r/PokemonUnite 6d ago

Basic Questions & General Discussion Monthly Megathread

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Welcome to r/PokemonUnite's General Megathread!

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r/PokemonUnite 9h ago

Media funny wiggly rollout clips

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152 Upvotes

r/PokemonUnite 4h ago

Media Did anyone else pickup a new Pokémon because of the holowear giveaway?

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56 Upvotes

r/PokemonUnite 49m ago

Guides and Tips Info Guides for Beginners to Intermediates

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I made some of these for my Youtube video, but I figured I'd post them here in case anyone might want them. The Theia Sky Ruins Spawn Timer, nor the Map Timers are mine, but I figured I'd include them just to spread the info.

I'll be making a lot more for everyone in the future, so please let me know if you appreciate it and what else you'd like to know.


r/PokemonUnite 6h ago

Discussion Can we talk about how uninteresting the defender and supporter releases have been?

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Aside from the fact I am pretty sick of attacker / all rounder releases 24/7, it seems like the trend lately has been to make defenders and supporters extremely one dimensional or lacking in depth.

Articuno is self explanatory and really just hugs enemies until they freeze, Meganium ends up not too far away in playstyle as more of a spammer and at best a harasser with little to no depth.

I think this kind of design philosophy only exacerbates the problem of the playerbase being 80% attackers. There are few supports that really push for a unique playstyle with mechanical depth, so even the ones who enjoy playing the classes can get tired easily... And that's without going into the fact that the game seems fixated on making sure supporters and defenders are stereotypes in Mon choices too.

I know many are complaining about the starters and legendaries, but honestly more than that I am pretty sick of the emphasis put on attackers and all rounders, and the few releases outside those 2 classes being so restricted or basic. And honestly speaking, the leaks don't have me interested at all, I can already see all 3 being either attackers or all rounders with one at best maybe potentially being a supporter, but I'm not holding my breath.


r/PokemonUnite 15h ago

Discussion Starter/Legendary Fatigue

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212 Upvotes

I'm so exhausted from seeing starters and legendaries taking up most of the new releases. Not only are they always so bland, most of them are also usually too big compared to the other mons that it looks so disproportionate in game. They should have kept all the large legendaries as bosses/mini-bosses only.

There are so many better options to release, and here are just some my examples: Volcarona, Malamar, Hawlucha, Electivire, Scrafty, Alolan Marowak, Palafin, Gholdengo, and Bastiodon.


r/PokemonUnite 12h ago

Media How unlucky you can be?

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73 Upvotes

I don't usually play this game but I help my duo for rank push cuz he loves this game.

He was busy and couldn't come online and I only logged in when he called me for ranked matches. GGs 🥲

I logged in YT and Saw Spragel's video and instantly logged in but I was late 🥀


r/PokemonUnite 6h ago

Discussion 5th anniversary Holowear selection box

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18 Upvotes

I don't care what

Zoroak is my second main and this skin is fire (especially the shadow claw effect)

And I can see the fient attacks mark more easily

So a win-win

What do you guys think


r/PokemonUnite 2h ago

Humor Guess l should play rank halfway only

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7 Upvotes

r/PokemonUnite 28m ago

Discussion Which one is better in ranked?

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Which is the best support pokemon in the game? Whenever I play a match, I rarely see anyone using a support pokemon, so I'll be using that role. Which one is the most recommended?

I've used Umbreon, but I feel there are better ones


r/PokemonUnite 21h ago

Community Creations Darkrai became the nightmare of the Speedster-Supporter slot. Now which Speedster feels like a Speedster (fr this time)

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198 Upvotes

Credit: u/Bambhank

The rules:
1, A Pokemon must be placed in their own designated class.
2, A Pokemon may take up multiple spots, although discouraged.
3, Only one slot at a time.
4, Most upvotes earns that Pokemon the spot, unless if there's too much controversy.
5, The person suggesting the Pokemon who won will be mentioned.

If someone says the title is a typo, I promise I'm gonna


r/PokemonUnite 10h ago

Discussion Draft Pick Exercise: Day 19 - Your team has a lot of CC, it looks like. Which mon would you draft in this situation?

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18 Upvotes

Welcome to Day 19 of Draft Pick Exercise! This is a series of posts in this sub dedicated to discussing the best picks in specific draft situations. The goal is to hopefully allow community members to help each other understand different matchups and better learn how to pick/ban in draft matches.

You may agree or disagree with each other in the comments. Remember to be civil and respectful.


r/PokemonUnite 6h ago

Discussion Are there more throwers now?

8 Upvotes

I’ve come back to the game after not playing for a little over a year and my first five games I’ve played have all had throwers just sitting afk in spawn, has anyone else had the same experience?


r/PokemonUnite 13h ago

Discussion I need Gliscor

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26 Upvotes

Ever since unite came out ive been wantinf my favorite pokemon in the game.

Gligar-Gliscor would be an interesting addition

But i have no idea what roles it would fill.

Another SUPER interesting addition imo would be

Wimpod-Golosipod


r/PokemonUnite 14h ago

Humor Dude just copied 2 of my held items that are useless for him😭

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33 Upvotes

He just straight up copied my held items scarf and attack weight in the lobby..come on man I wanna be inspiration not this way


r/PokemonUnite 10h ago

Discussion What is the one Habit That Will Immediately Improve Your Rank?

15 Upvotes

This is tricky because habits are things you do consistently over a long period of time. That's where most habits get their value from. Therefore it has to be a habit that brings benefits both short and long term. The only one I've been able to think of is making it a habit to know when to stop playing then when to start again.


r/PokemonUnite 20h ago

Humor We only had 1 day of peace.

