Game Review: Is Pokemon UNITE Worth It? | Pokemon UNITE

This is Game8's review of Pokemon UNITE on the Nintendo Switch. Read on to see our rating for the game as we review about all the advantages and disadvantages it has over other MOBAs. For our full review of TENCENT's Pokemon MOBA, read on.

Pokemon UNITE Review Score

You'll Like Pokemon UNITE If

• You're a new MOBA player.
• A fan of the Pokemon franchise
• You want a casual MOBA game.

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Pros	Cons
A fully new style take to the MOBA genre. An easy to pick up game. A less toxic community for MOBA games.	Game gives advantage to spenders. Too teamwork centric game. Lack of Depth Compared to other MOBAs

Pro: A New Take to MOBA Games

Pokemon UNITE offers a completely new game experience. As opposed to other MOBA games where you take turrets, push waves, and eventually lay siege to the enemy's base, Pokemon UNITE focuses on scoring goals by collecting points from enemies and Wild Pokemon then dunking it on enemy goal posts.

Pro: An easy to pick up game

Pokemon UNITE is possibly, the simplest MOBA game you can pick up at this current time. As mentioned about other MOBA games, you'll have waves and items so learning about all of these and mastering the use of each strategy and skill you learn is necessary to be a better player. In UNITE, the game is focused more on just collecting points and dunking them to the enemy goalposts so the game design itself is pretty simple that even non-MOBA players can pick it up with ease.

Beginner's Guide: How To Play Pokemon UNITE and Best Strategies

Con: Game Gives Advantages to Spenders

Paid gameplay features can work in a non-competitive game where everyone can enjoy it in their own style, however, in a competitive game, players have no choice but to be paired against opponents with a paid advantage and thus, limiting the competitive viability of the game.

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Con: Overly Teamwork-Centric Game

A single knowledgeable player in a MOBA like DotA or League can have a massive impact in each game which can be enough to carry your whole team to victory. Thanks to this nature, skill expression can really be felt and it's much easier to identify key players in a game. In UNITE, however, this is only partly true. Since the game is score-based, you can eliminate several players but if your team does not attempt to score or take objectives with you, these leads will still turn to losses since you can only carry a limited amount of points yourself. Carrying a team is still completely possible but is less effective compared to other snowball-centric MOBA games.

Pro: A Less Toxic MOBA game

Compared to other MOBA games where toxicity in chat is prevalent, intentional feeding, and trolling is a normal occurrence, in Pokemon UNITE, this is rarely present. The absence of the chat feature and being replaced by pings removes verbal toxicity which makes Pokemon UNITE a much more peaceful MOBA game.

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Con: Lack of Depth Compared to Existing MOBAs

In Other MOBAs, the depth of the game is massive. You have starter items to work with, managing a second unit to handle items for you, rotating through farming your lanes and the jungle. Compared to all of these, Pokemon UNITE is much simpler. You simply choose a lane, stay there, get points, and dunk your scores. The lack of depth makes learning the game feel unrewarding and its simplistic nature makes retaining your interest in the game quite difficult.

Pokemon UNITE Game Info

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Latest News

Updates and Patch Notes

Updates and Patch Notes

Version 1.5

Version 1.4

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Version 1.1

Latest Maintenances and End Times

Maintenance Schedules and End Times

All Latest News

• Catch 'Em Battles Announced! HOT

  Updated 5/27/2022

  Play as Wild Pokemon in this new game mode, coming on May 30, 2022!

• Version 1.5.1.5 Details NEW

  Updated 5/17/2022

  Desync bug now fixed!

• Espeon Blasts into Battle! NEW

  Updated 5/27/2022

  Espeon joins the UNITE roster last May 16!

• Espeon Event is Live! NEW

  Updated 5/23/2022

  Participate in the event to get a FREE Espeon UNITE License!

• UNITE Membership Guide NEW

  Updated 5/27/2022

  UNITE Club Membership is available now!

• Version 1.5.1.3 Details NEW

  Updated 5/16/2022

  A new update will come together with Espeon!

• Pokebuki Events are Here!

  Updated 5/20/2022

  Collect Flower Coins and exchange for unique goodies!

• Battle Pass Season 7 Details!

  Updated 5/24/2022

  New Battle Pass, New Rewards!

• New Ranked Season 04 Rewards!

  Updated 4/28/2022

  Climb the ladder once again and be rewarded for your efforts!

• Pokemon Tier List HOT

  Updated 5/26/2022

  Check out our updated tier list!

Pokemon Release Info

Pokemon Release Info
Gardevoir	Blissey	Blastoise	Mamoswine
Sylveon	Greedent	Decidueye	Tsareena
Dragonite	Trevenant	Aegislash	Duraludon
Azumarill	Espeon	-	-