History VideoGame / PokemonUnite

* GoldenSnitch: Zapdos appears in the middle of the arena during the last two minutes. Defeating Zapdos gives all members of the team of the one who delivered the last hit a huge chunk of Aeos Energy, hits every Pokémon on the other team with huge damage and stun, and makes the opposing goals defenseless (which means goals can be scored instantly, as normally the duration is based on the amount of energy the player is holding). Combined with the fact that points are worth double during this period, the result is that whichever team kills Zapdos can score a lot of points, enough to swing most losing games.

* GoldenSnitch: Zapdos appears in the middle of the arena during the last two minutes. Defeating Zapdos gives all members of the team of the one who delivered the last hit a huge chunk of Aeos Energy, hits every Pokémon on the other team with huge damage and stun, and makes the opposing goals defenseless (which means no charge) and count for double points for the next 20 seconds. The result is that whichever team kills Zapdos can score a lot of points, enough to swing most losing games.

* GoldenSnitch: Zapdos appears in the middle of the arena during the last two minutes. Defeating Zapdos gives all members of the team of the one who delivered the last hit a huge chunk of Aeos Energy, hits every Pokémon on the other team with huge damage and stun, and makes the opposing goals defenseless (which means no charge) and count for double points for the next 20 seconds. The result is that whichever team kills Zapdos can score alot of points, enough to swing most losing games.

Set in Aeos Island, you - the player - is tasked in participating in battles against other players while under the careful watch of Professor Phorus in charge of researching with her researcher assistant Erbie the mysterious Aeos Energy.

* GoldenSnitch: Defeating Zapdos gives all members of the team of the one who delivered the last hit a huge chunk of Aeos Energy, hits every Pokémon on the other team with huge damage and stun, and makes the opposing goals defenseless (which means no charge) and count for double points for the next 20 seconds. The result is that whichever team kills Zapdos can score alot of points, enough to swing most losing games.

* DevolutionDevice: Partaking in Unite battles has this effect on several Pokémon at the start of each match, who despite entering fully evolved, they get reverted to their base forms and have to accumulate experience points. Strangely enough, this only applies to all Pokémon with two evolution stages and a few exceptions like Alolan Vulpix. The rest who only have one stage remain fully evolved as they are, though they still are as weak as the base forms.

Set in Aeos Island, you - the player - is tasked in participating in battles against other players while under the careful watch of Professor Phorus in charge of researching Aeos Energy and her researcher assistant Erbie.

* BribingYourWayToVictory: The game is free to play, but Unite has many predatory Pay-To-Win mechanics and five monetization strategies: cosmetics, battle pass levels, gacha pull increases, and unlocking characters. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/oopfvl/please_be_very_mindful_of_the_predatory/ The game forces free-to-players to grind for very few coins after each match, and obtaining gems through playing the game is non-existent.]]

* BribingYourWayToVictory: The game is free to play, but Unite has many predatory Pay-To-Win mechanics and five monetization strategies: cosmetics, battle pass levels, gacha pull increases, unlocking characters, and actual gameplay boosts that will give a significant advantage. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/oopfvl/please_be_very_mindful_of_the_predatory/ The game forces free-to-players to grind for very few coins after each match, and obtaining gems through playing the game is non-existent.]]

* DevolutionDevice: Partaking in Unite battles has this effect on several Pokémon at the start of each match, who despite entering fully evolved, they get reverted to their base forms and have to accumulate experience points. Strangely enough, this only applies to Pokémon with two evolution stages. The rest who only have one stage remain fully evolved as they are, though they still are as weak as base forms.

Set in Aeos Island, you - the player - is tasked in participating in battles against other players while under the careful watch of Professor Phorus and her researcher assistant Erbie.

''Pokémon Unite'' is a [[MultiplayerOnlineBattleArena MOBA]] by Creator/TencentGames in the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' franchise, released on July 21, 2021. Depending on the game mode, up to five players, with one Pokémon each, team up to score points by defeating wild Pokémon and taking the collected energy to the opposing team's score zone(s).

** Speedsters are [[FragileSpeeder Fragile]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Speedsters]] who can tear through lone enemies with high burst damage and have high mobility that can be used to quickly reach and score on unguarded goals or chase down fleeing enemies, but are the worst at taking hits.

* ThemeNaming: Professor Phorus's and researcher Erbie's names, while not being entirely tree themed, are names associated with phosphorus and herbs respectively.
* TrailersAlwaysLie: The opening cinematic displays Cinderace running very fast for the opponent's goal in front of their base. In gameplay, Cinderace is actually no faster than any other Pokémon.

* CharacterSelectForcing: Teams can only have one unique Pokémon each and cannot have more of the same one, but players must quickly browse through their licenses to nab their favorites. Pray you got a fast-enough internet connection and your favorite isn't placed too far away from your available licenses.

* PlayEveryDay: Daily missions such as partaking in three battles and winning a battle provide a small amount of currency.

* BribingYourWayToVictory: The game is free to play, but Unite goes '''HARD''' into predatory Pay-To-Win mechanics. It has five monetization strategies: Cosmetics, battle pass levels, gacha pull increases, unlocking characters, and the last are actual gameplay boosts that will give a significant advantage. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/oopfvl/please_be_very_mindful_of_the_predatory/ As documented on reddit by a mobile game developer who knows the inner workings]], the game forces free-to-players to grind for very few coins after each match, and obtaining gems through playing the game is non-existent.

* AllegedlyFreeGame: The game is free to play, but Unite goes '''HARD''' into predatory Pay-To-Win mechanics. It has five monetization strategies: Cosmetics, battle pass levels, gacha pull increases, unlocking characters, and the last are actual gameplay boosts that will give a significant advantage. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/oopfvl/please_be_very_mindful_of_the_predatory/ As documented on reddit by a mobile game developer who knows the inner workings]], the game forces free-to-players to grind for very few coins after each match, and obtaining gems through playing the game is non-existent.

* MagikarpPower: All Pokémon begin each battle with only one move and a weak but fast standard attack. As Pokémon gain experience by fighting wild Pokémon and the other team, they'll gain a second move, more powerful moves that replace the starting two, and eventually, a [[LimitBreak UniteMove]].