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62 Upvotes

It’s been a couple days now but the red dot reappeared with the palkia buff update. Dang it timi. Also peep the cinder feet


r/PokemonUnite 6h ago

Discussion New on Greedent.

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I picked up Greedent alongside the skin. Tried him out and I kinda like his playstyle.

Any tips on how to play him? Like when should I commit to invading and making the enemy center's life miserable or when should I focus on my lane partner?


r/PokemonUnite 17h ago

Discussion Pokemon Unite is not Dying (My take)

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This post comes after the new video posted my Spragels and here's my take on it

What Spragels pointed out in his vid ( I do suggest you watch it)

Pokemon unite can go in 3 different directions

1) Game dies and it's last year being 2027.

2) Game goes into maintenance mode that means more casual orientation less competitive play, no tournaments, less releases and less balance changes until they change the something core and come back or stay like this and die.

3) Something crazy happens and unite gets resurgence in popularity like a famous streamer plays it this is less likely and luck related but never say never.

Now here's my take, this comes because we know Timi/tencent is the one backing Pokemon Unite

As we know Tencent/timi is a massive company and as far as I have noticed is that they back projects to the end even if they are making loss because Timi/tencent collectively is profitable company, now recently you folks might not be aware of this game but a PC game was, launched and it was "Highguard" Long story short it was shit and lasted a month but tencent kept it alive for a week or month idk even though it was not making any money comparing that game to unite is night and day.

Unite is profitable compared to that game add that to the fact that Pokemon IP is huge and I believe that tencent doesn't want to get rid of it. As I see it Unite will keep ongoing and it largely depends on its popularity in Japan if it makes even slight money I think it'll live . But I hope devs do something we have such an awesome game at our hands I don't want this post to be copium so please drop your thoughts.


r/PokemonUnite 7h ago

Community Creations I need Shuckle. Shuckle the Speedster.

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In all honesty tho, a supporter:
(Numbers aren’t gonna be perfect, they just get the idea across)

Stats:
Serviceable HP, horrid offense, amazing defense, 0% crit rate, 0% lifesteal.

Ability: Sturdy (I wanted to do contrary, but couldn’t think of a great way to implement it TwT)

Upon reaching 1HP, you gain Invincible for 3 seconds, then this ability goes on cooldown for 75 seconds. (Any damage dealt to you in this time WILL contribute to Bide)

Basic attack (they are long range):
Every few seconds, you’ll get a stack for a charged attack. Charged attacks creates a small splash of berry juice that damages enemies. Charged attacks have increased lifesteal. You can save up to 3 stacks, and they charge once every 5 seconds

Moveslot 1. Power Trick then Power/Guard Split.
(The Split attack, like Mr. Mime’s Power Swap, needn’t be reapplied, but has a similar distance requirement. Power/Guard Split is one move, but with two distinct effects, that of Power Split AND Guard Split)

A. Swap your defensive and attacking stats for your next basic attack. You’ll take heavily increased damage, but also deal heavily increased damage until the effect ends by either attacking or the cooldown ending

B. Target an enemy to lower their attacking stats while greatly boosting your own. Target an ally to increase their defensive stats while dropping your own. The boosts from the move will scale with the difference between stats

(Aka if you use it on an ally defender, you won’t lose much defense, but they won’t gain much either. But if you use it on an ally attacker, they’ll become a good bit tougher, but you’ll become VERY fragile. So on and so forth for the enemy team: use it on a heavy hitter and it’ll do more against them and for you, and a supporter won’t really be affected)

Moveslot 2. Toxic then Bide

A. Applies a poison effect that deals 31% max health damage once per second for 5 seconds, dealing the bulk of the damage on the final tick (single target, autoaim. First tick deals 1% max health, second deals 2%, then 4%, then 8%, then 16%). Multiple instances of toxic cannot be applied to a pokemon at once

B. You become unable to move, and damage taken over the next 3 seconds will be recorded. At the end of the cooldown, the stored damage is dealt in equal amount to the last pokemon that damaged you in a burst at the end of the cooldown. If you die before the cooldown ends, no damage is applied. Ignores Invincible (I know that’s strong, but the days of speedsters getting full invulnerability and just pressing a button to win is OVER!)

Unite move: Berry Juice Storm

For the next 5 seconds, a moving storm centered on Shuckle rains down berry juice. All teammates in range get gradual healing, and a small speed boost.


r/PokemonUnite 1d ago

Discussion Just played with SPRAGELS!!!!

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r/PokemonUnite 3h ago

Guides and Tips Draft pick question

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Hey all, so I'm fairly new to pokemon unite, been going through ranked with sylvion in Vet rank currently. I've been playing this whole time in anticipation that I can play draft pick once I get to the highest rank..

Turns out I've misread this information and it can only be done with friends? Or by inviting people..

I loved the draft pick in League Of Legends, and having randoms each time (unless playing together) made the fun of draft pick!

Basically my question, is there a way to have it as a random player draft pick rather than inviting people every time?


r/PokemonUnite 20h ago

Media My haul from the 5th anniversary login rewards! Arguably the most generous rewards ever given.

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I got the duraludon holo from the prize machine so it doesn't count I know but i was very excited to get a nice holo for my dura!

The bedtime cinderace is for my switch account and frontier zoroark for my mobile!


r/PokemonUnite 1d ago

Humor The closest we got to World Peace

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297 Upvotes

r/PokemonUnite 23h ago

Discussion Best Anniversary Ever! THANK YOU TIMI!!

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68 Upvotes

I made a previous post earlier this anni about spending for the first time ever since timi was being so generous. To my surprise, both the ice guardian and the sleepy cinder skin I bought are free today lol oh well, but I'm very happy with my free blaziken skin now, it's awesome, so many other great choices in there, thank you timi!! Please never close this game down!!