years old child would be able to do a better job tbh), to the point I had team members in master thatThe only positive thing about this game is the quick battles. Unfortunately, it has faaaaar too many issues. Rayquaza is too OP; whichever team gets it, it's 90% their win, regardless of what happened in the first 8 minutes. The matchmaking system is the worst I've seen by far (a six years old child would be able to do a better job tbh), to the point I had team members in master that clearly didn't know left from right. Finally, almost half my games I get ridiculous lag, which I can't fix for the life of me, when my internet connection is working perfectly.

    Edit: The matchmaking was updated recently. You get great teammates and complete idiots for opponents for 5 games straight, then you get idiots for teammates and great opponents for 5 games straight. And once every dozen games, IF you are lucky, you get a balanced match.    … Expand
  2. Kirbo1777
    Aug 23, 2023
    5
    Not that bad of a game, but it's clearly a cash grab, having a bunch of popups whenever opening the game.
  3. Nightmare666
    May 18, 2023
    0
    ****

    Used to be fun but now! It just SUCKS garbage events laggy menus new pokemons are eighter trash or flat out broken making it **** playable also F@#$% MEWTWO
  4. 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.
  5. tailonflame
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    Everybody is afk all the time. Ranked mode is frustrating as me, a bad player, had to pit off against the masters. Also, Aeos gems are only buy-able with irl money. I really wanted comfey's old-timey merchant holowear but it's only obtainable with gems. To top it off, licences are getting more and more costly.
  6. Ajetris
    Jul 23, 2023
    1
    First it was Gengar The broken pokemon, then Zoroark, then Zacian, and now Mewtwo. I will don't play pokemon unite anymore. And from my point of view Gengar and especially Zoroark are still a bit broken. P.S. Overpriced gems, P.S. 2 I can't play with friends if we are not in the same rank THX!
  7. Spaferitz
    Jun 8, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Như cứt, không công bằng và không bao giờ có chuyện thắng
    Quà tặng cũng không công bằng và nhàm chán    … Expand
  8. tensioly
    Jun 6, 2023
    7
    Pokemon Unite es un juego "free to play" disfrutable pero con bastantes problemas. Tras haber jugado las dos primeras temporadas del juego, he podido observar en la jugabilidad de este MOBA una gran influencia del azar para ganar cada partida, siendo injusto el equipo vencedor de la partida en numerosas ocasiones. Zapdos, el boss que sale en los últimos dos minutos de la partida, está muyPokemon Unite es un juego "free to play" disfrutable pero con bastantes problemas. Tras haber jugado las dos primeras temporadas del juego, he podido observar en la jugabilidad de este MOBA una gran influencia del azar para ganar cada partida, siendo injusto el equipo vencedor de la partida en numerosas ocasiones. Zapdos, el boss que sale en los últimos dos minutos de la partida, está muy desbalanceado, y este enemigo provoca que el equipo que le da el último golpe es el que suele acabar ganando la partida, lo que provoca que los otros 8 minutos anteriores que dura la partida sean prácticamente innecesarios para la victoria. Otro punto negativo a destacar es la cantidad de tipos de divisas hay en el juego y los incentivos que hay constantemente a comprar gemas (además de los precios abusivos de algunas skins). No considero que el juego sea un pay to win pero sí que hay cierta ventaja para quienes pagan por gemas, ya que se pueden potenciar los objetos equipados. Además, muchos pokémon nuevos que han ido saliendo repiten movimientos de pokémon que ya estaban en el juego, siendo esto poco original y repetitivo. Cabe destacar que actualmente solo hay tres modos de juego, muy pocos para un juego de este tipo. Habiendo resaltado los problemas más importantes, el juego también tiene puntos positivos como su divertida y simple jugabilidad (lo que hace el juego mucho más accesible que otros de este género), la cantidad de pokémon que hay (que está aumentando considerablemente con el tiempo), la comunidad sana del juego (gracias al sistema de puntos de deportividad y al chat simplificado), el sistema de elección de movimientos al subir de nivel, la corta duración de las partidas y el rendimiento técnico (que suele funcionar correctamente). En Switch va generalmente bien en el apartado técnico (en móvil depende del que se use) y en el apartado artístico no destaca demasiado. La música no está mal pero se repite mucho y acaba cansando. Recomiendo el juego a quienes quieran jugar a un MOBA muy simplificado y a quienes les guste Pokémon. 6,6/10
