Pokemon Unite will be getting game modes that were previously exclusive to the Chinese version of the game this year, starting with a 500-point mode that switches out collecting Aeos energy for scoring points. A better look at that new mode was shown off during today’s Pokemon Presnets with teams competing to become the first to hit 500 points.
The reveal of what’s to come in 2025 in Unite also included which Pokemon will be next to join its growing roster. The Legendary Beast Suicune is next up, Alolan Raichu will follow, and then Alcremie. Suicune will join the game on March 1, Alolan Raichu in April, and no firm release date was given for Alcremie.
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Unfortunately, the other features currently exclusive to the Chinese version of Unite were not shown off during today’s Pokemon Presents. That includes an auto battler/auto chess mode, and a lobby that lets you walk around with a partner Pokemon of your choice. No word on when exactly those features will come to the main version of the game.
Pokemon Unite was released in China at the end of 2024. However, the game was so different from the MOBA we’re used to that it was effectively a whole different game. It was confirmed last week that the Chinese version of Unite’s 500-point mode would be coming to the full version of the game alongside the rest of its very different features, and now Pokemon Presents has been and gone, we know more about how that’s going to work, which features to expect, and when they’ll be here.
Even though today’s Pokemon Presents ran for less than 20 minutes, a lot was packed in there to celebrate what is the most important day of the year for Pokemon fans. The biggest takeaway was the one we were all expecting – more information about Pokemon Legends: Z-A. It had been a full year since the follow up to Legends: Arceus was revealed with little more revealed since. Now we’ve had our first proper look at it and finally know when we will be able to play it.
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July 21, 2021
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TiMi Studios
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The Pokemon Company