Pokémon UNITE Celebrates 1st Anniversary with New Events and In-Game Rewards
With Pokémon UNITE’s first anniversary getting closer and closer, The Pokémon Company has decided to celebrate with a whole host of new content for the popular MOBA! Coming this Thursday, July 21st, 2022, players can expect to see a plethora of new updates for Pokémon UNITE over the course of the next month, including, a special anniversary-themed event, a new limited-time game mode, six new playable Pokémon, and the start of a new Battle Pass – and we’re just getting started!
Lucky for you, we’ve got you covered on just about everything you’ll need to know about the Pokémon UNITE’s first anniversary! You can find more info below:
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Anniversary Rewards!
The first of these is an anniversary-themed event that will run for up to five days between July 21st at 12:00 am (PDT) and October 12th at 4:59 pm (PDT)! Players can receive special UNITE licenses and Holowear sets on their first log-in of each day. However, players that already have the rewards will simply receive 100 Aeos coins. The daily rewards are as follows:
- Day 1: Pikachu + Fashionable Style: Pikachu
- Day 2: Lucario + Concert Style: Lucario
- Day 3: Blastoise + Firefighter Style: Blastoise
- Day 4: Snorlax + Bedtime Style: Snorlax
- Day 5: Sylveon + Checkered Style: Sylveon
New Pokémon!
Six new playable Pokémon will also be added!
The first of these will be Glaceon, which will be a Ranged attacker much like the other Eeveelutions, Sylveon and Espeon.
Players will be able to earn Glaceon’s UNITE license after completing various missions during the Icy Glaceon Challenge, which will run from July 21st at 12:00 am (PDT) till August 14th at 4:59 pm (PDT).
The Ultra Beast Buzzwole will join the roster on August 3, 2022, and the Armor Pokémon Tyranitar will arrive on August 15, 2022. The remaining 3 have been teased for September, but no official release date has been confirmed at this time.
Anniversary Cake Challenge!
The Anniversary Cake Challenge will run in Pokémon UNITE from July 21st at 12:00 am (PDT) until August 1st at 4:59 pm (PDT). Players can collect frosting to complete an anniversary cake and receive rewards, including Tuxedo Style Holowear for Cramorant and Crustle, and can earn these by battling and completing missions.
Additional Updates!
Some additional updates include a new Boss Rush mode, which will be Pokémon UNITE‘s first PvE-style quick-battle event! It will be available for a limited time and will teach players to work together in order to defeat the powerful Boss Pokémon. The higher they go in the rankings, the better the rewards they’ll receive! The event during the periods listed below:
- Period 1: July 21st to July 24th
- Period 2: July 31st to August 7th
- Period 3: August 14th to August 21st
In addition, a new Team & Rank Up will run for two periods: July 23rd to July 24th
and August 20th to August 21st. Players will get the chance to earn performance points when they team up with other players for Ranked Matches. Furthermore, a special Invite-a-Friend Campaign will run from July 21st at 12:00am (PDT) till August 11th at 4:59pm (PDT), and give players who invite new players to Pokémon UNITE will an extra in-game reward box!
Finally, new items called Pokémon Boost Emblems will be added to the energy rewards pool. They will come in Gold, Silver, or Bronze grades, and players can create custom loadouts for their Pokémon to use the effects of these emblems during battle.
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