Pokémon Unite, a monster-battling MOBA, is live now

The overall Pokémon franchise has never shied away from finding new and creative ways for these animals to hurt each other in violent confrontation, which makes it almost impossible for MOBAs to happen. is a strange thing. Wasn’t this a big deal, like, five years ago? Hasn’t this moment passed? The answer seems to be that you can hide it, here it is Pokémon Unite so You can have all your monsters go head-to-head in an arena, you will take it and you will love it.

The game is available now on Nintendo Switch, with a mobile version slated for a September release. Cross-play was designed from the ground up, so you can swap between devices if needed while you still maintaining progress on all platforms. And yes, the game is free to play, so if you want to start killing creeps with Pikachu you can do it now. (Assume you own a Switch, anyway.)

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