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This is a guide on how to play online multiplayer in Pokemon UNITE for the Nintendo Switch and Mobile. Read on to know more about playing online multiplayer, game modes and matchmaking, inviting friends, and more!
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After completing the tutorial, players can now access the Lobby. Here, players enter a matchmaking queue and are automatically matched against other players in the queue. How players are matched depends on the match type.
Unite Battle Guide and Rules
| Steps | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Select Unite Battle in the home screen. |
| 2 | Choose a game mode. |
| 3 | Press START button to begin search queue. |
| 4 | Press Ready once a match is found! |
You can play with friends without having to add them, but adding them will make it easier every time you want to play with them.
| 1 | Press the ZL button in the Main Menu. |
|---|---|
| 2 | Select Friends. |
| 3 | Go to Friend Search. |
| 4 | Enter the Trainer ID of the player you want to add then select OK. |
| 5 | Select the trainer, then click Add Friend. An invite will be sent to that Trainer. |
| 1 | Tap your Trainer Icon in the upper-left corner in the Main Menu |
|---|---|
| 2 | Tap Friends in the menu. |
| 3 | Tap Friend Search. |
| 4 | Enter the Trainer ID. |
| 5 | Pick the trainer you want to add as a friend, then tap the + icon. An invite will be sent to that trainer. |
Playing with friends can be a fun experience. Players can invite any number of their friends to a match to form a team. However, in Ranked Matches, players can only form a team of 2, 3, and 5. Having 4 friends and 1 random player in one team is not allowed in Ranked Matches. This is mainly for balancing purposes.
| Steps | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Go into the lobby. |
| 2 | Choose a game mode. |
| 3 | Select any of the plus icons. Then, select Invite Friend.  |
| 4 | A menu will show listing all you friends. Select a player, then select Invitation. An invitation will be sent to your friend. |
Joining a lobby will allow you to play with players you have not added as a friend yet! To join a lobby, players need a Lobby ID. The Lobby ID is a set of numbers found at the upper left corner of the screen when inside a lobby. Players can ask other players for their Lobby ID.
| Steps | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Select Lobby Search in the Main Menu. |
| 2 | Enter the Lobby ID. |
There are three game modes available, namely Standard Match, Ranked Match, and Quick Battle.
| Availability of Game Modes | |
|---|---|
| Game Modes | Availability |
| Standard | Available at the start. |
| Ranked | Unlocks at trainer level 6 and above. |
| Quick Battle | Unlocks at trainer level 8 and above. |
Standard match and Quick Battle modes have three match types you can also choose to play! These match types does not change the rules of the game modes, but changes how you matchmake.
| Match Type | Teammates Opponents |
|---|---|
| Random Match | Randoms/Friends Randoms |
| CPU Match | Randoms/Friend Bots |
| Friendly Match | Friends/Bots Friends/Bots |
Match Types: CPU, Random, and Friendly Match
Pokemon UNITE is free for both Nintendo Switch and Mobile devices. Nintendo Switch users do not need to pay for Nintendo Switch Online to be able to play online multiplayer.
Only in-game currencies like Aeos Gems require payment.
Pokemon UNITE can now be played offline via the Offline Mode feature!
About the lobby with friends, you can matchmake with any number of people up to 5, 4 included, so long as the mode supports it and so long as it's not Ranked. So you can go into a match with 4 friends and 1 rando in Standard play but you cannot do this in Ranked play. So this information needs correcting.
How to Play Online Multiplayer: How to Play with Friends
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Game Modes Explanation
Match Types Explanation
Unite Battle Guide
Ranked Match Guide
Quick Battle Guide
How to Use Training Mode
Fair Play Points Guide
Can Players Use the Same Pokemon?
Tournament Mode Guide
Custom Battle Guide
Draft Pick Guide
Full-Fury Battles Guide
List of Status Effects
Stats Explanation
How to Upgrade Items
Unite Moves Guide
List of Berries and Effects
How To Surrender
Recall Guide and Best Timing
Super Jump Guide
Vision Guide: How Does Vision Work?
Evolution: How to Evolve and Timing
Character Creation Guide
Free Rotation Guide
Microtransactions Guide
Attack Vs. Special Attack
Badge Guide and Explanation
How to Check Team Score
How to Check Leaderboard
Tutorial Missions: Access and Rewards
How to Increase Movement Speed
Critical Hit Guide
How to Use Quick Chat and Pings
How to Use the Camera
How to Cancel Moves
Invincibility Guide
Move Types and When to Use
Grass Guide: How Does Grass Work?
Boosted Attacks Guide
How to Recover HP
How to Check Player Levels and Kills
List of Hidden Mechanics
How to Chat with Friends
Pokemon Points and Battle Ribbons
Season Points and Rewards
Prize Machine
List of Controls
List of Settings
How to Change Your Name
How to Change Your Gender
How to Play Online Multiplayer
How to Add Friends
Language Settings
How to Use Voice Chat and Best Apps
Do You Need Nintendo Online?
Server Reset Time
How to Create a New Account
Can You Delete an Account?
Player Count and Limit
Can You Play Offline?
How to Reduce Lag
What Happens When You Go AFK
How to Play with Bots
How to Check Match History
Battle Screen and Menus Explanation
Spectator Mode
How to Update the Trainer Card
Squads Guide
Friendship Points Guide
Hi! Thank you so much for your comment. After testing it ourselves, what you stated about matchmaking is correct. If there is anything else you experience like this in the game, please don't hesitate to comment us. We will gladly test it ourselves to confirm it, and to add our own observations.