"Pokémon Unite" is now also available free of charge as a mobile game for Android and iOS.
"Pokémon Unite" is one of the most exciting mobile game releases of the year. The port for mobile devices had received at least 5 million pre-registrations, according to Nintendo. After the version for Nintendo Switch *, the game can finally be downloaded and played on Android or iOS - the app is now available in the Play Store for Android devices and in the App Store here for iPhones and iPads. In addition, together with the release for mobile devices, there is a new update that adds a German language package, with which the German names of the Pokémon are now also displayed.
The game has been available on Nintendo Switch for two months and has
been downloaded
around
nine million times
.
It is particularly practical that the progress can be transferred from the console to the mobile phone.
Players can play across platforms.
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"Pokémon Unite": What kind of game is it?
"Pokémon Unite" is a so-called
Multiplayer
-
Online
-
Battle
-
Arena
-
game
(
MOBA
), compete in which two teams of five players against each other. The aim is to collect more points than the opposing team by collecting and fighting Pokémon. At the beginning of each round, players choose a Pokémon, including Pikachu, Charizard, Relaxo or Gengar. The Pokémon are given different roles and perform special tasks during each match: there are attackers, sprinters, all-rounders, defenders and supporters. And since it's a team game, the team that works best together wins.
"Pokémon Unite" is
free to play
, but the developers of course create incentives for in-game purchases.
Certain skins can only be purchased for real money - as is usual with Free2Play titles.
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"Pokémon Unite" can only be played online
A
stable internet connection is required
to play "Pokémon Unite" without any problems
. It is exclusively a
multiplayer
-
game
, a single player mode does not exist. Since the game has only just been released, the servers may well be overwhelmed for the first few days. Most recently, many players in "Witcher: Monster Slayer" had trouble connecting. Some had to wait half a day or more. As a rule, however, it does not take long before the game can be played smoothly. If you're having trouble getting into the game, wait a few hours and then try again.
(Ök) * tz.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.