    (12/2021)    … Expand
  9. kindmodo
    May 21, 2023
    1
    the game could be great but the eintire playerbase is sadly too stupid to play theyr position and half of the games one of your team is just going to leave lane so ur center cant farm sadly this doesnt change even if u are vet+.
  10. Himkippie
    May 8, 2023
    8
    There are a lot of bad reviews because of the "paying" and "rage". Although the game can be frustrating, especially if your teammates do nothing or play bad, the game itself is pretty fun. The amount of different things that the Pokemon can do is fun. The thing that it is "pay to win" is not true. The gems are a lot like v-bucks and things, but you don't have to waste your money forThere are a lot of bad reviews because of the "paying" and "rage". Although the game can be frustrating, especially if your teammates do nothing or play bad, the game itself is pretty fun. The amount of different things that the Pokemon can do is fun. The thing that it is "pay to win" is not true. The gems are a lot like v-bucks and things, but you don't have to waste your money for winning. If you have skill, and your teammates aren't bad, then you have a fair chance. But since a lot of players are idling or are just bad, the game can get annoying. Other than that, it's a fun game.… Expand
  11. Sonkisfast
    Mar 17, 2023
    8
    This is a very enjoyable game, and is a very fun game to play with friends, but it's biggest flaw has got to be the microtransactions, but they are not required, and are only used for cosmetics.
  12. 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.
  13. 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
  14. ZeoN
    Feb 2, 2023
    6
    Un buen spin-off de Pokémon pero con excesivos micropagos, una estabilidad de personajes/Pokémon bastante dudable y un seguimiento más que cuestionable. Sin embargo es muy divertido de jugar y cumple con su cometido
  15. 2015exe
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Unbalanced classes. Carried, broken characters. Constant updates where unnecessary characters are added instead of ACTUALLY BALANCING THE GAME. Too many comeback mechanics. Terrible matchmaking. Troblesome in-game mechanics. Pay-to-win EVERYWHERE. A BLATANT rip-off of Smite. Need I go on? Was anything in this game even PLAYTESTED!? They need to tear the whole thing down and start all over again, because this just isn't working. This whole game is just piss-poor. And the sad part is that IT DIDN'T HAVE TO BE!!! This is anal sauce! It's so bad, it's a work of art! It's a fine, delicately crafted sculpture of ****… Expand
  16. Salva_G
    Dec 20, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ta buenardo el jueguito aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaaa… Expand
  17. ElSmasher
    Dec 17, 2022
    7
    Pokemon Unite is a free game almost like the League of Legend system. It is first accessible and remains visually beautiful. Unfortunately, we would have liked more of a Pokemon franchise than a LoL-like. That said, it remains pleasant to play and contrary to what we can say, pay-to win is not too present for this game without too much ambition.
  18. AlexMakesToast
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Unite = 1/10
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  19. TheLowLevel
    Nov 15, 2022
    7
    It is a fun game, but of you play solo it can be so frustrating. You can be in the lead a whole game and all of the sudden when the final and most important objective shows up, your team is nowhere to be found. Resulting in the enemy team flipping the game in their favor.

    Also people going afk can be a real problem and those peoples sometimes get away without a punishment. A large    It is a fun game, but of you play solo it can be so frustrating. You can be in the lead a whole game and all of the sudden when the final and most important objective shows up, your team is nowhere to be found. Resulting in the enemy team flipping the game in their favor.

    Also people going afk can be a real problem and those peoples sometimes get away without a punishment.

