Pokémon Unite Is Shutting Down
Its journey ends in March 2027.
The Pokémon Company
Another live-service game bites the dust. Pokémon Unite, a five-on-five battle arena game in the vein of League of Legends, will shut down on March 23, 2027, at 00:00 UTC (8PM ET on March 22).
The multiplayer online battle arena game launched on Switch in July 2021 and landed on mobile a few months later. It supported cross-platform play between them. Players choose a Pokémon at the start of each match, and the monsters evolve and learn new abilities as the game progresses. Apparently, that was enough for a nearly six-year run in today's live-service climate.
In July, The Pokémon Company announcedthat the game wouldn't be part of the 2027 Pokémon World Championships, opting instead for a separate tournament in Tokyo. That event is still scheduled, with qualifier tournaments starting in December. But in hindsight, the game's...
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