Pokemon Unite is getting the tournament treatment alongside the Pokemon Trading Card Game and other franchises, thanks to the new Pokemon Unite Tournament Mode. The new competitive mode will feature at the 2022 Pokemon World Championships later this year.
Masaaki Hoshino, the Pokemon Unite Producer, announced the new Tournament Mode in a blog post on the game’s official website (thanks, Siliconera). Not many details were revealed about Pokemon Unite’s Tournament Mode, though Hoshino did state that it would “even the playing field for competitors, regardless of their held item grades.”
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New Tournament Mode is Coming to Pokemon Unite
Some fans criticized Unite for being "pay to win" shortly after it launched. The game offers a number of microtransactions, including Item Enhancers that can make your Pokemon’s held items stronger. Some F2P players have worked their way around that, but it seems Timi is keen to move away from the issue completely.
No release date for Pokemon Unite’s Tournament Mode has been announced just yet, though it's far from the only new addition to the game. Following Dragonite's recent release, The Pokemon Company also announced Trevenant is making its way to the game soon.
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