    A large collections of characters to chose from (and the roster keeps growing). A mix of fan favorites and nearly forgotten pokémon nobody expected.    … Expand
  20. munichi_jasuda
    Oct 24, 2022
    0
    It's P2W and filled with bots.

    Hardcore fanboys will jump to defend saying the items, pokemon and emblems being locked behind paywalls isn't P2W, because of course, what else do brainless fanboys do.
  21. 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
  22. donanja
    Oct 1, 2022
    0
    Another Diablo Immortal esque cash grab designed to manipulate players... no, PAYERS... into spending all of their hard-earned money on garbage.
  23. 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
  24. PancakeGriff
    Aug 22, 2022
    0
    A stupid pay to win cash grab made by the pokemon company to fill their pockets just a little more. Any decent outfit you have to pay for, all the good stuff in the battle passes you have to pay for, you can pay to get every pokemon right away instead of grinding for coins, you can pay for a special "membership", you can pay for every outfit.
    Everything in this game is pay pay pay. And    A stupid pay to win cash grab made by the pokemon company to fill their pockets just a little more. Any decent outfit you have to pay for, all the good stuff in the battle passes you have to pay for, you can pay to get every pokemon right away instead of grinding for coins, you can pay for a special "membership", you can pay for every outfit.
    Everything in this game is pay pay pay. And then you get to the ranked battles. Instead of separating people out by each rank, only master rank people get their own ques to join and battle other master rank trainers. I've been stuck in expert rank class 1 for so long it is getting ridiculous. If you end up getting stuck with a bunch of noobs or people only paying half attention you drop a rank point AND loose performance points. But they decided to make up for it by giving you back some performance points if they catch a team mate idling. Wanna know how many they give you? 20. When loosing the battle removes 100!!!! That is no way fair.
    Also Zapdos is a pain in the absolute ass. Someone from the other team can sneak right up to Zapdos after your team does all the work and deliver the final blow to get the boost. And the boost is basically an auto-win. Each team member gets 50 energy, all your scoring zones become defenseless so they can score right away, and points are DOUBLED. So the other team can score up to 500 points off of Zapdos alone. And it is impossible to coordinate or talk to people who you get randomly paired with in the game, so you are basically all running around trying to guess what your team mates are planning or thinking
    Also levels are WAY too important in this game. One level can make the difference between defeating an opponent or dying yourself. And some pokemon are way more overpowered than others. Pikachu has an attack that holds you in place, one that slows you down, one that strikes a huge zone of the map causing damage as long as you are in it, and one that launched them straight at you and drags you into the air.
    This game is not worth the time, and I don't recommend it if you are looking for a fun time.    … Expand
  25. MewN
    Aug 19, 2022
    0
    an extremely unbalanced MOBA, poorly done gameplay and the game suffers from a lot of slowdown on the switch version
  26. Nintendist
    Jul 2, 2022
    10
    this game is so good and has so many fun options here. i love it and i awlays will
  27. cabezon_003
    Jun 20, 2022
    0
    Matchmaking is bad, plus it lacks fun game modes. In-app purchases are overpriced, and it has a lot of bugs that they never fix.
  28. HokageSamaBR
    Jun 3, 2022
    0
    dishonest game. a pay-to-win in disguise. There is no balance between teams. The items win if you have them at lvl 30. The whole game is worthless, whoever gets the zapdos at the end wins. Is there a way to get the points back? No, because there is less than 50sec left to finish the game. ****
  29. Arischok
    May 31, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very slow progress in acquiring coins to buy new Pokémon. ( also limited coin gain per week!!) Super unbalanced due to worse match making. AFK,DC and feeders in Highest Ranking Matches. I just hope there would be lesser of those people but it’s same. Auto Skill take almost for ever to choose the skill u preset outside the match. It’s just super annoying so far. Also getting spammed with useless accessories like clothes for your trainer that no one actually care about or has any impact on anything… Expand
  30. Herbalmouse1305
    May 29, 2022
    5
    good few hours of fun
    gets really repetitive and pay to win the more you get along though.
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#9 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2021

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70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 31
  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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